NBA 2025-2026
December 18, 2025
Match Summary
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS defeated HOUSTON ROCKETS 133-128 on December 18, 2025 in the NBA 2025-2026. NEW ORLEANS PELICANS won by a 5-point margin. Kevin Durant led all scorers with 32 points. NEW ORLEANS PELICANS shot 50.5% from the field while HOUSTON ROCKETS managed 46.7%. NEW ORLEANS PELICANS collected 41 rebounds and HOUSTON ROCKETS grabbed 58. This game was played as part of the NBA 2025-2026 season in United States.
Points Leader
Kevin Durant SF PF
37 yrs (1988) 6'10" - 2.08m
Efficiency Leader
Kevin Durant SF PF
37 yrs (1988) 6'10" - 2.08m
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | * Trey Murphy Iii | 38:29 | 27 | 9/13 | 7/11 | 2/2 | 7/7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
| 2 | * Herbert Jones | 38:13 | 18 | 7/14 | 5/8 | 2/6 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 |
| 22 | * Derik Queen | 35:21 | 16 | 7/16 | 7/14 | 0/2 | 2/3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| 41 | * Saddiq Bey | 34:19 | 29 | 11/18 | 8/13 | 3/5 | 4/4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 0 | * Jeremiah Fears | 20:12 | 9 | 4/8 | 4/7 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 15 | Jose Alvarado | 30:22 | 7 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 1/3 | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | Jordan Poole | 24:32 | 15 | 5/13 | 3/6 | 2/7 | 3/3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 1 | Zion Williamson | 21:26 | 9 | 3/9 | 3/9 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Karlo Matkovic | 11:07 | 3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 21 | Yves Thierry Missi | 06:24 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Bryce Mcgowens | 04:35 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 265:00 | 133 | 49/97 | 38/70 | 11/27 | 24/28 | 28 | 13 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 159 |
HOUSTON ROCKETS
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | * Jabari Smith Ii | 44:08 | 12 | 5/18 | 4/12 | 1/6 | 1/2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | * Kevin Durant | 42:41 | 32 | 12/15 | 8/9 | 4/6 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 |
| 1 | * Amen Thompson | 40:36 | 23 | 11/14 | 11/13 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| 28 | * Alperen Sengun | 35:42 | 28 | 11/26 | 11/22 | 0/4 | 6/10 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 |
| 20 | * Josh Okogie | 30:10 | 10 | 3/7 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 3/3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Steven Adams | 27:49 | 6 | 2/10 | 2/10 | 0/0 | 2/5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | Reed Sheppard | 26:57 | 11 | 4/12 | 1/2 | 3/10 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 0 | Aaron Holiday | 10:18 | 3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Clint Ndumba-Capela | 06:40 | 3 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 265:01 | 128 | 50/107 | 40/75 | 10/32 | 18/27 | 33 | 25 | 30 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 146 |
* Players marked with * are starters.