Thursday, 11/15/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans | 27 | 18 | 31 | 20 | 96 |
| Houston | 25 | 39 | 21 | 15 | 100 |
| Time and Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Time | 2:12 |
| Attendance | 14,535 |
1st Quarter
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Hou | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Hou | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | NO | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | NO | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Hou | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Hou | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | NO | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | NO | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Hou | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | NO | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | NO | Start of the 1st Quarter | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | NO | Jump Ball: Robin Lopez vs. Omer Asik -- Anthony Davis gains possession. | Tied 0–0 |
| 11:45 | NO | Anthony Davis misses a jump shot from 19 feet out. | Tied 0–0 |
| 11:40 | Hou | Jeremy Lin with a defensive rebound. | Tied 0–0 |
| 11:21 | Hou | Jeremy Lin misses a jump shot from 15 feet out. | Tied 0–0 |
| 11:18 | Hou | Rockets with an offensive rebound. | Tied 0–0 |
| 11:11 | Hou | Omer Asik makes a dunk shot. Jeremy Lin with the assist. | Hou 2–0 |
| 10:43 | NO | Austin Rivers makes a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | NO 3–2 |
| 10:30 | Hou | Anthony Davis steals the ball from Chandler Parsons. | NO 3–2 |
| 10:27 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a layup shot. | NO 5–2 |
| 10:09 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | NO 5–2 |
| 10:08 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | NO 5–2 |
| 9:50 | NO | Robin Lopez makes a layup shot. Al-Farouq Aminu with the assist. | NO 7–2 |
| 9:37 | Hou | James Harden misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | NO 7–2 |
| 9:35 | NO | Austin Rivers with a defensive rebound. | NO 7–2 |
| 9:26 | NO | Anthony Davis misses a layup shot. | NO 7–2 |
| 9:24 | Hou | Rockets with a defensive rebound. | NO 7–2 |
| 9:15 | Hou | Jeremy Lin makes a driving reverse layup shot from 1 foot out. | NO 7–4 |
| 8:57 | NO | Austin Rivers makes a jump shot from 15 feet out. Al-Farouq Aminu with the assist. | NO 9–4 |
| 8:43 | Hou | Patrick Patterson makes a dunk shot from 1 foot out. Omer Asik with the assist. | NO 9–6 |
| 8:22 | NO | Robin Lopez misses a jump shot from 16 feet out. | NO 9–6 |
| 8:20 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with a defensive rebound. | NO 9–6 |
| 8:03 | Hou | Jeremy Lin misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. | NO 9–6 |
| 8:02 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with an offensive rebound. | NO 9–6 |
| 7:50 | Hou | James Harden misses a jump shot from 11 feet out. | NO 9–6 |
| 7:49 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | NO 9–6 |
| 7:40 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a pull up jump shot from 17 feet out. | NO 11–6 |
| 7:30 | Hou | Robin Lopez steals the ball from Jeremy Lin. | NO 11–6 |
| 7:25 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu makes a alley oop dunk shot from 1 foot out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | NO 13–6 |
| 7:17 | Hou | Rockets take a full timeout. | NO 13–6 |
| 7:03 | Hou | Patrick Patterson makes a jump shot from 18 feet out. | NO 13–8 |
| 6:40 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Jeremy Lin. | NO 13–8 |
| 6:40 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes free throw 1 of 2. | NO 14–8 |
| 6:40 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes free throw 2 of 2. | NO 15–8 |
| 6:27 | Hou | Jeremy Lin misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | NO 15–8 |
| 6:26 | NO | Greivis Vasquez with a defensive rebound. | NO 15–8 |
| 6:17 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a running jump shot from 11 feet out. | NO 17–8 |
| 6:00 | Hou | James Harden makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. Jeremy Lin with the assist. | NO 17–11 |
| 5:39 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu misses a driving layup shot. | NO 17–11 |
| 5:38 | Hou | Omer Asik with a defensive rebound. | NO 17–11 |
| 5:31 | Hou | James Harden makes a jump shot from 3 feet out. | NO 17–13 |
| 5:31 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Greivis Vasquez. | NO 17–13 |
| 5:31 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1. | NO 17–14 |
