Rockets 130-123 Pelicans (12 Dec, 2017) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Pelicans

14-14, 7-7 away

123

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	41	35	27	20	123
HOU	35	43	18	34	130

Houston Rockets

21-4, 9-3 home

130

Clint Capela makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper
Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
Ryan Anderson makes 29-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Ryan Anderson misses 29-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 9-foot two point shot
Nene makes dunk (James Harden assists)
Nene makes dunk (James Harden assists)
Nene makes 18-foot jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Luc Mbah a Moute misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes two point shot (Nene assists)
James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 23-foot pullup jump shot
Eric Gordon makes 28-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Eric Gordon makes 5-foot jumper
Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Luc Mbah a Moute misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nene misses layup
Luc Mbah a Moute misses 23-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Trevor Ariza makes 24-foot three point jumper (PJ Tucker assists)
Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
PJ Tucker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ryan Anderson makes two point shot
Eric Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 28-foot three point jumper
Ryan Anderson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses driving layup
Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
Clint Capela makes dunk (James Harden assists)
Eric Gordon makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (James Harden assists)
James Harden makes 2-foot two point shot
Jrue Holiday blocks Clint Capela 's 2-foot layup
Clint Capela makes dunk (James Harden assists)
Clint Capela makes alley oop layup (James Harden assists)
Eric Gordon makes 28-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
James Harden makes driving layup
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ryan Anderson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
Clint Capela makes layup
Ryan Anderson misses 20-foot jumper
Clint Capela makes layup (James Harden assists)
Chris Paul misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses three point jumper
James Harden makes 4-foot two point shot
Nene misses layup
James Harden misses 28-foot three point jumper
PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Luc Mbah a Moute misses layup
Nene makes layup (PJ Tucker assists)
James Harden misses driving layup
Eric Gordon misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Chris Paul makes 2-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper
Ian Clark blocks PJ Tucker's driving layup
Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 2-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
PJ Tucker makes three point jumper (Luc Mbah a Moute assists)
Eric Gordon makes driving layup
Chris Paul makes two point shot
Luc Mbah a Moute misses 23-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
Clint Capela makes 2-foot dunk (Chris Paul assists)
James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
Clint Capela makes dunk (James Harden assists)
Eric Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Clint Capela makes dunk (James Harden assists)
James Harden makes driving layup
James Harden makes 27-foot three pointer
James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Jrue Holiday makes 22-foot jumper
DeMarcus Cousins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
DeMarcus Cousins makes two point shot
Rajon Rondo misses two point shot
DeMarcus Cousins makes driving layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
E'Twaun Moore makes 9-foot jumper
Jrue Holiday makes layup (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
Darius Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday makes 27-foot three pointer
E'Twaun Moore makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
E'Twaun Moore makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
DeMarcus Cousins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Miller assists)
E'Twaun Moore makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
Jrue Holiday makes driving layup
Rajon Rondo misses two point shot
DeMarcus Cousins misses driving layup
E'Twaun Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
DeMarcus Cousins makes 12-foot two point shot (E'Twaun Moore assists)
Rajon Rondo makes 25-foot three point jumper (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
DeMarcus Cousins misses three point jumper
Rajon Rondo makes two point shot
Jrue Holiday misses driving layup
E'Twaun Moore misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Rajon Rondo misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
Ian Clark makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Darius Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (E'Twaun Moore assists)
Rajon Rondo misses two point shot
Darius Miller makes 21-foot pullup jump shot
E'Twaun Moore misses two point shot
E'Twaun Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
Jrue Holiday makes dunk
Ian Clark misses 27-foot three point jumper
Clint Capela blocks DeMarcus Cousins 's 1-foot driving layup
DeMarcus Cousins makes 6-foot two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
E'Twaun Moore makes 24-foot three point jumper (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
Darius Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
E'Twaun Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Darius Miller misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday makes 25-foot three pointer
Jrue Holiday makes two point shot (Darius Miller assists)
Clint Capela blocks Rajon Rondo 's 4-foot driving layup
Trevor Ariza blocks Darius Miller's layup
Jrue Holiday makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
Jrue Holiday misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Jrue Holiday makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
Clint Capela blocks DeMarcus Cousins 's 2-foot layup
Chris Paul blocks DeMarcus Cousins's layup
E'Twaun Moore makes 16-foot driving floating jump shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
E'Twaun Moore makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
DeMarcus Cousins makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Jrue Holiday makes 17-foot jumper
Jrue Holiday makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
E'Twaun Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper
Darius Miller makes 22-foot pullup jump shot
Jrue Holiday makes 24-foot three pointer
Rajon Rondo misses 23-foot three point jumper
Darius Miller misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday misses 30-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday makes layup (E'Twaun Moore assists)
Darius Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rajon Rondo makes 26-foot three point jumper (Darius Miller assists)
Rajon Rondo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday makes 17-foot two point shot
E'Twaun Moore misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Ian Clark misses 28-foot three point jumper
E'Twaun Moore makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
Jalen Jones misses layup
Ian Clark misses layup
E'Twaun Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins misses 5-foot jumper
E'Twaun Moore makes 15-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
E'Twaun Moore makes 1-foot dunk (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
E'Twaun Moore makes 2-foot layup (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
DeMarcus Cousins makes 6-foot hook shot
Darius Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper
Clint Capela blocks DeMarcus Cousins 's 2-foot driving layup
Jrue Holiday misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Clint Capela blocks DeMarcus Cousins 's 3-foot layup
E'Twaun Moore makes 8-foot hook shot (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
Jrue Holiday makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darius Miller assists)
DeMarcus Cousins misses layup
Jrue Holiday misses step back jumpshot
Jrue Holiday makes layup (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup

