Thursday, 01/03/13
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans | 23 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 92 |
| Houston | 21 | 28 | 25 | 30 | 104 |
| Time and Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Time | 2:02 |
| Attendance | 18,198 |
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: Anthony Davis vs. Omer Asik -- Greivis Vasquez gains possession. | Tied 0–0 |
| 11:46 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a turnaround jump shot from 20 feet out. | Tied 0–0 |
| 11:45 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with a defensive rebound. | Tied 0–0 |
| 11:30 | Hou | James Harden misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Tied 0–0 |
| 11:28 | NO | Anthony Davis with a defensive rebound. | Tied 0–0 |
| 11:13 | NO | Robin Lopez makes a jump shot from 5 feet out. | NO 2–0 |
| 11:07 | Hou | Marcus Morris misses a layup shot from 3 feet out. | NO 2–0 |
| 11:05 | NO | Lance Thomas with a defensive rebound. | NO 2–0 |
| 11:03 | NO | Lance Thomas with a lost ball out of bounds turnover: Lost Ball Out of Bounds | NO 2–0 |
| 10:54 | Hou | Omer Asik makes a layup shot from 1 foot out. James Harden with the assist. | Tied 2–2 |
| 10:42 | NO | Austin Rivers with a stepped out of bounds turnover: Stepped Out of Bounds | Tied 2–2 |
| 10:23 | Hou | Omer Asik makes a jump hook from 7 feet out. | Hou 4–2 |
| 10:04 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a jump shot from 7 feet out. | Hou 4–2 |
| 10:02 | NO | Robin Lopez with an offensive rebound. | Hou 4–2 |
| 10:02 | NO | Robin Lopez makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. | Tied 4–4 |
| 9:48 | Hou | James Harden makes a driving dunk shot. | Hou 6–4 |
| 9:25 | NO | Robin Lopez misses a turnaround hook shot from 7 feet out. | Hou 6–4 |
| 9:23 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with a defensive rebound. | Hou 6–4 |
| 9:13 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Austin Rivers. | Hou 6–4 |
| 9:13 | Hou | Omer Asik misses free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 6–4 |
| 9:13 | Hou | Rockets with an offensive rebound. | Hou 6–4 |
| 9:13 | Hou | Omer Asik misses free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 6–4 |
| 9:13 | NO | Anthony Davis with a defensive rebound. | Hou 6–4 |
| 9:00 | NO | Austin Rivers misses a bank shot from 20 feet out. | Hou 6–4 |
| 8:58 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with a defensive rebound. | Hou 6–4 |
| 8:52 | Hou | Marcus Morris with a stepped out of bounds turnover: Stepped Out of Bounds | Hou 6–4 |
| 8:33 | NO | Lance Thomas misses a jump shot from 18 feet out. | Hou 6–4 |
| 8:31 | NO | Robin Lopez with an offensive rebound. | Hou 6–4 |
| 8:27 | NO | Robin Lopez misses a layup shot from 2 feet out. | Hou 6–4 |
| 8:25 | NO | Robin Lopez with an offensive rebound. | Hou 6–4 |
| 8:17 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a running jump shot from 5 feet out. | Hou 6–4 |
| 8:15 | Hou | Jeremy Lin with a defensive rebound. | Hou 6–4 |
| 8:05 | Hou | Omer Asik makes a dunk shot. James Harden with the assist. | Hou 8–4 |
| 7:40 | NO | Robin Lopez makes a jump shot from 17 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | Hou 8–6 |
| 7:26 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Robin Lopez. | Hou 8–6 |
| 7:26 | Hou | Omer Asik makes free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 9–6 |
| 7:26 | NO | Substitution: Al-Farouq Aminu in for Lance Thomas. | Hou 9–6 |
| 7:26 | Hou | Omer Asik makes free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 10–6 |
| 7:12 | NO | Anthony Davis makes a jump shot from 21 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | Hou 10–8 |
| 7:00 | Hou | Omer Asik misses a layup shot from 1 foot out. | Hou 10–8 |
| 6:59 | Hou | Omer Asik with an offensive rebound. | Hou 10–8 |
| 6:58 | Hou | Omer Asik misses a jump shot from 4 feet out. | Hou 10–8 |
| 6:56 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | Hou 10–8 |
| 6:45 | NO | Anthony Davis makes a jump shot from 4 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | Tied 10–10 |
| 6:45 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Marcus Morris. | Tied 10–10 |
| 6:45 | NO | Substitution: Roger Mason in for Austin Rivers. | Tied 10–10 |
| 6:45 | NO | Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 1. | Tied 10–10 |
| 6:45 | Hou | Marcus Morris with a defensive rebound. | Tied 10–10 |
| 6:33 | Hou | James Harden misses a running jump shot from 9 feet out. | Tied 10–10 |
| 6:32 | Hou | Rockets with an offensive rebound. | Tied 10–10 |
| 6:26 | Hou | Marcus Morris misses a jump shot from 19 feet out. | Tied 10–10 |
