Pelicans 133-128 Rockets (Dec 18, 2025) Final Score

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Houston RocketsHOU

128–133

Final

New Orleans PelicansNOP

Team Season Averages

Houston RocketsLeads 9 of 10

New Orleans PelicansLeads 1 of 10

Offense

120.8Points per game114.2
25.5Assists per game24.7
48.7%Field goal percentage46.1%

Defense

111.2Points allowed per game122.8
9.2Steals per game9.0
5.3Blocks per game3.6

Pace

48.7Rebounds per game42.9
15.0Turnovers per game13.4

3-Point

39.9%Three-point percentage34.4%
79.0%Free throw percentage78.4%

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (NOP)	Total	HOU ML	NOP ML
DDraftKings	+9.5	236.5	-410	+320
FFanDuel	+9.5	235.5	-400	+315
BBetMGM	+9.5	235.5	-425	+320
CCaesars	+9.5	236	-420	+320
BBetRivers	+10	—	-480	+340
BBovada	+9.5	235.5	-435	+325
EESPN BET	+9.5	235.5	-425	+320
FFanatics	+9.5	236	-425	+330
HHardrock	+9.5	235.5	-450	+325

Game Information

Venue to be announced

Stadium

Dec 18, 2025

8:00 PM EST

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

HOU

Starters

NOP

Starters

Rankings

Team	Overall	Offense	Defense	Rebound	3-Point
HOU	2nd	4th	3rd	1st	3rd
NOP	28th	23rd	28th	22nd	24th

Matchup

HOUNOP

16-7Record5-22
23Games played27
+9.7Point diff-8.6
3Rest days4

Scores

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	T
HOU	33	34	32	20	9	128
NOP	24	21	38	36	14	133

Team Stats

HOUStatNOP

128Points133
50-107 (46.7%)FG49-97 (50.5%)
10-32 (31.3%)3PT11-27 (40.7%)
18-27 (66.7%)FT24-28 (85.7%)
58Rebounds41
30Assists27
6Steals15
8Blocks7
18Turnovers12

Player Stats

HOU

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin DurantF	43	32	7	2	1	4	6	12/15	4/6	4/4	—
Alperen SengunF-C	36	28	11	8	2	2	2	11/26	0/4	6/10	—
Amen ThompsonG-F	41	23	6	4	1	1	4	11/14	0/1	1/1	—
Jabari Smith Jr.F	44	12	12	2	0	0	4	5/18	1/6	1/2	—
Reed SheppardG	27	11	4	7	1	0	0	4/12	3/10	0/0	—
Josh OkogieG	30	10	4	3	0	0	0	3/7	1/2	3/3	—
Steven AdamsC	28	6	10	3	1	1	1	2/10	0/0	2/5	—
Clint CapelaC	7	3	3	0	0	0	1	1/2	0/0	1/2	—
Aaron HolidayG	10	3	1	1	0	0	0	1/3	1/3	0/0	—
JD DavisonG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Jeff GreenF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Tari EasonF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Tyler SmithF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Jae'Sean TateF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Fred VanVleetG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Isaiah CrawfordF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Dorian Finney-SmithF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—

NOP

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Saddiq BeyF	34	29	9	1	2	0	1	11/18	3/5	4/4	—
Trey Murphy IIIF	38	27	3	2	1	1	0	9/13	2/2	7/7	—
Herbert JonesF	38	18	3	3	8	1	1	7/14	2/6	2/2	—
Derik QueenC	35	16	12	3	0	3	3	7/16	0/2	2/3	—
Jordan PooleG	25	15	1	2	3	0	2	5/13	2/7	3/3	—
Jeremiah FearsG	20	9	3	4	0	0	1	4/8	0/1	1/2	—
Zion WilliamsonF	21	9	3	5	0	1	2	3/9	0/0	3/4	—
Jose AlvaradoG	30	7	3	6	1	0	0	2/5	1/3	2/3	—
Karlo MatkovicF-C	11	3	2	1	0	1	1	1/1	1/1	0/0	—
Yves MissiC	6	0	2	0	0	0	1	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Micah PeavyG-F	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Kevon LooneyF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Bryce McGowensG	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
DeAndre JordanC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Jordan HawkinsG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Trey AlexanderG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Dejounte MurrayG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Hunter DickinsonC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—

