The Houston Rockets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 134-102 on Mar 29, 2026 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 36 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists.
- Dejounte Murray led the Pelicans with 19 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 32 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12-23 | 5-7 | 7-8 | 2 |
| Kevin Durant | 29 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-16 | 1-7 | 5-5 | 1 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 33 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7-15 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Tari Eason | 22 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Amen Thompson | 35 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 0 |
| Clint Capela | 16 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Reed Sheppard | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Josh Okogie | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jeff Green | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Crawford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 214 | 125 | 56 | 31 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 46-97 | 15-37 | 18-21 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dejounte Murray | 28 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8-14 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Saddiq Bey | 31 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-13 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Zion Williamson | 25 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 3 |
| Derik Queen | 24 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 1 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 22 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4-14 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Herbert Jones | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Yves Missi | 31 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 3 |
| Karlo Matkovic | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jordan Poole | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Kevon Looney | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Micah Peavy | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 239 | 102 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 37-86 | 9-29 | 19-28 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Rockets · 2025-26 season · Previous Mar 27, 2026: HOU 119, MEM 109 · Next Mar 31, 2026: NY 94, HOU 111
- Pelicans · 2025-26 season · Previous Mar 27, 2026: NO 106, TOR 119 · Next Apr 2, 2026: NO 106, POR 118