NBA NEWORLEANS Matchup 20180317

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NBA : First Half Matchup

Saturday 3/17/2018

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HOUSTON
First Half Results
NEW ORLEANS

-5

114

60
Final
54

HOUSTON (54 - 14) at NEW ORLEANS (39 - 29)

Saturday, 3/17/2018 7:05 PM

Board		First Half
505	HOUSTON	-4
506	NEW ORLEANS	114

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ADVANCED TEAM STATS

HOUSTON - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team				Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.
All Games	54-14	+17	36-31	30-37	113.5	58.7	46.3%	51.3	104.6	52.7	46.4%	50.1
Road Games	27-8	+16.4	23-12	13-21	111.5	57.6	46.1%	50.0	102.5	51.3	45.8%	50.7
Last 5 Games	4-1	+2.4	3-2	0-5	106.0	50.0	46.0%	53.4	95.6	49.0	43.0%	52.8
Division Games	10-3	+1.3	8-5	3-10	107.2	57.2	45.6%	50.8	98.3	50.5	44.0%	51.8

HOUSTON Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	113.5	58.7	39-84	46.3%	15-42	36.4%	20-26	78.9%	51	9	22	20	9	13	5
vs opponents surrendering	106.2	53.6	39-86	46.0%	10-29	36.2%	17-22	76.9%	51	10	23	20	8	14	5
Team Stats (Road Games)	111.5	57.6	39-84	46.1%	15-42	36.7%	19-24	79.8%	50	9	21	19	9	13	5
Stats Against (All Games)	104.6	52.7	40-86	46.4%	10-29	35.8%	15-20	75.1%	50	8	23	21	7	14	4
vs opponents averaging	106	53.4	39-86	46.1%	10-28	36.1%	17-22	76.9%	51	10	23	20	8	14	5
Stats Against (Road Games)	102.5	51.3	39-85	45.8%	11-29	35.9%	14-19	75.3%	51	9	23	20	7	14	5

NEW ORLEANS - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team				Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.
All Games	39-29	+0.4	36-32	42-26	111.9	58.3	48.2%	52.0	111.5	56.4	45.7%	52.7
Home Games	18-14	-11.1	13-19	24-8	114.0	59.6	49.6%	49.7	114.4	57.4	47.5%	50.5
Last 5 Games	2-3	-1	1-4	2-3	104.4	56.2	47.3%	50.4	109.2	54.0	43.4%	55.8
Division Games	6-5	+1.8	6-5	6-5	109.8	59.4	47.9%	52.7	108.2	56.6	44.8%	50.4

NEW ORLEANS Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	111.9	58.3	42-88	48.2%	10-29	36.5%	17-22	76.9%	52	9	26	19	8	15	6
vs opponents surrendering	105.9	53.3	39-85	46.1%	10-29	36.3%	17-22	76.9%	51	10	23	20	8	14	5
Team Stats (Home Games)	114.0	59.6	43-88	49.6%	10-28	35.9%	17-22	78.8%	50	8	28	19	8	15	6
Stats Against (All Games)	111.5	56.4	42-92	45.7%	11-30	35.8%	17-21	79.3%	53	11	24	21	8	14	4
vs opponents averaging	105.9	53.2	39-86	46.0%	10-28	36.3%	17-22	77.1%	51	10	23	20	8	14	5
Stats Against (Home Games)	114.4	57.4	43-90	47.5%	11-30	38.8%	17-21	80.7%	50	10	25	21	9	15	4

