Game ID: 22300679
New Orleans Pelicans @ Houston Rockets
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
Toyota Center, Houston, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
HOU 25 29 25 20 99NOP 33 28 23 26 110
HOU vs NOP ScoutingHOU vs NOP Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
HOU availability going into 1/24 · 2 days' restBACK Brooks back 1/13 after 9, 34 min since (111% of 31)
BACK Landale back 1/13 after 4, 11 min since (78% of 14)
HOU availability going into 1/26 · 1 day's restOUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 1/21, out tonight
BACK Landale back 1/21 after 2, 12 min since (89% of 14)
NEW Sengun 32 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Je. Green 17 to 22 min over the last 4
HOU availability going into 1/27 · back-to-backOUT Smith Jr. missed 3 since 1/21, out tonight
BACK Landale back 1/21 after 2, 13 min since (97% of 14)
NEW Je. Green 17 to 23 min over the last 4
HOU availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Smith Jr. missed 4 since 1/21, returns tonight: 36 min (113% of 32)
BACK Landale back 1/21 after 2, 11 min since (83% of 14)
NEW Je. Green 17 to 22 min over the last 4
HOU availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restBACK Smith Jr. back 1/29 after 4, 36 min since (113% of 32)
BACK Landale back 1/21 after 2, 11 min since (83% of 14)
NEW Holiday 16 to 23 min over the last 4
HOU availability going into 2/02 · 1 day's restOUT Landale missed 2 since 1/29, out tonight
BACK Smith Jr. back 1/29 after 4, 29 min since (91% of 32)
HOU availability going into 2/04 · 1 day's restOUT Landale missed 3 since 1/29, returns tonight: 7 min (49% of 14)
BACK Smith Jr. back 1/29 after 4, 27 min since (86% of 32)
HOU availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restBACK Smith Jr. back 1/29 after 4, 25 min since (79% of 32)
BACK Landale back 2/04 after 3, 7 min since (49% of 14)
HOU availability going into 2/09 · 2 days' restBACK Smith Jr. back 1/29 after 4, 28 min since (88% of 32)
BACK Landale back 2/04 after 3, 7 min since (49% of 14)
NOP availability going into 1/23 · 3 days' restOUT Ryan missed 30 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Alvarado back 1/12 after 2, 13 min since (72% of 18)
NOP availability going into 1/26 · 2 days' restOUT Ryan missed 31 since 11/20, out tonight
NEW Hawkins 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 1/27 · back-to-backOUT Ryan missed 32 since 11/20, out tonight
NOP availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Ryan missed 33 since 11/20, out tonight
NOP availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT Ryan missed 34 since 11/20, out tonight
NOP availability going into 2/02 · 1 day's restOUT Ryan missed 35 since 11/20, out tonight
NOP availability going into 2/05 · 2 days' restOUT Jones missed 2 since 1/31, returns tonight: 22 min (73% of 31)
OUT Ryan missed 36 since 11/20, out tonight
NOP availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Ryan missed 37 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Jones back 2/05 after 2, 22 min since (73% of 31)
NOP availability going into 2/09 · 1 day's restOUT Ryan missed 38 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Jones back 2/05 after 2, 26 min since (86% of 31)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 27 and Sengun at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 123, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Williamson at 22 and Ingram at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-8 a night and New Orleans plus-1 and the defense, Houston allowing 116 a night to New Orleans's 123. Call it Houston 119, New Orleans 114.