| 6:25 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | Tied 10–10 |
| 6:12 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by James Harden. | Tied 10–10 |
| 6:12 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu misses free throw 1 of 2. | Tied 10–10 |
| 6:12 | NO | Hornets with an offensive rebound. | Tied 10–10 |
| 6:12 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu makes free throw 2 of 2. | NO 11–10 |
| 5:50 | Hou | Jeremy Lin with a bad pass turnover: Bad Pass | NO 11–10 |
| 5:50 | Hou | Rockets take a full timeout. | NO 11–10 |
| 5:33 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a running jump shot from 12 feet out. | NO 11–10 |
| 5:31 | Hou | James Harden with a defensive rebound. | NO 11–10 |
| 5:24 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Greivis Vasquez. | NO 11–10 |
| 5:24 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2. | Tied 11–11 |
| 5:24 | Hou | James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2. | Tied 11–11 |
| 5:23 | NO | Greivis Vasquez with a defensive rebound. | Tied 11–11 |
| 5:10 | NO | Jeremy Lin steals the ball from Roger Mason. | Tied 11–11 |
| 5:06 | Hou | James Harden makes a driving slam dunk shot. Jeremy Lin with the assist. | Hou 13–11 |
| 4:42 | NO | Anthony Davis misses a turnaround jump shot from 15 feet out. | Hou 13–11 |
| 4:41 | Hou | Omer Asik with a defensive rebound. | Hou 13–11 |
| 4:34 | Hou | Anthony Davis blocks a Jeremy Lin jump shot from 3 feet out. | Hou 13–11 |
| 4:32 | NO | Robin Lopez with a defensive rebound. | Hou 13–11 |
| 4:27 | Hou | Chandler Parsons kicks the ball. Hornets ball. | Hou 13–11 |
| 4:15 | NO | Robin Lopez misses a jump shot from 14 feet out. | Hou 13–11 |
| 4:14 | Hou | Marcus Morris with a defensive rebound. | Hou 13–11 |
| 4:07 | NO | Personal foul committed by Al-Farouq Aminu. | Hou 13–11 |
| 4:07 | NO | Substitution: Ryan Anderson in for Anthony Davis. | Hou 13–11 |
| 4:07 | NO | Substitution: Jason Smith in for Robin Lopez. | Hou 13–11 |
| 3:57 | Hou | James Harden misses a running bank jump shot from 9 feet out. | Hou 13–11 |
| 3:55 | NO | Jason Smith with a defensive rebound. | Hou 13–11 |
| 3:46 | NO | Offensive foul committed by Greivis Vasquez. | Hou 13–11 |
| 3:46 | NO | Greivis Vasquez is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | Hou 13–11 |
| 3:46 | Hou | Substitution: Greg Smith in for Omer Asik. | Hou 13–11 |
| 3:46 | NO | Substitution: Brian Roberts in for Greivis Vasquez. | Hou 13–11 |
| 3:46 | Hou | Substitution: Toney Douglas in for Jeremy Lin. | Hou 13–11 |
| 3:34 | Hou | Marcus Morris misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Hou 13–11 |
| 3:33 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | Hou 13–11 |
| 3:25 | NO | Brian Roberts makes a jump shot from 20 feet out. | Tied 13–13 |
| 3:06 | Hou | James Harden makes a driving layup shot from 2 feet out. | Hou 15–13 |
| 2:49 | NO | Brian Roberts makes a jump shot from 21 feet out. Roger Mason with the assist. | Tied 15–15 |
| 2:26 | Hou | Marcus Morris makes a jump shot from 23 feet out. | Hou 17–15 |
| 2:07 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu makes a jump shot from 4 feet out. Roger Mason with the assist. | Tied 17–17 |
| 1:55 | Hou | James Harden misses a jump shot from 9 feet out. | Tied 17–17 |
| 1:54 | NO | Brian Roberts with a defensive rebound. | Tied 17–17 |
| 1:46 | NO | Roger Mason misses a pull up jump shot from 13 feet out. | Tied 17–17 |
| 1:43 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with an offensive rebound. | Tied 17–17 |
| 1:39 | NO | Chandler Parsons blocks a Jason Smith layup shot from 2 feet out. | Tied 17–17 |
| 1:37 | Hou | Greg Smith with a defensive rebound. | Tied 17–17 |
| 1:27 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses a driving dunk shot from 2 feet out. | Tied 17–17 |
| 1:25 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with an offensive rebound. | Tied 17–17 |
| 1:24 | Hou | Chandler Parsons makes a layup shot from 1 foot out. | Hou 19–17 |
| 1:04 | NO | Brian Roberts makes a pull up jump shot from 22 feet out. | Tied 19–19 |
| 0:46 | Hou | Jason Smith steals the ball from James Harden. | Tied 19–19 |
| 0:37 | NO | Jason Smith makes a dunk shot. Ryan Anderson with the assist. | NO 21–19 |
| 0:27 | Hou | James Harden misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | NO 21–19 |
| 0:26 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | NO 21–19 |
| 0:08 | NO | Jason Smith makes a jump shot from 20 feet out. Brian Roberts with the assist. | NO 23–19 |
| 0:03 | Hou | Toney Douglas makes a running jump shot from 9 feet out. | NO 23–21 |