Average power rating of opponents played: HOUSTON 95.9, NEW ORLEANS 95.9

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

HOUSTON - Season Results
								Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
2/6/2018	@ BROOKLYN	123-113	W	-11.5	L	218	O	45-81	55.6%	45	11	41-85	48.2%	41	11
2/7/2018	@ MIAMI	109-101	W	-4.5	W	207	O	38-74	51.4%	44	9	39-88	44.3%	48	13
2/9/2018	DENVER	130-104	W	-8	W	223	O	43-86	50.0%	58	11	42-88	47.7%	44	10
2/11/2018	DALLAS	104-97	W	-15	L	215	U	34-78	43.6%	53	9	38-93	40.9%	61	14
2/13/2018	@ MINNESOTA	126-108	W	-3	W	224	O	41-83	49.4%	46	6	40-84	47.6%	48	8
2/14/2018	SACRAMENTO	100-91	W	-15	L	214.5	U	33-83	39.8%	52	13	38-87	43.7%	52	17
2/23/2018	MINNESOTA	120-102	W	-7.5	W	223	U	40-82	48.8%	55	11	40-94	42.6%	49	10
2/25/2018	@ DENVER	119-114	W	-4	W	224.5	O	39-77	50.6%	48	18	44-91	48.4%	51	13
2/26/2018	@ UTAH	96-85	W	-1	W	211.5	U	34-79	43.0%	48	15	31-71	43.7%	49	22
2/28/2018	@ LA CLIPPERS	105-92	W	-8.5	W	229.5	U	36-85	42.4%	49	10	36-79	45.6%	53	16
3/3/2018	BOSTON	123-120	W	-8.5	L	213	O	39-87	44.8%	50	10	44-91	48.4%	51	13
3/6/2018	@ OKLAHOMA CITY	122-112	W	-5.5	W	219.5	O	38-71	53.5%	44	21	46-93	49.5%	44	19
3/7/2018	@ MILWAUKEE	110-99	W	-6	W	214	U	39-82	47.6%	56	16	38-83	45.8%	46	13
3/9/2018	@ TORONTO	105-108	L	-3	L	220	U	40-81	49.4%	44	13	41-85	48.2%	51	16
3/11/2018	@ DALLAS	105-82	W	-10	W	211.5	U	39-84	46.4%	51	11	33-94	35.1%	66	10
3/12/2018	SAN ANTONIO	109-93	W	-11	W	212	U	39-80	48.7%	57	15	33-81	40.7%	44	13
3/15/2018	LA CLIPPERS	101-96	W	-11	L	225	U	35-90	38.9%	59	11	44-97	45.4%	57	9
3/17/2018	@ NEW ORLEANS
3/18/2018	@ MINNESOTA
3/20/2018	@ PORTLAND
3/22/2018	DETROIT
3/24/2018	NEW ORLEANS
3/25/2018	ATLANTA
3/27/2018	CHICAGO
3/30/2018	PHOENIX
4/1/2018	@ SAN ANTONIO

NEW ORLEANS - Season Results
								Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
2/5/2018	UTAH	109-133	L	1	L	216.5	O	47-93	50.5%	41	14	52-89	58.4%	50	13
2/9/2018	@ PHILADELPHIA	82-100	L	6	L	222	U	33-95	34.7%	61	12	39-93	41.9%	64	15
2/10/2018	@ BROOKLYN	138-128	W	-2.5	W	220	O	52-106	49.1%	73	15	43-114	37.7%	67	15
2/12/2018	@ DETROIT	118-103	W	3.5	W	221.5	U	44-100	44.0%	61	11	35-95	36.8%	63	14
2/14/2018	LA LAKERS	139-117	W	-5.5	W	231.5	O	53-99	53.5%	51	11	46-90	51.1%	44	20
2/23/2018	MIAMI	124-123	W	-2	L	215	O	48-108	44.4%	66	15	50-108	46.3%	65	13
2/25/2018	@ MILWAUKEE	123-121	W	4.5	W	220.5	O	51-107	47.7%	64	15	44-97	45.4%	51	13
2/26/2018	PHOENIX	125-116	W	-7	W	236.5	O	43-91	47.3%	58	14	42-97	43.3%	61	14
2/28/2018	@ SAN ANTONIO	121-116	W	5	W	218.5	O	50-99	50.5%	52	12	48-99	48.5%	54	11
3/4/2018	@ DALLAS	126-109	W	-3.5	W	222.5	O	49-91	53.8%	56	11	40-90	44.4%	47	12
3/6/2018	@ LA CLIPPERS	121-116	W	2	W	235.5	O	46-103	44.7%	54	8	46-98	46.9%	66	13
3/7/2018	@ SACRAMENTO	114-101	W	-6	W	224	U	47-83	56.6%	47	16	39-93	41.9%	46	9
3/9/2018	WASHINGTON	97-116	L	3.5	L	222	U	38-82	46.3%	43	15	46-96	47.9%	59	12
3/11/2018	UTAH	99-116	L	1.5	L	213	O	41-93	44.1%	46	13	40-96	41.7%	65	15
3/13/2018	CHARLOTTE	119-115	W	-5	L	229	O	52-104	50.0%	56	12	45-93	48.4%	50	13
3/15/2018	@ SAN ANTONIO	93-98	L	4.5	L	219.5	U	36-90	40.0%	60	14	37-99	37.4%	59	10
3/17/2018	HOUSTON
3/18/2018	BOSTON
3/20/2018	DALLAS
3/21/2018	INDIANA
3/22/2018	LA LAKERS
3/24/2018	@ HOUSTON
3/27/2018	PORTLAND
3/30/2018	@ CLEVELAND
4/1/2018	OKLAHOMA CITY

KEY GAME INFORMATION

HOUSTON: After being eliminated by the Spurs in the conference semifinals, the Rockets made a bold move by trading for Chris Paul to give Houston another All-Star to play with Harden and try to narrow the gap in the Western Conference. It will be interesting to see how head coach Mike D'Antoni's offense runs with both Paul and Harden in it. Paul gets a fresh start in Houston after being dogged by criticism in recent years for failing to get the Clippers out of the second round of the playoffs. The Rockets expect him to be the piece that gets them into the conference finals after coming up just short last year. The defense should be better after not only adding Paul, but also P.J. Tucker to a unit that lost defensive specialist Patrick Beverley in the trade with the Clippers.