Scoring Summary

151 events · 141 scoring

1st Quarter

11:47NOP
Trey Murphy III makes 15-foot jumper (Derik Queen assists)
0-2
11:11HOU
Kevin Durant makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)
2-2
10:42HOU
Amen Thompson makes running dunk
4-2
10:24NOP
Saddiq Bey makes 23-foot three pointer (Herbert Jones assists)
4-5
9:56NOP
Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2
4-6
9:56NOP
Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2
4-7
9:24HOU
Kevin Durant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
7-7
9:18NOP
Saddiq Bey makes 25-foot three pointer (Jeremiah Fears assists)
7-10
8:59NOP
Trey Murphy III makes tip shot
7-12
8:42HOU
Alperen Sengun makes two point shot
9-12
8:15NOP
Herbert Jones makes 22-foot three point jumper (Derik Queen assists)
9-15
7:49HOU
Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
12-15
6:52HOU
Amen Thompson makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
14-15
6:33HOU
Amen Thompson makes running layup
16-15
5:41HOU
Reed Sheppard makes 27-foot three pointer
19-15
5:15HOU
Kevin Durant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
22-15
4:54NOP
Trey Murphy III makes driving layup
22-17
4:54NOP
Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 1
22-18
4:38HOU
Steven Adams makes layup (Josh Okogie assists)
24-18
4:38HOU
Steven Adams makes free throw 1 of 1
25-18
4:20NOP
Trey Murphy III makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Zion Williamson assists)
25-20
4:04HOU
Kevin Durant makes 13-foot two point shot
27-20
3:37HOU
Steven Adams makes dunk (Kevin Durant assists)
29-20
1:54NOP
Zion Williamson makes 2-foot two point shot (Jose Alvarado assists)
29-22
1:36HOU
Jabari Smith Jr. makes driving layup (Steven Adams assists)
31-22
48.0HOU
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 9-foot two point shot (Amen Thompson assists)
33-22
29.2NOP
Herbert Jones makes two point shot
33-24

2nd Quarter

11:41HOU
Aaron Holiday makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
36-24
10:44HOU
Amen Thompson makes alley oop layup (Reed Sheppard assists)
38-24
10:29NOP
Karlo Matkovic makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jordan Poole assists)
38-27
10:16HOU
Clint Capela makes layup (Reed Sheppard assists)
40-27
9:35HOU
Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three pointer
43-27
9:03HOU
Clint Capela makes free throw 2 of 2
44-27
8:47NOP
Saddiq Bey makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
44-29
8:14HOU
Kevin Durant makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
46-29
8:03NOP
Jeremiah Fears makes two point shot
46-31
7:12HOU
Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
49-31
6:34HOU
Alperen Sengun makes dunk
51-31
6:29NOP
Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2
51-32
6:29NOP
Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
51-33
5:54NOP
Derik Queen makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists)
51-35
4:49HOU
Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot two point shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
53-35
4:33HOU
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)
55-35
4:23NOP
Zion Williamson makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot
55-37
3:57HOU
Josh Okogie makes free throw 1 of 2
56-37
3:57HOU
Josh Okogie makes free throw 2 of 2
57-37
3:46NOP
Derik Queen makes driving layup
57-39
3:23HOU
Josh Okogie makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
60-39
2:59HOU
Alperen Sengun makes driving layup
62-39
2:36NOP
Trey Murphy III makes 30-foot three pointer
62-42
2:16HOU
Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2
63-42
2:16HOU
Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2
64-42
1:24NOP
Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2
64-43
1:07NOP
Jordan Poole makes running layup
64-45
17.5HOU
Amen Thompson makes 4-foot running jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
66-45
17.5HOU
Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 1
67-45

3rd Quarter

11:40HOU
Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot driving dunk (Kevin Durant assists)
69-45
11:23NOP
Herbert Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
69-46
11:23NOP
Herbert Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
69-47
11:02HOU
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
72-47
10:49NOP
Derik Queen makes driving layup
72-49
10:24NOP
Herbert Jones makes driving layup (Saddiq Bey assists)
72-51
10:06HOU
Josh Okogie makes 1-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
74-51
9:48NOP
Saddiq Bey makes two point shot (Jeremiah Fears assists)
74-53
9:31HOU
Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
75-53
9:12HOU
Amen Thompson makes driving layup
77-53
9:05NOP
Jeremiah Fears makes driving layup
77-55
8:41NOP
Jeremiah Fears makes running layup (Herbert Jones assists)
77-57
8:20NOP
Trey Murphy III makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot
77-60
8:04HOU
Amen Thompson makes 1-foot driving dunk
79-60
7:50HOU
Amen Thompson makes 1-foot running dunk (Josh Okogie assists)
81-60
7:37NOP
Saddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 2
81-61
7:37NOP
Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2
81-62
7:25HOU
Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot reverse layup (Josh Okogie assists)
83-62
7:07NOP
Herbert Jones makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jeremiah Fears assists)
83-65
6:05HOU
Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2
84-65
6:05HOU
Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2
85-65
5:42NOP
Jordan Poole makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot (Zion Williamson assists)
85-67
5:09NOP
Jeremiah Fears makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot (Zion Williamson assists)
85-69
4:56HOU
Reed Sheppard makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
87-69
4:19NOP
Trey Murphy III makes 1-foot layup (Jeremiah Fears assists)
87-71
4:05HOU
Josh Okogie makes layup (Reed Sheppard assists)
89-71
4:05HOU
Josh Okogie makes free throw 1 of 1
90-71
3:49NOP
Jordan Poole makes two point shot (Zion Williamson assists)
90-73
3:04HOU
Alperen Sengun makes 4-foot two point shot
92-73
2:49NOP
Zion Williamson makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Karlo Matkovic assists)
92-75
2:10NOP
Jeremiah Fears makes free throw 1 of 2
92-76
1:23HOU
Alperen Sengun makes 6-foot two point shot
94-76
1:03NOP
Jordan Poole makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jose Alvarado assists)
94-79
1:03NOP
Jordan Poole makes free throw 1 of 1
94-80
44.4HOU
Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2
95-80
44.4HOU
Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2
96-80
39.8NOP
Jose Alvarado makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
96-83
2.8HOU
Reed Sheppard makes 22-foot three point jumper (Aaron Holiday assists)
99-83

