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Rockets outlast Pelicans 107-105 to move into 3rd place in West
HOUSTON (AP) Kevin Durant hit a go-ahead 18-footer with 7.6 seconds left and the Houston Rockets outlasted the New Orleans Pelicans 107-105 on Friday night to move into third place in the crowded Western Conference.
Durant scored 32 points two nights after matching his season low with 11 in a blowout loss at Denver. Against the Pelicans, he was 13 of 24 from the field and had six rebounds and five assists.
Amen Thompson added 23 points for Houston in the opener of five-game homestand. Reed Sheppard scored 18 points, and Jabari Smith Jr. had 16.
Dejounte Murray led New Orleans with 35 points, but stepped out of bounds with the Pelicans up a point with 13 seconds remaining. After Durant put the Rockets ahead, Zion Williamson threw the ball out of bounds, and Durant hit two free throws to put it away.
Murray was 14 of 18 from the field, hitting 4 of 5 3 pointers.
Williamson had 21 points. The Pelicans had won won two straight and three of four.
Pelicans: Host Dallas on Monday night.
Rockets: Host the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday and Wednesday nights.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Zion Williamson vs. Tari Eason (Trey Murphy III gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 |  | +3 | Dejounte Murray makes three point jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:22 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point pullup jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 3-3 |
| 10:57 | | Saddiq Bey misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 10:54 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:49 | | Amen Thompson misses two point running dunk | ||
| 10:47 | | Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Tari Eason turnover (bad pass) (Herbert Jones steals) | ||
| 10:38 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point pullup jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists) | 5-3 |
| 10:11 | | Tari Eason misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:07 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | Trey Murphy III turnover (bad pass) (Jabari Smith Jr. steals) | ||
| 9:46 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:43 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:36 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Dorian Finney-Smith assists) | 5-5 |
| 9:16 | | Saddiq Bey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:13 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | Trey Murphy III personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 8:50 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving layup | 5-7 |
| 8:31 | | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:27 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | Kevin Durant misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:15 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:09 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving dunk | 5-9 |
| 8:02 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:50 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup | 7-9 |
| 7:29 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving finger roll layup | 7-11 |
| 7:09 | | Saddiq Bey misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:06 | | Herbert Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup (Trey Murphy III assists) | 9-11 |
| 7:04 | | Dorian Finney-Smith shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:04 | | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:04 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | Yves Missi personal foul (Loose ball) (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:52 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:49 | | Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | Zion Williamson blocks Tari Eason's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:42 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:38 | | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | Herbert Jones turnover (lost ball) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 6:21 | | Yves Missi blocks Amen Thompson's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 6:20 | | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:04 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | Tari Eason turnover (bad pass) (Yves Missi steals) | ||
| 5:48 | | Herbert Jones misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:46 | | Trey Murphy III offensive rebound | ||
| 5:46 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point tip dunk | 11-11 |
| 5:46 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:32 | | Reed Sheppard turnover (lost ball) (Herbert Jones steals) | ||
| 5:28 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Dejounte Murray assists) | 13-11 |
| 5:13 | | +3 | Josh Okogie makes three point jump shot (Clint Capela assists) | 13-14 |
| 4:58 | | Dejounte Murray turnover (lost ball) (Dorian Finney-Smith steals) | ||
| 4:54 | | Yves Missi kicked ball violation | ||
| 4:44 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:40 | | Derik Queen defensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point running jump shot (Derik Queen assists) | 16-14 |
| 4:14 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 16-16 |
| 3:50 | | Derik Queen turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Durant steals) | ||
| 3:39 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:37 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point putback layup | 16-18 |
| 3:22 | | +3 | Dejounte Murray makes three point pullup jump shot | 19-18 |
| 3:09 | | Derik Queen blocks Clint Capela's two point cutting layup | ||
| 3:06 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point running layup | 21-18 |
| 2:46 | | Herbert Jones personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 2:35 | | +3 | Amen Thompson makes three point jump shot (Josh Okogie assists) | 21-21 |
| 2:23 | | +3 | Jeremiah Fears makes three point pullup jump shot | 24-21 |
| 2:13 | | Jeremiah Fears personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 1:59 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists) | 24-24 |
| 1:44 | | Derik Queen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:42 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:35 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:35 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 1:31 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:28 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | Clint Capela turnover (lost ball) (Saddiq Bey steals) | ||
| 1:23 | | Saddiq Bey misses two point running layup | ||
| 1:20 | | Jeremiah Fears offensive rebound | ||
| 1:20 | | Clint Capela blocks Jeremiah Fears's two point tip layup | ||