| 0:00 | NO | Roger Mason misses a driving layup shot from 5 feet out. | NO 23–21 |
| 0:00 | NO | Hornets with an offensive rebound. | NO 23–21 |
| 0:00 | NO | End of the 1st Quarter | NO 23–21 |
2nd Quarter
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | NO | Start of the 2nd Quarter | NO 23–21 |
| 11:37 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Brian Roberts. | NO 23–21 |
| 11:37 | Hou | Toney Douglas makes free throw 1 of 2. | NO 23–22 |
| 11:37 | Hou | Toney Douglas makes free throw 2 of 2. | Tied 23–23 |
| 11:21 | NO | Jason Smith makes a jump shot from 12 feet out. | NO 25–23 |
| 11:03 | Hou | Patrick Patterson misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. | NO 25–23 |
| 11:02 | NO | Hornets with a defensive rebound. | NO 25–23 |
| 10:44 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a jump shot from 18 feet out. | NO 25–23 |
| 10:42 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with a defensive rebound. | NO 25–23 |
| 10:39 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with a bad pass turnover: Bad Pass | NO 25–23 |
| 10:22 | NO | Carlos Delfino steals the ball from Roger Mason. | NO 25–23 |
| 10:17 | Hou | Toney Douglas makes a reverse layup shot. | Tied 25–25 |
| 10:10 | NO | Toney Douglas steals the ball from Jason Smith. | Tied 25–25 |
| 10:06 | Hou | Carlos Delfino misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Tied 25–25 |
| 10:04 | NO | Jason Smith with a defensive rebound. | Tied 25–25 |
| 9:57 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Toney Douglas. | Tied 25–25 |
| 9:57 | NO | Brian Roberts makes a jump shot from 18 feet out. | NO 27–25 |
| 9:57 | NO | Brian Roberts makes free throw 1 of 1. | NO 28–25 |
| 9:47 | Hou | Greg Smith makes a dunk shot from 2 feet out. Jeremy Lin with the assist. | NO 28–27 |
| 9:34 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Greg Smith. | NO 28–27 |
| 9:34 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes free throw 1 of 2. | NO 29–27 |
| 9:34 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes free throw 2 of 2. | NO 30–27 |
| 9:20 | Hou | Toney Douglas makes a jump shot from 18 feet out. Jeremy Lin with the assist. | NO 30–29 |
| 9:10 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | NO 30–29 |
| 9:09 | Hou | Toney Douglas with a defensive rebound. | NO 30–29 |
| 8:55 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Ryan Anderson. | NO 30–29 |
| 8:55 | Hou | Rockets take a full timeout. | NO 30–29 |
| 8:55 | NO | Substitution: Austin Rivers in for Roger Mason. | NO 30–29 |
| 8:55 | Hou | Greg Smith makes free throw 1 of 2. | Tied 30–30 |
| 8:55 | Hou | Greg Smith misses free throw 2 of 2. | Tied 30–30 |
| 8:55 | NO | Hornets with a defensive rebound. | Tied 30–30 |
| 8:36 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu misses a jump shot from 19 feet out. | Tied 30–30 |
| 8:34 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with a defensive rebound. | Tied 30–30 |
| 8:27 | Hou | Jeremy Lin misses a driving layup shot from 4 feet out. | Tied 30–30 |
| 8:26 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with an offensive rebound. | Tied 30–30 |
| 8:26 | Hou | Patrick Patterson makes a tip shot. | Hou 32–30 |
| 8:11 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu misses a jump shot from 6 feet out. | Hou 32–30 |
| 8:10 | Hou | Toney Douglas with a defensive rebound. | Hou 32–30 |
| 7:51 | Hou | Carlos Delfino misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Hou 32–30 |
| 7:50 | NO | Ryan Anderson with a defensive rebound. | Hou 32–30 |
| 7:39 | NO | Greg Smith blocks a Ryan Anderson jump shot from 5 feet out. | Hou 32–30 |
| 7:37 | Hou | Jeremy Lin with a defensive rebound. | Hou 32–30 |
| 7:28 | Hou | Greg Smith with a 3 second violation turnover: 3 Second Violation | Hou 32–30 |
| 7:28 | NO | Substitution: Anthony Davis in for Jason Smith. | Hou 32–30 |
| 7:08 | NO | Anthony Davis makes a dunk shot from 2 feet out. Austin Rivers with the assist. | Tied 32–32 |
| 6:57 | Hou | Jeremy Lin makes a driving layup shot from 2 feet out. | Hou 34–32 |
| 6:48 | Hou | Substitution: Omer Asik in for Greg Smith. | Hou 34–32 |
| 6:48 | Hou | Substitution: James Harden in for Toney Douglas. | Hou 34–32 |
| 6:37 | NO | Brian Roberts misses a running jump shot from 9 feet out. | Hou 34–32 |
| 6:35 | NO | Brian Roberts with an offensive rebound. | Hou 34–32 |
| 6:32 | NO | Austin Rivers misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Hou 34–32 |
| 6:31 | Hou | Carlos Delfino with a defensive rebound. | Hou 34–32 |
| 6:24 | Hou | Omer Asik makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. James Harden with the assist. | Hou 36–32 |
