Houston Rockets vs New Orleans Pelicans: player stats (Dec 18, 2025)
Regular seasonFinal/OT
Houston Rockets 128, New Orleans Pelicans 133
Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA
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The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Houston Rockets 133-128 in overtime on December 18, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. Saddiq Bey led the New Orleans Pelicans with 29 points; Kevin Durant scored 32 for the Houston Rockets.
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| Jabari Smith Jr.F | 44:00 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5-18 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -5 |
| Kevin DurantF | 43:00 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 12-15 | 4-6 | 4-4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | -7 |
| Amen ThompsonG-F | 41:00 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 11-14 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -9 |
| Alperen SengunF-C | 36:00 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 11-26 | 0-4 | 6-10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 |
| Josh OkogieG | 30:00 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 |
| Steven AdamsC | 28:00 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +3 |
| Reed SheppardG | 27:00 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4-12 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 |
| Aaron HolidayG | 10:00 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -9 |
| Clint CapelaC | 7:00 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 |
| Team | 266 | 128 | 58 | 30 | 50-107 | 10-32 | 18-27 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 21 |
DNP: JD Davison, Dorian Finney-Smith, Jeff Green, Jae'Sean Tate, Isaiah Crawford, Fred VanVleet, Tari Eason, Tyler Smith
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| Herbert JonesF | 38:00 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 7-14 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | +19 |
| Trey Murphy IIIF | 38:00 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 9-13 | 2-2 | 7-7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Derik QueenC | 35:00 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 7-16 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +18 |
| Saddiq BeyF | 34:00 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 11-18 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +21 |
| Jeremiah FearsG | 20:00 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +5 |
| Jose AlvaradoG | 30:00 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +3 |
| Jordan PooleG | 25:00 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 3-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -7 |
| Zion WilliamsonF | 21:00 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -17 |
| Karlo MatkovicF-C | 11:00 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 |
| Yves MissiC | 6:00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -8 |
| Bryce McGowensG | 5:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 |
| Team | 263 | 133 | 41 | 27 | 49-97 | 11-27 | 24-28 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 24 |
DNP: Kevon Looney, Dejounte Murray, Hunter Dickinson, Jordan Hawkins, Trey Alexander, Micah Peavy, DeAndre Jordan
Keel projection
How the projections do →Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.
HOU 73%NOP 27%
- Expected margin
- HOU by 7.5
- Result: NOP by 5
- The projection missed.
Season series
HOU 3, NOP 1- Dec 18 · this gameHouston Rockets 128, New Orleans Pelicans 133
- Jan 18New Orleans Pelicans 110, Houston Rockets 119
- Mar 13New Orleans Pelicans 105, Houston Rockets 107
- Mar 29Houston Rockets 134, New Orleans Pelicans 102
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