The Houston Rockets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 119-110 on Jan 18, 2026 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Trey Murphy III led the Pelicans with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Jabari Smith Jr. led the Rockets with 32 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists.
New Orleans Pelicans box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 35 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7-15 | 3-8 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Zion Williamson | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 |
| Derik Queen | 27 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jordan Poole | 25 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 1 |
| Saddiq Bey | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 0 |
| Yves Missi | 30 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Micah Peavy | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Karlo Matkovic | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 239 | 110 | 39 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 44-88 | 10-26 | 12-15 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Houston Rockets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 41 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11-21 | 7-13 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Alperen Sengun | 33 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 5 |
| Amen Thompson | 40 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Kevin Durant | 36 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5-18 | 1-8 | 7-8 | 1 |
| Reed Sheppard | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Steven Adams | 27 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Josh Okogie | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2 |
| JD Davison | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 240 | 119 | 47 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 45-90 | 13-36 | 16-22 | 12 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Pelicans · 2025-26 season · Previous Jan 16, 2026: NO 119, IND 127 · Next Jan 21, 2026: DET 112, NO 104
- Rockets · 2025-26 season · Previous Jan 16, 2026: MIN 105, HOU 110 · Next Jan 20, 2026: SA 106, HOU 111