New Orleans Hornets @ Houston Rockets
42-20, 20-10 Away
96
42-20, 20-10 Away
42-20, 23-9 Home
106
42-20, 23-9 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 22-foot jumper
- Morris Peterson makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Rafer Alston makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rafer Alston makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tyson Chandler misses 7-foot two point shot
- Tyson Chandler misses 5-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 14-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses 22-foot jumper
- Luis Scola misses two point shot
- Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 22-foot jumper
- Tyson Chandler makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tyson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2
- Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 11-foot two point shot
- Luis Scola misses driving layup
- Dikembe Mutombo misses 10-foot jumper
- Tyson Chandler misses two point shot
- Tyson Chandler misses layup
- Peja Stojakovic misses 15-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot two point shot
- Bobby Jackson makes 22-foot jumper (Luis Scola assists)
- Peja Stojakovic makes 16-foot two point shot
- Peja Stojakovic misses 18-foot jumper
- Bobby Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tyson Chandler misses slam dunk
- Morris Peterson makes 20-foot jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
- Peja Stojakovic misses 15-foot two point shot
- Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jannero Pargo misses 17-foot jumper
- Julian Wright makes tip shot
- Tracy McGrady makes driving layup
- Jannero Pargo misses running jumper
- Shane Battier makes layup (Bobby Jackson assists)
- Jannero Pargo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Julian Wright assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes 12-foot running jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- Jannero Pargo makes 14-foot running jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 19-foot two point shot (Bobby Jackson assists)
- Peja Stojakovic misses 21-foot jumper
- Bobby Jackson misses 20-foot jumper
- Morris Peterson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Bobby Jackson misses driving layup
- Bobby Jackson misses driving layup
- Julian Wright makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
- Luis Scola makes layup
- Jannero Pargo makes driving layup
- Jannero Pargo misses 38-foot three point jumper
- Mike James makes 24-foot three point jumper (Julian Wright assists)
- Steve Novak makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Jannero Pargo misses 18-foot jumper
- Mike James misses layup
- Luther Head makes three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Jannero Pargo misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Julian Wright makes 17-foot jumper (Ryan Bowen assists)
- Chuck Hayes makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Rafer Alston makes driving layup (Chuck Hayes assists)
- Luther Head misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Mike James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Melvin Ely misses free throw 1 of 2
- Melvin Ely misses free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady makes two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Steve Novak makes 21-foot jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
- Chris Paul misses 11-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Steve Novak misses 21-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Steve Novak makes 22-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Steve Novak misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Morris Peterson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jannero Pargo misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Luther Head makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 16-foot two point shot
- Morris Peterson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes driving layup
- Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
- Shane Battier makes three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston makes three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses three point jumper
- Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper
- Tyson Chandler makes 7-foot hook shot (Morris Peterson assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes 23-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 10-foot two point shot
- Dikembe Mutombo misses 8-foot hook shot
- Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper
- Dikembe Mutombo makes slam dunk
- Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Paul makes technical free throw
- Tracy McGrady misses driving layup
- Chris Paul makes 10-foot running jumper
- Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Dikembe Mutombo makes slam dunk (Shane Battier assists)
- Chris Paul misses 16-foot running jumper
- Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luis Scola makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 10-foot jumper
- Ryan Bowen misses tip shot
- Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes 19-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola misses layup
- Julian Wright misses layup
- Chris Paul makes 9-foot running jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
- Chris Paul misses two point shot
- Morris Peterson misses layup
- Morris Peterson makes layup
- Tyson Chandler misses 4-foot jumper
- Julian Wright misses layup
- Tyson Chandler makes two point shot
- Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 6-foot running jumper
- Bobby Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier makes layup (Chuck Hayes assists)
- Chris Paul makes 18-foot two point shot
- Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Julian Wright makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Luis Scola makes layup
- Julian Wright misses 14-foot two point shot
- Tracy McGrady makes 20-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 16-foot two point shot (Bobby Jackson assists)
- Jannero Pargo misses 22-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 16-foot jumper
- Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tyson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2
- Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Chris Paul makes two point shot
- Shane Battier makes three point jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jannero Pargo misses layup
- Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
- Chris Paul makes two point shot
- Peja Stojakovic makes 6-foot two point shot
- Chuck Hayes makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Tyson Chandler misses layup
- Jannero Pargo misses layup
- Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes driving layup (Tyson Chandler assists)
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 1
- Rafer Alston makes driving layup
- Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Peja Stojakovic misses jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot two point shot
- Julian Wright misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chuck Hayes makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Chris Paul makes 20-foot jumper
- Luther Head misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Peja Stojakovic misses 15-foot two point shot
- Rafer Alston misses jumper
- Chris Paul misses 30-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes jumper (Tyson Chandler assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes two point shot
- Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes driving layup
- Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Luther Head misses jumper
- Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tyson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX
NBA TV
Referee:Mark Wunderlich
Referee:James Capers
Referee:Gary Zielinski
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
| Dallas | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
| Memphis | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
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