The Houston Rockets defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 134-102 on March 29, 2026 at Smoothie King Center. A crowd of 16,758 witnessed the Houston Rockets secure the victory in this matchup.
Game Information
Quarter-by-Quarter Scoring
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 29 | 18 | 33 | 22 | 102 |
| HOU | 29 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 134 |
Game Officials
Mark Lindsay (Referee), Dedric Taylor (Referee), Brandon Schwab (Referee)
Injury Report
| Team | Player | Position | Status | Injury | Expected Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | Hunter Dickinson | C | Day-To-Day | Personal – Not Specified | 2026-04-02 |
| NO | Josh Oduro | C | Day-To-Day | Ankle – Not Specified | 2026-04-02 |
| NO | Trey Murphy III | F | Out | Ankle – Sprain | 2026-04-02 |
| NO | Bryce McGowens | G | Out | Toe – Fracture | 2026-04-02 |
| HOU | Steven Adams | C | Out | Ankle – Surgery | 2026-10-01 |
| HOU | Fred VanVleet | G | Out | Knee – Surgery | 2026-06-01 |
Team Statistics
| Team | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 47 | 41 | 86 | 59 | 33 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 134 |
| NO | 43 | 31 | 68 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 102 |
Houston Rockets Player Statistics
| Player | POS | MIN | PTS | FGM-A | FG% | 3PM-A | 3P% | FTM-A | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | F | 29 | 20 | 7-16 | 43.8 | 1-7 | 14.3 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | F | 33 | 20 | 7-15 | 46.7 | 4-9 | 44.4 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +16 |
| Alperen Sengun | C | 32 | 36 | 12-23 | 52.2 | 5-7 | 71.4 | 7-8 | 87.5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +26 |
| Amen Thompson | G | 35 | 14 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +32 |
| Reed Sheppard | G | 21 | 6 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -10 |
| Jeff Green | F | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| Jae’Sean Tate | F | 13 | 4 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +27 |
| Tari Eason | F | 22 | 15 | 6-12 | 50.0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +15 |
| Isaiah Crawford | F | 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Clint Capela | C | 16 | 6 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +6 |
| Aaron Holiday | G | 25 | 9 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +41 |
| Josh Okogie | G | 5 | 2 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4 |
New Orleans Pelicans Player Statistics
| Player | POS | MIN | PTS | FGM-A | FG% | 3PM-A | 3P% | FTM-A | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Jones | F | 30 | 10 | 3-10 | 30.0 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -5 |
| Zion Williamson | F | 25 | 18 | 6-8 | 75.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 6-8 | 75.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -11 |
| Yves Missi | C | 31 | 8 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | -5 |
| Dejounte Murray | G | 28 | 19 | 8-14 | 57.1 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 |
| Saddiq Bey | G | 31 | 18 | 7-13 | 53.8 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -7 |
| Kevon Looney | F | 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| Karlo Matkovic | F | 17 | 2 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -25 |
| Derik Queen | C | 24 | 13 | 5-12 | 41.7 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -35 |
| Jordan Poole | G | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -16 |
| Micah Peavy | G | 16 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -18 |
| Jordan Hawkins | G | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Jeremiah Fears | G | 22 | 12 | 4-14 | 28.6 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -26 |
Complete player statistics and team performance data are detailed in the tables above.
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