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128-133
Final/OT
December 18, 2025 · Smoothie King Center
New Orleans PelicansNew Orleans Pelicans6-22

Houston Rockets vs New Orleans Pelicans · December 18, 2025

The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Houston Rockets 133-128 on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at home. Saddiq Bey led the Pelicans with 29 points and 9 rebounds. Kevin Durant led the Rockets with 32 points and 4 blocks. The Pelicans are 6-22 and the Rockets 16-8.

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HOU333432209128
NO2421383614133

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Kevin DurantHOU · 32 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast26.4 Herbert JonesNO · 18 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast25.0 Trey Murphy IIINO · 27 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast24.3 Saddiq BeyNO · 29 pts · 9 reb · 1 ast23.6 Alperen SengunHOU · 28 pts · 11 reb · 8 ast21.5 Amen ThompsonHOU · 23 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast16.8

Shot charts

Rockets · 50/107 FG

Q1 11:11 · Kevin Durant makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) Q1 9:24 · Kevin Durant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists) Q1 7:49 · Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists) Q1 5:15 · Kevin Durant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists) Q1 4:04 · Kevin Durant makes 13-foot two point shot Q2 9:35 · Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three pointer Q2 8:14 · Kevin Durant makes 17-foot pullup jump shot Q3 9:37 · Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper Q3 8:50 · Kevin Durant misses 16-foot pullup jump shot Q4 11:17 · Kevin Durant makes 10-foot fade away jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists) Q4 9:01 · Kevin Durant misses 24-foot three point jumper Q4 8:56 · Kevin Durant makes driving layup (Alperen Sengun assists) Q4 5:16 · Kevin Durant makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) Q4 4:08 · Kevin Durant makes 17-foot fade away jump shot Q5 51.7 · Kevin Durant makes driving dunk Q1 10:42 · Amen Thompson makes running dunk Q1 6:52 · Amen Thompson makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Alperen Sengun assists) Q1 6:33 · Amen Thompson makes running layup Q2 10:44 · Amen Thompson makes alley oop layup (Reed Sheppard assists) Q2 17.5 · Amen Thompson makes 4-foot running jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists) Q3 9:12 · Amen Thompson makes driving layup Q3 8:04 · Amen Thompson makes 1-foot driving dunk Q3 7:50 · Amen Thompson makes 1-foot running dunk (Josh Okogie assists) Q4 7:50 · Amen Thompson misses 24-foot three point jumper Q4 6:20 · Amen Thompson makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Alperen Sengun assists) Q4 1:47 · Amen Thompson makes 11-foot step back jumpshot Q4 13.3 · Amen Thompson makes 1-foot two point shot Q5 2:57 · Amen Thompson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot Q5 2:25 · Amen Thompson misses 12-foot floating jump shot Q1 10:04 · Alperen Sengun misses 7-foot hook shot Q1 8:42 · Alperen Sengun makes two point shot Q1 9.1 · Alperen Sengun misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot Q2 6:34 · Alperen Sengun makes dunk Q2 6:05 · Alperen Sengun misses 26-foot three point jumper Q2 4:58 · Alperen Sengun misses 7-foot two point shot Q2 4:49 · Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot two point shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) Q2 2:59 · Alperen Sengun makes driving layup Q2 48.9 · Zion Williamson blocks Alperen Sengun 's 7-foot driving layup Q2 33.7 · Alperen Sengun misses 12-foot jumper Q3 11:40 · Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot driving dunk (Kevin Durant assists) Q3 10:35 · Alperen Sengun misses 10-foot two point shot Q3 8:31 · Alperen Sengun misses 25-foot three point jumper Q3 7:25 · Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot reverse layup (Josh Okogie assists) Q3 6:41 · Alperen Sengun misses 