| 5:07 | NO | Austin Rivers misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. | NO 17–14 |
| 5:05 | Hou | Omer Asik with a defensive rebound. | NO 17–14 |
| 5:05 | NO | Personal foul committed by Al-Farouq Aminu. | NO 17–14 |
| 4:50 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses a jump shot from 19 feet out. | NO 17–14 |
| 4:48 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with an offensive rebound. | NO 17–14 |
| 4:46 | Hou | Anthony Davis blocks a Patrick Patterson jump shot from 4 feet out. | NO 17–14 |
| 4:44 | NO | Anthony Davis with a defensive rebound. | NO 17–14 |
| 4:37 | NO | Jeremy Lin steals the ball from Austin Rivers. | NO 17–14 |
| 4:33 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Robin Lopez. | NO 17–14 |
| 4:33 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses free throw 1 of 2. | NO 17–14 |
| 4:33 | Hou | Rockets with an offensive rebound. | NO 17–14 |
| 4:33 | Hou | Chandler Parsons makes free throw 2 of 2. | NO 17–15 |
| 4:13 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. Austin Rivers with the assist. | NO 20–15 |
| 4:01 | Hou | Anthony Davis blocks a Omer Asik layup shot from 1 foot out. | NO 20–15 |
| 4:01 | Hou | Rockets with an offensive rebound. | NO 20–15 |
| 4:01 | NO | Substitution: Ryan Anderson in for Anthony Davis. | NO 20–15 |
| 4:01 | Hou | Substitution: Carlos Delfino in for Jeremy Lin. | NO 20–15 |
| 4:01 | Hou | Substitution: Toney Douglas in for Chandler Parsons. | NO 20–15 |
| 3:53 | Hou | Austin Rivers steals the ball from Omer Asik. | NO 20–15 |
| 3:48 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu makes a layup shot. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | NO 22–15 |
| 3:34 | Hou | James Harden makes a driving reverse layup shot. | NO 22–17 |
| 3:13 | NO | Robin Lopez misses a jump shot from 9 feet out. | NO 22–17 |
| 3:12 | Hou | Omer Asik with a defensive rebound. | NO 22–17 |
| 3:09 | Hou | Al-Farouq Aminu steals the ball from James Harden. | NO 22–17 |
| 3:04 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu misses a alley oop dunk shot from 1 foot out. | NO 22–17 |
| 2:57 | NO | Ryan Anderson with an offensive rebound. | NO 22–17 |
| 2:57 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | NO 25–17 |
| 2:36 | Hou | Omer Asik makes a dunk shot. Toney Douglas with the assist. | NO 25–19 |
| 2:30 | NO | Hornets take a full timeout. | NO 25–19 |
| 2:30 | NO | Substitution: Brian Roberts in for Al-Farouq Aminu. | NO 25–19 |
| 2:30 | NO | Substitution: Darius Miller in for Robin Lopez. | NO 25–19 |
| 2:30 | NO | Substitution: Roger Mason in for Greivis Vasquez. | NO 25–19 |
| 2:30 | NO | Substitution: Jason Smith in for Austin Rivers. | NO 25–19 |
| 2:30 | Hou | Substitution: Greg Smith in for Patrick Patterson. | NO 25–19 |
| 2:30 | Hou | Substitution: Marcus Morris in for Omer Asik. | NO 25–19 |
| 2:11 | NO | Darius Miller misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | NO 25–19 |
| 2:10 | Hou | Toney Douglas with a defensive rebound. | NO 25–19 |
| 1:58 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Darius Miller. | NO 25–19 |
| 1:58 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2. | NO 25–20 |
| 1:58 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2. | NO 25–21 |
| 1:43 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | NO 25–21 |
| 1:42 | Hou | James Harden with a defensive rebound. | NO 25–21 |
| 1:33 | Hou | Toney Douglas misses a jump shot from 15 feet out. | NO 25–21 |
| 1:32 | NO | Ryan Anderson with a defensive rebound. | NO 25–21 |
| 1:18 | NO | Brian Roberts with a lost ball out of bounds turnover: Lost Ball Out of Bounds | NO 25–21 |
| 1:05 | Hou | Greg Smith makes a dunk shot from 1 foot out. Carlos Delfino with the assist. | NO 25–23 |
| 0:50 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | NO 25–23 |
| 0:49 | Hou | Carlos Delfino with a defensive rebound. | NO 25–23 |
| 0:41 | Hou | James Harden makes a running layup shot from 3 feet out. | Tied 25–25 |
| 0:31 | NO | Brian Roberts makes a pull up jump shot from 19 feet out. | NO 27–25 |
| 0:26 | Hou | James Harden misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | NO 27–25 |
| 0:26 | NO | Hornets with a defensive rebound. | NO 27–25 |
| 0:06 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | NO 27–25 |
| 0:05 | Hou | Carlos Delfino with a defensive rebound. | NO 27–25 |
| 0:00 | NO | End of the 1st Quarter | NO 27–25 |
2nd Quarter
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | NO | Start of the 2nd Quarter | NO 27–25 |
| 11:49 | Hou | Greg Smith makes a layup shot from 1 foot out. | Tied 27–27 |
