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Smith hits late 3-pointer, Rockets beat Pelicans 114-112

AP
Mar 17, 2023

HOUSTON (AP) Rookie Jabari Smith Jr. hit a 3-pointer with less than a second remaining to give the Houston Rockets a 114-112 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night in the first of straight games between the teams.

Smith hit the shot over defender Naji Marshall from slightly right of straightaway and immediately turned to his coach Stephen Silas, who was pointing at Smith in celebration.

“It says a lot about our resilience, our execution, the guys we have in that locker room. A lot of guys played well on both ends of the floor,” Silas said. “Everybody had a part in it, but it says a couple things. We’re moving in the right direction, we’re feeling good about ourselves, and there’s been some improvement.”

Smith had 11 points and eight rebounds in 29 minutes. It was his only 3-pointer in three attempts. Smith was rewarded the game ball, which he immediately delivered to his father.

“I felt like I was in a video game,” Smith said. “It was crazy. It was like I didn’t see anybody else. The gym went blank, it was just me and him. It was a special moment, for sure.”

Jalen Green led Houston with 25 points and had seven rebounds and six assists. Kevin Porter Jr. added 20 points and six assists.

Brandon Ingram led New Orleans with 31 points. Jonas Valanciunas added 22 points and 17 rebounds, one shy of his season high. Valanciunas had his first 20-point game since Jan. 20, bullying the Rockets in the paint and going 10 for 16 from the field with four blocks on the defensive end.

The teams will meet again Sunday night in Houston.

“It was tough, with a crazy shot at the end,” Ingram said. “But we know that we can clean up some mistakes that we had before that shot happened. It started with me with a couple of turnovers at the end of the game that kind of shifted the momentum for Houston. I’ve got to be better at executing plays.”

The Rockets entered the fourth quarter trailing 90-80. With Houston threatening late, Ingram blocked Green’s layup that would have cut the lead to one and made a layup in transition. It was a four-point swing that put New Orleans up five with 1:25 remaining.

Green hit a 22-foot jumper with 35.1 seconds remaining to make it 112-111. Porter rebounded Ingram’s miss to give the Rockets the final possession with 4.0 seconds remaining.

Houston went on a 22-0 run in the first half, turning a 26-12 deficit into a 34-26 lead. Across parts of the first and second quarters, New Orleans were trapped in a scoring drought of 6:10.

New Orleans regained the lead later in the second quarter after Herbert Jones intercepted a bad pass by Alperen Sengun and made a layup. Sengun finished with 17 points.

At 18-52, Houston has its first three-game winning streak since December 2021.

TIP-INS

Pelicans: Zion Williamson (hamstring) and Jose Alvarado (tibial stress reaction) sat on the New Orleans bench in plainclothes. … Veteran centers Jaxson Hayes and Willy Hernangomez did not play.

Rockets: Porter received a technical foul midway through the third quarter, seemingly for arguing over a foul call. … Jae’Sean Tate had 12 points, six rebounds and five assists in 21 minutes.

BOBAN’S SHINING MOMENT

Fan favorite Boban Marjanovic, the 7-foot-4 veteran center from Serbia featured in television commercials, played less than two minutes Friday night, but he made a clutch contribution to the win. He was guarding the inbound pass on the final play of the game and tipped the alley-oop pass with 0.4 seconds, and time expired before the ball made it near the rim.

“Today, he gets a finger on it and the game was over as soon as he touches it,” Silas said. “I was really happy for him because he works really hard and everyone loves him. That was a huge play.”

UP NEXT

Pelicans: Remain in Houston for a game on Sunday night.

Rockets: Host New Orleans again on Sunday night.