26-foot three point jumper Q3 3:04 · Alperen Sengun makes 4-foot two point shot Q3 1:23 · Alperen Sengun makes 6-foot two point shot Q4 8:27 · Alperen Sengun misses two point shot Q4 7:24 · Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot turnaround jump shot Q4 6:45 · Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot Q4 5:41 · Alperen Sengun misses driving floating jump shot Q4 1:12 · Herbert Jones blocks Alperen Sengun 's 5-foot layup Q4 0.0 · Alperen Sengun misses driving layup Q5 4:40 · Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Steven Adams assists) Q5 1:46 · Alperen Sengun misses 8-foot floating jump shot Q5 0.0 · Alperen Sengun misses 34-foot three point jumper Q1 9:29 · Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper Q1 2:28 · Jabari Smith Jr. misses 14-foot pullup jump shot Q1 1:36 · Jabari Smith Jr. makes driving layup (Steven Adams assists) Q1 48.0 · Jabari Smith Jr. makes 9-foot two point shot (Amen Thompson assists) Q1 0.9 · Jabari Smith Jr. misses tip shot Q1 0.9 · Jabari Smith Jr. misses 5-foot tip shot Q2 6:38 · Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper Q2 5:27 · Trey Murphy III blocks Jabari Smith Jr. 's 9-foot pullup jump shot Q2 4:56 · Derik Queen blocks Jabari Smith Jr. 's 2-foot two point shot Q2 4:33 · Jabari Smith Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Reed Sheppard assists) Q3 11:02 · Jabari Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists) Q3 4:32 · Jabari Smith Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper Q4 10:32 · Jabari Smith Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper Q4 8:29 · Derik Queen blocks Jabari Smith Jr. 's 1-foot layup Q4 4:51 · Jabari Smith Jr. misses running pullup jump shot Q4 3:18 · Jabari Smith Jr. misses 14-foot fade away jump shot Q5 4:02 · Jabari Smith Jr. makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Steven Adams assists) Q5 1:41 · Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper Q1 8:46 · Josh Okogie misses two point shot Q1 3.9 · Josh Okogie misses layup Q2 3:23 · Josh Okogie makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists) Q3 10:06 · Josh Okogie makes 1-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists) Q3 4:28 · Josh Okogie misses 1-foot tip shot Q3 4:05 · Josh Okogie makes layup (Reed Sheppard assists) Q4 2:51 · Josh Okogie misses 22-foot three point jumper Q1 5:41 · Reed Sheppard makes 27-foot three pointer Q1 2:10 · Reed Sheppard misses 28-foot three point jumper Q2 7:47 · Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point jumper Q2 7:12 · Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) Q2 3:59 · Reed Sheppard misses 32-foot three point jumper Q3 4:56 · Reed Sheppard makes 17-foot pullup jump shot Q3 3:32 · Reed Sheppard misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot Q3 2:37 · Karlo Matkovic blocks Reed Sheppard 's 1-foot driving layup Q3 2:16 · Reed Sheppard misses 24-foot three point jumper Q3 2.8 · Reed Sheppard makes 22-foot three point jumper (Aaron Holiday assists) Q5 9.6 · Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point jumper Q5 5.2 · Reed Sheppard misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot Q1 4:38 · Steven Adams makes layup (Josh Okogie assists) Q1 3:37 · Steven Adams makes dunk (Kevin Durant assists) Q1 2:45 · Steven Adams misses 10-foot floating jump shot Q2 1:32 · Steven Adams misses 8-foot floating jump shot Q2 29.7 · Derik Queen blocks Steven Adams's two point shot Q2 29.7 · Steven Adams misses 5-foot tip shot Q3 3:10 · Steven Adams misses dunk Q4 4:37 · Steven Adams misses 6-foot two point shot Q4 1:07 · Steven Adams misses layup Q4 1:05 · Steven Adams misses two point shot Q2 11:41 · Aaron Holiday makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists) Q2 10:49 · Aaron Holiday misses 22-foot running jump shot Q3 30.3 · Aaron Holiday misses 22-foot three point jumper Q2 10:16 · Clint Capela makes layup (Reed Sheppard assists) Q2 7:40 · Clint Capela misses 4-foot tip shot
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Pelicans · 49/99 FG

