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New Orleans Pelicans at Houston Rockets

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New Orleans Pelicans
Houston Rockets

Matchup preview

Last season: too early in this one to read much from it

Matchup odds

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Who wins?

NOP

Season leaders, per game

HOU
The teams side by side: New Orleans Pelicans and Houston Rockets compared, with league ranks
NOPStatHOU
26–56Record52–30
Offense
-4.4, 21st in the leagueNet rating6th in the league, 5.3(better)
112.1, 20th in the leagueOffensive rating9th in the league, 116.0(better)
102.4, 11th in the leaguePace29th in the league, 98.2
52.7, 28th in the leagueeFG%18th in the league, 54.2(better)
11.7(better), 10th in the leagueTOV%21st in the league, 12.6
27.0, 8th in the leagueOREB%1st in the league, 34.8(better)
0.284(better), 8th in the leagueFT rate18th in the league, 0.260
Defense
116.5, 24th in the leagueDefensive rating5th in the league, 110.8(better)
55.5, 23rd in the leagueOpp. eFG%6th in the league, 53.0(better)
11.8(better), 20th in the leagueOpp. TOV%21st in the league, 11.6
71.4, 28th in the leagueDREB%10th in the league, 74.5(better)
0.258, 13th in the leagueOpp. FT rate11th in the league, 0.251(better)

This season's meetings

They have not met this season.

Injury report

New Orleans Pelicans

  • Bryce McGowensProbable· back Oct 1
    Report note

    McGowens will miss the final game of the 2025-26 season, though to be fair, he hasn't played for the Pelicans since March 8 due to a fractured toe. He appeared in 42 games for New Orleans and made 13 starts, averaging 8.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists across 21.0 minutes per game.

    Cost -0.8 per 100

Houston Rockets

  • Steven AdamsQuestionable· back Oct 9
    Report note

    The veteran center underwent left ankle surgery in late January and is currently without a clear timetable for a return to the court. Udoka also noted that Adams' minutes limit will be determined by how he progresses in training camp. If the 33-year-old begins the season on the inactive list, Clint Capela would likely see a bump in minutes.

    Cost -1.9 per 100
Key players · NOP: New Orleans Pelicans key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBASTLast 5Impact
Trey Murphy III35.421.55.73.817.0 / 5.8 / 2.01.3
Saddiq Bey31.317.75.62.520.8 / 4.6 / 1.61.0
Bennedict Mathurin30.017.65.42.48.8 / 4.6 / 3.8-1.2
Zion Williamson29.721.05.73.217.0 / 5.0 / 3.00.7
Herbert Jones28.48.93.42.85.8 / 2.6 / 1.81.5
Key players · HOU: Houston Rockets key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBASTLast 5Impact
Amen Thompson37.418.37.85.324.2 / 7.2 / 6.04.0
Kevin Durant36.426.05.54.828.4 / 6.2 / 5.82.8
Jabari Smith Jr.35.115.86.91.919.2 / 6.2 / 0.81.2
Alperen Sengun33.320.48.96.217.0 / 8.4 / 6.0-0.2
Marcus Smart28.59.32.83.06.2 / 2.6 / 5.23.2

Last five games

New Orleans Pelicans: New Orleans Pelicans: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
Apr 12 @ MINLost 126–132––
Apr 10 @ BOSLost 118–144––
Apr 7 vs UTAWon 156–137––
Apr 5 vs ORLLost 108–112––
Apr 3 @ SACLost 113–117––
Houston Rockets: Houston Rockets: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
May 1 vs LALLost 78–98––
Apr 29 @ LALWon 99–93––
Apr 26 vs LALWon 115–96––
Apr 24 vs LALLost 108–112––
Apr 21 @ LALLost 94–101––

Standings

Full standings
Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBL10
3DEN5428.6591010-0
4LAL5329.646117-3
5HOU5230.634129-1
6MIN4933.598155-5
7PHX4537.549195-5
9LAC4240.512226-4
10GSW3745.451273-7
11NOP2656.317381-9
12DAL2656.317383-7
13MEM2557.305391-9

Matchups by position

What each defense allows per game to guards, forwards and centers, against the league average. Rank 1 allows the most.

NOP attack against HOU defense
PlayerPTSREBAST
Guards45.9 (lg 49.8) , 30th in the league12.3 (lg 13.6) , 29th in the league12.7 (lg 14.2) , 29th in the league
Forwards36.2 (lg 37.4) , 21st in the league13.3 (lg 15.3) , 30th in the league6.4 (lg 7.0) , 26th in the league
Centers11.1 (lg 10.7) , 12th in the league6.9 (lg 7.5) , 25th in the league2.2 (lg 1.9) , 7th in the league
HOU attack against NOP defense
PlayerPTSREBAST
Guards51.2 (lg 49.8) , 9th in the league13.0 (lg 13.6) , 23rd in the league14.3 (lg 14.2) , 14th in the league
Forwards36.3 (lg 37.4) , 19th in the league15.6 (lg 15.3) , 11th in the league7.7 (lg 7.0) , 4th in the league
Centers12.3 (lg 10.7) , 5th in the league8.7 (lg 7.5) , 2nd in the league2.0 (lg 1.9) , 9th in the league

The box score appears at tip-off.