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1st Quarter
NO
Pelicans
26
HOU
Rockets
31

Time		Play	Score
12:00		Jonas Valanciunas vs. Jabari Smith Jr. (CJ McCollum gains possession)
11:36	+2	Jonas Valanciunas makes two point turnaround hook shot	2-0
11:08		Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround hook shot
11:07		Alperen Sengun offensive rebound
11:04		Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:03		Kenyon Martin Jr. offensive rebound
10:59	+2	Kenyon Martin Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup	2-2
10:51	+2	Brandon Ingram makes two point driving floating jump shot	4-2
10:32		Jalen Green misses three point stepback jump shot
10:31		Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound
10:18		Jonas Valanciunas misses two point jump shot
10:17		Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound
9:55		Jalen Green misses two point pullup jump shot
9:54		Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound
9:45	+3	Brandon Ingram makes three point jump shot (CJ McCollum assists)	7-2
9:21		Kenyon Martin Jr. misses two point hook shot
9:19		Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound
9:14	+2	Brandon Ingram makes two point running reverse layup (CJ McCollum assists)	9-2
8:57		Herbert Jones personal foul (Jalen Green draws the foul)
8:48	+3	Kenyon Martin Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	9-5
8:39		Jalen Green shooting foul (Herbert Jones draws the foul)
8:39	+1	Herbert Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-5
8:39	+1	Herbert Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-5
8:27	+2	Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	11-7
8:10	+3	CJ McCollum makes three point jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists)	14-7
7:54		Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot
7:52		Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound
7:39		Jonas Valanciunas misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
7:37		Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
7:27		Kevin Porter Jr. misses two point driving layup
7:25		Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound
7:21	+3	Trey Murphy III makes three point running pullup jump shot (CJ McCollum assists)	17-7
7:06		Herbert Jones personal foul (Jalen Green draws the foul)
6:58		Josh Richardson shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul)
6:58		Rockets 60 second timeout
6:58	+1	Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-8
6:58		Jalen Green misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:58		Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound
6:40	+3	Brandon Ingram makes three point jump shot (Josh Richardson assists)	20-8
6:19		Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround hook shot
6:17		Brandon Ingram defensive rebound
6:13		Brandon Ingram misses two point running pullup jump shot
6:11		Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound
5:54	+2	Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Jalen Green assists)	20-10
5:39	+3	Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (Josh Richardson assists)	23-10
5:26	+2	Jalen Green makes two point driving reverse layup	23-12
5:10	+3	Josh Richardson makes three point jump shot (CJ McCollum assists)	26-12
4:45	+2	Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround bank hook shot	26-14
4:35		Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul)
4:22		Josh Richardson misses two point pullup jump shot
4:20		Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
3:57		Tari Eason misses two point pullup jump shot
3:57		Jalen Green offensive rebound
3:48	+2	Jalen Green makes two point tip dunk	26-16
3:42		Dyson Daniels turnover (lost ball) (Tari Eason steals)
3:39		Trey Murphy III shooting foul (Jae'Sean Tate draws the foul)
3:39		Jae'Sean Tate misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:39		Rockets offensive rebound
3:39	+1	Jae'Sean Tate makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-17
3:22		Brandon Ingram misses three point jump shot
3:21		Jalen Green defensive rebound
3:15	+3	Jalen Green makes three point pullup jump shot	26-20
2:53		Brandon Ingram misses two point pullup jump shot
2:52		Jalen Green defensive rebound
2:43	+2	Kevin Porter Jr. makes two point driving dunk	26-22
2:43		Pelicans 60 second timeout
2:28		Josh Richardson misses two point driving finger roll layup
2:27		Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound
2:19	+2	Jae'Sean Tate makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jalen Green assists)	26-24
1:58		Dyson Daniels turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Green steals)
1:55	+2	Tari Eason makes two point running finger roll layup	26-26
1:55		Josh Richardson defensive goaltending violation
1:30		Josh Richardson turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Porter Jr. steals)
1:18		Jalen Green misses three point jump shot
1:17		Josh Richardson defensive rebound
1:03		Dyson Daniels turnover (bad pass) (Alperen Sengun steals)
0:59	+2	Alperen Sengun makes two point running layup	26-28
0:38		Naji Marshall misses two point reverse layup
0:35		Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
0:31		Dyson Daniels shooting foul (Kevin Porter Jr. draws the foul)
0:31	+1	Kevin Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3	26-29
0:31	+1	Kevin Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3	26-30
0:31	+1	Kevin Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3	26-31
0:12		Tari Eason blocks CJ McCollum's two point driving dunk
0:10		Jalen Green defensive rebound
0:00		Jalen Green misses three point stepback jump shot
0:00		Rockets offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Quarter
NO
Pelicans
28
HOU
Rockets
18