1/24 vs POR 131-137 — HOU notes
HOU lost 131-137 in 1 overtime. HOU shot 53% (50 of 94) to POR's 51%, 12 of 36 from three. The glass went 37-48 against them. Sengun led with 30 (11 of 17, 7 of 8 at the line); Ja. Green added 29, VanVleet 18. Q2 was theirs, 32-27, but the other 4 periods went 110-99 against them. They led by as many as 13. Je. Green's -11 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/26 @ CHA 138-104 — HOU notes
HOU won 138-104. HOU shot 56% (50 of 89) to CHA's 41%, 13 of 33 from three. The glass went 53-32 for them. Ja. Green led with 36 (12 of 20, 1 of 7 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Whitmore added 24, VanVleet 14. The hinge was Q3, 44-25: a lead of 2 became 21, and the lead reached 41. VanVleet was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
1/27 @ BKN 104-106 — HOU notes
HOU lost 104-106. HOU took 20 more shots (94 to 74), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to BKN's 49%, 10 of 37 from three, and got to the line 23 times to BKN's 37. The glass went 55-40 for them. Brooks led with 19 (7 of 18, 1 of 7 from three); Ja. Green added 19, Whitmore 19. Q4 was theirs, 34-18, the deficit cut from 18 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 88-70 against them. Je. Green's -15 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/29 vs LAL 135-119 — HOU notes
HOU won 135-119. HOU shot 53% (52 of 98) to LAL's 49%, 12 of 36 from three. The glass went 56-35 for them. Ja. Green led with 34 (12 of 23, 4 of 10 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Sengun added 31, Whitmore 20. The hinge was Q1, 42-31: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 30. VanVleet was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
1/31 vs NOP 99-110 — HOU notes
HOU lost 99-110. HOU shot 40% (35 of 87) to NOP's 50%, 13 of 44 from three, and got to the line 17 times to NOP's 24. HOU turned it over 5 times to NOP's 16. The glass went 29-56 against them. Ja. Green led with 31 (11 of 20, 5 of 12 from three); Whitmore added 17, VanVleet 16. Q3 was theirs, 25-23, the deficit cut from 7 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 87-74 against them. Smith Jr.'s -19 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/02 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 30 and Sengun at 19 a game. One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Barrett at 24 and Barnes at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Barrett (2 straight), Quickley (3 straight), Poeltl (11 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-4 a night and Toronto minus-7. Call it Houston 119, Toronto 112.
2/04 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 101, shooting 51 percent and 44 from three, 19 free throws a game; Towns at 23 and Edwards at 23 a game. One day's rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 27 and Whitmore at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 44 percent from three to Houston's 33 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 101 a night to Houston's 109. Call it Minnesota 112, Houston 110, Houston keeping it close.
2/06 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 17 free throws a game; Mathurin at 23 and Siakam at 21 a game. One day's rest. Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 21 and Sengun at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Indiana 117, Houston 115, Houston keeping it close.
2/09 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 126, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barnes at 19 and Quickley at 17 a game. Without Freeman-Liberty (6 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 23 and Sengun at 20 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 116 a night to Toronto's 126 and the arc, Toronto at 41 percent from three to Houston's 35. Call it Houston 117, Toronto 116, Toronto keeping it close.
1/23 vs UTA 153-124 — NOP notes
NOP won 153-124. NOP shot 58% (60 of 104) to UTA's 47%, 23 of 46 from three, and got to the line 15 times to UTA's 32. The glass went 57-38 for them. McCollum led with 33 (11 of 17, 9 of 13 from three); Jones added 22, Ingram 18. The hinge was Q2, 43-29: a lead of 4 became 18, and the lead reached 35. Murphy III was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