| 11:41 | Hou | Personal foul committed by Toney Douglas. | Tied 27–27 |
| 11:33 | Hou | Personal foul committed by Greg Smith. | Tied 27–27 |
| 11:22 | NO | Brian Roberts misses a jump shot from 21 feet out. | Tied 27–27 |
| 11:21 | NO | Hornets with an offensive rebound. | Tied 27–27 |
| 11:05 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes a jump shot from 18 feet out. | NO 29–27 |
| 10:55 | Hou | Carlos Delfino misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | NO 29–27 |
| 10:54 | NO | Brian Roberts with a defensive rebound. | NO 29–27 |
| 10:45 | NO | Roger Mason misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | NO 29–27 |
| 10:44 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with a defensive rebound. | NO 29–27 |
| 10:31 | NO | Illegal Defense foul committed by Darius Miller. | NO 29–27 |
| 10:31 | NO | Substitution: Austin Rivers in for Brian Roberts. | NO 29–27 |
| 10:31 | Hou | Carlos Delfino makes free throw technical. | NO 29–28 |
| 10:15 | Hou | Toney Douglas misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | NO 29–28 |
| 10:14 | NO | Roger Mason with a defensive rebound. | NO 29–28 |
| 10:03 | NO | Jason Smith misses a jump shot from 20 feet out. | NO 29–28 |
| 10:02 | NO | Hornets with an offensive rebound. | NO 29–28 |
| 10:02 | Hou | Loose Ball foul committed by Marcus Morris. | NO 29–28 |
| 9:53 | NO | Marcus Morris blocks a Austin Rivers layup shot from 3 feet out. | NO 29–28 |
| 9:50 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with a defensive rebound. | NO 29–28 |
| 9:49 | Hou | Darius Miller blocks a Chandler Parsons layup shot from 1 foot out. | NO 29–28 |
| 9:49 | NO | Hornets with a defensive rebound. | NO 29–28 |
| 9:35 | NO | Marcus Morris blocks a Ryan Anderson jump shot from 4 feet out. | NO 29–28 |
| 9:35 | Hou | Rockets with a defensive rebound. | NO 29–28 |
| 9:14 | Hou | Marcus Morris makes a pull up jump shot from 21 feet out. | Hou 30–29 |
| 9:00 | NO | Austin Rivers with a stepped out of bounds turnover: Stepped Out of Bounds | Hou 30–29 |
| 8:45 | Hou | Marcus Morris makes a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. Carlos Delfino with the assist. | Hou 33–29 |
| 8:35 | NO | Hornets take a full timeout. | Hou 33–29 |
| 8:35 | NO | Substitution: Anthony Davis in for Jason Smith. | Hou 33–29 |
| 8:17 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes a reverse layup shot. Roger Mason with the assist. | Hou 33–31 |
| 8:01 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Anthony Davis. | Hou 33–31 |
| 8:01 | Hou | Chandler Parsons makes free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 34–31 |
| 8:01 | NO | Substitution: Greivis Vasquez in for Roger Mason. | Hou 34–31 |
| 8:01 | Hou | Chandler Parsons makes free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 35–31 |
| 7:40 | NO | Greivis Vasquez with a traveling turnover: Traveling | Hou 35–31 |
| 7:25 | Hou | Toney Douglas makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. Chandler Parsons with the assist. | Hou 38–31 |
| 7:13 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Greg Smith. | Hou 38–31 |
| 7:13 | NO | Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 38–32 |
| 7:13 | NO | Substitution: Al-Farouq Aminu in for Darius Miller. | Hou 38–32 |
| 7:13 | NO | Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 38–33 |
| 7:05 | Hou | Marcus Morris makes a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. Toney Douglas with the assist. | Hou 41–33 |
| 6:46 | NO | Austin Rivers makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. Anthony Davis with the assist. | Hou 41–36 |
| 6:32 | Hou | Toney Douglas makes a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. Carlos Delfino with the assist. | Hou 44–36 |
| 6:23 | NO | Anthony Davis makes a dunk shot from 1 foot out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | Hou 44–38 |
| 6:03 | Hou | Toney Douglas makes a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. Carlos Delfino with the assist. | Hou 47–38 |
| 5:59 | Hou | Personal foul committed by Toney Douglas. | Hou 47–38 |
| 5:59 | NO | Hornets take a full timeout. | Hou 47–38 |
| 5:59 | Hou | Substitution: James Harden in for Carlos Delfino. | Hou 47–38 |
| 5:59 | Hou | Substitution: Omer Asik in for Greg Smith. | Hou 47–38 |
| 5:59 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 47–39 |
| 5:59 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 47–40 |
| 5:39 | Hou | Anthony Davis blocks a Marcus Morris jump shot from 17 feet out. | Hou 47–40 |
