Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
50
22
72
3397
3399
39
14
36
93
44
47
20
15
75
44
15
59
3
29
5
18
19
117
4
116
41
35
2423
119
5
24
22
92
1312
37
1349
01
75
12
87
2821
6060
1012
27
3
2323
1212
52
77
56
73
910
23
933
02
98
11
12
3137
6060
11
4
36
24
11
46
2
2
100
13
3
16
0
7
1
8
28
60
6
1
17
23
9
39
4
2
50
12
7
19
1
5
2
7
21
60
10
2
20
23
12
52
7
5
71
9
2
11
0
9
1
1
31
60
12
7
58
23
12
52
7
6
86
10
3
13
2
8
1
2
37
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
James
Harden
James Harden
True
37
12
24
50
5
12
42
9
11
82
1
6
7
17
2
1
3
2
38
12
double
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
33
3
10
30
0
4
0
2
2
100
0
9
9
0
0
0
0
4
8
8
none
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
31
6
11
55
4
7
57
1
2
50
1
5
6
2
1
0
4
2
17
2
none
Ryan
Anderson
Ryan Anderson
True
29
5
12
42
3
8
38
0
0
0
4
2
6
0
0
0
2
3
13
8
none
Clint
Capela
Clint Capela
True
28
5
7
71
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
9
13
2
0
2
2
3
10
20
double
Eric
Gordon
Eric Gordon
False
33
5
10
50
2
5
40
2
3
67
1
4
5
4
1
0
5
1
14
16
none
Lou
Williams
Lou Williams
False
19
2
8
25
0
3
0
1
2
50
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
0
5
-2
none
Nenê
Hilário
Nenê Hilário
False
19
6
10
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
6
8
2
1
0
1
4
12
-10
none
Sam
Dekker
Sam Dekker
False
6
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
-4
none
Bobby
Brown
Bobby Brown
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Montrezl
Harrell
Montrezl Harrell
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
26
March
2017
Sunday
Toyota Center
Houston
Thunder
Oklahoma City
True
Pelicans
New Orleans
Western Conference
Southwest
30
42
72
3276
3196
38
14
37
91
41
45
14
11
79
30
6
36
7
28
9
10
15
107
4
128
71
55
2720
127
5
22
22
100
96
21
117
13
96
25
34
3317
6060
810
33
4
2123
1012
48
82
61
74
87
21
108
03
76
11
12
2928
6060
12
7
58
27
12
44
2
2
100
9
2
11
1
9
2
3
33
60
8
1
12
20
7
35
2
2
100
6
1
7
3
6
5
4
17
60
8
3
38
21
10
48
8
6
75
8
2
10
0
7
1
1
29
60
10
3
30
23
12
52
2
1
50
7
1
8
3
6
1
2
28
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Anthony
Davis
Anthony Davis
True
40
14
24
58
0
1
0
5
6
83
3
13
16
1
3
1
1
2
33
-9
double
Jrue
Holiday
Jrue Holiday
True
38
7
12
58
4
8
50
0
1
0
0
1
1
9
3
2
2
1
18
-7
none
Solomon
Hill
Solomon Hill
True
36
3
8
38
3
7
43
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
1
0
2
3
9
-3
none
DeMarcus
Cousins
DeMarcus Cousins
True
29
10
25
40
5
9
56
4
5
80
2
4
6
4
1
4
3
4
29
-8
none
Tim
Frazier
Tim Frazier
True
24
0
5
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
none
E'Twaun
Moore
E'Twaun Moore
False
27
3
6
50
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
5
0
0
0
3
6
-10
none
Dante
Cunningham
Dante Cunningham
False
24
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
-3
none
Jordan
Crawford
Jordan Crawford
False
18
4
10
40
2
6
33
2
2
100
0
1
1
2
1
0
2
0
12
-10
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
Quinn
Cook
Quinn Cook
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Donatas
Motiejūnas
Donatas Motiejūnas
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
26
March
2017
Sunday
Pepsi Center
Denver
Nuggets
Denver
False
The Houston Rockets defeated the visiting New Orleans Pelicans , 117 - 107 , at Toyota Center on Friday evening . The Pelicans ( 30 - 42 ) started out strong , leading 33 - 28 after one quarter , and managed to stay on top , with a one - point lead at halftime . The game remained close through the third quarter , while the Rockets ( 50 - 22 ) managed to grab a one - point lead heading into the final frame . The Rockets came out with intensity in the fourth , and closed out strong , as they out - scored the Pelicans 37 - 38 in the quarter to seal their 50th win of the season . This marks Houston 's third straight win , while the Pelicans ' three game winning streak was put to rest . James Harden led the way for the Rockets with 38 points , 17 assists