1/26 vs OKC 83-107 — NOP notes
NOP lost 83-107. NOP shot 39% (32 of 82) to OKC's 48%, 9 of 36 from three. NOP turned it over 20 times to OKC's 11, and OKC turned those into 11 steals. Jones led with 14 (6 of 12, 2 of 7 from three); Valančiūnas added 14, McCollum 12. Q1 was theirs, 24-22, but the other 3 periods went 85-59 against them. McCollum's -20 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/27 @ MIL 117-141 — NOP notes
NOP lost 117-141. NOP shot 47% (40 of 85) to MIL's 56%, 9 of 23 from three, and went to the line 36 times to MIL's 25 — 28 points from the stripe to their 19. NOP turned it over 14 times to MIL's 9, and MIL turned those into 12 steals. Ingram led with 26 (9 of 18, 6 of 8 at the line); Williamson added 23, Valančiūnas 13. Q4 was theirs, 30-29, the deficit cut from 25 to 24, but the other 3 periods went 112-87 against them. McCollum's -30 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/29 @ BOS 112-118 — NOP notes
NOP lost 112-118. NOP shot 51% (46 of 91) to BOS's 51%, 10 of 35 from three, and got to the line 13 times to BOS's 20. Ingram led with 28 (12 of 24, 2 of 8 from three); Williamson added 26, McCollum 16. Q1 was theirs, 36-25, but the other 3 periods went 93-76 against them. They led by as many as 17. Nance Jr.'s -12 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/31 @ HOU 110-99 — NOP notes
NOP won 110-99. NOP shot 50% (41 of 82) to HOU's 40%, 11 of 34 from three, and went to the line 24 times to HOU's 17 — 17 points from the stripe to their 16. NOP turned it over 16 times to HOU's 5, and HOU turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 56-29 for them. Valančiūnas led with 25 (10 of 15, 5 of 9 at the line); Ingram added 24, McCollum 19. The hinge was Q1, 33-25: from level to 8 ahead, and the lead reached 20. Hawkins was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
2/02 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 23 and Vassell at 22 a game. Without Collins (3 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Williamson at 22 and Ingram at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-8 a night and San Antonio plus-1. Call it New Orleans 116, San Antonio 115, San Antonio keeping it close.
2/05 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 30 from three, 22 free throws a game; Williamson at 27 and Ingram at 22 a game. Without Jones (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 126, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barnes at 21 and Trent Jr. at 16 a game. Without Freeman-Liberty (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the arc, Toronto at 38 percent from three to New Orleans's 30 and the defense, New Orleans allowing 116 a night to Toronto's 126. Call it New Orleans 119, Toronto 113.
2/07 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 118, shooting 51 percent and 44 from three, 24 free throws a game; Leonard at 31 and Harden at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Tucker (33 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Ingram at 28 and Williamson at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 44 percent from three to New Orleans's 34 and the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-4 a night and the Clippers minus-1. Call it the Clippers 119, New Orleans 115, New Orleans keeping it close.
2/09 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; James at 24 and Davis at 23 a game. They have lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Reddish (8 straight), Vanderbilt (3 straight), Vincent (25 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New Orleans comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 107, shooting 51 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Ingram at 25 and Williamson at 24 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-5 a night and the Lakers minus-4 and the defense, New Orleans allowing 107 a night to the Lakers' 116. Call it New Orleans 117, the Lakers 113, the Lakers keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
HOUAH A. Holiday
AS A. Sengun
AT A. Thompson
CW C. Whitmore
DB D. Brooks
FV F. VanVleet
JG J. Green
JS J. Smith Jr.
JT J. Tate
JG Ja. Green
JG Je. Green
NOPBI B. Ingram
CM C. McCollum
DD D. Daniels
JA J. Alvarado
JH J. Hawkins
JV J. Valančiūnas
LN L. Nance Jr.
