Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
20
7
27
3373
3539
61
24
39
94
42
45
19
14
74
44
13
57
4
27
7
14
18
122
4
1417
68
5
2526
1212
48
66
55
83
1112
34
1146
03
98
32
43
3537
6060
1614
55
3
2221
99
4
52
22
42
813
42
855
01
64
02
25
2525
6060
14
6
43
25
12
48
6
5
83
11
3
14
0
9
3
4
35
60
17
8
47
26
12
46
6
5
83
12
4
16
3
8
2
3
37
60
16
5
31
22
9
41
5
2
40
8
4
12
0
6
0
2
25
60
14
5
36
21
9
43
2
2
100
13
2
15
1
4
2
5
25
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
34
5
10
50
3
8
38
0
0
0
6
5
11
8
1
0
4
4
13
10
double
James
Harden
James Harden
True
33
7
15
47
6
12
50
9
11
82
2
9
11
13
0
0
4
2
29
14
triple
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
30
7
18
39
5
14
36
1
2
50
0
5
5
1
3
0
0
1
20
14
none
Ryan
Anderson
Ryan Anderson
True
27
3
11
27
2
8
25
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
8
22
none
Clint
Capela
Clint Capela
True
22
4
6
67
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
9
11
0
0
2
2
6
8
4
none
Eric
Gordon
Eric Gordon
False
27
10
17
59
7
12
58
2
2
100
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
29
13
none
Sam
Dekker
Sam Dekker
False
23
1
8
12
1
5
20
2
2
100
0
4
4
1
1
1
0
0
5
5
none
Montrezl
Harrell
Montrezl Harrell
False
16
3
4
75
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
7
8
1
0
0
0
2
6
6
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
15
1
2
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
10
none
Nenê
Hilário
Nenê Hilário
False
9
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
1
1
0
1
0
2
12
none
Tyler
Ennis
Tyler Ennis
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
K.J.
McDaniels
K.J. McDaniels
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
17
December
2016
Saturday
Target Center
Minneapolis
Timberwolves
Minnesota
False
Pelicans
New Orleans
Western Conference
Southwest
9
19
28
3254
3415
27
9
33
98
40
41
20
11
55
34
13
47
6
17
4
11
16
100
4
48
13
27
2125
109
5
47
35
74
98
04
102
11
14
11
43
2426
6060
96
32
33
2527
129
5
72
21
29
89
54
143
13
66
02
13
2921
6060
4
1
25
21
10
48
4
3
75
9
0
9
1
1
1
4
24
60
8
3
38
25
9
36
7
5
71
8
4
12
1
4
1
3
26
60
9
3
33
25
12
48
7
2
29
8
5
13
1
6
0
1
29
60
6
2
33
27
9
33
2
1
50
9
4
13
3
6
2
3
21
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
5
15
33
1
7
14
0
0
0
1
4
5
1
0
1
2
1
11
-9
none
Buddy
Hield
Buddy Hield
True
25
4
10
40
3
4
75
0
0
0
0
5
5
1
0
0
2
4
11
-8
none
E'Twaun
Moore
E'Twaun Moore
True
25
3
8
38
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
1
1
1
0
8
-10
none
Anthony
Davis
Anthony Davis
True
22
9
17
53
0
1
0
1
3
33
1
4
5
3
0
0
1
0
19
-15
none
Alexis
Ajinça
Alexis Ajinça
True
22
2
7
29
0
0
0
4
5
80
2
6
8
1
1
2
3
4
8
-5
none
Terrence
Jones
Terrence Jones
False
28
7
14
50
0
2
0
2
6
33
3
5
8
1
0
1
1
2
16
-17
none
Tim
Frazier
Tim Frazier
False
24
3
8
38
2
3
67
1
1
100
2
2
4
5
0
0
0
1
9
-15
none
Cheick
Diallo
Cheick Diallo
False
22
4
5
80
0
0
0
2
2
100
2
5
7
1
0
1
1
1
10
-7
none
Langston
Galloway
Langston Galloway
False
21
3
10
30
1
5
20
0
1
0
1
0
1
3
0
0
0
2
7
-18
none
Reggie
Williams
Reggie Williams
False
11
0
4
0
0
2
0
1
2
50
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
-6
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
Dante
Cunningham
Dante Cunningham
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Solomon
Hill
Solomon Hill
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
18
December
2016
Sunday
AT&T Center
San Antonio
Spurs
San Antonio
False