NEW ORLEANS: If Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins mesh well, if Jrue Holiday improves as a scorer, and most importantly, if New Orleans doesn't have more bad luck with injuries, the Pelicans could contend for a Western Conference playoff spot. After two sub-.500 seasons, there will be urgency to do so. Otherwise, the regime of general manager Dell Demps and head coach Alvin Gentry could end and Cousins could walk in free agency. Davis is the key to everything for New Orleans because of his dynamism, which allows him to score from inside and out, run the floor and defend the perimeter as well as block shots in the lane. He might not score as much this season while sharing the ball with Cousins, but he hopes to be more efficient.

PREVIEW

Rockets continue quest vs. Pelicans

Winning a division title is nice but hardly a big deal for the Houston Rockets.

Securing a playoff spot with DeMarcus Cousins lost for the season would be significant for the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Rockets continue their quest to finish first in the Western Conference while the Pelicans continue their playoff push Saturday night when the teams get together in New Orleans.

Houston (54-17) is playing its first game since clinching the Southwest Division title with Thursday's 101-96 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. The Rockets are a division champion for the sixth time in their 51-season existence but want more such as the top seed in the West.

"It's good but not this year," Houston guard Eric Gordon told reporters. "We want that No. 1 seed and that's the main goal right now.

The Rockets are doing a good job of maintaining the top spot. They are 27-3 and 2 1/2 games ahead of the Golden State Warriors, who are without Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant.

Including a 17-game winning streak, the Rockets are 27-3 in their 30 games and the division occurred one of their worst shooting nights of the season. Houston shot 38.9 percent (third-worst of the season) and made 29.3 percent of its 3-pointers, marking the 12th time it shot less than 30 percent from 3-point range.

James Harden scored 24 points and is shooting 39.3 percent (13 of 33) in his last two games after sitting out Sunday's win at Dallas with a sore right knee. Gordon added 23 by hitting 7 of 9 3-pointers and is shooting 51.7 percent from 3-point range in seven games this month.

Houston's perimeter offense is expected to get a boost Saturday when Ryan Anderson returns from missing nine games with a left hip injury. Anderson last played in a 119-114 win at Denver on Feb. 25 and before getting hurt, he was 4 of 15 from 3-point range in his last three games.

Anderson's absence occurred shortly after Joe Johnson joined the team. They played three games together though Johnson was spending time filling in while Gordon was injured.

"We need to find a spot for Ryan and get that going," Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni said. "Now, having said that, it's kind of nice not to have decisions to make and being able to play everybody.

"We'll see, but we need him. I'm glad he's coming back. We need to get it done sooner than later and see where the problems are and get everybody used to playing maybe less minutes."

One of Houston's three losses since Jan. 6 was a 115-113 setback at New Orleans on Jan. 26. It was the same night Cousins was lost for the season with a torn Achilles tendon.

The Pelicans were on a four-game winning streak when their win over Houston and the injury to Cousins occurred. They struggled with the initial shock of losing Cousins by dropping five of the first six games after the injury.

Then they came alive.

Starting with a 128-118 double-overtime win at Brooklyn on Feb. 10, New Orleans is 11-3 in its last 14 games. They began a 10-game winning streak in Brooklyn but have dropped three of four since while averaging 96.3 points in those defeats.

New Orleans (39-29) is sixth in the West with little margin of error. The Pelicans are a half-game behind Minnesota and a half-game ahead of Utah and San Antonio.

"There's going to be two really good teams that are not going to make the playoffs. You have to take care of business," New Orleans coach Alvin Gentry told reporters after practice on Friday.

And if that's not tight enough, Denver is 1 1/2 games behind New Orleans followed by the Clippers, who trail by two games.

New Orleans will be hoping to rebound from a 98-93 loss at San Antonio Thursday. The Pelicans equaled their third-lowest point total of the season and shot 40 percent.

"These games become playoff games," Gentry told reporters. "You've got to able to execute offensively and defensively. We struggled a little bit at the offense end and getting to where we want to get to."

Jrue Holiday led the Pelicans with 24 points but missed 14 of 23 shots. He has scored at least 20 points 11 times since Feb. 10.

Anthony Davis finished with a double-double of 21 and 14 rebounds before fouling out. Davis is averaging 33.3 points in his last 13 games.

Houston has won nine of the last 11 meetings from New Orleans.

Last Updated: 4/16/2024 3:14:15 AM EST.