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| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 4 | 0:00 | Hou | End of the 4th Quarter | 100 | 82 |
| 4 | 0:00 | NO | Hornets with an offensive rebound. | 100 | 82 |
| 4 | 0:00 | NO | Austin Rivers misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | 100 | 82 |
| 4 | 0:05 | Hou | Patrick Beverley makes free throw 2 of 2. | 100 | 82 |
| 4 | 0:05 | Hou | Patrick Beverley makes free throw 1 of 2. | 99 | 82 |
| 4 | 0:05 | NO | Personal foul committed by Austin Rivers. | 98 | 82 |
| 4 | 0:09 | Hou | Greg Smith with a defensive rebound. | 98 | 82 |
| 4 | 0:10 | NO | Brian Roberts misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. | 98 | 82 |
| 4 | 0:19 | Hou | Substitution: Toney Douglas in for James Harden. | 98 | 82 |
| 4 | 0:19 | NO | Hornets with a defensive rebound. | 98 | 82 |
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| 4 | 0:19 | Hou | Patrick Beverley misses a jump shot from 9 feet out. | 98 | 82 |
| 4 | 0:45 | Hou | Cole Aldrich with a defensive rebound. | 98 | 82 |
| 4 | 0:46 | NO | Anthony Davis misses a jump shot from 19 feet out. | 98 | 82 |
| 4 | 0:57 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2. | 98 | 82 |
| 4 | 0:57 | Hou | Substitution: Patrick Beverley in for Carlos Delfino. | 97 | 82 |
| 4 | 0:57 | Hou | Substitution: Greg Smith in for Jeremy Lin. | 97 | 82 |
| 4 | 0:57 | Hou | Substitution: Cole Aldrich in for Patrick Patterson. | 97 | 82 |
| 4 | 0:57 | Hou | Substitution: James Anderson in for Chandler Parsons. | 97 | 82 |
| 4 | 0:57 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2. | 97 | 82 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 4 | 0:57 | NO | Shooting Block Foul foul committed by Anthony Davis. | 96 | 82 |
| 4 | 1:16 | NO | Anthony Davis makes a tip shot from 3 feet out. | 96 | 82 |
| 4 | 1:16 | NO | Anthony Davis with an offensive rebound. | 96 | 80 |
| 4 | 1:16 | NO | Brian Roberts misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | 96 | 80 |
| 4 | 1:25 | Hou | Carlos Delfino makes a jump shot from 21 feet out. James Harden with the assist. | 96 | 80 |
| 4 | 1:38 | NO | Substitution: Lance Thomas in for Ryan Anderson. | 94 | 80 |
| 4 | 1:38 | NO | Substitution: Xavier Henry in for Eric Gordon. | 94 | 80 |
| 4 | 1:38 | NO | Personal foul committed by Austin Rivers. | 94 | 80 |
| 4 | 1:56 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with a defensive rebound. | 94 | 80 |
| 4 | 1:57 | NO | Eric Gordon misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | 94 | 80 |
| 4 | 2:11 | Hou | Carlos Delfino makes a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. James Harden with the assist. | 94 | 80 |
| 4 | 2:31 | NO | Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2. | 91 | 80 |
| 4 | 2:31 | NO | Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2. | 91 | 79 |
| 4 | 2:31 | Hou | Shooting Block Foul foul committed by Patrick Patterson. | 91 | 78 |
| 4 | 2:34 | NO | Austin Rivers with an offensive rebound. | 91 | 78 |
| 4 | 2:36 | NO | Brian Roberts misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | 91 | 78 |
| 4 | 2:54 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1. | 91 | 78 |
| 4 | 2:54 | NO | Substitution: Brian Roberts in for Al-Farouq Aminu. | 90 | 78 |
| 4 | 2:54 | Hou | Rockets take a full timeout. | 90 | 78 |
| 4 | 2:54 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Ryan Anderson. | 90 | 78 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 4 | 2:54 | Hou | James Harden makes a jump shot from 5 feet out. | 90 | 78 |
| 4 | 3:07 | Hou | James Harden with a defensive rebound. | 88 | 78 |
| 4 | 3:08 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. | 88 | 78 |
| 4 | 3:18 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | 88 | 78 |
| 4 | 3:19 | Hou | Patrick Patterson misses a jump shot from 5 feet out. | 88 | 78 |
| 4 | 3:39 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes free throw 1 of 1. | 88 | 78 |
| 4 | 3:39 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Chandler Parsons. | 88 | 77 |
| 4 | 3:39 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes a driving reverse layup shot from 2 feet out. Austin Rivers with the assist. | 88 | 77 |