| 6:18 | NO | Hornets take a full timeout. | Hou 36–32 |
| 6:02 | Hou | Personal foul committed by Omer Asik. | Hou 36–32 |
| 6:02 | NO | Substitution: Greivis Vasquez in for Brian Roberts. | Hou 36–32 |
| 5:52 | NO | Austin Rivers misses a running jump shot from 7 feet out. | Hou 36–32 |
| 5:51 | NO | Austin Rivers with an offensive rebound. | Hou 36–32 |
| 5:50 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Omer Asik. | Hou 36–32 |
| 5:50 | NO | Austin Rivers makes free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 36–33 |
| 5:50 | NO | Austin Rivers misses free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 36–33 |
| 5:50 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with a defensive rebound. | Hou 36–33 |
| 5:39 | Hou | James Harden makes a dunk shot from 1 foot out. Patrick Patterson with the assist. | Hou 38–33 |
| 5:17 | NO | Anthony Davis misses a jump shot from 17 feet out. | Hou 38–33 |
| 5:15 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with an offensive rebound. | Hou 38–33 |
| 5:07 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a driving layup shot from 5 feet out. | Hou 38–33 |
| 5:07 | NO | Hornets with an offensive rebound. | Hou 38–33 |
| 5:07 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Patrick Patterson. | Hou 38–33 |
| 5:07 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 38–34 |
| 5:07 | NO | Substitution: Dominic McGuire in for Al-Farouq Aminu. | Hou 38–34 |
| 5:07 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 38–35 |
| 4:51 | Hou | Jeremy Lin makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. James Harden with the assist. | Hou 41–35 |
| 4:31 | NO | Austin Rivers makes a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | Hou 41–38 |
| 4:22 | Hou | Omer Asik misses a hook bank shot from 4 feet out. | Hou 41–38 |
| 4:20 | NO | Ryan Anderson with a defensive rebound. | Hou 41–38 |
| 4:04 | NO | Offensive foul committed by Anthony Davis. | Hou 41–38 |
| 4:04 | NO | Anthony Davis is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | Hou 41–38 |
| 4:04 | NO | Substitution: Robin Lopez in for Ryan Anderson. | Hou 41–38 |
| 3:55 | NO | Personal foul committed by Dominic McGuire. | Hou 41–38 |
| 3:42 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Greivis Vasquez. | Hou 41–38 |
| 3:42 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 42–38 |
| 3:42 | NO | Substitution: Brian Roberts in for Greivis Vasquez. | Hou 42–38 |
| 3:42 | Hou | Substitution: Chandler Parsons in for Patrick Patterson. | Hou 42–38 |
| 3:42 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 43–38 |
| 3:17 | NO | Brian Roberts misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Hou 43–38 |
| 3:16 | NO | Robin Lopez with an offensive rebound. | Hou 43–38 |
| 3:13 | NO | Dominic McGuire makes a reverse layup shot from 2 feet out. Robin Lopez with the assist. | Hou 43–40 |
| 3:00 | Hou | Omer Asik misses a layup shot from 2 feet out. | Hou 43–40 |
| 2:59 | Hou | Omer Asik with an offensive rebound. | Hou 43–40 |
| 2:59 | Hou | Omer Asik makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. | Hou 45–40 |
| 2:59 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Austin Rivers. | Hou 45–40 |
| 2:59 | Hou | Rockets take a full timeout. | Hou 45–40 |
| 2:59 | Hou | Omer Asik misses free throw 1 of 1. | Hou 45–40 |
| 2:59 | NO | Dominic McGuire with a defensive rebound. | Hou 45–40 |
| 2:41 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Omer Asik. | Hou 45–40 |
| 2:41 | NO | Brian Roberts makes free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 45–41 |
| 2:41 | Hou | Substitution: Greg Smith in for Omer Asik. | Hou 45–41 |
| 2:41 | Hou | Hornets commit a jump ball violation. Rockets ball. | Hou 45–41 |
| 2:41 | NO | Brian Roberts makes free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 45–42 |
| 2:23 | Hou | Jeremy Lin misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Hou 45–42 |
| 2:22 | NO | Robin Lopez with a defensive rebound. | Hou 45–42 |
| 2:17 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Chandler Parsons. | Hou 45–42 |
| 2:17 | NO | Austin Rivers misses free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 45–42 |
| 2:17 | NO | Hornets with an offensive rebound. | Hou 45–42 |
| 2:17 | NO | Austin Rivers misses free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 45–42 |
| 2:17 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with a defensive rebound. | Hou 45–42 |
| 1:55 | Hou | Chandler Parsons makes a driving layup shot from 1 foot out. James Harden with the assist. | Hou 47–42 |
| 1:32 | Hou | Personal foul committed by James Harden. | Hou 47–42 |
