| Play-by-Play |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 4 | 0:00 | Hou | End of the 4th Quarter | 79 | 88 |
| 4 | 0:06 | Hou | Jeremy Lin makes a jump shot from 21 feet out. | 79 | 88 |
| 4 | 0:13 | NO | Roger Mason makes free throw 2 of 2. | 77 | 88 |
| 4 | 0:13 | NO | Roger Mason makes free throw 1 of 2. | 77 | 87 |
| 4 | 0:13 | Hou | Personal foul committed by Carlos Delfino. | 77 | 86 |
| 4 | 0:15 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2. | 77 | 86 |
| 4 | 0:15 | Hou | Rockets with an offensive rebound. | 76 | 86 |
| 4 | 0:15 | Hou | James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2. | 76 | 86 |
| 4 | 0:15 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Greivis Vasquez. | 76 | 86 |
| 4 | 0:25 | NO | Jason Smith makes a tip shot from 2 feet out. | 76 | 86 |
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| 4 | 0:25 | NO | Jason Smith with an offensive rebound. | 76 | 84 |
| 4 | 0:26 | NO | Jason Smith misses a layup shot from 2 feet out. | 76 | 84 |
| 4 | 0:47 | Hou | Carlos Delfino makes free throw 2 of 2. | 76 | 84 |
| 4 | 0:47 | Hou | Rockets with an offensive rebound. | 75 | 84 |
| 4 | 0:47 | Hou | Carlos Delfino misses free throw 1 of 2. | 75 | 84 |
| 4 | 0:47 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Roger Mason. | 75 | 84 |
| 4 | 0:54 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with a defensive rebound. | 75 | 84 |
| 4 | 0:55 | NO | Jason Smith misses free throw 2 of 2. | 75 | 84 |
| 4 | 0:55 | NO | Jason Smith makes free throw 1 of 2. | 75 | 84 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 4 | 0:55 | Hou | Personal foul committed by James Harden. | 75 | 83 |
| 4 | 0:55 | NO | Jason Smith with a defensive rebound. | 75 | 83 |
| 4 | 0:59 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | 75 | 83 |
| 4 | 1:06 | Hou | Jeremy Lin with a defensive rebound. | 75 | 83 |
| 4 | 1:07 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a jump shot from 21 feet out. | 75 | 83 |
| 4 | 1:28 | Hou | Personal foul committed by Carlos Delfino. | 75 | 83 |
| 4 | 1:28 | Hou | Greivis Vasquez steals the ball from Carlos Delfino. | 75 | 83 |
| 4 | 1:44 | NO | Jeremy Lin steals the ball from Greivis Vasquez. | 75 | 83 |
| 4 | 2:06 | Hou | Loose Ball foul committed by Patrick Patterson. | 75 | 83 |
| 4 | 2:06 | NO | Jason Smith with a defensive rebound. | 75 | 83 |
| 4 | 2:07 | Hou | Carlos Delfino misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | 75 | 83 |
| 4 | 2:20 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with a defensive rebound. | 75 | 83 |
| 4 | 2:21 | NO | Jason Smith misses a jump shot from 21 feet out. | 75 | 83 |
| 4 | 2:36 | NO | Hornets take a full timeout. | 75 | 83 |
| 4 | 2:38 | Hou | James Harden makes a layup shot from 3 feet out. Chandler Parsons with the assist. | 75 | 83 |
| 4 | 2:43 | NO | James Harden steals the ball from Eric Gordon. | 73 | 83 |
| 4 | 2:58 | Hou | Roger Mason steals the ball from James Harden. | 73 | 83 |
| 4 | 3:13 | NO | Jason Smith makes a jump shot from 16 feet out. Eric Gordon with the assist. | 73 | 83 |
| 4 | 3:28 | NO | Greivis Vasquez with a defensive rebound. | 73 | 81 |
| 4 | 3:29 | Hou | Carlos Delfino misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | 73 | 81 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 4 | 3:43 | NO | Eric Gordon with a stepped out of bounds turnover: Stepped Out of Bounds | 73 | 81 |
| 4 | 4:00 | Hou | Patrick Patterson makes a putback layup shot from 2 feet out. | 73 | 81 |
| 4 | 4:00 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with an offensive rebound. | 71 | 81 |
| 4 | 4:01 | Hou | James Harden misses a layup shot. | 71 | 81 |
| 4 | 4:19 | NO | Roger Mason makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. Eric Gordon with the assist. | 71 | 81 |
| 4 | 4:35 | NO | Roger Mason with a defensive rebound. | 71 | 78 |
| 4 | 4:36 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | 71 | 78 |
| 4 | 4:56 | NO | Eric Gordon makes a floating jump shot from 4 feet out. Jason Smith with the assist. | 71 | 78 |
| 4 | 5:17 | NO | Eric Gordon with a defensive rebound. | 71 | 76 |
| 4 | 5:18 | Hou | James Harden misses a driving layup shot from 5 feet out. | 71 | 76 |
| 4 | 5:38 | Hou | Official's timeout. | 71 | 76 |
| 4 | 5:38 | Hou | Rockets take a 20-second timeout. | 71 | 76 |
| 4 | 5:39 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. Eric Gordon with the assist. | 71 | 76 |
| 4 | 5:57 | NO | Ryan Anderson with a defensive rebound. | 71 | 73 |
| 4 | 5:59 | Hou | James Harden misses a jump shot from 5 feet out. | 71 | 73 |
| 4 | 6:07 | NO | Substitution: Eric Gordon in for Brian Roberts. | 71 | 73 |
| 4 | 6:07 | NO | Loose Ball foul committed by Jason Smith. | 71 | 73 |
| 4 | 6:07 | Hou | Rockets with a defensive rebound. | 71 | 73 |