| 5:38 | Hou | Rockets with an offensive rebound. | Hou 47–40 |
| 5:36 | Hou | James Harden misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Hou 47–40 |
| 5:34 | NO | Ryan Anderson with a defensive rebound. | Hou 47–40 |
| 5:22 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Hou 47–40 |
| 5:21 | Hou | Omer Asik with a defensive rebound. | Hou 47–40 |
| 5:10 | Hou | Marcus Morris misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. | Hou 47–40 |
| 5:09 | Hou | Omer Asik with an offensive rebound. | Hou 47–40 |
| 5:09 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Anthony Davis. | Hou 47–40 |
| 5:09 | Hou | Omer Asik misses free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 47–40 |
| 5:09 | Hou | Rockets with an offensive rebound. | Hou 47–40 |
| 5:09 | NO | Substitution: Robin Lopez in for Ryan Anderson. | Hou 47–40 |
| 5:09 | Hou | Substitution: Jeremy Lin in for Toney Douglas. | Hou 47–40 |
| 5:09 | Hou | Omer Asik makes free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 48–40 |
| 4:58 | NO | Anthony Davis misses a jump shot from 19 feet out. | Hou 48–40 |
| 4:57 | Hou | Omer Asik with a defensive rebound. | Hou 48–40 |
| 4:47 | Hou | James Harden makes a driving layup shot from 2 feet out. | Hou 50–40 |
| 4:34 | NO | Jeremy Lin steals the ball from Robin Lopez. | Hou 50–40 |
| 4:28 | Hou | Al-Farouq Aminu blocks a Chandler Parsons jump shot from 6 feet out. | Hou 50–40 |
| 4:26 | Hou | Marcus Morris with an offensive rebound. | Hou 50–40 |
| 4:22 | Hou | James Harden makes a driving layup shot from 2 feet out. | Hou 52–40 |
| 4:05 | NO | Austin Rivers with a traveling turnover: Traveling | Hou 52–40 |
| 4:05 | Hou | Substitution: Patrick Patterson in for Marcus Morris. | Hou 52–40 |
| 3:51 | Hou | Patrick Patterson makes a jump shot from 19 feet out. Chandler Parsons with the assist. | Hou 54–40 |
| 3:30 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Omer Asik. | Hou 54–40 |
| 3:30 | NO | Robin Lopez makes free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 54–41 |
| 3:30 | NO | Substitution: Jason Smith in for Anthony Davis. | Hou 54–41 |
| 3:30 | NO | Robin Lopez misses free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 54–41 |
| 3:29 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with a defensive rebound. | Hou 54–41 |
| 3:14 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Robin Lopez. | Hou 54–41 |
| 3:14 | Hou | James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 54–41 |
| 3:14 | Hou | Rockets with an offensive rebound. | Hou 54–41 |
| 3:14 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 55–41 |
| 3:02 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu misses a jump shot from 18 feet out. | Hou 55–41 |
| 3:01 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with a defensive rebound. | Hou 55–41 |
| 2:56 | Hou | Robin Lopez blocks a Omer Asik layup shot. | Hou 55–41 |
| 2:53 | NO | Jason Smith with a defensive rebound. | Hou 55–41 |
| 2:48 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu misses a layup shot. | Hou 55–41 |
| 2:45 | Hou | Jeremy Lin with a defensive rebound. | Hou 55–41 |
| 2:41 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses a layup shot. | Hou 55–41 |
| 2:39 | NO | Greivis Vasquez with a defensive rebound. | Hou 55–41 |
| 2:34 | Hou | Personal foul committed by Patrick Patterson. | Hou 55–41 |
| 2:34 | Hou | Rockets take a full timeout. | Hou 55–41 |
| 2:34 | NO | Substitution: Ryan Anderson in for Robin Lopez. | Hou 55–41 |
| 2:34 | NO | Jason Smith makes free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 55–42 |
| 2:34 | NO | Jason Smith makes free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 55–43 |
| 2:25 | Hou | Al-Farouq Aminu steals the ball from Patrick Patterson. | Hou 55–43 |
| 2:18 | NO | Austin Rivers misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Hou 55–43 |
| 2:16 | Hou | Rockets with a defensive rebound. | Hou 55–43 |
| 2:01 | NO | Personal foul committed by Ryan Anderson. | Hou 55–43 |
| 1:52 | Hou | James Harden makes a driving layup shot. | Hou 57–43 |
| 1:32 | NO | Omer Asik blocks a Jason Smith layup shot from 3 feet out. | Hou 57–43 |
| 1:31 | Hou | Omer Asik with a defensive rebound. | Hou 57–43 |
| 1:24 | Hou | Chandler Parsons makes a layup shot. Jeremy Lin with the assist. | Hou 59–43 |
| 1:03 | Hou | Personal foul committed by Chandler Parsons. | Hou 59–43 |
| 1:03 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu makes free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 59–44 |
