Houston Rockets @ New Orleans Hornets
11-7, 5-6 Away
83
11-7, 5-6 Away
13-7, 7-3 Home
74
13-7, 7-3 Home
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 29 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | 9 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | 15 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | 10 | 3-12 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | 16 | 5-12 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 31 | 17 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | 5 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 4 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
83 | 29-66 | 7-18 | 18-22 | 43 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 14 | ||
44% | 39% | 82% |
New Orleans Hornets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 35 | 8 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | 14 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | 16 | 6-21 | 1-10 | 3-3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | 9 | 3-11 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 13 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | 17 | 7-12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 6 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
74 | 28-78 | 8-26 | 10-14 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 20 | ||
36% | 31% | 71% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
New Orleans, LA
Referee:Steve Javie
Referee:Scott Foster
Referee:Jason Phillips
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
| Dallas | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
| Memphis | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
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