Q1 11:47 · Trey Murphy III makes 15-foot jumper (Derik Queen assists) Q1 8:59 · Trey Murphy III makes tip shot Q1 4:54 · Trey Murphy III makes driving layup Q1 4:20 · Trey Murphy III makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) Q1 3:48 · Trey Murphy III misses 5-foot floating jump shot Q2 2:36 · Trey Murphy III makes 30-foot three pointer Q3 9:22 · Trey Murphy III misses driving floating jump shot Q3 8:20 · Trey Murphy III makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot Q3 6:20 · Trey Murphy III misses 15-foot fade away jump shot Q3 4:19 · Trey Murphy III makes 1-foot layup (Jeremiah Fears assists) Q4 3:45 · Trey Murphy III makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot Q4 46.9 · Trey Murphy III misses 23-foot pullup jump shot Q5 3:19 · Trey Murphy III makes tip shot Q1 11:24 · Kevin Durant blocks Herbert Jones 's 1-foot running layup Q1 8:23 · Herbert Jones misses driving layup Q1 8:15 · Herbert Jones makes 22-foot three point jumper (Derik Queen assists) Q1 2:54 · Herbert Jones misses 15-foot pullup jump shot Q1 2:37 · Herbert Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper Q1 2:21 · Herbert Jones misses 23-foot running jump shot Q1 1:20 · Herbert Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper Q1 1:02 · Herbert Jones misses 22-foot three point jumper Q1 29.2 · Herbert Jones makes two point shot Q3 10:24 · Herbert Jones makes driving layup (Saddiq Bey assists) Q3 7:07 · Herbert Jones makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jeremiah Fears assists) Q4 10:45 · Herbert Jones makes running dunk Q4 9:44 · Herbert Jones makes driving layup (Jordan Poole assists) Q5 4:17 · Herbert Jones makes 2-foot pullup jump shot (Derik Queen assists) Q1 10:32 · Jeremiah Fears misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot Q1 10:27 · Alperen Sengun blocks Jeremiah Fears 's 2-foot layup Q1 7:08 · Jeremiah Fears misses running layup Q2 8:03 · Jeremiah Fears makes two point shot Q3 9:05 · Jeremiah Fears makes driving layup Q3 8:41 · Jeremiah Fears makes running layup (Herbert Jones assists) Q3 5:09 · Jeremiah Fears makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) Q3 2:25 · Jeremiah Fears misses driving layup Q1 10:24 · Saddiq Bey makes 23-foot three pointer (Herbert Jones assists) Q1 9:18 · Saddiq Bey makes 25-foot three pointer (Jeremiah Fears assists) Q1 9:01 · Saddiq Bey misses two point shot Q1 7:27 · Saddiq Bey misses 7-foot fade away jump shot Q1 0.0 · Saddiq Bey misses heave jump shot Q2 10:55 · Saddiq Bey misses driving layup Q2 8:47 · Saddiq Bey makes 16-foot pullup jump shot Q2 8:24 · Saddiq Bey misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot Q3 9:48 · Saddiq Bey makes two point shot (Jeremiah Fears assists) Q4 9:25 · Kevin Durant blocks Saddiq Bey 's 1-foot two point shot Q4 9:22 · Saddiq Bey makes 2-foot driving dunk Q4 7:02 · Saddiq Bey makes driving layup Q4 4:24 · Saddiq Bey makes driving layup Q4 3:11 · Saddiq Bey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trey Murphy III assists) Q4 2:25 · Saddiq Bey misses 16-foot pullup jump shot Q4 30.7 · Saddiq Bey makes 2-foot two point shot (Jose Alvarado assists) Q5 3:36 · Saddiq Bey misses 25-foot three point jumper Q5 2:03 · Saddiq Bey makes 22-foot step back jumpshot (Jose Alvarado assists) Q5 29.7 · Saddiq Bey makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot Q1 6:39 · Amen Thompson blocks Derik Queen 's 2-foot driving layup Q2 6:43 · Derik Queen misses 4-foot tip shot Q2 5:54 · Derik Queen makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists) Q2 3:46 · Derik Queen makes driving layup Q2 2:03 · Steven Adams blocks Derik Queen 's 2-foot layup Q2 1.9 · Derik Queen misses 25-foot three point jumper Q3 10:49 · Derik Queen makes driving layup Q4 11:04 · Derik Queen makes 18-foot pullup jump shot Q4 7:40 · Derik Queen makes 1-foot layup (Jose Alvarado assists) Q4 6:33 · Derik Queen makes 1-foot driving dunk Q4 5:53 · Derik Queen misses two point shot Q4 5:00 · Derik Queen misses 19-foot jumper Q4 2:06 · Kevin Durant blocks Derik Queen 's 3-foot layup Q5 3:23 · Derik Queen misses 22-foot jumper Q5 1:23 · Derik Queen misses 23-foot three point jumper Q5 58.2 · Derik Queen makes 1-foot running dunk (Herbert Jones assists) Q1 6:09 · Kevin Durant blocks Zion Williamson's driving layup Q1 1:54 · Zion Williamson makes 2-foot two point shot (Jose Alvarado assists) Q2 7:26 · Zion Williamson misses driving layup Q2 7:24 · Zion Williamson misses two point shot Q2 6:48 · Zion Williamson misses driving layup Q2 4:23 · Zion Williamson makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot Q2 1:41 · Zion Williamson misses running layup Q3 5:57 · Alperen Sengun blocks Zion Williamson 's 5-foot driving layup Q3 2:49 · Zion Williamson makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Karlo Matkovic assists) Q1 5:51 · Jordan Poole misses 20-foot pullup jump shot Q1 3:18 · Jordan Poole misses driving layup Q1 3:06 · Jordan Poole misses 23-foot three point jumper Q2 11:15 · Jordan Poole misses 25-foot three point jumper Q2 9:51 · Jordan Poole misses 26-foot running jump shot Q2 9:19 · Jordan Poole misses driving layup Q2 1:07 · Jordan Poole makes running layup Q3 5:42 · Jordan Poole makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) Q3 3:49 · Jordan Poole makes two point shot (Zion Williamson assists) Q3 1:03 · Jordan Poole makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jose Alvarado assists) Q3 20.7 · Jordan Poole misses running pullup jump shot Q3 0.0 · Jordan Poole misses heave jump shot Q4 10:21 · Jordan Poole makes 26-foot running jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists) Q4 8:43 · Jordan Poole misses 25-foot three point jumper Q1 3:12 · Jose Alvarado misses 24-foot three point jumper Q1 32.5 · Jose Alvarado misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot Q2 10:02 · Jose Alvarado misses driving layup Q3 39.8 · Jose Alvarado makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists) Q4 11:42 · Jose Alvarado makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot Q2 10:29 · Karlo Matkovic makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jordan Poole assists)
Paint29/5256%Mid-range9/1850%3PT11/2938%