| 1:32 | NO | Austin Rivers misses free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 47–42 |
| 1:32 | NO | Hornets with an offensive rebound. | Hou 47–42 |
| 1:32 | NO | Austin Rivers misses free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 47–42 |
| 1:31 | Hou | Carlos Delfino with a defensive rebound. | Hou 47–42 |
| 1:25 | NO | Personal foul committed by Dominic McGuire. | Hou 47–42 |
| 1:25 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 48–42 |
| 1:25 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 49–42 |
| 1:09 | NO | Robin Lopez makes a hook shot from 9 feet out. | Hou 49–44 |
| 0:54 | Hou | Carlos Delfino misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | Hou 49–44 |
| 0:53 | NO | Brian Roberts with a defensive rebound. | Hou 49–44 |
| 0:33 | NO | Robin Lopez misses a jump shot from 10 feet out. | Hou 49–44 |
| 0:31 | Hou | Greg Smith with a defensive rebound. | Hou 49–44 |
| 0:23 | Hou | Carlos Delfino misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Hou 49–44 |
| 0:22 | Hou | Jeremy Lin with an offensive rebound. | Hou 49–44 |
| 0:01 | Hou | James Harden misses a 3-point pull up jump shot from 25 feet out. | Hou 49–44 |
| 0:00 | NO | Robin Lopez with a defensive rebound. | Hou 49–44 |
| 0:00 | NO | End of the 2nd Quarter | Hou 49–44 |
3rd Quarter
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | NO | Start of the 3rd Quarter | Hou 49–44 |
| 11:44 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | Hou 49–44 |
| 11:43 | NO | Lance Thomas with a defensive rebound. | Hou 49–44 |
| 11:21 | NO | Robin Lopez makes a jump shot from 19 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | Hou 49–46 |
| 11:06 | Hou | Marcus Morris makes a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. Chandler Parsons with the assist. | Hou 52–46 |
| 10:49 | NO | Lance Thomas makes a driving reverse layup shot from 2 feet out. | Hou 52–48 |
| 10:43 | Hou | Marcus Morris misses a layup shot from 4 feet out. | Hou 52–48 |
| 10:41 | NO | Anthony Davis with a defensive rebound. | Hou 52–48 |
| 10:23 | NO | Anthony Davis misses a running jump shot from 7 feet out. | Hou 52–48 |
| 10:21 | Hou | Omer Asik with a defensive rebound. | Hou 52–48 |
| 10:19 | Hou | Offensive Charge Foul foul committed by Chandler Parsons. | Hou 52–48 |
| 10:19 | Hou | Chandler Parsons is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | Hou 52–48 |
| 9:54 | NO | Robin Lopez misses a jump shot from 19 feet out. | Hou 52–48 |
| 9:52 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with a defensive rebound. | Hou 52–48 |
| 9:43 | Hou | James Harden makes a pull up jump shot from 18 feet out. | Hou 54–48 |
| 9:22 | NO | Austin Rivers misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Hou 54–48 |
| 9:20 | Hou | Rockets with a defensive rebound. | Hou 54–48 |
| 9:20 | NO | Substitution: Dominic McGuire in for Austin Rivers. | Hou 54–48 |
| 9:09 | Hou | James Harden makes a driving layup shot from 1 foot out. | Hou 56–48 |
| 8:54 | NO | Anthony Davis misses a layup shot from 3 feet out. | Hou 56–48 |
| 8:52 | NO | Anthony Davis with an offensive rebound. | Hou 56–48 |
| 8:51 | NO | Marcus Morris steals the ball from Anthony Davis. | Hou 56–48 |
| 8:40 | Hou | Marcus Morris misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Hou 56–48 |
| 8:38 | Hou | Omer Asik with an offensive rebound. | Hou 56–48 |
| 8:33 | Hou | Offensive Charge Foul foul committed by James Harden. | Hou 56–48 |
| 8:33 | Hou | James Harden is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | Hou 56–48 |
| 8:16 | NO | Robin Lopez misses a jump shot from 19 feet out. | Hou 56–48 |
| 8:14 | Hou | Marcus Morris with a defensive rebound. | Hou 56–48 |
| 7:58 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. | Hou 56–48 |
| 7:57 | NO | Anthony Davis with a defensive rebound. | Hou 56–48 |
| 7:36 | NO | Anthony Davis misses a pull up jump shot from 15 feet out. | Hou 56–48 |
| 7:34 | Hou | Jeremy Lin with a defensive rebound. | Hou 56–48 |
| 7:29 | Hou | Dominic McGuire steals the ball from Jeremy Lin. | Hou 56–48 |
| 7:13 | NO | Robin Lopez makes a jump shot from 15 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | Hou 56–50 |
| 6:44 | Hou | James Harden misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Hou 56–50 |
| 6:42 | Hou | Jeremy Lin with an offensive rebound. | Hou 56–50 |
| 6:39 | Hou | Jeremy Lin misses a jump shot from 4 feet out. | Hou 56–50 |
| 6:37 | NO | Robin Lopez with a defensive rebound. | Hou 56–50 |
| 6:29 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a running jump shot from 5 feet out. | Hou 56–50 |
| 6:28 | Hou | Marcus Morris with a defensive rebound. | Hou 56–50 |