| 4 | 3:58 | Hou | Carlos Delfino makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Jeremy Lin with the assist. | 88 | 75 |
| 4 | 4:28 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu makes a putback slam dunk shot from 1 foot out. | 85 | 75 |
| 4 | 4:28 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with an offensive rebound. | 85 | 73 |
| 4 | 4:29 | NO | Anthony Davis misses a layup shot from 2 feet out. | 85 | 73 |
| 4 | 4:33 | Hou | Al-Farouq Aminu steals the ball from Jeremy Lin. | 85 | 73 |
| 4 | 4:51 | Hou | Carlos Delfino with an offensive rebound. | 85 | 73 |
| 4 | 4:53 | Hou | James Harden misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | 85 | 73 |
| 4 | 5:13 | Hou | Carlos Delfino with a defensive rebound. | 85 | 73 |
| 4 | 5:14 | NO | Eric Gordon misses a jump shot from 21 feet out. | 85 | 73 |
| 4 | 5:35 | Hou | Substitution: Chandler Parsons in for Omer Asik. | 85 | 73 |
| 4 | 5:35 | NO | Hornets take a full timeout. | 85 | 73 |
| 4 | 5:35 | Hou | Offensive foul committed by Omer Asik. | 85 | 73 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 4 | 5:35 | Hou | Omer Asik is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | 85 | 73 |
| 4 | 5:49 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu makes a floating jump shot from 8 feet out. Ryan Anderson with the assist. | 85 | 73 |
| 4 | 6:07 | Hou | Rockets with a turnover: Shot Clock Turnover | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 6:07 | Hou | Rockets with an offensive rebound. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 6:08 | Hou | James Harden misses a jump shot from 19 feet out. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 6:31 | NO | Jeremy Lin steals the ball from Eric Gordon. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 6:49 | NO | Substitution: Al-Farouq Aminu in for Roger Mason. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 6:49 | Hou | James Harden with a bad pass turnover: Bad Pass | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 7:03 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with a defensive rebound. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 7:04 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 7:19 | Hou | Personal foul committed by Omer Asik. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 7:19 | NO | Roger Mason with a defensive rebound. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 7:19 | Hou | James Harden misses a tip shot from 1 foot out. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 7:19 | Hou | James Harden with an offensive rebound. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 7:20 | Hou | Omer Asik misses a layup shot from 2 feet out. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 7:26 | NO | Omer Asik steals the ball from Eric Gordon. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 7:34 | NO | Anthony Davis with a defensive rebound. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 7:35 | Hou | Jeremy Lin misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 7:39 | Hou | Omer Asik with an offensive rebound. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 7:41 | Hou | Austin Rivers blocks a James Harden jump shot from 5 feet out. | 85 | 71 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 4 | 8:02 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with a defensive rebound. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 8:03 | NO | Austin Rivers misses a jump shot from 19 feet out. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 8:10 | NO | Substitution: Eric Gordon in for Brian Roberts. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 8:10 | Hou | Personal Block Foul foul committed by Jeremy Lin. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 8:33 | Hou | Anthony Davis steals the ball from Jeremy Lin. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 8:43 | Hou | Jeremy Lin with a defensive rebound. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 8:44 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 8:57 | Hou | Substitution: James Harden in for Marcus Morris. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 8:57 | Hou | Substitution: Omer Asik in for Toney Douglas. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 8:57 | NO | Substitution: Anthony Davis in for Jason Smith. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 8:57 | Hou | Official's timeout. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 8:57 | Hou | Personal foul committed by Toney Douglas. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 9:10 | NO | Jason Smith with a defensive rebound. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 9:12 | Hou | Ryan Anderson blocks a Marcus Morris jump shot from 6 feet out. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 9:34 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes a driving layup shot from 2 feet out. Austin Rivers with the assist. | 85 | 71 |
| 4 | 9:52 | Hou | Patrick Patterson makes a jump shot from 17 feet out. Toney Douglas with the assist. | 85 | 69 |
| 4 | 9:59 | NO | Personal foul committed by Jason Smith. | 83 | 69 |
| 4 | 10:10 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with a defensive rebound. | 83 | 69 |
| 4 | 10:11 | NO | Brian Roberts misses a jump shot from 4 feet out. | 83 | 69 |
| 4 | 10:24 | NO | Jason Smith with a defensive rebound. | 83 | 69 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 4 | 10:25 | Hou | Roger Mason blocks a Carlos Delfino jump shot from 18 feet out. | 83 | 69 |
| 4 | 10:35 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes free throw 2 of 2. | 83 | 69 |
| 4 | 10:35 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes free throw 1 of 2. | 83 | 68 |
| 4 | 10:35 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Marcus Morris. | 83 | 67 |
| 4 | 10:53 | Hou | Carlos Delfino makes a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. Jeremy Lin with the assist. | 83 | 67 |
| 4 | 11:06 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with a defensive rebound. | 80 | 67 |
| 4 | 11:07 | NO | Austin Rivers misses a jump shot from 4 feet out. | 80 | 67 |
| 4 | 11:21 | Hou | Marcus Morris is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | 80 | 67 |
| 4 | 11:21 | Hou | Offensive Charge Foul foul committed by Marcus Morris. | 80 | 67 |
| 4 | 11:41 | NO | Austin Rivers makes a bank shot from 4 feet out. | 80 | 67 |
| 4 | 12:00 | Hou | Start of the 4th Quarter | 80 | 65 |
| 3 | 0:00 | Hou | End of the 3rd Quarter | 80 | 65 |
| 3 | 0:00 | NO | Hornets with an offensive rebound. | 80 | 65 |
| 3 | 0:00 | NO | Austin Rivers misses a tip shot from 3 feet out. | 80 | 65 |
| 3 | 0:00 | NO | Austin Rivers with an offensive rebound. | 80 | 65 |
| 3 | 0:01 | NO | Carlos Delfino blocks a Jason Smith layup shot from 3 feet out. | 80 | 65 |
| 3 | 0:11 | Hou | Jeremy Lin makes a reverse layup shot from 2 feet out. | 80 | 65 |
| 3 | 0:14 | NO | Jeremy Lin steals the ball from Roger Mason. | 78 | 65 |
| 3 | 0:14 | NO | Hornets with an offensive rebound. | 78 | 65 |
| 3 | 0:14 | NO | Patrick Patterson blocks a Austin Rivers driving layup shot from 3 feet out. | 78 | 65 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 3 | 0:37 | Hou | Jeremy Lin makes free throw 2 of 2. | 78 | 65 |
| 3 | 0:37 | Hou | Jeremy Lin makes free throw 1 of 2. | 77 | 65 |
| 3 | 0:37 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Jason Smith. | 76 | 65 |
| 3 | 0:41 | Hou | Rockets with a defensive rebound. | 76 | 65 |
| 3 | 0:41 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | 76 | 65 |
| 3 | 0:54 | Hou | Substitution: Patrick Patterson in for Marcus Morris. | 76 | 65 |
| 3 | 0:54 | Hou | Greg Smith is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | 76 | 65 |
| 3 | 0:54 | Hou | Offensive Charge Foul foul committed by Greg Smith. | 76 | 65 |
| 3 | 1:04 | Hou | Substitution: Jeremy Lin in for James Harden. | 76 | 65 |
| 3 | 1:04 | NO | Personal foul committed by Austin Rivers. | 76 | 65 |
| 3 | 1:18 | NO | Austin Rivers makes a jump shot from 23 feet out. | 76 | 65 |
| 3 | 1:29 | NO | Ryan Anderson with an offensive rebound. | 76 | 63 |
| 3 | 1:29 | NO | Austin Rivers misses free throw 1 of 1. | 76 | 63 |