| 4 | 6:07 | NO | Brian Roberts misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | 71 | 73 |
| 4 | 6:19 | NO | Roger Mason with a defensive rebound. | 71 | 73 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 4 | 6:19 | Hou | Carlos Delfino misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | 71 | 73 |
| 4 | 6:31 | NO | Roger Mason makes a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. Brian Roberts with the assist. | 71 | 73 |
| 4 | 6:45 | NO | Jason Smith with a defensive rebound. | 71 | 70 |
| 4 | 6:46 | Hou | Jeremy Lin misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | 71 | 70 |
| 4 | 6:58 | NO | Brian Roberts makes free throw 2 of 2. | 71 | 70 |
| 4 | 6:58 | NO | Substitution: Greivis Vasquez in for Austin Rivers. | 71 | 69 |
| 4 | 6:58 | Hou | Substitution: Chandler Parsons in for Toney Douglas. | 71 | 69 |
| 4 | 6:58 | NO | Brian Roberts makes free throw 1 of 2. | 71 | 69 |
| 4 | 6:58 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Toney Douglas. | 71 | 68 |
| 4 | 7:15 | NO | Roger Mason with a defensive rebound. | 71 | 68 |
| 4 | 7:16 | Hou | Roger Mason blocks a Jeremy Lin jump shot from 5 feet out. | 71 | 68 |
| 4 | 7:29 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with a defensive rebound. | 71 | 68 |
| 4 | 7:31 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | 71 | 68 |
| 4 | 7:50 | Hou | Toney Douglas makes a driving layup shot from 3 feet out. James Harden with the assist. | 71 | 68 |
| 4 | 8:16 | NO | Roger Mason makes a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. Brian Roberts with the assist. | 69 | 68 |
| 4 | 8:25 | Hou | Personal foul committed by Patrick Patterson. | 69 | 65 |
| 4 | 8:30 | Hou | Austin Rivers steals the ball from James Harden. | 69 | 65 |
| 4 | 8:48 | Hou | Substitution: James Harden in for Chandler Parsons. | 69 | 65 |
| 4 | 8:48 | Hou | Rockets take a full timeout. | 69 | 65 |
| 4 | 8:48 | NO | Roger Mason makes a jump shot from 21 feet out. Jason Smith with the assist. | 69 | 65 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 4 | 8:51 | NO | Jason Smith with an offensive rebound. | 69 | 63 |
| 4 | 8:52 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. | 69 | 63 |
| 4 | 9:03 | NO | Roger Mason with a defensive rebound. | 69 | 63 |
| 4 | 9:06 | Hou | Austin Rivers blocks a Jeremy Lin layup shot from 3 feet out. | 69 | 63 |
| 4 | 9:17 | NO | Roger Mason makes a jump shot from 22 feet out. Brian Roberts with the assist. | 69 | 63 |
| 4 | 9:34 | NO | Austin Rivers with a defensive rebound. | 69 | 61 |
| 4 | 9:36 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | 69 | 61 |
| 4 | 9:43 | NO | Jeremy Lin steals the ball from Jason Smith. | 69 | 61 |
| 4 | 10:06 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with a traveling turnover: Traveling | 69 | 61 |
| 4 | 10:18 | NO | Brian Roberts makes a floating jump shot from 4 feet out. | 69 | 61 |
| 4 | 10:31 | NO | Austin Rivers with a defensive rebound. | 69 | 59 |
| 4 | 10:32 | Hou | Carlos Delfino misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | 69 | 59 |
| 4 | 10:54 | NO | Loose Ball foul committed by Austin Rivers. | 69 | 59 |
| 4 | 10:54 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with a defensive rebound. | 69 | 59 |
| 4 | 10:54 | NO | Austin Rivers misses a layup shot from 3 feet out. | 69 | 59 |
| 4 | 11:10 | NO | Roger Mason with a defensive rebound. | 69 | 59 |
| 4 | 11:11 | Hou | Jason Smith blocks a Patrick Patterson jump shot from 4 feet out. | 69 | 59 |
| 4 | 11:21 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with a defensive rebound. | 69 | 59 |
| 4 | 11:22 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a jump shot from 19 feet out. | 69 | 59 |
| 4 | 11:43 | NO | Ryan Anderson with a defensive rebound. | 69 | 59 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 4 | 11:44 | Hou | Patrick Patterson misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. | 69 | 59 |
| 4 | 12:00 | Hou | Start of the 4th Quarter | 69 | 59 |
| 3 | 0:00 | Hou | End of the 3rd Quarter | 69 | 59 |
| 3 | 0:01 | NO | Jason Smith with a defensive rebound. | 69 | 59 |
| 3 | 0:01 | Hou | James Harden misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | 69 | 59 |
| 3 | 0:23 | Hou | James Harden with a defensive rebound. | 69 | 59 |
| 3 | 0:24 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a jump shot from 14 feet out. | 69 | 59 |
| 3 | 0:42 | Hou | Toney Douglas makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. James Harden with the assist. | 69 | 59 |
| 3 | 0:44 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with a defensive rebound. | 67 | 59 |
| 3 | 0:46 | NO | Roger Mason misses a driving layup shot from 2 feet out. | 67 | 59 |
| 3 | 1:00 | Hou | Carlos Delfino makes a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. Toney Douglas with the assist. | 67 | 59 |
