Houston Rockets at New Orleans Pelicans
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
Series starts 1/27
Matchup Prediction
Pelicans: 29.7%
Rockets: 70.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 HOU |
 NO |
|
|---|---|---|
| W4 | Streak | L3 |
| 111.0 | Points Against | 128.0 |
| 4-0 | Last Ten Games | 0-3 |
| 120.8 | Points Per Game | 124.7 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 45.3 | Rebounds Per Game | 45.3 |
| 28.8 | Assists Per Game | 24.7 |
| 5.0 | Blocks Per Game | 5.3 |
| 9.8 | Steals Per Game | 11.7 |
| 1.0 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 0.3 |
| 17.3 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 16.0 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Poole, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 27 |
| Yves Missi, C | Out | Oct 24 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Marcus Smart, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 27 |
| Alperen Sengun, C | Out | Oct 27 |
| Steven Adams, C | Out | Oct 26 |
OKC
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WSH
IND
UTAH
DENGame Information
Smoothie King Center
Location: New Orleans, LA
Capacity:
2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston |
4 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W4 |
 Memphis |
4 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W4 |
 Dallas |
2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | W1 |
 San Antonio |
1 | 2 | .333 | 2.5 | W1 |
 New Orleans |
0 | 3 | .000 | 3.5 | L3 |
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