44pts
David West
NOPvsHOU
Dec 29, 2009
NBA head-to-headDivision Rivals
Houston Rockets vs New Orleans Pelicans Head-to-Head
Houston Rockets lead the all-time record 51-39 across 90 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
The earliest meeting on record was on December 6, 2002: Houston Rockets 96, New Orleans Hornets 98.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026HOU
51
vs
NOP
39
90 meetings
All-time
HOU lead 51-39
Recent form
HOU 7-3 over the latest 10
Last meeting
HOU won 134-102 on Mar 29, 2026
Closeness
12 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 10.3 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Mar 29, 26
NOP 102-134 HOU
HOUMar 13, 26
HOU 107-105 NOP
HOUJan 18, 26
HOU 119-110 NOP
HOUDec 18, 25
NOP 133-128 HOU
NOPMar 8, 25
HOU 146-117 NOP
HOUMar 6, 25
NOP 97-109 HOU
HOUDec 26, 24
NOP 111-128 HOU
HOUDec 19, 24
HOU 133-113 NOP
HOUFeb 22, 24
NOP 127-105 HOU
NOPJan 31, 24
HOU 99-110 NOP
NOP| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | NOP | HOU | 102–134 | HOU |
| Mar 13, 2026 | HOU | NOP | 107–105 | HOU |
| Jan 18, 2026 | HOU | NOP | 119–110 | HOU |
| Dec 18, 2025 | NOP | HOU | 133–128 | NOP |
| Mar 8, 2025 | HOU | NOP | 146–117 | HOU |
| Mar 6, 2025 | NOP | HOU | 97–109 | HOU |
| Dec 26, 2024 | NOP | HOU | 111–128 | HOU |
| Dec 19, 2024 | HOU | NOP | 133–113 | HOU |
| Feb 22, 2024 | NOP | HOU | 127–105 | NOP |
| Jan 31, 2024 | HOU | NOP | 99–110 | NOP |
Last Meeting
Mar 29, 2026Final
NOP
102
HOME
HOU
134
AWAY
Rocketswon by32
Rockets' 3rd straight in this series·Game 90 of all-time series
Matchup context
Houston Rockets have won 7 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Houston Rockets lead the complete decided record 51-39. The 10.3-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 2002 to 2026
- 24 seasons
- Average margin
- 10.3 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 0
- No playoff meeting is present in the source
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
51W
39W
HOU
NOP
57%43%
Houston RocketsNew Orleans Pelicans
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season90 games
51
39
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Houston Rockets Biggest Win
134–102+32
Mar 29, 2026
New Orleans Pelicans Biggest Win
130–101+29
Feb 9, 2021
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | HOU ↕ | NOP ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024–25 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023–24 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018–19 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017–18 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016–17 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
21-24
HOU
AWAY
15-30
NOP
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Houston Rockets: 3 consecutive wins
3
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 10.3 pts on average
10.3pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
HOU↑Trending Up
Last 1070%
All-Time56.7%
NOP↓Trending Down
Last 1030%
All-Time43.3%
Last 10 Results
HOU / NOP
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 60 of 90 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
4
HOU OT Wins
1
NOP OT Wins
3
Biggest OT Game
105-99 on Apr 19, 2012 (1OT)
Largest Leads
HOU Biggest Leads
+35pts
Feb 23, 2017
#2:+32 pts·Jan 2, 2015
#3:+30 pts·Mar 13, 2022
NOP Biggest Leads
+31pts
Jan 4, 2023
#2:+29 pts·Oct 17, 2018
#3:+29 pts·Mar 24, 2018
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
18
Apr 19, 2012
Average per Game
5.9
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
18
Dec 18, 2014
Average Ties per Game
5.5
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
19,205
Dec 28, 2005
Lowest
1,440
Jan 30, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
16,239
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
HOU44.6%
NOP45.7%
NOP +1.1 pp
3P%
HOU33.7%
NOP33.4%
HOU +0.3 pp
FT%
HOU76.5%
NOP74.2%
HOU +2.3 pp
TS%
HOU55.0%
NOP54.1%
HOU +0.9 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
HOU Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 775 | 27 | 28.7 | 41 |
| Yao Ming | 345 | 18 | 19.2 | 30 |
| Eric Gordon | 341 | 20 | 17.1 | 29 |
| Trevor Ariza | 287 | 22 | 13.1 | 31 |
| Tracy McGrady | 276 | 12 | 23.0 | 38 |
| Luis Scola | 177 | 15 | 11.8 | 16 |
| Clint Capela | 163 | 16 | 10.2 | 28 |
| Jalen Green | 161 | 7 | 23.0 | 40 |
| Dwight Howard | 158 | 12 | 13.2 | 24 |
| Aaron Brooks | 156 | 14 | 11.1 | 27 |
| Patrick Beverley | 154 | 13 | 11.8 | 20 |
| Shane Battier | 142 | 15 | 9.5 | 20 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 132 | 8 | 16.5 | 27 |
| Rafer Alston | 128 | 10 | 12.8 | 22 |
| Terrence Jones | 121 | 9 | 13.4 | 25 |
NOP Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David West | 454 | 23 | 19.7 | 44 |
| Anthony Davis | 441 | 21 | 21.0 | 33 |
| Chris Paul | 366 | 20 | 18.3 | 29 |
| Jrue Holiday | 361 | 22 | 16.4 | 37 |
| Brandon Ingram | 303 | 11 | 27.6 | 40 |
| Ryan Anderson | 183 | 10 | 18.3 | 23 |
| E'Twaun Moore | 162 | 12 | 13.5 | 36 |
| Eric Gordon | 154 | 9 | 17.1 | 35 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 147 | 8 | 18.4 | 32 |
| Tyreke Evans | 135 | 9 | 15.0 | 28 |
| P.J. Brown | 130 | 12 | 10.8 | 18 |
| Rasual Butler | 105 | 14 | 7.5 | 15 |
| Lonzo Ball | 104 | 6 | 17.3 | 27 |
| Austin Rivers | 96 | 8 | 12.0 | 21 |
| Darius Miller | 96 | 11 | 8.7 | 20 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
41pts
James Harden
HOUvsNOP
Dec 29, 2018
41pts
James Harden
HOUvsNOP
Mar 17, 2017
40pts
Jalen Green
HOUvsNOP
Mar 19, 2023
40pts
Brandon Ingram
NOPvsHOU
Dec 5, 2021
Rivalry Fingerprint
Focus or tap a row to compare the exact gap. Every value is an average from matched game-level records, not a projection.
Quarter scoring pulse
66 games with complete quarter lines
HOUNOP
How they create points
59 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Points in paint: NOP +1.0 points59 games
HOU highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 26.2
NOP highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 26.1
Widest fingerprint gap
NOP +1.0 points in paint
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.
Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.