| 6:25 | Hou | James Harden makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. | Hou 58–50 |
| 6:25 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Lance Thomas. | Hou 58–50 |
| 6:25 | NO | Substitution: Jason Smith in for Robin Lopez. | Hou 58–50 |
| 6:25 | NO | Substitution: Al-Farouq Aminu in for Lance Thomas. | Hou 58–50 |
| 6:25 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1. | Hou 59–50 |
| 6:04 | NO | Dominic McGuire misses a jump shot from 21 feet out. | Hou 59–50 |
| 6:03 | Hou | Omer Asik with a defensive rebound. | Hou 59–50 |
| 5:53 | Hou | Omer Asik makes a jump shot from 3 feet out. James Harden with the assist. | Hou 61–50 |
| 5:53 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Jason Smith. | Hou 61–50 |
| 5:53 | Hou | Rockets take a full timeout. | Hou 61–50 |
| 5:53 | Hou | Omer Asik makes free throw 1 of 1. | Hou 62–50 |
| 5:35 | NO | Jason Smith makes a jump shot from 16 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | Hou 62–52 |
| 5:22 | Hou | Dominic McGuire steals the ball from James Harden. | Hou 62–52 |
| 5:12 | NO | Jason Smith misses a jump shot from 19 feet out. | Hou 62–52 |
| 5:11 | NO | Anthony Davis with an offensive rebound. | Hou 62–52 |
| 5:11 | NO | Anthony Davis misses a tip shot from 1 foot out. | Hou 62–52 |
| 5:09 | NO | Dominic McGuire with an offensive rebound. | Hou 62–52 |
| 5:07 | NO | Omer Asik blocks a Dominic McGuire layup shot from 2 feet out. | Hou 62–52 |
| 5:04 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with a defensive rebound. | Hou 62–52 |
| 5:00 | Hou | James Harden misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Hou 62–52 |
| 4:57 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | Hou 62–52 |
| 4:39 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a driving reverse layup shot from 2 feet out. | Hou 62–54 |
| 4:27 | NO | Substitution: Ryan Anderson in for Anthony Davis. | Hou 62–54 |
| 4:24 | Hou | Omer Asik makes a jump shot from 4 feet out. Jeremy Lin with the assist. | Hou 64–54 |
| 4:24 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Ryan Anderson. | Hou 64–54 |
| 4:24 | Hou | Omer Asik makes free throw 1 of 1. | Hou 65–54 |
| 4:14 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu makes a alley oop dunk shot. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | Hou 65–56 |
| 4:03 | Hou | Omer Asik misses a jump shot from 10 feet out. | Hou 65–56 |
| 4:02 | NO | Ryan Anderson with a defensive rebound. | Hou 65–56 |
| 3:56 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Hou 65–56 |
| 3:54 | Hou | Omer Asik with a defensive rebound. | Hou 65–56 |
| 3:54 | NO | Personal foul committed by Jason Smith. | Hou 65–56 |
| 3:30 | Hou | Jason Smith blocks a Omer Asik layup shot from 1 foot out. | Hou 65–56 |
| 3:29 | NO | Dominic McGuire with a defensive rebound. | Hou 65–56 |
| 3:20 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a jump shot from 17 feet out. | Hou 65–56 |
| 3:18 | Hou | Omer Asik with a defensive rebound. | Hou 65–56 |
| 3:14 | Hou | Chandler Parsons makes a dunk shot from 1 foot out. James Harden with the assist. | Hou 67–56 |
| 3:13 | NO | Hornets take a full timeout. | Hou 67–56 |
| 3:13 | Hou | Substitution: Greg Smith in for Omer Asik. | Hou 67–56 |
| 3:02 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes a fade away from 16 feet out. | Hou 67–58 |
| 2:43 | Hou | Jason Smith blocks a Jeremy Lin jump shot from 3 feet out. | Hou 67–58 |
| 2:41 | NO | Greivis Vasquez with a defensive rebound. | Hou 67–58 |
| 2:36 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Hou 67–58 |
| 2:35 | NO | Dominic McGuire with an offensive rebound. | Hou 67–58 |
| 2:33 | Hou | Substitution: Toney Douglas in for Jeremy Lin. | Hou 67–58 |
| 2:31 | Hou | Personal foul committed by Toney Douglas. | Hou 67–58 |
| 2:31 | Hou | Substitution: Patrick Patterson in for Marcus Morris. | Hou 67–58 |
| 2:25 | NO | Jason Smith misses a jump shot from 14 feet out. | Hou 67–58 |
| 2:24 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with a defensive rebound. | Hou 67–58 |
| 2:18 | Hou | James Harden makes a layup shot from 1 foot out. Toney Douglas with the assist. | Hou 69–58 |
| 2:03 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a running jump shot from 8 feet out. | Hou 69–60 |
| 2:03 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Toney Douglas. | Hou 69–60 |
| 2:03 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes free throw 1 of 1. | Hou 69–61 |
| 1:44 | Hou | James Harden makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Patrick Patterson with the assist. | Hou 72–61 |
| 1:29 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Hou 72–64 |