| 1:19 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 1:16 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point running dunk (Amen Thompson assists) | 24-26 |
| 1:00 | | Jeremiah Fears misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:58 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:52 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:49 | | Derik Queen defensive rebound | ||
| 0:39 | | Clint Capela personal foul (Derik Queen draws the foul) | ||
| 0:32 | | Clint Capela blocks Yves Missi's two point driving hook shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 0:08 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point driving dunk (Reed Sheppard assists) | 24-28 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:59 | | Reed Sheppard turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:34 | | Derik Queen misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:31 | | Derik Queen offensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | Derik Queen misses two point tip layup | ||
| 11:30 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 11:29 | | Karlo Matkovic shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:29 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-29 |
| 11:29 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-30 |
| 11:13 | | Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Saddiq Bey's two point layup | ||
| 11:09 | | Saddiq Bey offensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | +2 | Saddiq Bey makes two point reverse layup | 26-30 |
| 10:54 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:52 | | Jeff Green offensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:47 | | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Jeremiah Fears misses two point running reverse layup | ||
| 10:37 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Clint Capela assists) | 26-33 |
| 10:16 | | +2 | Saddiq Bey makes two point driving layup | 28-33 |
| 10:16 | | Jeff Green shooting foul (Saddiq Bey draws the foul) | ||
| 10:16 | | +1 | Saddiq Bey makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 29-33 |
| 10:08 | | Jeff Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:07 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | +3 | Jeremiah Fears makes three point stepback jump shot (Karlo Matkovic assists) | 32-33 |
| 9:24 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 9:22 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 32-36 |
| 9:10 | | Saddiq Bey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:08 | | Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | Saddiq Bey misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:02 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 8:56 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point running pullup jump shot | 32-39 |
| 8:55 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:48 | | Tari Eason personal foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:38 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 34-39 |
| 8:11 | | Kevin Durant misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:07 | | Jeff Green offensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point layup | 34-41 |
| 7:54 | | Dejounte Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:54 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | Karlo Matkovic blocks Kevin Durant's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:30 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:13 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | Zion Williamson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:49 | | Zion Williamson offensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point putback layup | 36-41 |
| 6:20 | | Karlo Matkovic blocks Kevin Durant's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:18 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | Reed Sheppard blocks Saddiq Bey's two point running layup | ||
| 6:14 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | Karlo Matkovic personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 5:57 | | Tari Eason misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:56 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 5:44 | | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:43 | | Yves Missi offensive rebound | ||
| 5:36 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (Karlo Matkovic assists) | 39-41 |
| 5:21 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 39-43 |
| 5:06 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 41-43 |
| 4:45 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point pullup jump shot | 41-46 |
| 4:31 | | Herbert Jones turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 4:13 | | Amen Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Herbert Jones steals) | ||
| 4:00 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point fadeaway bank jump shot | 43-46 |
| 3:41 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:41 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | Dejounte Murray personal foul (Loose ball) (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:27 | | Tari Eason misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:26 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | Trey Murphy III turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:08 | | Herbert Jones shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:08 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-47 |
| 3:08 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-48 |
| 2:46 | | Trey Murphy III misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:44 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | Kevin Durant misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:37 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point cutting dunk (Kevin Durant assists) | 43-50 |
| 2:14 | | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:11 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 43-52 |
| 2:03 | | Saddiq Bey shooting foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:03 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:03 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 43-53 |
| 1:47 | | Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:47 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-53 |
| 1:47 | | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:47 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:28 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:27 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | Amen Thompson misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:23 | | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | ||
| 1:10 | | Amen Thompson shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:10 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-53 |
| 1:10 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-53 |
| 0:47 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 46-55 |
