Houston Rockets vs New Orleans Pelicans — Matchup Preview | Read The Game

Matchup Preview

HOU

HOUSTON ROCKETS

52-30

VS

NOP

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS

26-56

Everything you need for Houston Rockets vs New Orleans Pelicans: head-to-head history, current rosters ranked by Net Impact, recent form, and the key player matchups that will decide the game.

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SEASON SERIES

3

HOU wins

of 4

1

NOP wins

RECENT FORM

HOU

Houston Rockets 52-30 season

LAL

LAL Apr 18 W vs

MEM

MEM Apr 12 L vs

MIN

MIN Apr 10 W vs

PHI

PHX

NOP

New Orleans Pelicans 26-56 season

MIN

MIN Apr 12 L vs

BOS

BOS Apr 10 W vs

UTA

ORL

SAC

HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY

Every HOU vs NOP meeting this season. Click any row for the full breakdown.

HOU

NOP

Mar 29, 2026 Read →

NOP

HOU

Mar 13, 2026 Read →

NOP

HOU

Jan 19, 2026 Read →

HOU

NOP

Dec 19, 2025 Read →

ROSTERS BY NET IMPACT

Top 8 per team — who actually moves the needle on winning.

HOU

Houston Rockets

1 Kevin Durant 26.0/5.5/4.8 +16.1 2 Alperen Sengun 20.6/9.0/6.3 +13.1 3 Amen Thompson 18.2/7.8/5.3 +12.9 4 Jabari Smith Jr. 15.8/6.9/1.8 +7.6 5 Steven Adams 5.8/8.6/1.5 +2.8 6 Tari Eason 10.5/6.3/1.5 +2.3 7 Reed Sheppard 13.6/2.9/3.4 +2.2 8 JD Davison 6.7/3.8/3.2 -1.6

NOP

New Orleans Pelicans

1 Trey Murphy III 21.5/5.7/3.8 +13.1 2 Zion Williamson 21.0/5.7/3.2 +11.9 3 Saddiq Bey 17.7/5.6/2.5 +11.0 4 Dejounte Murray 16.7/5.4/6.4 +2.7 5 Derik Queen 11.8/7.1/3.7 +0.9 6 Jeremiah Fears 14.3/3.7/3.4 -0.4 7 DeAndre Jordan 4.4/6.3/0.9 -1.0 8 Jordan Poole 13.8/2.0/3.1 -1.9

GO DEEPER

HOU

Houston Rockets

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NOP

New Orleans Pelicans

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