Time		Play	Score
11:51		Jae'Sean Tate misses two point turnaround hook shot
11:50		Usman Garuba offensive rebound
11:42	+3	Tari Eason makes three point jump shot (Jae'Sean Tate assists)	26-34
11:40		Pelicans 60 second timeout
11:25		CJ McCollum misses two point pullup jump shot
11:23		Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound
11:11		Usman Garuba offensive foul (Josh Richardson draws the foul)
11:11		Usman Garuba turnover (offensive foul)
11:00	+2	Jonas Valanciunas makes two point hook shot	28-34
10:47		Josh Richardson shooting foul (Josh Christopher draws the foul)
10:47	+1	Josh Christopher makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-35
10:47	+1	Josh Christopher makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-36
10:31	+2	Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot	30-36
10:19		Josh Christopher misses three point pullup jump shot
10:17		CJ McCollum defensive rebound
10:13		Naji Marshall misses two point running layup
10:11		Tari Eason defensive rebound
10:00		Usman Garuba misses three point jump shot
9:58		Pelicans defensive rebound
9:47		Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Naji Marshall draws the foul)
9:47	+1	Naji Marshall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-36
9:47	+1	Naji Marshall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-36
9:28	+2	Josh Christopher makes two point pullup jump shot	32-38
9:16		Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot
9:14		Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound
8:58		Jonas Valanciunas blocks Usman Garuba's two point layup
8:57		Pelicans defensive rebound
8:49		Josh Richardson misses two point driving finger roll layup
8:47		Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound
8:43		Usman Garuba turnover (offensive goaltending)
8:43		Rockets 60 second timeout
8:29	+2	Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot (Josh Richardson assists)	34-38
8:18		Jonas Valanciunas personal foul (Boban Marjanovic draws the foul)
8:08	+2	Josh Christopher makes two point driving finger roll layup	34-40
7:50		Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot
7:48		Boban Marjanovic defensive rebound
7:40		Josh Christopher misses two point driving finger roll layup
7:39		Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound
7:33	+2	Naji Marshall makes two point running finger roll layup	36-40
7:14	+2	Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point driving hook shot (Jae'Sean Tate assists)	36-42
7:01		CJ McCollum misses two point pullup jump shot
6:58		Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound
6:52		Josh Christopher turnover (bad pass) (Naji Marshall steals)
6:48	+2	Naji Marshall makes two point running reverse layup	38-42
6:48		Josh Christopher shooting foul (Naji Marshall draws the foul)
6:48	+1	Naji Marshall makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-42
6:31		Kevin Porter Jr. turnover (traveling)
6:17		Jonas Valanciunas misses three point jump shot
6:15		Jalen Green defensive rebound
6:01		Alperen Sengun misses two point jump shot
5:59		Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound
5:54		Alperen Sengun shooting foul (CJ McCollum draws the foul)
5:54	+1	CJ McCollum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-42
5:54		CJ McCollum misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:54		Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound
5:35	+3	Kevin Porter Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot (Jalen Green assists)	40-45
5:21	+2	Brandon Ingram makes two point stepback jump shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists)	42-45
5:12		Kevin Porter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (CJ McCollum steals)
5:08	+2	Naji Marshall makes two point running layup (CJ McCollum assists)	44-45
5:08		Alperen Sengun defensive goaltending violation
4:51		Alperen Sengun turnover (bad pass) (Herbert Jones steals)
4:47	+2	Herbert Jones makes two point running layup	46-45
4:47		Rockets 60 second timeout
4:29		Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Herbert Jones steals)
4:23		Trey Murphy III misses three point running pullup jump shot
4:22		Brandon Ingram offensive rebound
4:21	+2	Brandon Ingram makes two point driving layup	48-45
4:01	+2	Jalen Green makes two point driving finger roll layup	48-47
3:43		Brandon Ingram misses two point driving floating jump shot
3:41		Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound
3:40		Larry Nance Jr. misses two point putback layup
3:40		Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
3:34		Herbert Jones personal foul (Kenyon Martin Jr. draws the foul)
3:24		Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:23		Brandon Ingram defensive rebound
3:15		Josh Richardson misses three point jump shot
3:14		Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
2:58		Kenyon Martin Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:57		Alperen Sengun offensive rebound
2:51		Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point layup
2:50		Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound
2:46	+2	Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point tip layup	48-49
2:33		CJ McCollum misses two point pullup jump shot
2:32		CJ McCollum offensive rebound
2:30		Josh Richardson misses three point jump shot
2:29		Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound
2:13		Jabari Smith Jr. offensive foul (Charge) (Larry Nance Jr. draws the foul)
2:13		Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
1:55		Brandon Ingram misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
1:53		Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound
1:52	+2	Jonas Valanciunas makes two point putback layup	50-49
1:36		Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround bank hook shot
1:32		Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound
1:26		Trey Murphy III misses two point running layup
1:25		Josh Richardson offensive rebound
1:23	+2	Josh Richardson makes two point tip layup	52-49
1:03		Jalen Green misses three point jump shot
1:03		Brandon Ingram defensive rebound
0:55		Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul)
0:55	+1	Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-49
0:55	+1	Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-49
0:32		Jalen Green misses three point pullup bank jump shot
0:28		Naji Marshall defensive rebound
0:08		Jonas Valanciunas misses two point hook shot
0:05		Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot
0:00		Rockets offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