| 0:32 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 0:11 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point turnaround hook shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 46-57 |
| 0:00 | | +3 | Dejounte Murray makes three point stepback jump shot | 49-57 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:36 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:35 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | Zion Williamson misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 11:21 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point running layup | 49-59 |
| 10:51 | | +3 | Dejounte Murray makes three point jump shot (Herbert Jones assists) | 52-59 |
| 10:21 | | Amen Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | Trey Murphy III misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Herbert Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | Herbert Jones misses two point putback layup | ||
| 9:57 | | Herbert Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | Dorian Finney-Smith shooting foul (Herbert Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 9:56 | | +1 | Herbert Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-59 |
| 9:56 | | Herbert Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:53 | | Herbert Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | Tari Eason shooting foul (Herbert Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 9:51 | | +1 | Herbert Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 54-59 |
| 9:51 | | +1 | Herbert Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 55-59 |
| 9:33 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving reverse layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 55-61 |
| 9:19 | | +3 | Herbert Jones makes three point jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists) | 58-61 |
| 8:56 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 58-63 |
| 8:43 | | Trey Murphy III misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:42 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 58-65 |
| 8:05 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving finger roll layup (Dejounte Murray assists) | 60-65 |
| 7:49 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:48 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | Tari Eason misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:42 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 7:42 | | Tari Eason misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:41 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point tip layup | 60-67 |
| 7:29 | | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 7:25 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup | 62-67 |
| 7:11 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:08 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 7:08 | | Trey Murphy III turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:02 | | Yves Missi personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 6:57 | | Amen Thompson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:56 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | Dorian Finney-Smith blocks Yves Missi's two point cutting layup | ||
| 6:42 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:35 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:35 | | Trey Murphy III personal foul (Loose ball) (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:35 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:23 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:22 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 6:17 | | Jeremiah Fears misses two point running layup | ||
| 6:15 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | Tari Eason offensive foul (Herbert Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 6:02 | | Tari Eason turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:46 | | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:44 | | Yves Missi offensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | +3 | Jeremiah Fears makes three point jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists) | 65-67 |
| 5:16 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point turnaround hook shot | 65-69 |
| 4:57 | | Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:57 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 66-69 |
| 4:57 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 67-69 |
| 4:42 | | Clint Capela misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 4:41 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | Kevin Durant misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:35 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | Clint Capela personal foul (Loose ball) (Yves Missi draws the foul) | ||
| 4:35 | | +1 | Yves Missi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 68-69 |
| 4:35 | | Yves Missi misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:35 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 4:18 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:16 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 4:03 | | Kevin Durant blocks Jeremiah Fears's three point jump shot | ||
| 4:01 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 3:58 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point running dunk (Josh Okogie assists) | 68-71 |
| 3:32 | | Jeremiah Fears misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:30 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:23 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 68-74 |
| 3:22 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:05 | | Herbert Jones misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 3:04 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 2:58 | | Herbert Jones shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:58 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 68-75 |
| 2:58 | | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:57 | | Kevin Durant offensive rebound | ||
| 2:54 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 68-77 |
| 2:31 | | +2 | Herbert Jones makes two point driving dunk (Trey Murphy III assists) | 70-77 |
| 2:31 | | Clint Capela shooting foul (Herbert Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 2:31 | | Herbert Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:31 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | Amen Thompson turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 1:52 | | Herbert Jones misses two point layup | ||
| 1:51 | | Herbert Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 1:50 | | Clint Capela blocks Herbert Jones's two point putback layup | ||
| 1:50 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 1:33 | | +3 | Amen Thompson makes three point jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists) | 70-80 |
| 1:16 | | Jeremiah Fears turnover (lost ball) (Clint Capela steals) | ||