| 3 | 1:20 | NO | Roger Mason makes a jump shot from 23 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | 64 | 59 |
| 3 | 1:39 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2. | 64 | 57 |
| 3 | 1:39 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2. | 63 | 57 |
| 3 | 1:39 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Austin Rivers. | 62 | 57 |
| 3 | 1:58 | NO | Jason Smith makes free throw 2 of 2. | 62 | 57 |
| 3 | 1:58 | NO | Jason Smith makes free throw 1 of 2. | 62 | 56 |
| 3 | 1:58 | NO | Substitution: Ryan Anderson in for Robin Lopez. | 62 | 55 |
| 3 | 1:58 | Hou | Rockets take a full timeout. | 62 | 55 |
| 3 | 1:58 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by James Harden. | 62 | 55 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 3 | 2:04 | Hou | Robin Lopez steals the ball from Toney Douglas. | 62 | 55 |
| 3 | 2:22 | NO | Jason Smith makes a jump shot from 16 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | 62 | 55 |
| 3 | 2:38 | Hou | Patrick Patterson makes a reverse layup shot from 2 feet out. | 62 | 53 |
| 3 | 2:40 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with an offensive rebound. | 60 | 53 |
| 3 | 2:41 | Hou | Toney Douglas misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. | 60 | 53 |
| 3 | 3:01 | NO | Robin Lopez makes free throw 2 of 2. | 60 | 53 |
| 3 | 3:01 | Hou | Substitution: Patrick Patterson in for Marcus Morris. | 60 | 52 |
| 3 | 3:01 | NO | Robin Lopez makes free throw 1 of 2. | 60 | 52 |
| 3 | 3:01 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Omer Asik. | 60 | 51 |
| 3 | 3:01 | NO | Robin Lopez with an offensive rebound. | 60 | 51 |
| 3 | 3:03 | NO | Austin Rivers misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. | 60 | 51 |
| 3 | 3:15 | Hou | Omer Asik makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. Marcus Morris with the assist. | 60 | 51 |
| 3 | 3:34 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a floating jump shot from 8 feet out. Roger Mason with the assist. | 58 | 51 |
| 3 | 3:37 | Hou | Substitution: Toney Douglas in for Jeremy Lin. | 58 | 49 |
| 3 | 3:37 | Hou | Substitution: Carlos Delfino in for Chandler Parsons. | 58 | 49 |
| 3 | 3:45 | NO | Substitution: Roger Mason in for Al-Farouq Aminu. | 58 | 49 |
| 3 | 3:45 | Hou | James Harden with a lost ball out of bounds turnover: Lost Ball Out of Bounds | 58 | 49 |
| 3 | 3:48 | NO | Chandler Parsons steals the ball from Austin Rivers. | 58 | 49 |
| 3 | 3:52 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | 58 | 49 |
| 3 | 3:53 | Hou | Omer Asik misses a layup shot from 2 feet out. | 58 | 49 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 3 | 3:54 | Hou | Omer Asik with an offensive rebound. | 58 | 49 |
| 3 | 3:57 | Hou | Robin Lopez blocks a Jeremy Lin layup shot from 2 feet out. | 58 | 49 |
| 3 | 4:05 | Hou | Omer Asik with an offensive rebound. | 58 | 49 |
| 3 | 4:07 | Hou | James Harden misses a jump shot from 5 feet out. | 58 | 49 |
| 3 | 4:19 | NO | Robin Lopez makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | 58 | 49 |
| 3 | 4:40 | Hou | James Harden makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | 58 | 47 |
| 3 | 4:59 | NO | Substitution: Austin Rivers in for Eric Gordon. | 55 | 47 |
| 3 | 4:59 | NO | Personal foul committed by Jason Smith. | 55 | 47 |
| 3 | 4:59 | Hou | Omer Asik with a defensive rebound. | 55 | 47 |
| 3 | 4:59 | NO | Jason Smith misses a layup shot from 3 feet out. | 55 | 47 |
| 3 | 4:59 | NO | Jason Smith with an offensive rebound. | 55 | 47 |
| 3 | 5:01 | NO | Eric Gordon misses a layup shot from 3 feet out. | 55 | 47 |
| 3 | 5:10 | Hou | Greivis Vasquez steals the ball from Jeremy Lin. | 55 | 47 |
| 3 | 5:17 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with a defensive rebound. | 55 | 47 |
| 3 | 5:18 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu misses a jump shot from 14 feet out. | 55 | 47 |
| 3 | 5:31 | Hou | Omer Asik makes a dunk shot. Jeremy Lin with the assist. | 55 | 47 |
| 3 | 5:44 | NO | Jason Smith makes a jump shot from 18 feet out. Eric Gordon with the assist. | 53 | 47 |
| 3 | 5:54 | Hou | James Harden makes a floating jump shot from 6 feet out. | 53 | 45 |
| 3 | 6:17 | NO | Robin Lopez with a traveling turnover: Traveling | 51 | 45 |
| 3 | 6:28 | Hou | Omer Asik makes a hook shot from 5 feet out. | 51 | 45 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 3 | 6:51 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu makes a driving jump shot from 6 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | 49 | 45 |
| 3 | 7:00 | NO | Hornets with an offensive rebound. | 49 | 43 |
| 3 | 7:00 | NO | Omer Asik blocks a Greivis Vasquez driving layup shot from 4 feet out. | 49 | 43 |
| 3 | 7:14 | NO | Hornets with a defensive rebound. | 49 | 43 |