3rd Quarter
NO
Pelicans
36
HOU
Rockets
31

Time		Play	Score
11:36		Jonas Valanciunas blocks Jalen Green's two point driving layup
11:35		Jalen Green offensive rebound
11:35		Rockets turnover (shot clock violation)
11:13	+2	CJ McCollum makes two point driving layup (Herbert Jones assists)	56-49
10:58		Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:56		CJ McCollum defensive rebound
10:48		Brandon Ingram misses three point jump shot
10:46		Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound
10:33	+2	Alperen Sengun makes two point cutting layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	56-51
10:20		Alperen Sengun personal foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul)
10:11	+3	CJ McCollum makes three point jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists)	59-51
9:55		Jalen Green misses three point stepback jump shot
9:53		Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound
9:46		Kenyon Martin Jr. misses two point driving layup
9:44		Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound
9:39	+2	Herbert Jones makes two point running alley-oop layup (Brandon Ingram assists)	61-51
9:39		Rockets 60 second timeout
9:25	+3	Kevin Porter Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	61-54
9:02	+3	CJ McCollum makes three point jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists)	64-54
8:38	+3	Kevin Porter Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot (Jalen Green assists)	64-57
8:24		Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Brandon Ingram's two point driving layup
8:24		Pelicans offensive rebound
8:11		Brandon Ingram misses two point jump shot
8:11		Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound
8:10		Jonas Valanciunas misses two point tip layup
8:10		Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound
8:07	+2	Jonas Valanciunas makes two point putback dunk	66-57
7:45	+2	Alperen Sengun makes two point dunk (Jalen Green assists)	66-59
7:29	+2	Jonas Valanciunas makes two point driving dunk (CJ McCollum assists)	68-59
7:10		Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround bank hook shot
7:08		Trey Murphy III defensive rebound
7:03	+3	Trey Murphy III makes three point running pullup jump shot	71-59
6:45		Alperen Sengun turnover (bad pass) (Herbert Jones steals)
6:41		Brandon Ingram turnover (lost ball) (Jabari Smith Jr. steals)
6:37	+2	Jalen Green makes two point running dunk (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	71-61
6:19	+2	Jonas Valanciunas makes two point driving reverse layup	73-61
6:06		Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot
6:04		Kenyon Martin Jr. offensive rebound
5:56		Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:54		CJ McCollum defensive rebound
5:52		Jalen Green shooting foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul)
5:52	+1	Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-61
5:52	+1	Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-61
5:37	+2	Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	75-63
5:24		Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul)
5:24	+1	Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-63
5:24	+1	Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-63
5:07	+2	Jalen Green makes two point driving layup	77-65
4:55		Kevin Porter Jr. personal foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul)
4:51		Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul)
4:51		Kevin Porter Jr. technical foul
4:51	+1	Trey Murphy III makes technical free throw 1 of 1	78-65
4:51	+1	Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-65
4:51	+1	Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-65
4:35	+2	Jalen Green makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	80-67
4:35		Brandon Ingram shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul)
4:35		Jalen Green misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:35		Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound
4:15	+2	Jonas Valanciunas makes two point driving dunk	82-67
3:54		Jae'Sean Tate misses three point jump shot
3:52		Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound
3:33		Jonas Valanciunas misses three point jump shot
3:31		Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound
3:29	+2	Jae'Sean Tate makes two point running finger roll layup	82-69
3:29		Josh Richardson shooting foul (Jae'Sean Tate draws the foul)
3:29	+1	Jae'Sean Tate makes regular free throw 1 of 1	82-70
3:13	+3	Brandon Ingram makes three point jump shot (Josh Richardson assists)	85-70
2:58	+2	Jalen Green makes two point driving finger roll layup	85-72
2:58		Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul)
2:58		Pelicans 60 second timeout
2:58	+1	Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 1	85-73
2:40	+2	Larry Nance Jr. makes two point floating jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists)	87-73
2:19		Kevin Porter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Larry Nance Jr. steals)
2:13	+2	Herbert Jones makes two point running dunk (Naji Marshall assists)	89-73
2:00		Jalen Green misses two point driving finger roll layup
1:57		Pelicans defensive rebound
1:45		Brandon Ingram turnover (bad pass) (Usman Garuba steals)
1:31	+3	Kevin Porter Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot (Jae'Sean Tate assists)	89-76
1:08		Josh Richardson misses two point pullup jump shot
1:05		Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound
1:01		Tari Eason misses two point running layup
0:59		Usman Garuba offensive rebound
0:57		Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:54		Usman Garuba offensive rebound
0:51		Jalen Green turnover (lost ball) (Herbert Jones steals)
0:47		Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul (Herbert Jones draws the foul)
0:47	+1	Herbert Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	90-76
0:47		Herbert Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:47		Tari Eason defensive rebound
0:30	+2	Jalen Green makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	90-78
0:06		Jae'Sean Tate blocks Naji Marshall's two point driving layup
0:04		Usman Garuba defensive rebound
0:01	+2	Jae'Sean Tate makes two point running layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	90-80
0:00		End of period