| 1:03 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu makes free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 59–45 |
| 0:45 | Hou | Jeremy Lin misses a jump shot from 4 feet out. | Hou 59–45 |
| 0:42 | NO | Greivis Vasquez with a defensive rebound. | Hou 59–45 |
| 0:38 | NO | James Harden blocks a Al-Farouq Aminu layup shot from 3 feet out. | Hou 59–45 |
| 0:38 | NO | Hornets with an offensive rebound. | Hou 59–45 |
| 0:38 | Hou | Substitution: Marcus Morris in for Omer Asik. | Hou 59–45 |
| 0:36 | NO | Jeremy Lin steals the ball from Al-Farouq Aminu. | Hou 59–45 |
| 0:32 | Hou | Jeremy Lin makes a layup shot. | Hou 61–45 |
| 0:12 | NO | Austin Rivers misses a layup shot. | Hou 61–45 |
| 0:11 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with a defensive rebound. | Hou 61–45 |
| 0:00 | Hou | Marcus Morris makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Hou 64–45 |
| 0:00 | NO | End of the 2nd Quarter | Hou 64–45 |
3rd Quarter
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | NO | Start of the 3rd Quarter | Hou 64–45 |
| 11:45 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Al-Farouq Aminu. | Hou 64–45 |
| 11:45 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 65–45 |
| 11:45 | Hou | James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 65–45 |
| 11:45 | Hou | Rockets with an offensive rebound. | Hou 65–45 |
| 11:44 | Hou | Rockets take a 20-second timeout. | Hou 65–45 |
| 11:38 | Hou | James Harden misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Hou 65–45 |
| 11:38 | NO | Hornets with a defensive rebound. | Hou 65–45 |
| 11:38 | Hou | Loose Ball foul committed by Patrick Patterson. | Hou 65–45 |
| 11:18 | NO | Anthony Davis misses a jump shot from 14 feet out. | Hou 65–45 |
| 11:17 | Hou | Jeremy Lin with a defensive rebound. | Hou 65–45 |
| 11:08 | Hou | Jeremy Lin misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | Hou 65–45 |
| 11:07 | NO | Robin Lopez with a defensive rebound. | Hou 65–45 |
| 10:46 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a jump shot from 13 feet out. | Hou 65–45 |
| 10:44 | NO | Anthony Davis with an offensive rebound. | Hou 65–45 |
| 10:33 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu makes a alley oop layup shot. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | Hou 65–47 |
| 10:15 | Hou | Chandler Parsons makes a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. James Harden with the assist. | Hou 68–47 |
| 9:51 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Omer Asik. | Hou 68–47 |
| 9:51 | NO | Austin Rivers makes free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 68–48 |
| 9:51 | NO | Austin Rivers makes free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 68–49 |
| 9:30 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Hou 68–49 |
| 9:28 | NO | Hornets with a defensive rebound. | Hou 68–49 |
| 9:06 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu makes a jump shot from 15 feet out. Robin Lopez with the assist. | Hou 68–51 |
| 8:51 | Hou | Omer Asik makes a dunk shot from 1 foot out. Chandler Parsons with the assist. | Hou 70–51 |
| 8:24 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. | Hou 70–51 |
| 8:24 | NO | Hornets with an offensive rebound. | Hou 70–51 |
| 8:24 | NO | Hornets with a turnover: Shot Clock Turnover | Hou 70–51 |
| 8:12 | Hou | James Harden makes a driving layup shot. | Hou 72–51 |
| 7:53 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a running jump shot from 12 feet out. | Hou 72–53 |
| 7:40 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses a jump shot from 8 feet out. | Hou 72–53 |
| 7:39 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | Hou 72–53 |
| 7:34 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a driving layup shot from 1 foot out. | Hou 72–55 |
| 7:34 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by James Harden. | Hou 72–55 |
| 7:34 | NO | Substitution: Xavier Henry in for Austin Rivers. | Hou 72–55 |
| 7:34 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes free throw 1 of 1. | Hou 72–56 |
| 7:16 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Hou 72–56 |
| 7:14 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | Hou 72–56 |
| 7:05 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu makes a dunk shot. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | Hou 72–58 |
| 7:05 | Hou | Rockets take a full timeout. | Hou 72–58 |
| 6:53 | Hou | Omer Asik with a traveling turnover: Traveling | Hou 72–58 |
| 6:40 | NO | Omer Asik blocks a Al-Farouq Aminu dunk shot from 1 foot out. | Hou 72–58 |
| 6:37 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with an offensive rebound. | Hou 72–58 |