| 3 | 7:14 | Hou | Marcus Morris misses a jump shot from 14 feet out. | 49 | 43 |
| 3 | 7:28 | NO | Substitution: Jason Smith in for Anthony Davis. | 49 | 43 |
| 3 | 7:28 | NO | Loose Ball foul committed by Robin Lopez. | 49 | 43 |
| 3 | 7:28 | Hou | Rockets with a defensive rebound. | 49 | 43 |
| 3 | 7:28 | NO | Eric Gordon misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | 49 | 43 |
| 3 | 7:33 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | 49 | 43 |
| 3 | 7:34 | Hou | Robin Lopez blocks a James Harden jump shot from 3 feet out. | 49 | 43 |
| 3 | 7:47 | NO | Anthony Davis makes a alley oop dunk shot. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | 49 | 43 |
| 3 | 7:53 | Hou | Anthony Davis steals the ball from Chandler Parsons. | 49 | 41 |
| 3 | 8:07 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Eric Gordon with the assist. | 49 | 41 |
| 3 | 8:37 | Hou | Chandler Parsons makes a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. Jeremy Lin with the assist. | 49 | 38 |
| 3 | 8:57 | Hou | Jeremy Lin with a defensive rebound. | 46 | 38 |
| 3 | 8:59 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu misses a jump shot from 18 feet out. | 46 | 38 |
| 3 | 9:16 | NO | Hornets take a full timeout. | 46 | 38 |
| 3 | 9:17 | Hou | Jeremy Lin makes a layup shot from 1 foot out. | 46 | 38 |
| 3 | 9:20 | NO | Jeremy Lin steals the ball from Eric Gordon. | 44 | 38 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 3 | 9:42 | Hou | Chandler Parsons makes a layup shot from 3 feet out. | 44 | 38 |
| 3 | 9:47 | Hou | Omer Asik with a defensive rebound. | 42 | 38 |
| 3 | 9:48 | NO | Anthony Davis misses a layup shot from 4 feet out. | 42 | 38 |
| 3 | 10:07 | Hou | Omer Asik makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. Marcus Morris with the assist. | 42 | 38 |
| 3 | 10:23 | Hou | Omer Asik with a defensive rebound. | 40 | 38 |
| 3 | 10:24 | NO | Eric Gordon misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | 40 | 38 |
| 3 | 10:37 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | 40 | 38 |
| 3 | 10:38 | Hou | Marcus Morris misses free throw 2 of 2. | 40 | 38 |
| 3 | 10:38 | Hou | Marcus Morris makes free throw 1 of 2. | 40 | 38 |
| 3 | 10:38 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Anthony Davis. | 39 | 38 |
| 3 | 10:44 | NO | Offensive Charge Foul foul committed by Greivis Vasquez. | 39 | 38 |
| 3 | 10:44 | NO | Greivis Vasquez is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | 39 | 38 |
| 3 | 10:58 | Hou | Marcus Morris makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. Jeremy Lin with the assist. | 39 | 38 |
| 3 | 11:07 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a running bank jump shot from 9 feet out. | 36 | 38 |
| 3 | 11:18 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with a lost ball out of bounds turnover: Lost Ball Out of Bounds | 36 | 36 |
| 3 | 11:41 | NO | Robin Lopez makes a slam dunk shot from 1 foot out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | 36 | 36 |
| 3 | 12:00 | Hou | Start of the 3rd Quarter | 36 | 34 |
| 2 | 0:00 | Hou | End of the 2nd Quarter | 36 | 34 |
| 2 | 0:02 | NO | Ryan Anderson with an offensive rebound. | 36 | 34 |
| 2 | 0:03 | NO | Eric Gordon misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. | 36 | 34 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 2 | 0:11 | NO | Hornets with an offensive rebound. | 36 | 34 |
| 2 | 0:13 | NO | Patrick Patterson blocks a Eric Gordon layup shot from 3 feet out. | 36 | 34 |
| 2 | 0:26 | Hou | Substitution: Carlos Delfino in for Omer Asik. | 36 | 34 |
| 2 | 0:26 | NO | Substitution: Roger Mason in for Robin Lopez. | 36 | 34 |
| 2 | 0:26 | NO | Substitution: Ryan Anderson in for Al-Farouq Aminu. | 36 | 34 |
| 2 | 0:26 | Hou | Jeremy Lin is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | 36 | 34 |
| 2 | 0:26 | Hou | Offensive foul committed by Jeremy Lin. | 36 | 34 |
| 2 | 0:28 | NO | Jeremy Lin steals the ball from Greivis Vasquez. | 36 | 34 |
| 2 | 0:31 | Hou | James Harden makes a driving bank jump shot from 6 feet out. | 36 | 34 |
| 2 | 0:47 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with a defensive rebound. | 34 | 34 |
| 2 | 0:48 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | 34 | 34 |
| 2 | 0:50 | NO | Robin Lopez with an offensive rebound. | 34 | 34 |
| 2 | 0:52 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a jump shot from 6 feet out. | 34 | 34 |
| 2 | 1:06 | Hou | James Harden with a stepped out of bounds turnover: Stepped Out of Bounds | 34 | 34 |
| 2 | 1:26 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with a defensive rebound. | 34 | 34 |
| 2 | 1:27 | NO | Eric Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2. | 34 | 34 |
| 2 | 1:27 | NO | Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2. | 34 | 34 |
