Pelicans
New Orleans
Western Conference
Southwest
23
35
58
2735
3104
31
6
19
86
36
42
26
21
81
33
11
44
8
24
10
20
21
99
4
65
21
32
1918
98
5
98
85
87
89
12
101
41
85
42
66
2822
6060
911
03
0
2227
712
32
36
35
97
97
45
142
30
38
22
71
1732
6060
6
2
33
19
9
47
9
8
89
8
1
9
4
8
4
6
28
60
5
1
20
18
8
44
8
5
62
9
2
11
1
5
2
6
22
60
9
0
0
22
7
32
3
3
100
9
4
13
3
3
2
7
17
60
11
3
27
27
12
44
6
5
83
7
5
12
0
8
2
1
32
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jrue
Holiday
Jrue Holiday
True
35
3
12
25
0
6
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
1
2
7
0
6
-31
none
DeMarcus
Cousins
DeMarcus Cousins
True
34
11
19
58
1
5
20
4
5
80
3
10
13
5
5
4
1
4
27
-13
double
Anthony
Davis
Anthony Davis
True
32
8
21
38
0
2
0
13
16
81
3
6
9
1
2
2
3
2
29
-31
none
Solomon
Hill
Solomon Hill
True
27
1
4
25
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
3
3
5
0
0
3
2
3
-14
none
E'Twaun
Moore
E'Twaun Moore
True
22
2
6
33
0
1
0
2
2
100
0
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
6
-11
none
Dante
Cunningham
Dante Cunningham
False
25
2
3
67
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
3
4
1
1
0
1
4
5
-20
none
Omri
Casspi
Omri Casspi
False
23
5
9
56
2
4
50
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
3
12
-12
none
Tim
Frazier
Tim Frazier
False
23
1
6
17
0
4
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
5
0
0
1
0
2
-4
none
Donatas
Motiejūnas
Donatas Motiejūnas
False
10
2
3
67
1
2
50
1
1
100
0
2
2
0
0
0
2
3
6
-12
none
Hollis
Thompson
Hollis Thompson
False
4
1
3
33
0
1
0
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
-2
none
Alexis
Ajinça
Alexis Ajinça
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Ömer
Aşık
Ömer Aşık
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Cheick
Diallo
Cheick Diallo
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
25
February
2017
Saturday
American Airlines Center
Dallas
Mavericks
Dallas
False
Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
41
18
59
3390
3391
51
20
39
91
45
49
24
19
79
36
12
48
5
28
12
16
25
129
4
1115
36
3
2325
1111
48
79
58
73
97
44
141
11
58
35
62
3036
6060
1213
65
5
2221
1211
55
53
42
79
119
13
132
21
105
40
35
3429
6060
11
3
27
23
11
48
7
5
71
9
4
13
1
5
3
6
30
60
15
6
40
25
11
44
9
8
89
7
4
11
1
8
5
2
36
60
12
6
50
22
12
55
5
4
80
11
1
12
2
10
4
3
34
60
13
5
38
21
11
52
3
2
67
9
3
12
1
5
0
5
29
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
30
1
3
33
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
10
12
5
4
0
5
3
2
4
none
James
Harden
James Harden
True
29
3
9
33
1
6
17
6
6
100
0
4
4
14
3
0
4
1
13
27
double
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
26
3
10
30
3
8
38
0
0
0
1
6
7
2
1
1
1
1
9
33
none
Ryan
Anderson
Ryan Anderson
True
24
5
9
56
3
6
50
4
4
100
2
2
4
0
0
0
1
1
17
26
none
Nenê
Hilário
Nenê Hilário
True
18
4
8
50
0
0
0
1
3
33
1
2
3
0
2
1
1
3
9
12
none
Eric
Gordon
Eric Gordon
False
30
5
16
31
4
14
29
5
5
100
0
1
1
1
2
0
1
3
19
25
none
Lou
Williams
Lou Williams
False
25
9
16
56
7
11
64
2
2
100
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
27
4
none
Sam
Dekker
Sam Dekker
False
20
3
5
60
2
3
67
0
0
0
1
3
4
1
0
0
0
2
8
-3
none
Clint
Capela
Clint Capela
False
18
7
8
88
0
0
0
1
2
50
2
6
8
0
0
3
2
5
15
15
none
Montrezl
Harrell
Montrezl Harrell
False
13
5
6
83
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
1
3
2
0
0
0
5
10
5
none
Bobby
Brown
Bobby Brown
False
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
none
Chinanu
Onuaku
Chinanu Onuaku
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Kyle
Wiltjer
Kyle Wiltjer
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
25
February
2017
Saturday
Toyota Center
Houston
Timberwolves
Minnesota
True
The Houston Rockets defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 129 - 99 Thursday at Smoothie King Center . The Rockets ( 41 - 18 ) wasted no time spoiling the homecoming of the new - look Pelicans ( 23 - 35 ) , as New Orleans only managed to stick around for one quarter , as Houston managed to open up 16 - point lead heading into halftime and never looked back . Leading the way for the Rockets was a player who has only been on the team for a couple of days . In his first game as a Rocket , Lou Williams posted a team - high 27 points in just 25 minutes off the bench . Williams ' only competition for Sixth Man of the Year this season , Eric Gordon , was n't too far behind , scoring 19 points in 30 minutes as a reserve Thursday . Those two led the way for a now - revamped bench unit that carried Houston all game long , as seven bench players combined to score 79 points and made up for an underwhelming performance from James Harden , who had just 13 points in 30 minutes . As for the Pelicans , the daunting frontcourt of Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins did their job , but the rest of the team struggled . Davis led the way with a team - high 29 points and nine rebounds , while Cousins posted his first double - double as a Pelican , recording 27 points , 14 rebounds , fives assists , five steals and four blocks in 35 minutes . The only other New Orleans player who managed to score in double figures was Omri Casspi , who was playing his first career game in a Pelicans uniform and finished with 12 points . In the end , it was New Orleans ' horrid outing from behind the arc that prevented the Pelicans from making this game close , as they shot just 6 - of - 31 from long range Thursday night . Up next , the Rockets will head home Saturday to take on the Timberwolves , while the Pelicans will look to turn things around Saturday in Dallas . Before Thursday 's contest between the Rockets and Pelicans , it was all about the players the two teams acquired at the trade deadline . After the game , it was a similar story , as each of the three players playing in a different uniform Thursday made their mark on a new team . First , the leading candidate to win Sixth Man of the Year , Lou Williams , led the way for the Rockets with 27 points in just 25 minutes off the bench on 9 - of - 16 shooting from the field and 7 - of - 11 shooting from behind the arc . On the other side , DeMarcus Cousins had a great all - around game in his debut with New Orleans , scoring 27 points , 14 rebounds , five assists , five steals and four blocks in 35 minutes . Additionally , Omri Casspi , who was shipped to the Pelicans in addition to Cousins , was the only player besides Cousins and Anthony Davis to score in double figures Thursday , scoring 12 points in 24 minutes off the bench .