4th Quarter
NO
Pelicans
22
HOU
Rockets
34

Time		Play	Score
11:48		Usman Garuba shooting foul (Naji Marshall draws the foul)
11:48	+1	Naji Marshall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	91-80
11:48	+1	Naji Marshall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	92-80
11:24		Tari Eason turnover (bad pass) (Trey Murphy III steals)
11:20	+2	Naji Marshall makes two point running reverse layup (Trey Murphy III assists)	94-80
10:58	+2	Alperen Sengun makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jae'Sean Tate assists)	94-82
10:43		CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot
10:41		Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
10:36		Tari Eason misses two point running layup
10:34		Tari Eason offensive rebound
10:33	+2	Tari Eason makes two point putback layup	94-84
10:11	+3	Josh Richardson makes three point jump shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists)	97-84
9:47		Josh Christopher misses three point pullup jump shot
9:46		CJ McCollum defensive rebound
9:38	+2	CJ McCollum makes two point driving layup	99-84
9:11		Josh Christopher misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
9:11		Jae'Sean Tate offensive rebound
9:11		CJ McCollum shooting foul (Jae'Sean Tate draws the foul)
9:11		Jae'Sean Tate misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:11		Rockets offensive rebound
9:11	+1	Jae'Sean Tate makes regular free throw 2 of 2	99-85
9:04		Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot
9:03		Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound
8:46	+3	Jae'Sean Tate makes three point jump shot (Jalen Green assists)	99-88
8:21		Naji Marshall misses three point pullup jump shot
8:20		Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
8:11		Trey Murphy III shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul)
8:11	+1	Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2	99-89
8:11	+1	Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2	99-90
7:52		CJ McCollum turnover (bad pass) (Tari Eason steals)
7:37	+3	Alperen Sengun makes three point jump shot (Josh Christopher assists)	99-93
7:37		Pelicans 60 second timeout
7:17		CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot
7:15		Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
7:07		Jonas Valanciunas blocks Alperen Sengun's two point driving layup
7:06		Tari Eason offensive rebound
7:01	+2	Tari Eason makes two point putback layup	99-95
6:51	+2	Jonas Valanciunas makes two point cutting layup (Brandon Ingram assists)	101-95
6:33		Herbert Jones shooting foul (Kenyon Martin Jr. draws the foul)
6:33		Kenyon Martin Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:33		Rockets offensive rebound
6:33	+1	Kenyon Martin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	101-96
6:18		CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot
6:13		Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
6:12		Brandon Ingram shooting foul (Kenyon Martin Jr. draws the foul)
6:12	+1	Kenyon Martin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	101-97
6:12	+1	Kenyon Martin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	101-98
5:57		Tari Eason personal foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul)
5:50		Brandon Ingram misses two point fadeaway jump shot
5:48		Tari Eason defensive rebound
5:31		Tari Eason misses three point jump shot
5:29		Trey Murphy III defensive rebound