| 2 | 1:27 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Patrick Patterson. | 34 | 33 |
| 2 | 1:43 | Hou | Substitution: Patrick Patterson in for Marcus Morris. | 34 | 33 |
| 2 | 1:43 | Hou | Marcus Morris with a traveling turnover: Traveling | 34 | 33 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 2 | 2:04 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu makes a putback layup shot from 2 feet out. | 34 | 33 |
| 2 | 2:05 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with an offensive rebound. | 34 | 31 |
| 2 | 2:06 | NO | Robin Lopez misses a hook shot from 3 feet out. | 34 | 31 |
| 2 | 2:08 | NO | Robin Lopez with an offensive rebound. | 34 | 31 |
| 2 | 2:11 | NO | Robin Lopez misses a hook shot from 10 feet out. | 34 | 31 |
| 2 | 2:31 | Hou | Rockets take a full timeout. | 34 | 31 |
| 2 | 2:31 | Hou | James Harden is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | 34 | 31 |
| 2 | 2:31 | Hou | Offensive foul committed by James Harden. | 34 | 31 |
| 2 | 2:35 | Hou | James Harden with a defensive rebound. | 34 | 31 |
| 2 | 2:36 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu misses a jump shot from 13 feet out. | 34 | 31 |
| 2 | 2:44 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with an offensive rebound. | 34 | 31 |
| 2 | 2:45 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu misses a running bank jump shot from 4 feet out. | 34 | 31 |
| 2 | 2:51 | NO | Greivis Vasquez with a defensive rebound. | 34 | 31 |
| 2 | 2:52 | Hou | Anthony Davis blocks a Marcus Morris jump shot from 9 feet out. | 34 | 31 |
| 2 | 3:02 | NO | Greivis Vasquez with a bad pass turnover: Bad Pass | 34 | 31 |
| 2 | 3:14 | Hou | Personal foul committed by Marcus Morris. | 34 | 31 |
| 2 | 3:22 | Hou | James Harden makes a driving layup shot from 2 feet out. | 34 | 31 |
| 2 | 3:29 | NO | Loose Ball foul committed by Robin Lopez. | 32 | 31 |
| 2 | 3:29 | Hou | Rockets with an offensive rebound. | 32 | 31 |
| 2 | 3:29 | Hou | Jeremy Lin misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | 32 | 31 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 2 | 3:33 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with an offensive rebound. | 32 | 31 |
| 2 | 3:34 | Hou | James Harden misses a jump shot from 20 feet out. | 32 | 31 |
| 2 | 3:41 | NO | Substitution: Robin Lopez in for Ryan Anderson. | 32 | 31 |
| 2 | 3:41 | NO | Personal foul committed by Al-Farouq Aminu. | 32 | 31 |
| 2 | 3:45 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with a defensive rebound. | 32 | 31 |
| 2 | 3:46 | NO | Eric Gordon misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. | 32 | 31 |
| 2 | 3:58 | NO | Anthony Davis with a defensive rebound. | 32 | 31 |
| 2 | 3:59 | Hou | Marcus Morris misses a driving reverse layup shot from 2 feet out. | 32 | 31 |
| 2 | 4:22 | NO | Anthony Davis makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. Eric Gordon with the assist. | 32 | 31 |
| 2 | 4:46 | Hou | Jeremy Lin makes a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. James Harden with the assist. | 32 | 29 |
| 2 | 4:57 | Hou | Omer Asik with a defensive rebound. | 29 | 29 |
| 2 | 4:59 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a driving layup shot from 5 feet out. | 29 | 29 |
| 2 | 5:10 | NO | Anthony Davis with an offensive rebound. | 29 | 29 |
| 2 | 5:11 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | 29 | 29 |
| 2 | 5:27 | Hou | James Harden makes a floating jump shot from 6 feet out. | 29 | 29 |
| 2 | 5:42 | Hou | Substitution: Omer Asik in for Patrick Patterson. | 27 | 29 |
| 2 | 5:42 | Hou | Substitution: Marcus Morris in for Carlos Delfino. | 27 | 29 |
| 2 | 5:42 | NO | Hornets take a full timeout. | 27 | 29 |
| 2 | 5:46 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with an offensive rebound. | 27 | 29 |
| 2 | 5:47 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses a layup shot from 3 feet out. | 27 | 29 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 2 | 5:53 | Hou | Carlos Delfino with a defensive rebound. | 27 | 29 |
| 2 | 5:54 | NO | Eric Gordon misses a driving bank jump shot from 4 feet out. | 27 | 29 |
| 2 | 6:09 | NO | Hornets with a defensive rebound. | 27 | 29 |
| 2 | 6:09 | Hou | Anthony Davis blocks a Jeremy Lin layup shot from 3 feet out. | 27 | 29 |
| 2 | 6:27 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes free throw 2 of 2. | 27 | 29 |
| 2 | 6:27 | NO | Substitution: Al-Farouq Aminu in for Lance Thomas. | 27 | 28 |
| 2 | 6:27 | NO | Hornets with an offensive rebound. | 27 | 28 |
| 2 | 6:27 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses free throw 1 of 2. | 27 | 28 |
| 2 | 6:27 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Jeremy Lin. | 27 | 28 |
| 2 | 6:46 | Hou | Rockets with a turnover: Shot Clock Turnover | 27 | 28 |
| 2 | 7:03 | NO | Substitution: Anthony Davis in for Jason Smith. | 27 | 28 |
