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Houston Rockets 128–133 New Orleans Pelicans — NBA 2025-26, 18 Dec 2025

New Orleans Pelicans beat Houston Rockets 133–128 in the NBA 2025-26 on 18 Dec 2025 at Smoothie King Center, New Orleans. Quarter-by-quarter scoring and the full box score are below.

NBA
Houston RocketsHouston Rockets
128 – 133
Final
New Orleans PelicansNew Orleans Pelicans
·2025-26·Smoothie King Center, New Orleans·Finished
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTTotal
Houston Rockets333432209128
New Orleans Pelicans2421383614133

Houston Rockets

PlayerMINPTSREBAST2P3PFT
Jabari Smith Jr.44121224/121/61/2
Kevin Durant4332728/94/64/4
Amen Thompson41236411/130/11/1
Alperen Sengun362811811/220/46/10
Josh Okogie3010432/51/23/3
Steven Adams2861032/100/02/5
Reed Sheppard2711471/23/100/0
Aaron Holiday103110/01/30/0
Clint Capela73301/20/01/2

New Orleans Pelicans

PlayerMINPTSREBAST2P3PFT
Herbert Jones3818335/82/62/2
Trey Murphy III3827327/112/27/7
Derik Queen35161237/140/22/3
Saddiq Bey3429918/133/54/4
Jose Alvarado307361/21/32/3
Jordan Poole2515123/62/73/3
Zion Williamson219353/90/03/4
J. Fears209344/70/11/2
Karlo Matkovic113210/01/10/0
Yves Missi60200/00/00/0
Bryce McGowens50000/00/00/0

Houston Rockets at New Orleans Pelicans

New Orleans Pelicans beat Houston Rockets 133-128 in the NBA 2025-26, Smoothie King Center, 18 December 2025, by 5 points.

New Orleans Pelicans scored 24, 21, 38, 36, 14 by quarter; Houston Rockets scored 33, 34, 32, 20, 9. New Orleans Pelicans took 3 of the 5 quarters.

Saddiq Bey led New Orleans Pelicans with 29 points; Kevin Durant led Houston Rockets with 32 points.

Both clubs are covered here with their full season record, and every game carries a quarter-by-quarter breakdown and a complete box score.