4th Quarter

11:42NOP
Jose Alvarado makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
99-85
11:17HOU
Kevin Durant makes 10-foot fade away jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
101-85
11:04NOP
Derik Queen makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
101-87
10:45NOP
Herbert Jones makes running dunk
101-89
10:21NOP
Jordan Poole makes 26-foot running jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists)
101-92
9:44NOP
Herbert Jones makes driving layup (Jordan Poole assists)
101-94
9:22NOP
Saddiq Bey makes 2-foot driving dunk
101-96
8:56HOU
Kevin Durant makes driving layup (Alperen Sengun assists)
103-96
8:56HOU
Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 1
104-96
8:11NOP
Jose Alvarado makes free throw 2 of 3
104-97
8:11NOP
Jose Alvarado makes free throw 3 of 3
104-98
7:40NOP
Derik Queen makes 1-foot layup (Jose Alvarado assists)
104-100
7:24HOU
Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot turnaround jump shot
106-100
7:02NOP
Saddiq Bey makes driving layup
106-102
6:45HOU
Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot
108-102
6:33NOP
Derik Queen makes 1-foot driving dunk
108-104
6:20HOU
Amen Thompson makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
110-104
5:28NOP
Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2
110-105
5:28NOP
Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2
110-106
5:16HOU
Kevin Durant makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Amen Thompson assists)
112-106
4:24NOP
Saddiq Bey makes driving layup
112-108
4:08HOU
Kevin Durant makes 17-foot fade away jump shot
114-108
3:45NOP
Trey Murphy III makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
114-110
3:11NOP
Saddiq Bey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trey Murphy III assists)
114-113
1:47HOU
Amen Thompson makes 11-foot step back jumpshot
116-113
1:34NOP
Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2
116-114
1:34NOP
Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2
116-115
1:05HOU
Steven Adams makes free throw 2 of 2
117-115
30.7NOP
Saddiq Bey makes 2-foot two point shot (Jose Alvarado assists)
117-117
13.3HOU
Amen Thompson makes 1-foot two point shot
119-117
9.4NOP
Derik Queen makes free throw 1 of 2
119-118
9.4NOP
Derik Queen makes free throw 2 of 2
119-119

4:40HOU
Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Steven Adams assists)
121-119
4:17NOP
Herbert Jones makes 2-foot pullup jump shot (Derik Queen assists)
121-121
4:02HOU
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Steven Adams assists)
123-121
3:19NOP
Trey Murphy III makes tip shot
123-123
2:03NOP
Saddiq Bey makes 22-foot step back jumpshot (Jose Alvarado assists)
123-125
58.2NOP
Derik Queen makes 1-foot running dunk (Herbert Jones assists)
123-127
51.7HOU
Kevin Durant makes driving dunk
125-127
29.7NOP
Saddiq Bey makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
125-129
20.3HOU
Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 3
127-129
20.3HOU
Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 3
126-129
20.3HOU
Kevin Durant makes free throw 3 of 3
128-129
12.5NOP
Jordan Poole makes free throw 1 of 2
128-130
12.5NOP
Jordan Poole makes free throw 2 of 2
128-131
12.5HOU
Reed Sheppard enters the game for Amen Thompson
128-131
9.6HOU
Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point jumper
128-131
6.4HOU
Alperen Sengun offensive rebound
128-131
5.2HOU
Reed Sheppard misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
128-131
2.1NOP
Saddiq Bey defensive rebound
128-131
2.1HOU
Steven Adams personal foul
128-131
2.1NOP
Saddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 2
128-132
2.1NOP
Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2
128-133
0.0HOU
Alperen Sengun misses 34-foot three point jumper
128-133
0.0HOU
Rockets offensive team rebound
128-133
0.0
End of the 1st Overtime
128-133
0.0
End of Game
128-133

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