| 2 | 7:03 | NO | Substitution: Eric Gordon in for Austin Rivers. | 27 | 28 |
| 2 | 7:03 | NO | Substitution: Greivis Vasquez in for Brian Roberts. | 27 | 28 |
| 2 | 7:03 | NO | Personal foul committed by Jason Smith. | 27 | 28 |
| 2 | 7:11 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with an offensive rebound. | 27 | 28 |
| 2 | 7:13 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses a driving finger roll shot from 2 feet out. | 27 | 28 |
| 2 | 7:16 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with an offensive rebound. | 27 | 28 |
| 2 | 7:17 | Hou | Jason Smith blocks a Carlos Delfino jump shot from 5 feet out. | 27 | 28 |
| 2 | 7:34 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with a defensive rebound. | 27 | 28 |
| 2 | 7:36 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a fade away from 16 feet out. | 27 | 28 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 2 | 7:47 | Hou | Substitution: James Harden in for Toney Douglas. | 27 | 28 |
| 2 | 7:47 | Hou | Official's timeout. | 27 | 28 |
| 2 | 8:02 | Hou | Patrick Patterson makes a jump shot from 17 feet out. Carlos Delfino with the assist. | 27 | 28 |
| 2 | 8:18 | NO | Lance Thomas makes a jump shot from 19 feet out. Jason Smith with the assist. | 25 | 28 |
| 2 | 8:32 | NO | Austin Rivers with a defensive rebound. | 25 | 26 |
| 2 | 8:33 | Hou | Carlos Delfino misses a jump shot from 18 feet out. | 25 | 26 |
| 2 | 8:51 | NO | Lance Thomas makes a putback slam dunk shot. | 25 | 26 |
| 2 | 8:53 | NO | Lance Thomas with an offensive rebound. | 25 | 24 |
| 2 | 8:55 | NO | Jason Smith misses a jump shot from 15 feet out. | 25 | 24 |
| 2 | 9:03 | Hou | Substitution: Chandler Parsons in for Greg Smith. | 25 | 24 |
| 2 | 9:03 | Hou | Personal foul committed by Greg Smith. | 25 | 24 |
| 2 | 9:16 | NO | Jason Smith with an offensive rebound. | 25 | 24 |
| 2 | 9:17 | NO | Austin Rivers misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. | 25 | 24 |
| 2 | 9:40 | NO | Ryan Anderson with a defensive rebound. | 25 | 24 |
| 2 | 9:43 | Hou | Toney Douglas misses a running jump shot from 9 feet out. | 25 | 24 |
| 2 | 9:49 | NO | Jason Smith makes free throw 2 of 2. | 25 | 24 |
| 2 | 9:49 | NO | Jason Smith makes free throw 1 of 2. | 25 | 23 |
| 2 | 9:49 | Hou | Shooting Block Foul foul committed by Carlos Delfino. | 25 | 22 |
| 2 | 9:58 | NO | Ryan Anderson with a defensive rebound. | 25 | 22 |
| 2 | 10:00 | Hou | Jason Smith blocks a Patrick Patterson jump shot from 4 feet out. | 25 | 22 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 2 | 10:13 | NO | Jason Smith makes a jump shot from 19 feet out. Lance Thomas with the assist. | 25 | 22 |
| 2 | 10:29 | Hou | Greg Smith is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | 25 | 20 |
| 2 | 10:29 | Hou | Offensive foul committed by Greg Smith. | 25 | 20 |
| 2 | 10:34 | Hou | Rockets with an offensive rebound. | 25 | 20 |
| 2 | 10:36 | Hou | Greg Smith misses a tip shot from 1 foot out. | 25 | 20 |
| 2 | 10:36 | Hou | Greg Smith with an offensive rebound. | 25 | 20 |
| 2 | 10:37 | Hou | Jeremy Lin misses a layup shot from 2 feet out. | 25 | 20 |
| 2 | 10:44 | Hou | Rockets with an offensive rebound. | 25 | 20 |
| 2 | 10:44 | Hou | Patrick Patterson misses a jump shot from 4 feet out. | 25 | 20 |
| 2 | 11:00 | Hou | Toney Douglas with a defensive rebound. | 25 | 20 |
| 2 | 11:01 | NO | Jason Smith misses a jump shot from 18 feet out. | 25 | 20 |
| 2 | 11:21 | Hou | Carlos Delfino makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. Jeremy Lin with the assist. | 25 | 20 |
| 2 | 11:41 | NO | Jason Smith makes a putback layup shot from 3 feet out. | 22 | 20 |
| 2 | 11:42 | NO | Jason Smith with an offensive rebound. | 22 | 18 |
| 2 | 11:43 | NO | Jason Smith misses a jump shot from 4 feet out. | 22 | 18 |
| 2 | 11:44 | NO | Jason Smith with an offensive rebound. | 22 | 18 |
| 2 | 11:45 | NO | Austin Rivers misses a driving layup shot from 2 feet out. | 22 | 18 |
| 2 | 12:00 | Hou | Start of the 2nd Quarter | 22 | 18 |
| 1 | 0:00 | Hou | End of the 1st Quarter | 22 | 18 |
| 1 | 0:01 | Hou | Toney Douglas makes free throw 3 of 3. | 22 | 18 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 1 | 0:01 | Hou | Toney Douglas makes free throw 2 of 3. | 21 | 18 |
| 1 | 0:01 | Hou | Toney Douglas makes free throw 1 of 3. | 20 | 18 |
| 1 | 0:01 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Jason Smith. | 19 | 18 |
| 1 | 0:04 | NO | Personal foul committed by Austin Rivers. | 19 | 18 |
| 1 | 0:10 | Hou | Rockets with a defensive rebound. | 19 | 18 |
| 1 | 0:11 | NO | Austin Rivers misses a 3-point jump shot from 28 feet out. | 19 | 18 |
| 1 | 0:14 | NO | Hornets with an offensive rebound. | 19 | 18 |
| 1 | 0:14 | NO | Greg Smith blocks a Lance Thomas jump shot from 12 feet out. | 19 | 18 |