5:14	+2	Brandon Ingram makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	103-98
5:14		Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul)
5:14		Brandon Ingram misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:14		Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound
4:53		Herbert Jones personal foul (Kevin Porter Jr. draws the foul)
4:53		Kevin Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:53		Rockets offensive rebound
4:53		Kevin Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:53		Trey Murphy III defensive rebound
4:33		Brandon Ingram turnover (bad pass) (Alperen Sengun steals)
4:30	+2	Alperen Sengun makes two point running dunk	103-100
4:10		Herbert Jones misses two point driving finger roll layup
4:08		Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound
4:07		CJ McCollum personal foul (Kenyon Martin Jr. draws the foul)
4:07	+1	Kenyon Martin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	103-101
4:07		Pelicans 60 second timeout
4:07	+1	Kenyon Martin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	103-102
3:47		Tari Eason shooting foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul)
3:47	+1	Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 1 of 2	104-102
3:47	+1	Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 2 of 2	105-102
3:32		Alperen Sengun misses two point driving layup
3:32		Kenyon Martin Jr. offensive rebound
3:30	+2	Kenyon Martin Jr. makes two point tip layup	105-104
3:18		Jalen Green shooting foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul)
3:18	+1	Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 1 of 2	106-104
3:18	+1	Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 2 of 2	107-104
3:14		Rockets 60 second timeout
3:06		Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:04		Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound
2:49	+3	Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists)	110-104
2:32		Jonas Valanciunas blocks Alperen Sengun's two point turnaround hook shot
2:30		Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound
2:18		Brandon Ingram turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Porter Jr. steals)
2:13	+3	Kevin Porter Jr. makes three point running pullup jump shot	110-107
1:54		Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot
1:50		Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound
1:28		Brandon Ingram blocks Jalen Green's two point driving layup
1:26		Trey Murphy III defensive rebound
1:25	+2	Brandon Ingram makes two point running layup	112-107
1:10	+2	Kenyon Martin Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	112-109
0:54		Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot
0:52		Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound
0:39		Alperen Sengun misses two point hook shot
0:38		Rockets offensive rebound
0:38		Rockets 60 second timeout
0:35	+2	Jalen Green makes two point jump shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	112-111
0:19		Brandon Ingram misses two point pullup jump shot
0:15		Herbert Jones offensive rebound
0:05		Brandon Ingram misses two point pullup jump shot
0:04		Jalen Green defensive rebound
0:02		Rockets 60 second timeout
0:00	+3	Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot (Jae'Sean Tate assists)	112-114
0:00		Pelicans 60 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Pelicans 60 second timeout