James Harden notched his 15th triple - double to pass Hakeem Olajuwon to become the Rockets ' all - time triple - double leader . Harden finished with 29 points on 7 - of - 15 shooting , including 6 - of - 12 from deep and 9 - of - 11 from the foul line , along with 13 assists and 11 rebounds , in 34 minutes . Eric Gordon poured in a season - high 29 points on 10 - of - 17 shooting , including 7 - of - 12 from long range , in 28 minutes off the bench . Trevor Ariza chipped in 20 points , five rebounds , three steals and one assist , in 30 minutes . Anthony Davis was the high - point man for the Pelicans , with 19 points , on 9 - of - 17 shooting , in 23 minutes before leaving the game in the third quarter with a leg contusion . Terrence Jones chipped in 16 points on 7 - of - 14 shooting , along with eight rebounds , in 29 minutes off the bench . Buddy Hield had another solid game with 11 points and five rebounds , in 26 minutes . The Houston Rockets notched their ninth straight win as they defeated the New Orleans Pelicans , 122 - 100 , at Toyota Center on Friday night . The Rockets made history in a couple of different ways in this contest , beginning with their nine - game win streak , which is their longest win streak in eight years . They also sank an NBA-record 24 three - pointers , while James Harden passed Hakeem Olajuwon , to become the Rockets ' all time triple - double leader , as he notched his second straight triple - double , for the fifteenth of his career . Harden finished with 29 points on 7 - of - 15 shooting , along with 13 assists and 11 rebounds , in 34 minutes . Meanwhile , Eric Gordon notched a season - high 29 points on 10 - of - 17 shooting , including 7 - of - 12 from deep , in 28 minutes off the bench . The Rockets ( 20 - 7 ) shot 24 - of - 61 from long distance and tallied 27 assists in the game . They moved to 10 - 2 at home and will head out to Minnesota to take - on the Timberwolves on Saturday , for their second game in as many nights . The Pelicans ( 9 - 19 ) fell short on the second night of a back - to - back as they struggled shooting , going 41 percent from the field , 33 percent from long range and only 55 percent from the foul line . Anthony Davis scored 19 points before he was forced to leave the game in the third quarter with a leg contusion , and did not return . No player tallied more than 20 points for the Pelicans but five players scored in double figures , including Cheick Diallo who went 4 - of - 5 from the field , for 10 points , along with seven rebounds , in 22 minutes off the bench . The Pelicans fell to 3 - 10 on the road and will look to bounce back as they visit San Antonio on Sunday .
James Harden notched his 15th triple - double to pass Hakeem Olajuwon to become the Rockets' all - time triple - double leader. Harden finished with 29 points on 7 - of - 15 shooting, including 6 - of - 12 from deep and 9 - of - 11 from the foul line, along with 13 assists and 11 rebounds, in 34 minutes. Eric Gordon poured in a season - high 29 points on 10 - of - 17 shooting, including 7 - of - 12 from long range, in 28 minutes off the bench. Trevor Ariza chipped in 20 points, five rebounds, three steals and one assist, in 30 minutes. Anthony Davis was the high - point man for the Pelicans, with 19 points, on 9 - of - 17 shooting, in 23 minutes before leaving the game in the third quarter with a leg contusion. Terrence Jones chipped in 16 points on 7 - of - 14 shooting, along with eight rebounds, in 29 minutes off the bench. Buddy Hield had another solid game with 11 points and five rebounds, in 26 minutes.