| 1:05 | Hou | James Harden misses a running jump shot from 6 feet out. | Hou 72–64 |
| 1:03 | Hou | Greg Smith with an offensive rebound. | Hou 72–64 |
| 0:41 | Hou | Toney Douglas misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Hou 72–64 |
| 0:40 | NO | Greivis Vasquez with a defensive rebound. | Hou 72–64 |
| 0:36 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu makes a alley oop dunk shot. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | Hou 72–66 |
| 0:27 | Hou | James Harden misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | Hou 72–66 |
| 0:25 | NO | Dominic McGuire with a defensive rebound. | Hou 72–66 |
| 0:06 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Hou 72–66 |
| 0:05 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with a defensive rebound. | Hou 72–66 |
| 0:00 | Hou | Chandler Parsons makes a driving layup shot from 3 feet out. | Hou 74–66 |
| 0:00 | NO | End of the 3rd Quarter | Hou 74–66 |
4th Quarter
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | NO | Start of the 4th Quarter | Hou 74–66 |
| 11:42 | NO | Jason Smith misses a driving layup shot from 2 feet out. | Hou 74–66 |
| 11:39 | NO | Ryan Anderson with an offensive rebound. | Hou 74–66 |
| 11:39 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a layup shot from 1 foot out. | Hou 74–66 |
| 11:37 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with a defensive rebound. | Hou 74–66 |
| 11:27 | Hou | Patrick Patterson makes a jump shot from 20 feet out. Jeremy Lin with the assist. | Hou 76–66 |
| 11:05 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Hou 76–66 |
| 11:03 | Hou | Rockets with a defensive rebound. | Hou 76–66 |
| 10:55 | Hou | Jason Smith steals the ball from Toney Douglas. | Hou 76–66 |
| 10:48 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu misses a alley oop layup shot from 2 feet out. | Hou 76–66 |
| 10:48 | NO | Hornets with an offensive rebound. | Hou 76–66 |
| 10:48 | NO | Substitution: Brian Roberts in for Dominic McGuire. | Hou 76–66 |
| 10:30 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | Hou 76–69 |
| 10:16 | Hou | Jeremy Lin misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | Hou 76–69 |
| 10:14 | Hou | Greg Smith with an offensive rebound. | Hou 76–69 |
| 10:13 | Hou | Ryan Anderson blocks a Greg Smith layup shot from 3 feet out. | Hou 76–69 |
| 10:11 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | Hou 76–69 |
| 10:05 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Hou 76–72 |
| 9:44 | Hou | Ryan Anderson steals the ball from Carlos Delfino. | Hou 76–72 |
| 9:41 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Carlos Delfino. | Hou 76–72 |
| 9:41 | Hou | Rockets take a full timeout. | Hou 76–72 |
| 9:41 | Hou | Substitution: Omer Asik in for Greg Smith. | Hou 76–72 |
| 9:41 | Hou | Substitution: James Harden in for Toney Douglas. | Hou 76–72 |
| 9:41 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu makes free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 76–73 |
| 9:41 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu misses free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 76–73 |
| 9:41 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with a defensive rebound. | Hou 76–73 |
| 9:16 | Hou | Carlos Delfino misses a layup shot from 2 feet out. | Hou 76–73 |
| 9:15 | NO | Ryan Anderson with a defensive rebound. | Hou 76–73 |
| 8:59 | NO | Jason Smith makes a jump shot from 17 feet out. Al-Farouq Aminu with the assist. | Hou 76–75 |
| 8:32 | Hou | James Harden makes a step back jump shot from 19 feet out. | Hou 78–75 |
| 8:17 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Hou 78–75 |
| 8:16 | Hou | Jeremy Lin with a defensive rebound. | Hou 78–75 |
| 8:00 | Hou | Patrick Patterson makes a alley oop layup shot from 2 feet out. Jeremy Lin with the assist. | Hou 80–75 |
| 7:44 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a driving layup shot from 1 foot out. | Hou 80–77 |
| 7:31 | Hou | Patrick Patterson makes a reverse layup shot from 2 feet out. Jeremy Lin with the assist. | Hou 82–77 |
| 7:17 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a pull up jump shot from 15 feet out. | Hou 82–79 |
| 7:07 | Hou | James Harden misses a driving layup shot from 2 feet out. | Hou 82–79 |
| 7:05 | NO | Ryan Anderson with a defensive rebound. | Hou 82–79 |
| 6:59 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | Tied 82–82 |
| 6:39 | Hou | Carlos Delfino makes a fade away from 16 feet out. | Hou 84–82 |
| 6:24 | NO | Jason Smith makes a jump shot from 19 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | Tied 84–84 |