PELICANS

ROCKETS

TIME		NO	HOU
12:00	DeMarcus Cousins vs. Clint Capela (Rajon Rondo gains possession)	0	0
11:32	Jrue Holiday makes 22-foot jumper	2	0
11:14	Clint Capela makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)	2	2
11:02	DeMarcus Cousins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)	5	2
10:52	Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper	5	2
10:50	Pelicans defensive team rebound	5	2
10:32	DeMarcus Cousins makes two point shot	7	2
10:18	James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot	7	5
10:07	Rajon Rondo misses two point shot	7	5
10:05	Clint Capela defensive rebound	7	5
9:53	James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper	7	8
9:38	DeMarcus Cousins makes driving layup (Jrue Holiday assists)	9	8
9:18	Darius Miller shooting foul	9	8
9:18	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	9	9
9:18	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	9	10
9:07	E'Twaun Moore makes 9-foot jumper	11	10
8:56	Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)	11	12
8:46	Jrue Holiday makes layup (DeMarcus Cousins assists)	13	12
8:38	Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper	13	12
8:36	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	13	12
8:30	Darius Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	12
8:25	Clint Capela defensive rebound	13	12
8:22	Ryan Anderson makes 29-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	13	15
8:06	Jrue Holiday makes 27-foot three pointer	16	15
7:50	Ryan Anderson misses 29-foot three point jumper	16	15
7:45	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	16	15
7:40	E'Twaun Moore makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	19	15
7:21	Chris Paul makes 9-foot two point shot	19	17
7:06	James Harden shooting foul	19	17
7:06	DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 2	19	17
7:06	Pelicans offensive team rebound	19	17
7:06	Nene enters the game for Chris Paul	19	17
7:06	Eric Gordon enters the game for Clint Capela	19	17
7:06	DeMarcus Cousins makes free throw 2 of 2	20	17
6:56	Rajon Rondo shooting foul	20	17
6:56	Rockets Full timeout	20	17
6:56	Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2	20	18
6:56	Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2	20	19
6:46	E'Twaun Moore makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	23	19
6:27	Nene makes dunk (James Harden assists)	23	21
6:12	DeMarcus Cousins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Miller assists)	26	21
5:58	Darius Miller personal foul	26	21
5:58	Luc Mbah a Moute enters the game for Trevor Ariza	26	21
5:58	PJ Tucker enters the game for Ryan Anderson	26	21
5:58	Jalen Jones enters the game for Darius Miller	26	21
5:55	Nene bad pass	26	21
5:30	E'Twaun Moore makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)	28	21
5:20	Nene makes dunk (James Harden assists)	28	23
5:03	Jrue Holiday makes driving layup	30	23
4:46	Nene makes 18-foot jumper (Eric Gordon assists)	30	25
4:34	Rajon Rondo misses two point shot	30	25
4:31	Luc Mbah a Moute defensive rebound	30	25
4:20	Luc Mbah a Moute misses 26-foot three point jumper	30	25
4:18	Pelicans defensive team rebound	30	25
4:02	DeMarcus Cousins misses driving layup	30	25
4:00	Rajon Rondo offensive rebound	30	25
3:57	E'Twaun Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	33	25
3:34	Eric Gordon makes two point shot (Nene assists)	33	27
3:19	DeMarcus Cousins makes 12-foot two point shot (E'Twaun Moore assists)	35	27
3:08	James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper	35	27
3:05	DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound	35	27
3:00	Rajon Rondo makes 25-foot three point jumper (DeMarcus Cousins assists)	38	27
2:37	Eric Gordon misses 23-foot pullup jump shot	38	27
2:35	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	38	27
2:31	DeMarcus Cousins misses three point jumper	38	27
2:31	PJ Tucker defensive rebound	38	27
2:25	Eric Gordon makes 28-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	38	30
2:11	Rajon Rondo out of bounds lost ball turnover	38	30
2:11	Pelicans Full timeout	38	30
2:11	Omer Asik enters the game for DeMarcus Cousins	38	30
2:11	Ian Clark enters the game for E'Twaun Moore	38	30
1:58	Eric Gordon makes 5-foot jumper	38	32
1:35	Omer Asik bad pass (James Harden steals)	38	32
1:30	Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	38	35
1:17	Jrue Holiday lost ball turnover (Luc Mbah a Moute steals)	38	35
1:10	Luc Mbah a Moute misses 23-foot three point jumper	38	35
1:07	Ian Clark defensive rebound	38	35
1:03	PJ Tucker shooting foul	38	35
1:03	Jrue Holiday makes free throw 1 of 2	39	35
1:03	Chris Paul enters the game for James Harden	39	35
1:03	Jrue Holiday misses free throw 2 of 2	39	35
1:01	PJ Tucker defensive rebound	39	35
50.0	Nene misses layup	39	35
47.0	Ian Clark defensive rebound	39	35
44.0	Rajon Rondo makes two point shot	41	35
24.0	Luc Mbah a Moute misses 23-foot three point jumper	41	35
22.0	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	41	35
0.0	Jrue Holiday misses driving layup	41	35
0.0	Pelicans offensive team rebound	41	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	41	35

Regular Season Series

HOU leads 1-0

Pelicans
123
Rockets
130

Game 1

12/12

Rockets
113
Pelicans
115

Game 2

27/1

Rockets
107
Pelicans
101

Game 3

17/3

Pelicans
91
Rockets
114

Game 4

25/3

Toyota Center (Houston)

1:00 AM, 12 December 2017

Houston, TX

Attendance: 18,055

Referees:
Eric Dalen
Tom Washington
Ben Taylor

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Dallas	50	32	.610	-	L2
New Orleans	49	33	.598	1	L1
Houston	41	41	.500	9	W2
Memphis	27	55	.329	23	L5
San Antonio	22	60	.268	28	W2

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