The Houston Rockets defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 129 - 99 Thursday at Smoothie King Center. The Rockets (41 - 18) wasted no time spoiling the homecoming of the new - look Pelicans (23 - 35), as New Orleans only managed to stick around for one quarter, as Houston managed to open up 16 - point lead heading into halftime and never looked back. Leading the way for the Rockets was a player who has only been on the team for a couple of days. In his first game as a Rocket, Lou Williams posted a team - high 27 points in just 25 minutes off the bench. Williams' only competition for Sixth Man of the Year this season, Eric Gordon, wasn't too far behind, scoring 19 points in 30 minutes as a reserve Thursday. Those two led the way for a now - revamped bench unit that carried Houston all game long, as seven bench players combined to score 79 points and made up for an underwhelming performance from James Harden, who had just 13 points in 30 minutes. As for the Pelicans, the daunting frontcourt of Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins did their job, but the rest of the team struggled. Davis led the way with a team - high 29 points and nine rebounds, while Cousins posted his first double - double as a Pelican, recording 27 points, 14 rebounds, fives assists, five steals and four blocks in 35 minutes. The only other New Orleans player who managed to score in double figures was Omri Casspi, who was playing his first career game in a Pelicans uniform and finished with 12 points. In the end, it was New Orleans' horrid outing from behind the arc that prevented the Pelicans from making this game close, as they shot just 6 - of - 31 from long range Thursday night. Up next, the Rockets will head home Saturday to take on the Timberwolves, while the Pelicans will look to turn things around Saturday in Dallas.
The Houston Rockets defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 129 - 99 Thursday at Smoothie King Center. The Rockets (41 - 18) wasted no time spoiling the homecoming of the new - look Pelicans (23 - 35), as New Orleans only managed to stick around for one quarter, as Houston managed to open up 16 - point lead heading into halftime and never looked back. Leading the way for the Rockets was a player who has only been on the team for a couple of days. In his first game as a Rocket, Lou Williams posted a team - high 27 points in just 25 minutes off the bench. Williams' only competition for Sixth Man of the Year this season, Eric Gordon, wasn't too far behind, scoring 19 points in 30 minutes as a reserve Thursday. Those two led the way for a now - revamped bench unit that carried Houston all game long, as seven bench players combined to score 79 points and made up for an underwhelming performance from James Harden, who had just 13 points in 30 minutes. As for the Pelicans, the daunting frontcourt of Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins did their job, but the rest of the team struggled. Davis led the way with a team - high 29 points and nine rebounds, while Cousins posted his first double - double as a Pelican, recording 27 points, 14 rebounds, fives assists, five steals and four blocks in 35 minutes. The only other New Orleans player who managed to score in double figures was Omri Casspi, who was playing his first career game in a Pelicans uniform and finished with 12 points. In the end, it was New Orleans' horrid outing from behind the arc that prevented the Pelicans from making this game close, as they shot just 6 - of - 31 from long range Thursday night. Up next, the Rockets will head home Saturday to take on the Timberwolves, while the Pelicans will look to turn things around Saturday in Dallas. Before Thursday's contest between the Rockets and Pelicans, it was all about the players the two teams acquired at the trade deadline. After the game, it was a similar story, as each of the three players playing in a different uniform Thursday made their mark on a new team. First, the leading candidate to win Sixth Man of the Year, Lou Williams, led the way for the Rockets with 27 points in just 25 minutes off the bench on 9 - of - 16 shooting from the field and 7 - of - 11 shooting from behind the arc. On the other side, DeMarcus Cousins had a great all - around game in his debut with New Orleans, scoring 27 points, 14 rebounds, five assists, five steals and four blocks in 35 minutes. Additionally, Omri Casspi, who was shipped to the Pelicans in addition to Cousins, was the only player besides Cousins and Anthony Davis to score in double figures Thursday, scoring 12 points in 24 minutes off the bench.
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Anderson <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 17 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Clint Capela <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 15 <FG> 7 8 88 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 13 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 1 6 17 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 14 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Montrezl Harrell <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 6 83 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nenê Hilário <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 10 30 <FG3> 3 8 38 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Sam Dekker <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 12 <AST> 5 <STL> 4 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 2 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle Wiltjer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chinanu Onuaku <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Bobby Brown <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none