NM N. Marshall
TM T. Murphy III
VA Valanciunas
HOU/NOP the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Q1Q2Q3Q48:11 PM8:39 PM9:18 PM9:51 PM10:25 PMHOUNOP-11Ja. GreenJa. Green GAME 38:13 31 PTS 76-83 (-7) F2 6-8 3P 5-12 FT 4-4 REB 4 AST 4 STL 3 BLK 2 TO 3 PF 3Ja. Green 10:26 13 PTS 20-30 (-10) F2 4-4 3P 1-3 FT 2-2 REB 1 AST 0 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 110:2620-30-10Ja. Green 7:00 7 PTS 13-13 (+0) F2 2-3 3P 1-3 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 1 STL 1 BLK 1 TO 0 PF 113-13+0Ja. Green 11:50 8 PTS 25-21 (+4) F2 0-0 3P 2-4 FT 2-2 REB 2 AST 2 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 111:5025-21+4Ja. Green 8:57 3 PTS 18-19 (-1) F2 0-1 3P 1-2 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 1 TO 1 PF 08:5718-19-1223xf32113xst2r3x2s3x2bar32xfrta1133xa3sfr3xt3xba32xVanVleetVanVleet GAME 37:13 16 PTS 84-89 (-5) F2 4-6 3P 2-6 FT 2-2 REB 3 AST 5 STL 2 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 1VanVleet 7:33 3 PTS 18-21 (-3) F2 0-0 3P 1-2 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 07:3318-21-3VanVleet 5:47 0 PTS 19-14 (+5) F2 0-0 3P 0-1 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 3 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 05:4719-14+5VanVleet 10:36 6 PTS 23-23 (+0) F2 2-2 3P 0-2 FT 2-2 REB 0 AST 2 STL 2 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 010:3623-23+0VanVleet 13:18 7 PTS 24-31 (-7) F2 2-4 3P 1-1 FT 0-0 REB 3 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 113:1824-31-73x3a3xaa11as23x3xs2ar2x2f2r2x3rSengunSengun GAME 33:30 10 PTS 71-76 (-5) F2 4-10 3P 0-1 FT 2-2 REB 10 AST 5 STL 2 BLK 0 TO 2 PF 3Sengun 10:26 2 PTS 20-30 (-10) F2 1-2 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 2 AST 3 STL 2 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 110:2620-30-10Sengun 5:57 2 PTS 14-10 (+4) F2 1-1 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 2 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 15:5714-10+4Sengun 9:47 4 PTS 19-18 (+1) F2 2-5 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 3 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 09:4719-18+1Sengun 1:53 0 PTS 0-7 (-7) F2 0-1 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 0-7Sengun 5:28 2 PTS 18-11 (+7) F2 0-1 3P 0-1 FT 2-2 REB 3 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 1+7asasrtra2xf2fr2r2x2x2x2rrr2t2xafr11r2xra3xBrooksBrooks GAME 31:15 13 PTS 61-67 (-6) F2 1-4 3P 3-7 FT 2-2 REB 3 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 4Brooks 8:17 2 PTS 18-23 (-5) F2 0-2 3P 0-0 FT 2-2 REB 1 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 08:1718-23-5Brooks 14:01 5 PTS 25-25 (+0) F2 1-2 3P 1-3 FT 0-0 REB 2 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 114:0125-25+0Brooks 8:57 6 PTS 18-19 (-1) F2 0-0 3P 2-4 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 38:5718-19-12x112xrar2r33xf2x3x3xff33xf3Smith Jr.Smith Jr. GAME 21:48 0 PTS 36-55 (-19) F2 0-2 3P 0-4 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 0 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 2Smith Jr. 7:33 0 PTS 18-21 (-3) F2 0-1 3P 0-1 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 0 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 07:3318-21-3Smith Jr. 11:09 0 PTS 18-25 (-7) F2 0-1 3P 0-2 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 211:0918-25-7Smith Jr. 3:06 0 PTS 0-9 (-9) F2 0-0 3P 0-1 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 00-9-9s2x3xr3x2xf3xf3xWhitmoreWhitmore GAME 20:15 17 PTS 38-51 (-13) F2 3-5 3P 3-7 FT 2-3 REB 0 AST 0 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 1Whitmore 9:26 11 PTS 23-25 (-2) F2 0-1 3P 3-5 FT 2-2 REB 0 AST 0 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 19:2623-25-2Whitmore 9:53 4 PTS 13-26 (-13) F2 2-3 3P 0-2 FT 0-1 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 09:5313-26-13Whitmore 0:55 2 PTS 2-0 (+2) F2 1-1 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 03x3f33s113x2x222x3x3x2HolidayHoliday GAME 17:29 0 PTS 42-33 (+9) F2 0-0 3P 0-4 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 1Holiday 3:44 0 PTS 4-6 (-2) F2 0-0 3P 0-3 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0-2Holiday 0:47 0 PTS 2-4 (-2) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0Holiday 6:25 0 PTS 16-10 (+6) F2 0-0 3P 0-1 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 06:2516-10+6Holiday 0:10 0 PTS 0-2 (-2) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0Holiday 6:23 0 PTS 20-11 (+9) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 16:2320-11+93xr3x3x3xafThompsonThompson GAME 17:11 10 PTS 36-41 (-5) F2 3-5 3P 0-1 FT 4-4 REB 6 AST 0 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 3Thompson 8:40 6 PTS 21-23 (-2) F2 3-5 3P 0-1 FT 0-0 REB 2 AST 0 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 08:4021-23-2Thompson 7:35 4 PTS 13-18 (-5) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 4-4 REB 4 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 37:3513-18-5Thompson 0:55 0 PTS 2-0 (+2) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 03x2s2x2r2xr2rfrfr1111rfJe. GreenJe. Green GAME 14:35 0 PTS 36-34 (+2) F2 0-1 3P 0-2 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 3Je. Green 5:47 0 PTS 19-14 (+5) F2 0-0 3P 0-2 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 05:4719-14+5Je. Green 3:59 0 PTS 11-11 (+0) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 111-11+0Je. Green 2:03 0 PTS 6-3 (+3) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 1+3Je. Green 0:15 0 PTS 0-0 (+0) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0Je. 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Valanciunas and Ingram lead Pelicans past Rockets 110-99 to snap 3-game skid
HOUSTON -- — Jonas Valanciunas scored 25 points, Brandon Ingram added 24 and the duo combined for 24 rebounds to help the New Orleans Pelicans snap a three-game skid with a 110-99 win over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.
New Orleans led by five to start the fourth quarter before scoring the next 15 points to make it 99-79 with just under 6 1/2 minutes remaining. Jose Alvarado hit a 3-pointer during that stretch and Valanciunas had six points to help the Pelicans pad their lead.
The Rockets missed eight shots and committed two turnovers in the fourth before Fred VanVleet scored their first points on a jump shot halfway through the period.
“That group that was in the game did a great job of getting stops,” coach Willie Green said. “We were getting open looks or we were finishing in the paint. We talk about Jonas, he got us going.”
Houston's Jalen Green was disappointed his team let the game get away after entering the final quarter within striking distance.
“We just didn’t get (any) stops,” he said. “We weren't scoring and they were doing whatever they want.”
The Pelicans were up by 18 before Houston used an 11-1 spurt, with 3s from VanVleet, Green and Dillon Brooks , to cut it to 105-97 with about two minutes to go.
But then Trey Murphy III made a 3 for New Orleans a few seconds later to end Houston’s run.
“We just continued offensively with our force and our pace,” Willie Green said. “We didn’t allow their physicality to disrupt us offensively. Solid effort on both ends of the court.”
Jalen Green led the Rockets with 31 points, and VanVleet added 16.
“Some guys had tough nights there and didn't play with energy,” Houston coach Ime Udoka said. “It's tough when a lot of guys aren't playing well overall.”
CJ McCollum had 19 points for the Pelicans on a night when Zion Williamson was out for the second time in four games with a bone bruise in his left foot.
Willie Green raved about the work of Valanciunas with Williamson sidelined.
“He was fantastic,” the coach said. “JV was really locked in and focused on doing what was needed to help us win the game.”
The Pelicans were up by seven at halftime and opened the third quarter on a 10-3 run, with six points from Ingram, to extend the lead to 71-57 with about eight minutes left in the period.
Green scored five points in a 9-2 surge after that to get the Rockets within 73-66 with about 5 1/2 minutes to go in the third.
New Orleans was up by eight after a 3 by Naji Marshall later in the quarter before Houston scored the next six points, capped by a two-handed dunk by rookie Cam Whitmore , to cut the lead to 79-77 with about 1 1/2 minutes left in the quarter.
But the Pelicans ended the third with a 5-2 spurt to take an 84-79 lead into the fourth.
Jabari Smith Jr. had a tough night for the Rockets in his second game back after missing four with an ankle injury. He went 0 for 6 and had just one rebound.
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Pelicans: Visit the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night.
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