| 6:09 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Jason Smith. | Tied 84–84 |
| 6:09 | Hou | Omer Asik makes a reverse layup shot from 3 feet out. Carlos Delfino with the assist. | Hou 86–84 |
| 6:09 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a lane violation. | Hou 86–84 |
| 6:09 | Hou | Omer Asik makes free throw 1 of 1. | Hou 87–84 |
| 5:56 | NO | Greivis Vasquez with a bad pass turnover: Bad Pass | Hou 87–84 |
| 5:56 | NO | Official's timeout. | Hou 87–84 |
| 5:56 | Hou | Substitution: Chandler Parsons in for Omer Asik. | Hou 87–84 |
| 5:42 | Hou | Jeremy Lin makes a turnaround jump shot from 10 feet out. | Hou 89–84 |
| 5:22 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu misses a jump shot from 19 feet out. | Hou 89–84 |
| 5:21 | NO | Hornets with an offensive rebound. | Hou 89–84 |
| 5:21 | NO | Chandler Parsons steals the ball from Al-Farouq Aminu. | Hou 89–84 |
| 4:56 | Hou | James Harden misses a jump shot from 21 feet out. | Hou 89–84 |
| 4:55 | NO | Ryan Anderson with a defensive rebound. | Hou 89–84 |
| 4:31 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu misses a jump shot from 21 feet out. | Hou 89–84 |
| 4:30 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with a defensive rebound. | Hou 89–84 |
| 4:23 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Jason Smith. | Hou 89–84 |
| 4:23 | Hou | James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 89–84 |
| 4:23 | Hou | Rockets with an offensive rebound. | Hou 89–84 |
| 4:23 | NO | Substitution: Roger Mason in for Brian Roberts. | Hou 89–84 |
| 4:23 | NO | Substitution: Anthony Davis in for Jason Smith. | Hou 89–84 |
| 4:23 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 90–84 |
| 4:08 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes a turnaround hook shot from 10 feet out. | Hou 90–86 |
| 3:52 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Anthony Davis. | Hou 90–86 |
| 3:52 | Hou | Jeremy Lin makes free throw 1 of 2. | Hou 91–86 |
| 3:52 | Hou | Jeremy Lin makes free throw 2 of 2. | Hou 92–86 |
| 3:34 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes a jump shot from 20 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | Hou 92–88 |
| 3:15 | Hou | Chandler Parsons makes a driving layup shot from 2 feet out. | Hou 94–88 |
| 2:59 | NO | Anthony Davis misses a reverse layup shot from 1 foot out. | Hou 94–88 |
| 2:57 | Hou | Carlos Delfino with a defensive rebound. | Hou 94–88 |
| 2:48 | NO | Personal foul committed by Greivis Vasquez. | Hou 94–88 |
| 2:48 | NO | Hornets take a full timeout. | Hou 94–88 |
| 2:36 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses a layup shot from 3 feet out. | Hou 94–88 |
| 2:35 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with an offensive rebound. | Hou 94–88 |
| 2:35 | Hou | Patrick Patterson makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. | Hou 96–88 |
| 2:18 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Hou 96–88 |
| 2:17 | NO | Anthony Davis with an offensive rebound. | Hou 96–88 |
| 2:13 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a running jump shot from 10 feet out. | Hou 96–88 |
| 2:11 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with a defensive rebound. | Hou 96–88 |
| 1:57 | Hou | Patrick Patterson makes a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. Chandler Parsons with the assist. | Hou 99–88 |
| 1:54 | NO | Hornets take a full timeout. | Hou 99–88 |
| 1:54 | NO | Substitution: Brian Roberts in for Al-Farouq Aminu. | Hou 99–88 |
| 1:39 | NO | Brian Roberts misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Hou 99–88 |
| 1:37 | Hou | James Harden with a defensive rebound. | Hou 99–88 |
| 1:13 | Hou | Jeremy Lin misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Hou 99–88 |
| 1:10 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with an offensive rebound. | Hou 99–88 |
| 0:48 | Hou | Patrick Patterson makes a reverse layup shot from 3 feet out. Carlos Delfino with the assist. | Hou 101–88 |
| 0:39 | NO | Anthony Davis makes a layup shot from 3 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | Hou 101–90 |
| 0:39 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Jeremy Lin. | Hou 101–90 |
| 0:39 | NO | Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 1. | Hou 101–90 |
| 0:39 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with a defensive rebound. | Hou 101–90 |
| 0:17 | Hou | James Harden makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Hou 104–90 |
| 0:07 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes a jump shot from 16 feet out. | Hou 104–92 |
| 0:00 | NO | End of the 4th Quarter | Hou 104–92 |