| 6:30 | NO | Jeremy Lin blocks a Greivis Vasquez running jump shot from 10 feet out. | Hou 72–58 |
| 6:28 | Hou | Omer Asik with a defensive rebound. | Hou 72–58 |
| 6:28 | Hou | Anthony Davis steals the ball from Omer Asik. | Hou 72–58 |
| 6:28 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Omer Asik. | Hou 72–58 |
| 6:28 | NO | Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 72–59 |
| 6:28 | NO | Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 72–60 |
| 6:10 | Hou | Al-Farouq Aminu blocks a Omer Asik layup shot from 2 feet out. | Hou 72–60 |
| 6:09 | NO | Greivis Vasquez with a defensive rebound. | Hou 72–60 |
| 5:57 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. | Hou 72–62 |
| 5:46 | Hou | Jeremy Lin misses a layup shot. | Hou 72–62 |
| 5:45 | Hou | Omer Asik with an offensive rebound. | Hou 72–62 |
| 5:45 | Hou | Omer Asik makes a tip shot from 1 foot out. | Hou 74–62 |
| 5:29 | NO | Robin Lopez misses a jump shot from 13 feet out. | Hou 74–62 |
| 5:28 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with a defensive rebound. | Hou 74–62 |
| 5:18 | Hou | Omer Asik makes a dunk shot. James Harden with the assist. | Hou 76–62 |
| 4:59 | NO | Robin Lopez makes a layup shot. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | Hou 76–64 |
| 4:36 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Robin Lopez. | Hou 76–64 |
| 4:36 | Hou | Omer Asik makes free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 77–64 |
| 4:36 | Hou | Substitution: Toney Douglas in for Jeremy Lin. | Hou 77–64 |
| 4:36 | Hou | Substitution: Carlos Delfino in for Chandler Parsons. | Hou 77–64 |
| 4:36 | Hou | Omer Asik makes free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 78–64 |
| 4:23 | NO | Greivis Vasquez with a bad pass turnover: Bad Pass | Hou 78–64 |
| 4:23 | Hou | Substitution: Greg Smith in for Omer Asik. | Hou 78–64 |
| 4:07 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Anthony Davis. | Hou 78–64 |
| 4:07 | Hou | Greg Smith makes free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 79–64 |
| 4:07 | Hou | Greg Smith makes free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 80–64 |
| 3:55 | NO | Xavier Henry makes a jump shot from 16 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | Hou 80–66 |
| 3:44 | Hou | Carlos Delfino misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. | Hou 80–66 |
| 3:43 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | Hou 80–66 |
| 3:36 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a layup shot. | Hou 80–66 |
| 3:34 | NO | Anthony Davis with an offensive rebound. | Hou 80–66 |
| 3:34 | NO | Anthony Davis makes a putback slam dunk shot. | Hou 80–68 |
| 3:25 | NO | Personal foul committed by Xavier Henry. | Hou 80–68 |
| 3:25 | NO | Substitution: Ryan Anderson in for Anthony Davis. | Hou 80–68 |
| 3:25 | Hou | Substitution: Marcus Morris in for Patrick Patterson. | Hou 80–68 |
| 3:25 | NO | Substitution: Brian Roberts in for Greivis Vasquez. | Hou 80–68 |
| 3:14 | Hou | Marcus Morris makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. Greg Smith with the assist. | Hou 82–68 |
| 2:51 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. | Hou 82–70 |
| 2:40 | Hou | Toney Douglas with a stepped out of bounds turnover: Stepped Out of Bounds | Hou 82–70 |
| 2:40 | NO | Hornets take a full timeout. | Hou 82–70 |
| 2:40 | NO | Substitution: Jason Smith in for Al-Farouq Aminu. | Hou 82–70 |
| 2:40 | NO | Substitution: Austin Rivers in for Robin Lopez. | Hou 82–70 |
| 2:24 | NO | Xavier Henry misses a jump shot from 10 feet out. | Hou 82–70 |
| 2:23 | NO | Ryan Anderson with an offensive rebound. | Hou 82–70 |
| 2:21 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes a hook shot from 4 feet out. | Hou 82–72 |
| 1:57 | Hou | Carlos Delfino misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | Hou 82–72 |
| 1:56 | NO | Austin Rivers with a defensive rebound. | Hou 82–72 |
| 1:45 | NO | Austin Rivers misses a jump shot from 13 feet out. | Hou 82–72 |
| 1:44 | Hou | Greg Smith with a defensive rebound. | Hou 82–72 |
| 1:32 | Hou | Carlos Delfino with a bad pass turnover: Bad Pass | Hou 82–72 |
| 1:32 | Hou | Substitution: Jeremy Lin in for James Harden. | Hou 82–72 |
| 1:32 | Hou | Substitution: Omer Asik in for Greg Smith. | Hou 82–72 |
| 1:17 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Carlos Delfino. | Hou 82–72 |
| 1:17 | NO | Jason Smith makes free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 82–73 |