| 3 | 1:29 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Greg Smith. | 76 | 63 |
| 3 | 1:29 | NO | Austin Rivers makes a driving layup shot from 2 feet out. | 76 | 63 |
| 3 | 1:34 | Hou | Personal foul committed by Greg Smith. | 76 | 61 |
| 3 | 1:41 | NO | Jason Smith with a defensive rebound. | 76 | 61 |
| 3 | 1:42 | Hou | Marcus Morris misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | 76 | 61 |
| 3 | 1:52 | NO | Jason Smith with a bad pass turnover: Bad Pass | 76 | 61 |
| 3 | 1:53 | NO | Jason Smith with a defensive rebound. | 76 | 61 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 3 | 1:54 | Hou | Ryan Anderson blocks a Toney Douglas layup shot from 2 feet out. | 76 | 61 |
| 3 | 2:02 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes free throw 2 of 2. | 76 | 61 |
| 3 | 2:02 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes free throw 1 of 2. | 76 | 60 |
| 3 | 2:02 | Hou | Substitution: Carlos Delfino in for Chandler Parsons. | 76 | 59 |
| 3 | 2:02 | Hou | Rockets take a full timeout. | 76 | 59 |
| 3 | 2:02 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Chandler Parsons. | 76 | 59 |
| 3 | 2:15 | NO | Jason Smith with a defensive rebound. | 76 | 59 |
| 3 | 2:16 | Hou | James Harden misses a floating jump shot from 5 feet out. | 76 | 59 |
| 3 | 2:23 | NO | Jason Smith makes a jump shot from 21 feet out. Brian Roberts with the assist. | 76 | 59 |
| 3 | 2:47 | Hou | James Harden makes a jump shot from 17 feet out. | 76 | 57 |
| 3 | 2:57 | Hou | James Harden with a defensive rebound. | 74 | 57 |
| 3 | 2:58 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. | 74 | 57 |
| 3 | 3:04 | NO | Austin Rivers with a defensive rebound. | 74 | 57 |
| 3 | 3:06 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses a layup shot from 2 feet out. | 74 | 57 |
| 3 | 3:19 | NO | Brian Roberts makes a jump shot from 20 feet out. Jason Smith with the assist. | 74 | 57 |
| 3 | 3:35 | NO | Hornets with a defensive rebound. | 74 | 55 |
| 3 | 3:37 | Hou | Toney Douglas misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | 74 | 55 |
| 3 | 3:45 | NO | Hornets with a turnover: Shot Clock Turnover | 74 | 55 |
| 3 | 4:09 | NO | Substitution: Austin Rivers in for Xavier Henry. | 74 | 55 |
| 3 | 4:09 | NO | Substitution: Roger Mason in for Eric Gordon. | 74 | 55 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 3 | 4:09 | NO | Hornets take a full timeout. | 74 | 55 |
| 3 | 4:09 | Hou | Chandler Parsons makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. James Harden with the assist. | 74 | 55 |
| 3 | 4:14 | NO | Jason Smith with a lost ball out of bounds turnover: Lost Ball Out of Bounds | 72 | 55 |
| 3 | 4:29 | Hou | Toney Douglas makes a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. Chandler Parsons with the assist. | 72 | 55 |
| 3 | 4:42 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes a turnaround jump shot from 20 feet out. Xavier Henry with the assist. | 69 | 55 |
| 3 | 5:08 | Hou | Marcus Morris makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Toney Douglas with the assist. | 69 | 53 |
| 3 | 5:19 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with an offensive rebound. | 66 | 53 |
| 3 | 5:21 | Hou | James Harden misses a jump shot from 15 feet out. | 66 | 53 |
| 3 | 5:32 | NO | Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2. | 66 | 53 |
| 3 | 5:32 | NO | Substitution: Brian Roberts in for Greivis Vasquez. | 66 | 52 |
| 3 | 5:32 | NO | Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2. | 66 | 52 |
| 3 | 5:32 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Greg Smith. | 66 | 51 |
| 3 | 5:42 | NO | Xavier Henry with a defensive rebound. | 66 | 51 |
| 3 | 5:43 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses free throw 1 of 1. | 66 | 51 |
| 3 | 5:43 | Hou | Substitution: Toney Douglas in for Jeremy Lin. | 66 | 51 |
| 3 | 5:43 | NO | Substitution: Jason Smith in for Robin Lopez. | 66 | 51 |
| 3 | 5:43 | Hou | Substitution: Greg Smith in for Patrick Patterson. | 66 | 51 |
| 3 | 5:43 | Hou | Substitution: Marcus Morris in for Omer Asik. | 66 | 51 |
