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Jalen Green and Rockets beat New Orleans 133-113 and send Pelicans to their 5th straight loss
HOUSTON (AP) Jalen Green scored 34 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 133-113 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night.
Green had a season-high 22 points in the third quarter and shot 13 of 22 in the game, including 4 for 10 from beyond the arc. Green entered shooting 31.3% from long distance this season.
Dillon Brooks scored 26 points, and Alperen Sengun added 23 points and nine rebounds as the Rockets improved to 11-3 at home.
Trey Murphy III scored 28 points, and Herb Jones had 20 for the Pelicans, who have lost five straight and fell to 1-14 on the road.
Pelicans: New Orleans entered Thursday allowing the second-most fast-break points in the NBA at 19.6 points per game, and the Rockets exploited that weakness, outscoring New Orleans 26-11 in transition points. The Pelicans were missing C Daniel Theis (personal reasons), while Zion Williamson and José Alvarado remained sidelined with hamstring strains.
Rockets: When the Rockets are hitting their 3-pointers, they can be a tough team to handle. Houston now embarks on a three-game trip to Toronto, Charlotte and New Orleans, facing teams with a combined record of 19-44.
After both teams scored 27 in the second quarter, the Rockets opened the second half on a 15-3 run, jumping to a 25-point lead that New Orleans never overcame.
Houston shot 7 for 10 from 3-point range in the first quarter, tying for its most 3s made in any quarter this season. The Rockets finished the game 17 of 39 from distance, for 43.6%.
The Pelicans return to New Orleans for a five-game homestand that starts with the Knicks on Saturday night, while Houston visits Toronto on Sunday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Yves Missi vs. Alperen Sengun (Jalen Green gains possession) | ||
| 11:39 | | Jalen Green turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 11:22 |  | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point finger roll layup | 2-0 |
| 11:00 | | Jalen Green misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:56 | | Fred VanVleet offensive rebound | ||
| 10:52 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving reverse layup (Dillon Brooks assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:38 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point driving layup (CJ McCollum assists) | 4-2 |
| 10:23 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 7-2 |
| 9:48 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 7-5 |
| 9:32 | | Yves Missi turnover (lost ball) (Dillon Brooks steals) | ||
| 9:26 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point running layup | 7-7 |
| 9:09 | | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 9:01 | | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:58 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:53 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 7-10 |
| 8:41 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:40 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Dillon Brooks assists) | 7-13 |
| 8:31 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:12 | | CJ McCollum misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:08 | | Herbert Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | Herbert Jones misses two point tip layup | ||
| 8:06 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point layup (Jalen Green assists) | 7-15 |
| 7:47 | | +3 | Herbert Jones makes three point jump shot (CJ McCollum assists) | 10-15 |
| 7:34 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving layup (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 10-17 |
| 7:18 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 7:16 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 10-20 |
| 6:43 | | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 6:37 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point running pullup jump shot | 10-23 |
| 6:10 | | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point dunk (Trey Murphy III assists) | 12-23 |
| 5:50 | | Jalen Green misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:48 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | Fred VanVleet blocks Herbert Jones's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:32 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 5:26 | | CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:00 | | +3 | Dejounte Murray makes three point pullup jump shot | 15-23 |
| 4:49 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point pullup jump shot | 15-26 |
| 4:37 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:33 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:25 | | Steven Adams offensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | +2 | Steven Adams makes two point floating jump shot | 15-28 |
| 4:04 | | Dillon Brooks shooting foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 4:04 | | Trey Murphy III misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:04 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 4:04 | | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-28 |
| 3:56 | | Javonte Green personal foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 3:49 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point pullup jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 16-30 |
| 3:28 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:26 | | Steven Adams defensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 16-32 |
| 3:00 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 18-32 |
| 2:45 | | Jalen Green misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:41 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 2:34 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 20-32 |
| 2:14 | | Trey Jemison III personal foul (Fred VanVleet draws the foul) | ||
| 2:14 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:01 | | Steven Adams turnover (bad pass) (Dejounte Murray steals) | ||
| 1:50 | | +2 | Jordan Hawkins makes two point pullup jump shot | 22-32 |
| 1:29 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point alley-oop dunk (Fred VanVleet assists) | 22-34 |
