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Houston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans

January 18, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Rockets beat the Pelicans 119-110 on 2026-01-18 at home. The Rockets started Kevin Durant, Steven Adams, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., and Amen Thompson. The Pelicans started Zion Williamson, Saddiq Bey, Trey Murphy III, Jeremiah Fears, and Derik Queen. Zion Williamson (Pelicans) scored 15 points (4/10) in his matchups, with Jabari Smith Jr. as his primary defender. Kevin Durant (Rockets) scored 16 points (6/11) in his matchups, with Saddiq Bey as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

HOU

Houston Rockets 119

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jabari Smith Jr. GS	41:17	32	8	0	0	1	1	1	11-21	7-13	3-4	+17
Amen Thompson GS	40:05	20	8	6	1	1	2	0	10-14	0-1	0-0	+21
Kevin Durant GS	36:04	18	6	8	1	0	3	1	5-18	1-8	7-8	+3
Alperen Sengun GS	32:59	21	8	4	5	1	4	5	9-15	0-0	3-5	+8
Steven Adams GS	27:25	5	10	2	0	0	1	1	2-3	0-0	1-2	+10
Reed Sheppard	17:33	11	3	1	1	0	3	1	4-9	3-7	0-0	-14
Josh Okogie	16:57	4	1	1	0	1	0	2	1-3	1-3	1-2	-1
Dorian Finney-Smith	15:53	8	3	0	0	0	1	1	3-5	1-2	1-1	+6
Jae'Sean Tate	7:38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2
JD Davison	4:09	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	-3
Totals		119	47	22	9	4	15	12	45-90	13-36	16-22

Did not play: Clint Capela (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jeff Green (DNP - Coach's Decision), Aaron Holiday (DNP - Coach's Decision)

NOP

New Orleans Pelicans 110

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Trey Murphy III GS	35:12	21	3	4	1	1	2	3	7-15	3-8	4-4	-16
Zion Williamson GS	30:25	20	6	4	1	1	2	4	9-17	0-0	2-3	-17
Saddiq Bey GS	29:13	11	4	2	1	0	1	0	3-7	1-3	4-4	-22
Derik Queen GS	26:39	15	4	5	1	0	3	0	7-12	1-3	0-0	-33
Jeremiah Fears GS	10:24	2	3	2	0	1	1	2	1-5	0-2	0-0	-10
Yves Missi	30:27	10	6	3	1	2	0	2	5-8	0-0	0-0	+22
Jordan Poole	25:15	13	4	2	0	0	2	1	5-11	2-5	1-3	-1
Micah Peavy	21:59	7	3	3	2	0	0	2	3-5	1-2	0-0	+17
Karlo Matković	17:35	5	3	0	0	0	0	1	2-2	1-1	0-0	+8
Jordan Hawkins	12:51	6	3	2	3	0	2	1	2-6	1-2	1-1	+7
Totals		110	39	27	10	5	13	16	44-88	10-26	12-15

Did not play: DeAndre Jordan (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kevon Looney (DNP - Coach's Decision), Bryce McGowens (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

HOU

Houston Rockets

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Kevin Durant · Steven Adams · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson Starter 12.4 min
Kevin Durant · Josh Okogie · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson 5.2 min
Dorian Finney-Smith · Jae'Sean Tate · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson 4.7 min
Kevin Durant · Dorian Finney-Smith · Josh Okogie · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson 3.1 min
Kevin Durant · Steven Adams · Jabari Smith Jr. · JD Davison · Reed Sheppard 2.9 min

NOP

New Orleans Pelicans

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Zion Williamson · Saddiq Bey · Trey Murphy III · Jeremiah Fears · Derik Queen Starter 6.1 min
Zion Williamson · Saddiq Bey · Trey Murphy III · Yves Missi · Derik Queen 9.2 min
Zion Williamson · Jordan Poole · Trey Murphy III · Yves Missi · Micah Peavy 4.7 min
Jordan Poole · Trey Murphy III · Karlo Matković · Derik Queen · Micah Peavy 4.7 min
Zion Williamson · Jordan Poole · Saddiq Bey · Jordan Hawkins · Derik Queen 4.1 min

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Rockets defense

Zion Williamson 15 pts (4/10) in 67 possessions

Guarded by: Jabari Smith Jr. (37 %, 2 pts) · Alperen Sengun (26 %, 7 pts) · Kevin Durant (12 %, 4 pts)
Jeremiah Fears 10 pts (4/7) in 22 possessions

Guarded by: Jabari Smith Jr. (31 %, 2 pts) · Josh Okogie (22 %, 3 pts) · Amen Thompson (18 %, 2 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Jabari Smith Jr.	Zion Williamson: 25 poss., 2 pts (0/3) · Trey Murphy III: 13 poss., 15 pts (5/5)
Amen Thompson	Trey Murphy III: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Saddiq Bey: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Kevin Durant	Trey Murphy III: 22 poss., 2 pts (0/2) · Micah Peavy: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Alperen Sengun	Zion Williamson: 18 poss., 7 pts (2/2) · Derik Queen: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/3)
Steven Adams	Yves Missi: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Derik Queen: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Josh Okogie	Trey Murphy III: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jordan Poole: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Reed Sheppard	Jordan Poole: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Micah Peavy: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Dorian Finney-Smith	Jordan Poole: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Karlo Matković: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Jae'Sean Tate	Jordan Poole: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Karlo Matković: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
JD Davison	Jordan Hawkins: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jordan Poole: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1)

Pelicans defense

Kevin Durant 16 pts (6/11) in 65 possessions

Guarded by: Saddiq Bey (32 %, 4 pts) · Trey Murphy III (13 %, 5 pts) · Yves Missi (12 %, 0 pts)
Alperen Sengun 27 pts (11/15) in 61 possessions

Guarded by: Zion Williamson (30 %, 10 pts) · Yves Missi (15 %, 4 pts) · Karlo Matković (13 %, 2 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Trey Murphy III	Amen Thompson: 20 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 12 poss., 5 pts (1/2)
Zion Williamson	Alperen Sengun: 19 poss., 10 pts (4/5) · Steven Adams: 12 poss., 6 pts (3/8)
Saddiq Bey	Kevin Durant: 21 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Yves Missi	Jabari Smith Jr.: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Alperen Sengun: 9 poss., 4 pts (2/2)
Jordan Poole	Amen Thompson: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Derik Queen	Steven Adams: 16 poss., 11 pts (5/8) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Micah Peavy	Reed Sheppard: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kevin Durant: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Karlo Matković	Alperen Sengun: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Kevin Durant: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jordan Hawkins	Reed Sheppard: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Dorian Finney-Smith: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Jeremiah Fears	Jabari Smith Jr.: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Amen Thompson: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/2)