James Harden notched his 15th triple - double to pass Hakeem Olajuwon to become the Rockets' all - time triple - double leader. Harden finished with 29 points on 7 - of - 15 shooting, including 6 - of - 12 from deep and 9 - of - 11 from the foul line, along with 13 assists and 11 rebounds, in 34 minutes. Eric Gordon poured in a season - high 29 points on 10 - of - 17 shooting, including 7 - of - 12 from long range, in 28 minutes off the bench. Trevor Ariza chipped in 20 points, five rebounds, three steals and one assist, in 30 minutes. Anthony Davis was the high - point man for the Pelicans, with 19 points, on 9 - of - 17 shooting, in 23 minutes before leaving the game in the third quarter with a leg contusion. Terrence Jones chipped in 16 points on 7 - of - 14 shooting, along with eight rebounds, in 29 minutes off the bench. Buddy Hield had another solid game with 11 points and five rebounds, in 26 minutes. The Houston Rockets notched their ninth straight win as they defeated the New Orleans Pelicans, 122 - 100, at Toyota Center on Friday night. The Rockets made history in a couple of different ways in this contest, beginning with their nine - game win streak, which is their longest win streak in eight years. They also sank an NBA-record 24 three - pointers, while James Harden passed Hakeem Olajuwon, to become the Rockets' all time triple - double leader, as he notched his second straight triple - double, for the fifteenth of his career. Harden finished with 29 points on 7 - of - 15 shooting, along with 13 assists and 11 rebounds, in 34 minutes. Meanwhile, Eric Gordon notched a season - high 29 points on 10 - of - 17 shooting, including 7 - of - 12 from deep, in 28 minutes off the bench. The Rockets (20 - 7) shot 24 - of - 61 from long distance and tallied 27 assists in the game. They moved to 10 - 2 at home and will head out to Minnesota to take - on the Timberwolves on Saturday, for their second game in as many nights. The Pelicans (9 - 19) fell short on the second night of a back - to - back as they struggled shooting, going 41 percent from the field, 33 percent from long range and only 55 percent from the foul line. Anthony Davis scored 19 points before he was forced to leave the game in the third quarter with a leg contusion, and did not return. No player tallied more than 20 points for the Pelicans but five players scored in double figures, including Cheick Diallo who went 4 - of - 5 from the field, for 10 points, along with seven rebounds, in 22 minutes off the bench. The Pelicans fell to 3 - 10 on the road and will look to bounce back as they visit San Antonio on Sunday.
<GAME> <DATE> 16 December 2016 <DAY> Friday <STADIUM> Toyota Center <CITY> Houston <HOME> <TEAM> Rockets <CITY> Houston <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 122 <WINS-LOSSES> 20 7 <QTRS> 35 37 25 25 <TEAM-AST> 27 <3PT> 24 <TEAM-FG> 42 <TEAM-FT> 14 <TEAM-REB> 57 <TEAM-TO> 14 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 17 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Target Center <NEXT-CITY> Minneapolis <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Minnesota <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Timberwolves <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Pelicans <CITY> New Orleans <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 100 <WINS-LOSSES> 9 19 <QTRS> 24 26 29 21 <TEAM-AST> 17 <3PT> 9 <TEAM-FG> 40 <TEAM-FT> 11 <TEAM-REB> 47 <TEAM-TO> 11 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 18 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> AT&T Center <NEXT-CITY> San Antonio <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> San Antonio <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Spurs <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Eric Gordon <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 29 <FG> 10 17 59 <FG3> 7 12 58 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 29 <FG> 7 15 47 <FG3> 6 12 50 <FT> 9 11 82 <REB> 11 <AST> 13 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 2 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> triple <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 18 39 <FG3> 5 14 36 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 3 8 38 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 11 <AST> 8 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 6 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Clint Capela <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 11 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ryan Anderson <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 11 27 <FG3> 2 8 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Montrezl Harrell <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Sam Dekker <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 8 12 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nenê Hilário <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle Wiltjer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-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> K. J. McDaniels <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-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> Tyler Ennis <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-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> Anthony Davis <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 19 <FG> 9 17 53 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Terrence Jones <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 16 <FG> 7 14 50 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 6 33 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Buddy Hield <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 3 4 75 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jrue Holiday <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 15 33 <FG3> 1 7 14 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cheick Diallo <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 5 80 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tim Frazier <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alexis Ajinça <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> E'Twaun Moore <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Langston Galloway <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 10 30 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Reggie Williams <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 1 <FG> 0 4 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Solomon Hill <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <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> Dante Cunningham <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <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> Ömer Aşık <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <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