| 1 | 0:29 | Hou | Personal foul committed by Patrick Patterson. | 19 | 18 |
| 1 | 0:36 | Hou | James Harden makes a running jump shot from 7 feet out. | 19 | 18 |
| 1 | 0:45 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with a defensive rebound. | 17 | 18 |
| 1 | 0:46 | NO | Brian Roberts misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. | 17 | 18 |
| 1 | 0:57 | NO | Lance Thomas with a defensive rebound. | 17 | 18 |
| 1 | 0:59 | Hou | Patrick Patterson misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | 17 | 18 |
| 1 | 1:04 | NO | Substitution: Lance Thomas in for Al-Farouq Aminu. | 17 | 18 |
| 1 | 1:04 | NO | Substitution: Brian Roberts in for Greivis Vasquez. | 17 | 18 |
| 1 | 1:04 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a lost ball out of bounds turnover: Lost Ball Out of Bounds | 17 | 18 |
| 1 | 1:16 | Hou | James Harden makes a 3-point step back jump shot from 26 feet out. | 17 | 18 |
| 1 | 1:39 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a floating jump shot from 7 feet out. | 14 | 18 |
| 1 | 1:55 | Hou | James Harden makes a dunk shot. Patrick Patterson with the assist. | 14 | 16 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 1 | 2:01 | NO | Toney Douglas steals the ball from Al-Farouq Aminu. | 12 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:07 | Hou | Al-Farouq Aminu steals the ball from James Harden. | 12 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:18 | Hou | James Harden with a defensive rebound. | 12 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:19 | NO | Jason Smith misses a jump shot from 17 feet out. | 12 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:34 | NO | Hornets with a defensive rebound. | 12 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:35 | Hou | Carlos Delfino misses a step back jump shot from 22 feet out. | 12 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:49 | NO | Substitution: Jason Smith in for Robin Lopez. | 12 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:49 | Hou | Substitution: Greg Smith in for Jeremy Lin. | 12 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:49 | Hou | Substitution: Toney Douglas in for Omer Asik. | 12 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:49 | Hou | Rockets take a full timeout. | 12 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:49 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | 12 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:49 | NO | Offensive foul committed by Al-Farouq Aminu. | 12 | 16 |
| 1 | 3:03 | Hou | Carlos Delfino makes a fade away from 18 feet out. | 12 | 16 |
| 1 | 3:08 | Hou | Jeremy Lin with an offensive rebound. | 10 | 16 |
| 1 | 3:10 | Hou | James Harden misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | 10 | 16 |
| 1 | 3:18 | NO | Carlos Delfino steals the ball from Robin Lopez. | 10 | 16 |
| 1 | 3:38 | Hou | Substitution: Carlos Delfino in for Chandler Parsons. | 10 | 16 |
| 1 | 3:38 | Hou | James Harden is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | 10 | 16 |
| 1 | 3:38 | Hou | Offensive Charge Foul foul committed by James Harden. | 10 | 16 |
| 1 | 3:57 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a layup shot from 3 feet out. | 10 | 16 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 1 | 4:11 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with an offensive rebound. | 10 | 14 |
| 1 | 4:13 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. | 10 | 14 |
| 1 | 4:35 | NO | Substitution: Ryan Anderson in for Anthony Davis. | 10 | 14 |
| 1 | 4:35 | NO | Substitution: Austin Rivers in for Eric Gordon. | 10 | 14 |
| 1 | 4:35 | Hou | Substitution: Patrick Patterson in for Marcus Morris. | 10 | 14 |
| 1 | 4:35 | Hou | Omer Asik is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | 10 | 14 |
| 1 | 4:35 | Hou | Offensive foul committed by Omer Asik. | 10 | 14 |
| 1 | 4:41 | Hou | Marcus Morris with a defensive rebound. | 10 | 14 |
| 1 | 4:41 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu misses a jump shot from 16 feet out. | 10 | 14 |
| 1 | 4:59 | Hou | Al-Farouq Aminu steals the ball from Jeremy Lin. | 10 | 14 |
| 1 | 5:03 | Hou | Omer Asik with a defensive rebound. | 10 | 14 |
| 1 | 5:04 | NO | Eric Gordon misses a driving reverse layup shot from 2 feet out. | 10 | 14 |
| 1 | 5:12 | Hou | Personal foul committed by Marcus Morris. | 10 | 14 |
| 1 | 5:21 | NO | Hornets take a full timeout. | 10 | 14 |
| 1 | 5:22 | NO | Anthony Davis with a defensive rebound. | 10 | 14 |
| 1 | 5:23 | Hou | Al-Farouq Aminu blocks a James Harden jump shot from 4 feet out. | 10 | 14 |
| 1 | 5:38 | Hou | James Harden with a defensive rebound. | 10 | 14 |
| 1 | 5:39 | NO | Robin Lopez misses a jump shot from 10 feet out. | 10 | 14 |
| 1 | 5:49 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | 10 | 14 |
