Houston Rockets at New Orleans Pelicans
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
Series starts 1/27
Matchup Prediction
Pelicans: 21.1%
Rockets: 78.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 HOU |
 NO |
|
|---|---|---|
| W1 | Streak | L3 |
| 106.4 | Points Against | 122.4 |
| 7-3 | Last Ten Games | 4-6 |
| 115.5 | Points Per Game | 117.5 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 44.5 | Rebounds Per Game | 42.4 |
| 27.0 | Assists Per Game | 24.7 |
| 5.8 | Blocks Per Game | 4.7 |
| 8.5 | Steals Per Game | 10.4 |
| 1.1 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 0.5 |
| 15.3 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 16.5 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Trendon Watford, F | Out | Nov 10 |
| Trey Murphy III, F | Day-To-Day | Nov 10 |
| Yves Missi, C | Out | Nov 5 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Clint Capela, C | Out | Nov 9 |
| Steven Adams, C | Out | Nov 9 |
Rockets Last 5
OKC
BOS
PHX
DENPelicans Last 5
| Date | OPP | Result |
|---|---|---|
@  MEM |
W 135-134 OT | |
vs  UTAH |
W 120-113 OT | |
vs  MIN |
L 115-109 | |
@  LAC |
L 139-123 | |
@  GS |
L 138-87 |
Game Information
Smoothie King Center
Location: New Orleans, LA
Capacity:
2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
9 | 2 | .818 | - | W9 |
 Houston |
8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | W1 |
|
Memphis |
7 | 3 | .700 | 1.5 | W1 |
 Dallas |
7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | W3 |
 New Orleans |
4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | L3 |
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