| 1:03 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:00 | | Derik Queen defensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | Reed Sheppard shooting foul (Yves Missi draws the foul) | ||
| 0:57 | | +1 | Yves Missi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 71-80 |
| 0:57 | | +1 | Yves Missi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 72-80 |
| 0:38 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:35 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 0:23 | | Saddiq Bey turnover (lost ball) (Reed Sheppard steals) | ||
| 0:20 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Saddiq Bey steals) | ||
| 0:16 | | Zion Williamson turnover (lost ball) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 0:06 | | Saddiq Bey personal foul (Take) (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:43 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 11:35 | | Trey Murphy III misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:34 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | Zion Williamson blocks Jabari Smith Jr.'s two point cutting dunk | ||
| 11:22 | | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Clint Capela blocks Zion Williamson's two point layup | ||
| 11:11 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | Clint Capela shooting foul (Dejounte Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 11:04 | | Dejounte Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:04 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | +1 | Dejounte Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 73-80 |
| 10:39 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point running jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 76-80 |
| 10:15 | | Jeff Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:14 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup (Trey Murphy III assists) | 78-80 |
| 10:04 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:50 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:49 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 78-83 |
| 9:22 | | +2 | Karlo Matkovic makes two point cutting layup (Saddiq Bey assists) | 80-83 |
| 9:08 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:07 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 82-83 |
| 8:55 | | Jeff Green shooting foul (Dejounte Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 8:55 | | +1 | Dejounte Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 83-83 |
| 8:35 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 83-86 |
| 8:20 | | Trey Murphy III misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:19 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point running layup | 83-88 |
| 8:05 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:52 | | Trey Murphy III turnover (lost ball) (Dorian Finney-Smith steals) | ||
| 7:37 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point cutting layup (Dorian Finney-Smith assists) | 83-90 |
| 7:37 | | Karlo Matkovic defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 7:22 | | +3 | Karlo Matkovic makes three point jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 86-90 |
| 7:06 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:06 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 7:06 | | Amen Thompson turnover (traveling) | ||
| 6:54 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup (Herbert Jones assists) | 88-90 |
| 6:40 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point pullup jump shot | 88-93 |
| 6:40 | | Zion Williamson flagrant 1 (Reed Sheppard draws the foul) | ||
| 6:40 | | Reed Sheppard misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:40 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | +1 | Reed Sheppard makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 88-94 |
| 6:36 | | Herbert Jones personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 6:20 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:19 | | Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Saddiq Bey misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:05 | | Saddiq Bey offensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:55 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 5:39 | | Trey Murphy III shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:39 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 88-95 |
| 5:39 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 88-96 |
| 5:26 | | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dejounte Murray assists) | 90-96 |
| 4:59 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:58 | | Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 92-96 |
| 4:24 | | Dejounte Murray shooting foul (Clint Capela draws the foul) | ||
| 4:24 | | +1 | Clint Capela makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 92-97 |
| 4:24 | | Clint Capela misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:24 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 3:58 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 3:55 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point running dunk (Amen Thompson assists) | 92-99 |
| 3:38 | | +3 | Karlo Matkovic makes three point jump shot (Herbert Jones assists) | 95-99 |
| 3:15 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:14 | | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup | 97-99 |
| 2:52 | | Herbert Jones personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 2:52 | | Kevin Durant misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:52 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 97-100 |
| 2:45 | | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 2:45 | | Trey Murphy III misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:45 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 2:45 | | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 98-100 |
| 2:22 | | Kevin Durant misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:21 | | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 2:02 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:01 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | Amen Thompson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:34 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving dunk | 100-100 |
| 1:10 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Dejounte Murray steals) | ||
| 1:07 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point running layup | 102-100 |
| 1:07 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 0:49 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:48 | | Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | Reed Sheppard shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:31 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 103-100 |
| 0:31 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 104-100 |
| 0:21 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 104-103 |