and seven rebounds , while managing to restrict himself to only three turnovers , in 38 minutes . Patrick Beverley went 4 - of - 7 from long range , on his way to 17 points , to go along with six rebounds and two assists , in 31 minutes . Eric Gordon chipped in 14 points on 5 - of - 10 shooting , in 33 minutes off the bench , while Clint Capela double - doubled with 10 points and 14 rebounds . The Rockets now look ahead to Sunday , when they play host to the Thunder . Meanwhile , Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins combined for 62 points , as they came up just short of what would have been a very impressive win , had they been able to hold on . Davis finished with 33 points and 16 rebounds , while Cousins followed up with 29 points , six rebounds four assists and four blocked shots . Jrue Holiday chipped in 18 points and dished nine assists , while the only other player to score in double digits for New Orleans was Jordan Crawford , who finished with 12 . The Pelicans playoff hopes are dwindling , but they will look to continue the push , as they visit Denver to take on the Nuggets on Sunday . James Harden led the way for the Rockets with 38 points on 12 - of - 24 shooting , 17 assists and seven rebounds , in 38 minutes . Patrick Beverley followed up with 17 points , while shooting 4 - of - 7 from long range , to go along with six rebounds and two assists , in 31 minutes . Eric Gordon chipped in 14 points on 5 - of - 10 shooting , in 33 minutes off the bench , while Clint Capela double - doubled with 10 points and 14 rebounds . Trevor Ariza went 0 - of - 4 from long range and only 3 - of - 10 overall , on his way to eight points , in 34 minutes . Meanwhile , Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins combined for 62 points , as Davis finished with 33 points and 16 rebounds , and Cousins followed up with 29 points , six rebounds four assists and four blocked shots . Jrue Holiday chipped in 18 points and dished nine assists , while the only other player to score in double digits for New Orleans was Jordan Crawford , who finished with 12 .
The Houston Rockets defeated the visiting New Orleans Pelicans, 117 - 107, at Toyota Center on Friday evening. The Pelicans (30 - 42) started out strong, leading 33 - 28 after one quarter, and managed to stay on top, with a one - point lead at halftime. The game remained close through the third quarter, while the Rockets (50 - 22) managed to grab a one - point lead heading into the final frame. The Rockets came out with intensity in the fourth, and closed out strong, as they out - scored the Pelicans 37 - 38 in the quarter to seal their 50th win of the season. This marks Houston's third straight win, while the Pelicans' three game winning streak was put to rest. James Harden led the way for the Rockets with 38 points, 17 assists and seven rebounds, while managing to restrict himself to only three turnovers, in 38 minutes. Patrick Beverley went 4 - of - 7 from long range, on his way to 17 points, to go along with six rebounds and two assists, in 31 minutes. Eric Gordon chipped in 14 points on 5 - of - 10 shooting, in 33 minutes off the bench, while Clint Capela double - doubled with 10 points and 14 rebounds. The Rockets now look ahead to Sunday, when they play host to the Thunder. Meanwhile, Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins combined for 62 points, as they came up just short of what would have been a very impressive win, had they been able to hold on. Davis finished with 33 points and 16 rebounds, while Cousins followed up with 29 points, six rebounds four assists and four blocked shots. Jrue Holiday chipped in 18 points and dished nine assists, while the only other player to score in double digits for New Orleans was Jordan Crawford, who finished with 12. The Pelicans playoff hopes are dwindling, but they will look to continue the push, as they visit Denver to take on the Nuggets on Sunday.