| 1:17 | NO | Jason Smith makes free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 82–74 |
| 1:02 | Hou | Carlos Delfino misses a jump shot from 17 feet out. | Hou 82–74 |
| 1:01 | NO | Jason Smith with a defensive rebound. | Hou 82–74 |
| 0:45 | NO | Brian Roberts misses a layup shot from 1 foot out. | Hou 82–74 |
| 0:44 | NO | Ryan Anderson with an offensive rebound. | Hou 82–74 |
| 0:44 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes a putback layup shot from 2 feet out. | Hou 82–76 |
| 0:35 | Hou | Toney Douglas makes a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. Jeremy Lin with the assist. | Hou 85–76 |
| 0:21 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. | Hou 85–76 |
| 0:20 | Hou | Omer Asik with a defensive rebound. | Hou 85–76 |
| 0:00 | Hou | Carlos Delfino misses a jump shot from 21 feet out. | Hou 85–76 |
| 0:00 | Hou | Rockets with an offensive rebound. | Hou 85–76 |
| 0:00 | NO | End of the 3rd Quarter | Hou 85–76 |
4th Quarter
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | NO | Start of the 4th Quarter | Hou 85–76 |
| 11:39 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes a running jump shot from 12 feet out. | Hou 85–78 |
| 11:21 | Hou | Marcus Morris misses a layup shot from 3 feet out. | Hou 85–78 |
| 11:19 | NO | Jason Smith with a defensive rebound. | Hou 85–78 |
| 11:02 | NO | Brian Roberts with a traveling turnover: Traveling | Hou 85–78 |
| 10:52 | Hou | Jeremy Lin with a lost ball out of bounds turnover: Lost Ball Out of Bounds | Hou 85–78 |
| 10:52 | Hou | Substitution: James Harden in for Toney Douglas. | Hou 85–78 |
| 10:37 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. | Hou 85–78 |
| 10:36 | Hou | James Harden with a defensive rebound. | Hou 85–78 |
| 10:21 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Xavier Henry. | Hou 85–78 |
| 10:21 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 86–78 |
| 10:21 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 87–78 |
| 10:08 | NO | Brian Roberts makes a pull up jump shot from 18 feet out. | Hou 87–80 |
| 9:49 | Hou | Omer Asik misses a jump shot from 5 feet out. | Hou 87–80 |
| 9:49 | NO | Ryan Anderson with a defensive rebound. | Hou 87–80 |
| 9:45 | NO | Brian Roberts makes a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. Austin Rivers with the assist. | Hou 87–83 |
| 9:21 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with a traveling turnover: Traveling | Hou 87–83 |
| 9:08 | NO | Brian Roberts misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | Hou 87–83 |
| 9:07 | Hou | Omer Asik with a defensive rebound. | Hou 87–83 |
| 8:59 | Hou | James Harden makes a driving layup shot from 2 feet out. | Hou 89–83 |
| 8:43 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Omer Asik. | Hou 89–83 |
| 8:43 | NO | Hornets take a full timeout. | Hou 89–83 |
| 8:43 | NO | Brian Roberts makes free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 89–84 |
| 8:43 | NO | Brian Roberts makes free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 89–85 |
| 8:18 | Hou | Rockets with a turnover: Shot Clock Turnover | Hou 89–85 |
| 8:05 | NO | Jason Smith misses a jump shot from 18 feet out. | Hou 89–85 |
| 8:04 | Hou | Omer Asik with a defensive rebound. | Hou 89–85 |
| 7:56 | Hou | Omer Asik makes a dunk shot from 1 foot out. James Harden with the assist. | Hou 91–85 |
| 7:30 | NO | Brian Roberts misses a jump shot from 9 feet out. | Hou 91–85 |
| 7:27 | NO | Ryan Anderson with an offensive rebound. | Hou 91–85 |
| 7:27 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a tip shot from 2 feet out. | Hou 91–85 |
| 7:26 | Hou | Marcus Morris with a defensive rebound. | Hou 91–85 |
| 7:24 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Austin Rivers. | Hou 91–85 |
| 7:24 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 92–85 |
| 7:24 | NO | Substitution: Anthony Davis in for Austin Rivers. | Hou 92–85 |
| 7:24 | NO | Substitution: Greivis Vasquez in for Jason Smith. | Hou 92–85 |
| 7:24 | Hou | Substitution: Patrick Patterson in for Omer Asik. | Hou 92–85 |
| 7:24 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 93–85 |
| 7:06 | NO | Anthony Davis misses a jump shot from 11 feet out. | Hou 93–85 |
| 7:05 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with a defensive rebound. | Hou 93–85 |
| 6:49 | Hou | Jeremy Lin misses a reverse layup shot from 1 foot out. | Hou 93–85 |
| 6:48 | NO | Ryan Anderson with a defensive rebound. | Hou 93–85 |
| 6:26 | NO | Brian Roberts misses a jump shot from 18 feet out. | Hou 93–85 |
| 6:25 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with a defensive rebound. | Hou 93–85 |