| 0:14 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:13 | | Dejounte Murray turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 0:13 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:13 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:07 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 104-105 |
| 0:07 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:07 | | Zion Williamson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:06 | | Dejounte Murray personal foul (Take) (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 0:06 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 104-106 |
| 0:06 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 104-107 |
| 0:03 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Take) (Dejounte Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 0:03 | | +1 | Dejounte Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 105-107 |
| 0:03 | | Dejounte Murray misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:01 | | Trey Murphy III offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Pelicans offensive rebound | 0:00 |
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Trey Murphy III misses three point fadeaway jump shot | 0:00 |
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Trey Murphy III offensive rebound | 0:01 |
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Dejounte Murray misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:03 |
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+ 1 | Dejounte Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:03 |
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Amen Thompson personal foul (Take) (Dejounte Murray draws the foul) | 0:03 |
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+ 1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:06 |
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+ 1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:06 |
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Dejounte Murray personal foul (Take) (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | 0:06 |
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Zion Williamson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | 0:07 |
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Pelicans 60 second timeout | 0:07 |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 105 | 107 |
| Field Goals | 37-84 (44.0%) | 40-94 (42.6%) |
| 3-Pointers | 13-32 (40.6%) | 14-41 (34.1%) |
| Free Throws | 18-26 (69.2%) | 13-17 (76.5%) |
| Total Rebounds | 54 | 59 |
| Offensive | 15 | 18 |
| Defensive | 33 | 34 |
| Team | 6 | 7 |
| Assists | 19 | 25 |
| Steals | 7 | 8 |
| Blocks | 6 | 8 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 12 |
| Fouls | 20 | 21 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
Video Carousel
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Murray | 35 | 7 | 4 | 14/18 | 4/5 | 3/5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | +19 | 49 |
| Z. Williamson | 21 | 5 | 1 | 7/10 | 0/0 | 7/9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 28 |
| T. Murphy III | 14 | 6 | 7 | 5/15 | 3/8 | 1/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | +7 | 30 |
| H. Jones | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2/12 | 1/7 | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +3 | 24 |
| S. Bey | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2/11 | 0/4 | 1/1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -15 | 13 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Murray | 35 | 7 | 4 | 14/18 | 4/5 | 3/5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | +19 | 49 |
| Z. Williamson | 21 | 5 | 1 | 7/10 | 0/0 | 7/9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 28 |
| T. Murphy III | 14 | 6 | 7 | 5/15 | 3/8 | 1/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | +7 | 30 |
| H. Jones | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2/12 | 1/7 | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +3 | 24 |
| S. Bey | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2/11 | 0/4 | 1/1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -15 | 13 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Fears | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3/9 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -11 | 9 |
| K. Matkovic | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3/3 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| Y. Missi | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | +1 | 14 |
| D. Queen | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -11 | 6 |
| D. Jordan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Looney | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Hawkins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Alexander | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Poole | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Oduro | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Peavy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Dickinson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 105 | 48 | 19 | 37/84 | 13/32 | 18/26 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 33 | -10 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Durant | 32 | 6 | 5 | 13/24 | 3/7 | 3/4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 49 |
| A. Thompson | 23 | 12 | 8 | 7/15 | 2/3 | 7/8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | +11 | 48 |
| J. Smith | 16 | 5 | 3 | 6/16 | 3/10 | 1/1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +4 | 28 |
| T. Eason | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2/11 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| D. Finney-Smith | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +5 | 11 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Durant | 32 | 6 | 5 | 13/24 | 3/7 | 3/4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 49 |
| A. Thompson | 23 | 12 | 8 | 7/15 | 2/3 | 7/8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | +11 | 48 |
| J. Smith | 16 | 5 | 3 | 6/16 | 3/10 | 1/1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +4 | 28 |
| T. Eason | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2/11 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| D. Finney-Smith | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +5 | 11 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| R. Sheppard | 18 | 5 | 3 | 6/14 | 5/11 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 29 |
| C. Capela | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -5 | 22 |
| J. Okogie | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +4 | 11 |
| J. Green | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -7 | 5 |
| A. Holiday | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Davison | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Newton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Crawford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 107 | 52 | 25 | 40/94 | 14/41 | 13/17 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 34 | +10 | - |