The Houston Rockets defeated the visiting New Orleans Pelicans, 117 - 107, at Toyota Center on Friday evening. The Pelicans (30 - 42) started out strong, leading 33 - 28 after one quarter, and managed to stay on top, with a one - point lead at halftime. The game remained close through the third quarter, while the Rockets (50 - 22) managed to grab a one - point lead heading into the final frame. The Rockets came out with intensity in the fourth, and closed out strong, as they out - scored the Pelicans 37 - 38 in the quarter to seal their 50th win of the season. This marks Houston's third straight win, while the Pelicans' three game winning streak was put to rest. James Harden led the way for the Rockets with 38 points, 17 assists and seven rebounds, while managing to restrict himself to only three turnovers, in 38 minutes. Patrick Beverley went 4 - of - 7 from long range, on his way to 17 points, to go along with six rebounds and two assists, in 31 minutes. Eric Gordon chipped in 14 points on 5 - of - 10 shooting, in 33 minutes off the bench, while Clint Capela double - doubled with 10 points and 14 rebounds. The Rockets now look ahead to Sunday, when they play host to the Thunder. Meanwhile, Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins combined for 62 points, as they came up just short of what would have been a very impressive win, had they been able to hold on. Davis finished with 33 points and 16 rebounds, while Cousins followed up with 29 points, six rebounds four assists and four blocked shots. Jrue Holiday chipped in 18 points and dished nine assists, while the only other player to score in double digits for New Orleans was Jordan Crawford, who finished with 12. The Pelicans playoff hopes are dwindling, but they will look to continue the push, as they visit Denver to take on the Nuggets on Sunday. James Harden led the way for the Rockets with 38 points on 12 - of - 24 shooting, 17 assists and seven rebounds, in 38 minutes. Patrick Beverley followed up with 17 points, while shooting 4 - of - 7 from long range, to go along with six rebounds and two assists, in 31 minutes. Eric Gordon chipped in 14 points on 5 - of - 10 shooting, in 33 minutes off the bench, while Clint Capela double - doubled with 10 points and 14 rebounds. Trevor Ariza went 0 - of - 4 from long range and only 3 - of - 10 overall, on his way to eight points, in 34 minutes. Meanwhile, Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins combined for 62 points, as Davis finished with 33 points and 16 rebounds, and Cousins followed up with 29 points, six rebounds four assists and four blocked shots. Jrue Holiday chipped in 18 points and dished nine assists, while the only other player to score in double digits for New Orleans was Jordan Crawford, who finished with 12.
<GAME> <DATE> 24 March 2017 <DAY> Friday <STADIUM> Toyota Center <CITY> Houston <HOME> <TEAM> Rockets <CITY> Houston <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 117 <WINS-LOSSES> 50 22 <QTRS> 28 21 31 37 <TEAM-AST> 29 <3PT> 14 <TEAM-FG> 44 <TEAM-FT> 15 <TEAM-REB> 59 <TEAM-TO> 18 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 26 March 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> Toyota Center <NEXT-CITY> Houston <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Oklahoma City <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Thunder <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Pelicans <CITY> New Orleans <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 107 <WINS-LOSSES> 30 42 <QTRS> 33 17 29 28 <TEAM-AST> 28 <3PT> 14 <TEAM-FG> 41 <TEAM-FT> 11 <TEAM-REB> 36 <TEAM-TO> 10 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 26 March 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> Pepsi Center <NEXT-CITY> Denver <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Denver <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Nuggets <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 38 <FG> 12 24 50 <FG3> 5 12 42 <FT> 9 11 82 <REB> 7 <AST> 17 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 11 55 <FG3> 4 7 57 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Eric Gordon <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 14 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 5 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ryan Anderson <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 3 8 38 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 4 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nenê Hilário <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 12 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Clint Capela <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 7 71 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 13 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 4 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 10 30 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 9 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lou Williams <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <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> Montrezl Harrell <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> Bobby Brown <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> Sam Dekker <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Davis <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 33 <FG> 14 24 58 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 16 <AST> 1 <STL> 3 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 13 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> DeMarcus Cousins <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 29 <FG> 10 25 40 <FG3> 5 9 56 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 6 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 4 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jrue Holiday <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 18 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 4 8 50 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 9 <STL> 3 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Crawford <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Solomon Hill <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> E'Twaun Moore <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Donatas Motiejūnas <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> Quinn Cook <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 <PLAYER> Alexis Ajinça <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-10 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tim Frazier <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 5 0 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none