| 6:20 | Hou | James Harden misses a layup shot. | Hou 93–85 |
| 6:19 | NO | Xavier Henry with a defensive rebound. | Hou 93–85 |
| 6:14 | NO | Anthony Davis is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | Hou 93–85 |
| 6:14 | NO | Offensive Charge Foul foul committed by Anthony Davis. | Hou 93–85 |
| 5:55 | Hou | James Harden misses a jump shot from 15 feet out. | Hou 93–85 |
| 5:54 | NO | Anthony Davis with a defensive rebound. | Hou 93–85 |
| 5:43 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes a 3-point jump shot from 28 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | Hou 93–88 |
| 5:25 | Hou | James Harden misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | Hou 93–88 |
| 5:24 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with an offensive rebound. | Hou 93–88 |
| 5:17 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | Hou 93–88 |
| 5:15 | NO | Ryan Anderson with a defensive rebound. | Hou 93–88 |
| 5:01 | Hou | Rockets take a full timeout. | Hou 93–88 |
| 4:53 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a driving layup shot from 2 feet out. | Hou 93–88 |
| 4:52 | Hou | James Harden with a defensive rebound. | Hou 93–88 |
| 4:26 | Hou | James Harden makes a jump shot from 22 feet out. | Hou 95–88 |
| 4:05 | NO | Marcus Morris blocks a Greivis Vasquez jump shot from 9 feet out. | Hou 95–88 |
| 4:05 | Hou | Jeremy Lin with a defensive rebound. | Hou 95–88 |
| 4:05 | NO | Personal foul committed by Greivis Vasquez. | Hou 95–88 |
| 4:05 | NO | Substitution: Al-Farouq Aminu in for Xavier Henry. | Hou 95–88 |
| 4:05 | NO | Substitution: Austin Rivers in for Brian Roberts. | Hou 95–88 |
| 3:55 | Hou | Jeremy Lin misses a layup shot. | Hou 95–88 |
| 3:54 | NO | Ryan Anderson with a defensive rebound. | Hou 95–88 |
| 3:46 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Hou 95–88 |
| 3:45 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with a defensive rebound. | Hou 95–88 |
| 3:26 | Hou | Chandler Parsons makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. James Harden with the assist. | Hou 98–88 |
| 3:19 | NO | Hornets take a full timeout. | Hou 98–88 |
| 3:05 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu misses a jump shot from 9 feet out. | Hou 98–88 |
| 3:05 | NO | Ryan Anderson with an offensive rebound. | Hou 98–88 |
| 3:05 | Hou | Loose Ball foul committed by Marcus Morris. | Hou 98–88 |
| 2:55 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. Ryan Anderson with the assist. | Hou 98–91 |
| 2:35 | Hou | Marcus Morris misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. | Hou 98–91 |
| 2:34 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | Hou 98–91 |
| 2:26 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a layup shot. | Hou 98–91 |
| 2:24 | NO | Ryan Anderson with an offensive rebound. | Hou 98–91 |
| 2:24 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes a putback layup shot. | Hou 98–93 |
| 2:11 | Hou | Ryan Anderson blocks a James Harden layup shot from 2 feet out. | Hou 98–93 |
| 2:09 | NO | Austin Rivers with a defensive rebound. | Hou 98–93 |
| 1:49 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Hou 98–96 |
| 1:28 | Hou | James Harden misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Hou 98–96 |
| 1:27 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with an offensive rebound. | Hou 98–96 |
| 1:23 | Hou | Rockets take a full timeout. | Hou 98–96 |
| 1:23 | Hou | Substitution: Omer Asik in for Marcus Morris. | Hou 98–96 |
| 1:05 | Hou | Chandler Parsons makes a fade away from 20 feet out. | Hou 100–96 |
| 0:52 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. | Hou 100–96 |
| 0:51 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with a defensive rebound. | Hou 100–96 |
| 0:26 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses a jump shot from 23 feet out. | Hou 100–96 |
| 0:25 | NO | Greivis Vasquez with a defensive rebound. | Hou 100–96 |
| 0:18 | Hou | Personal foul committed by James Harden. | Hou 100–96 |
| 0:18 | NO | Hornets take a full timeout. | Hou 100–96 |
| 0:18 | Hou | Substitution: Marcus Morris in for Jeremy Lin. | Hou 100–96 |
| 0:04 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Hou 100–96 |
| 0:02 | NO | Hornets with an offensive rebound. | Hou 100–96 |
| 0:02 | NO | Hornets take a 20-second timeout. | Hou 100–96 |
| 0:00 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | Hou 100–96 |
| 0:00 | NO | Hornets with an offensive rebound. | Hou 100–96 |
| 0:00 | NO | End of the 4th Quarter | Hou 100–96 |










