New Orleans Pelicans at Houston Rockets
· National Basketball AssociationBrooks has 27 points to lead Houston Rockets to 146-117 win over New Orleans Pelicans
Houston never trailed in its second straight victory over the Pelicans after getting a 109-97 win in New Orleans on Thursday night.
A 3-pointer by CJ McCollum got the Pelicans within 11 with 10 seconds left in the first half before Brooks made a 3-pointer and a Pelicans turnover gave Houston the ball back.
Brooks made two free throws to end the second and the Rockets opened the third with an 8-4 run to extend the lead to 82-62 with 9 1/2 minutes left in the quarter.
The Rockets led by 26 entering the fourth and an 8-2 run made it 117-85 with 10 minutes left.
Houston's Amen Thompson was a rebound shy of a triple-double with 15 points and 11 assists when he was injured with less than six minutes left. He limped to the locker room, but the team didn’t immediately provide details on his injury.
Zion Williamson scored 20 for the Pelicans and Jose Alvarado had 17 off the bench. McCollum also had 17.
Rockets: Houston got off to a good start Saturday in taking advantage of a schedule that has the team playing six straight home games. The Rockets look to get on a roll and move up in the standings after dropping to fifth in the Western Conference amid recent struggles.
Regular Season Series
HOU wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 117 - 146 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 117 - 146 |
| 4th 19.2 |  |
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes 22-foot three point jumper (Yves Missi assists) | 117 - 146 |
| 4th 23.2 | |
Yves Missi offensive rebound | 114 - 146 |
| 4th 25.0 | |
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses 7-foot two point shot | 114 - 146 |
Statistics
 NO |
 HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 48-99 | FG | 55-99 |
| 48.5 | Field Goal % | 55.6 |
| 12-34 | 3PT | 17-40 |
| 35.3 | Three Point % | 42.5 |
| 9-16 | FT | 19-21 |
| 56.3 | Free Throw % | 90.5 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 18 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 29 | Assists | 32 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Fast Break Points | 24 |
| 70 | Points in Paint | 72 |
| 17 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 37 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Reed Sheppard, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 21 |
| N'Faly Dante, C | Day-To-Day | Jul 19 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith, PF | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
| Kevin Durant, PF | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Derik Queen, C | Day-To-Day | Jul 22 |
| Yves Missi, C | Day-To-Day | Jul 19 |
| Micah Peavy, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 19 |
| Herbert Jones, SF | Day-To-Day | Jul 10 |
| Zion Williamson, PF | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 18,055 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston |
52 | 30 | .634 | - | L3 |
 Memphis |
48 | 34 | .585 | 4 | W1 |
 Dallas |
39 | 43 | .476 | 13 | L1 |
 San Antonio |
34 | 48 | .415 | 18 | W1 |
 New Orleans |
21 | 61 | .256 | 31 | L7 |
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