← Thu, Dec 18 scores
Final
Houston Rockets
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | FG | 3PT | FT | Stl | Blk | TO | +/- | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr.F | 44 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5-18 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0.1 |
| Kevin DurantF | 43 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 12-15 | 4-6 | 4-4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 95.0 |
| Amen ThompsonG | 41 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 11-14 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -9 | 73.4 |
| Alperen SengunC | 36 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 11-26 | 0-4 | 6-10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 28.2 |
| Josh OkogieG | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 42.8 |
| Steven AdamsC | 28 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2.7 |
| Reed SheppardG | 27 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4-12 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 60.6 |
| Aaron HolidayG | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | – |
| Clint CapelaC | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | – |
| Team | 128 | 58 | 30 | 50-107 | 10-32 | 18-27 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
Did not play: Jeff Green (coach's decision), Jae'Sean Tate (coach's decision), Tari Eason (left leg injury), JD Davison (coach's decision)
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | FG | 3PT | FT | Stl | Blk | TO | +/- | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert JonesF | 38 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 7-14 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | +19 | 98.4 |
| Trey Murphy IIIF | 38 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 9-13 | 2-2 | 7-7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 97.0 |
| Derik QueenC | 35 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 7-16 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +18 | 14.6 |
| Saddiq BeyG | 34 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 11-18 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +21 | 96.7 |
| Jeremiah FearsG | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 39.1 |
| Jose AlvaradoG | 30 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 67.6 |
| Jordan PooleG | 25 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 3-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 59.8 |
| Zion WilliamsonF | 21 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -17 | 17.0 |
| Karlo MatkovicF | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | – |
| Yves MissiC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -8 | – |
| Bryce McGowensG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | – |
| Team | 133 | 41 | 27 | 49-97 | 11-27 | 24-28 | 15 | 7 | 12 |
Did not play: Kevon Looney (coach's decision), DeAndre Jordan (coach's decision), Micah Peavy (coach's decision), Jordan Hawkins (coach's decision)
Game grades for 12+ minutes: points added above a replacement-level player, ranked against every such game last season. Box score from ESPN.