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Houston Rockets box score

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFTPF+/-FP
Jabari Smith Jr. › 4412122004 5-181-61-24-5-0.8
Kevin Durant › 433272146 12-154-64-42-726.4
Amen Thompson › 412364114 11-140-11-12-916.8
Alperen Sengun › 3628118222 11-260-46-105-521.5
Josh Okogie › 301043000 3-71-23-31+29.3
Steven Adams › 286103111 2-100-02-53+36.0
Reed Sheppard › 271147100 4-123-100-01+311.0
Aaron Holiday › 10311000 1-31-30-02-92.0
Clint Capela › 7330001 1-20-01-21+21.2
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New Orleans Pelicans box score

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFTPF+/-FP
Herbert Jones › 381833811 7-142-62-26+1925.0
Trey Murphy III › 382732110 9-132-27-72024.3
Derik Queen › 3516123033 7-160-22-34+1812.5
Saddiq Bey › 342991201 11-183-54-40+2123.6
Jose Alvarado › 30736100 2-51-32-33+310.8
Jordan Poole › 251512302 5-132-73-32-78.9
Zion Williamson › 21935012 3-90-03-43-175.5
Jeremiah Fears › 20934001 4-80-11-20+55.6
Karlo Matkovic › 11321011 1-11-10-02-54.5
Yves Missi › 6020001 0-00-00-01-8-0.3
Bryce McGowens › 5000000 0-00-00-01-40.0
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Rotation · who was on the floor, quarter by quarter

Houston Rockets
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
MIN
J. Smith Jr. S
44
K. Durant S
43
A. Thompson S
41
A. Sengun S
36
J. Okogie S
30
S. Adams
28
R. Sheppard
27
A. Holiday
10
C. Capela
7
New Orleans Pelicans
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
MIN
T. Murphy III S
38
H. Jones S
38
D. Queen S
35
S. Bey S
34
J. Fears S
20
J. Alvarado
30
J. Poole
24
Z. Williamson
21
K. Matkovic
11
Y. Missi
6
B. McGowens
5

Bars show when each player was on the court (hover or tap for the exact clock). S = starter. Rebuilt from the play-by-play substitutions.

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