| 1:15 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 25-34 |
| 1:05 | | Trey Murphy III shooting foul (Fred VanVleet draws the foul) | ||
| 1:05 | | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-35 |
| 1:05 | | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-36 |
| 0:43 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:40 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 0:22 | | +3 | Aaron Holiday makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 25-39 |
| 0:00 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Reed Sheppard blocks CJ McCollum's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:43 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 11:35 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point cutting dunk | ||
| 11:31 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | Jordan Hawkins misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:24 | | Aaron Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | Jordan Hawkins blocks Aaron Holiday's two point running layup | ||
| 11:15 | | Javonte Green defensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | Brandon Boston turnover (lost ball) (Reed Sheppard steals) | ||
| 11:09 | | Aaron Holiday misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Brandon Boston defensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | Brandon Boston misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:57 | | Yves Missi offensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | Reed Sheppard shooting foul (Yves Missi draws the foul) | ||
| 10:57 | | +1 | Yves Missi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-39 |
| 10:57 | | Yves Missi misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:57 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 10:42 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | CJ McCollum misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:33 | | Aaron Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | Javonte Green blocks Amen Thompson's two point layup | ||
| 10:21 | | Brandon Boston defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | +3 | Jordan Hawkins makes three point jump shot (CJ McCollum assists) | 29-39 |
| 10:00 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 29-42 |
| 9:35 | | CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:32 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | CJ McCollum personal foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:21 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point cutting layup (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 29-44 |
| 9:04 | | Brandon Boston misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:02 | | Yves Missi offensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | Yves Missi misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:02 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point driving hook shot (Yves Missi assists) | 31-44 |
| 8:54 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 8:40 | | +3 | Dillon Brooks makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 31-47 |
| 8:23 | | +2 | Brandon Boston makes two point driving layup | 33-47 |
| 8:02 | | Dillon Brooks misses two point layup | ||
| 8:00 | | Dillon Brooks offensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | Brandon Boston defensive rebound | ||
| 7:50 | | Jordan Hawkins misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:45 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | +3 | Dillon Brooks makes three point running jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 33-50 |
| 7:32 | | CJ McCollum misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:32 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:24 | | Reed Sheppard offensive rebound | ||
| 7:24 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point floating jump shot | 33-52 |
| 7:24 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:07 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (Herbert Jones assists) | 36-52 |
| 6:47 | | Jalen Green turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Boston steals) | ||
| 6:44 | | +2 | Brandon Boston makes two point running layup | 38-52 |
| 6:31 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:29 | | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | ||
| 6:22 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point running layup (CJ McCollum assists) | 40-52 |
| 6:21 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:02 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:57 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | Yves Missi misses two point layup | ||
| 5:48 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 5:45 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:41 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | Herbert Jones misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:32 | | Steven Adams defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | Dillon Brooks turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Boston steals) | ||
| 5:26 | | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:24 | | Steven Adams defensive rebound | ||
| 5:15 | | +3 | Dillon Brooks makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 40-55 |
| 5:01 | | Jalen Green shooting foul (Herbert Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 5:01 | | +1 | Herbert Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-55 |
| 5:01 | | +1 | Herbert Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-55 |
| 4:46 | | Yves Missi personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 4:40 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving hook shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 42-57 |
| 4:25 | | Yves Missi misses two point layup | ||
| 4:24 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:15 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 4:11 | | +2 | Herbert Jones makes two point running layup (Dejounte Murray assists) | 44-57 |
| 3:51 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point layup (Amen Thompson assists) | 44-59 |
| 3:33 | | Brandon Boston misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:30 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 3:25 |