| 1 | 5:51 | Hou | Marcus Morris misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | 10 | 14 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 1 | 6:18 | NO | Anthony Davis makes a dunk shot. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | 10 | 14 |
| 1 | 6:28 | NO | Greivis Vasquez with a defensive rebound. | 10 | 12 |
| 1 | 6:29 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses a 3-point jump shot from 29 feet out. | 10 | 12 |
| 1 | 6:49 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a driving layup shot from 3 feet out. | 10 | 12 |
| 1 | 7:02 | Hou | Anthony Davis steals the ball from Chandler Parsons. | 10 | 10 |
| 1 | 7:18 | NO | Robin Lopez makes a alley oop layup shot from 2 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | 10 | 10 |
| 1 | 7:26 | Hou | Jeremy Lin makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. | 10 | 8 |
| 1 | 7:32 | Hou | Jeremy Lin with a defensive rebound. | 8 | 8 |
| 1 | 7:33 | NO | Eric Gordon misses a jump shot from 16 feet out. | 8 | 8 |
| 1 | 7:49 | NO | Jump Ball: Greivis Vasquez vs. Jeremy Lin -- Eric Gordon gains possession. | 8 | 8 |
| 1 | 7:49 | Hou | Greivis Vasquez steals the ball from Jeremy Lin. | 8 | 8 |
| 1 | 7:50 | Hou | Jeremy Lin with a defensive rebound. | 8 | 8 |
| 1 | 7:53 | NO | Anthony Davis misses a jump shot from 22 feet out. | 8 | 8 |
| 1 | 8:16 | Hou | Marcus Morris with a bad pass turnover: Bad Pass | 8 | 8 |
| 1 | 8:21 | NO | Personal foul committed by Eric Gordon. | 8 | 8 |
| 1 | 8:38 | NO | Robin Lopez makes a turnaround fade away jump shot from 17 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | 8 | 8 |
| 1 | 9:00 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | 8 | 6 |
| 1 | 9:01 | Hou | Jeremy Lin misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | 8 | 6 |
| 1 | 9:16 | NO | Eric Gordon with a stepped out of bounds turnover: Stepped Out of Bounds | 8 | 6 |
| 1 | 9:35 | Hou | Marcus Morris makes a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. Omer Asik with the assist. | 8 | 6 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 1 | 9:47 | NO | Eric Gordon makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. Anthony Davis with the assist. | 5 | 6 |
| 1 | 9:53 | Hou | Anthony Davis steals the ball from Jeremy Lin. | 5 | 4 |
| 1 | 10:03 | NO | Robin Lopez makes a dunk shot. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | 5 | 4 |
| 1 | 10:13 | Hou | Chandler Parsons makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. Jeremy Lin with the assist. | 5 | 2 |
| 1 | 10:23 | NO | Jeremy Lin steals the ball from Eric Gordon. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 10:34 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 10:34 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 10:34 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Robin Lopez. | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 10:47 | NO | Robin Lopez makes a fade away from 13 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 10:59 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 11:00 | Hou | Omer Asik misses a layup shot from 2 feet out. | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 11:11 | Hou | Omer Asik with a defensive rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 11:12 | NO | Eric Gordon misses a driving layup shot from 3 feet out. | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 11:27 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with an offensive rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 11:28 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a jump shot from 20 feet out. | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 11:44 | NO | Greivis Vasquez with a defensive rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 11:45 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 12:00 | Hou | Jump Ball: Omer Asik vs. Robin Lopez -- Jeremy Lin gains possession. | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 12:00 | Hou | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 12:00 | Hou | Starting Lineup | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 1 | 12:00 | Hou | Starting Lineup | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 12:00 | NO | Starting Lineup | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 12:00 | NO | Starting Lineup | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 12:00 | Hou | Starting Lineup | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 12:00 | Hou | Starting Lineup | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 12:00 | NO | Starting Lineup | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 12:00 | NO | Starting Lineup | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 12:00 | Hou | Starting Lineup | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 12:00 | NO | Starting Lineup | 0 | 0 |