| 3 | 5:43 | NO | Substitution: Xavier Henry in for Al-Farouq Aminu. | 66 | 51 |
| 3 | 5:43 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Robin Lopez. | 66 | 51 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 3 | 5:43 | Hou | Chandler Parsons makes a reverse layup shot from 2 feet out. James Harden with the assist. | 66 | 51 |
| 3 | 5:57 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. Al-Farouq Aminu with the assist. | 64 | 51 |
| 3 | 6:20 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | 64 | 49 |
| 3 | 6:21 | Hou | Omer Asik misses a layup shot from 2 feet out. | 64 | 49 |
| 3 | 6:34 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu makes a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. Eric Gordon with the assist. | 64 | 49 |
| 3 | 6:47 | Hou | James Harden makes a pull up jump shot from 19 feet out. | 64 | 46 |
| 3 | 7:04 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a stepped out of bounds turnover: Stepped Out of Bounds | 62 | 46 |
| 3 | 7:19 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2. | 62 | 46 |
| 3 | 7:19 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2. | 61 | 46 |
| 3 | 7:19 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Eric Gordon. | 60 | 46 |
| 3 | 7:21 | NO | James Harden steals the ball from Al-Farouq Aminu. | 60 | 46 |
| 3 | 7:36 | NO | Hornets take a full timeout. | 60 | 46 |
| 3 | 7:40 | Hou | James Harden makes a 3-point step back jump shot from 26 feet out. | 60 | 46 |
| 3 | 7:51 | NO | Substitution: Ryan Anderson in for Anthony Davis. | 57 | 46 |
| 3 | 7:51 | NO | Robin Lopez kicks the ball. Rockets ball. | 57 | 46 |
| 3 | 8:01 | Hou | Omer Asik with a defensive rebound. | 57 | 46 |
| 3 | 8:02 | NO | Eric Gordon misses a jump shot from 23 feet out. | 57 | 46 |
| 3 | 8:17 | Hou | Patrick Patterson makes a tip shot from 2 feet out. | 57 | 46 |
| 3 | 8:17 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with an offensive rebound. | 55 | 46 |
| 3 | 8:19 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses a layup shot from 3 feet out. | 55 | 46 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 3 | 8:37 | NO | Loose Ball foul committed by Greivis Vasquez. | 55 | 46 |
| 3 | 8:37 | Hou | Jeremy Lin with a defensive rebound. | 55 | 46 |
| 3 | 8:37 | NO | Chandler Parsons blocks a Greivis Vasquez jump shot from 9 feet out. | 55 | 46 |
| 3 | 8:52 | Hou | Patrick Patterson makes a jump shot from 16 feet out. James Harden with the assist. | 55 | 46 |
| 3 | 9:06 | NO | Robin Lopez makes a jump shot from 17 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | 53 | 46 |
| 3 | 9:31 | Hou | James Harden makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Jeremy Lin with the assist. | 53 | 44 |
| 3 | 9:35 | Hou | Jeremy Lin with a defensive rebound. | 50 | 44 |
| 3 | 9:37 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu misses a jump shot from 17 feet out. | 50 | 44 |
| 3 | 10:07 | Hou | Patrick Patterson makes a turnaround jump shot from 16 feet out. James Harden with the assist. | 50 | 44 |
| 3 | 10:17 | Hou | Rockets take a 20-second timeout. | 48 | 44 |
| 3 | 10:21 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. | 48 | 44 |
| 3 | 10:21 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with an offensive rebound. | 48 | 42 |
| 3 | 10:22 | NO | Chandler Parsons blocks a Eric Gordon layup shot from 3 feet out. | 48 | 42 |
| 3 | 10:27 | Hou | Al-Farouq Aminu steals the ball from Omer Asik. | 48 | 42 |
| 3 | 10:39 | NO | Hornets with a turnover: Shot Clock Turnover | 48 | 42 |
| 3 | 10:39 | NO | Hornets with an offensive rebound. | 48 | 42 |
| 3 | 10:39 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a 3-point jump shot from 42 feet out. | 48 | 42 |
| 3 | 11:03 | NO | Robin Lopez with a defensive rebound. | 48 | 42 |
| 3 | 11:05 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses a jump shot from 22 feet out. | 48 | 42 |
| 3 | 11:23 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu makes a fade away from 9 feet out. | 48 | 42 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 3 | 11:44 | NO | Anthony Davis with a defensive rebound. | 48 | 40 |
| 3 | 11:45 | Hou | Patrick Patterson misses a tip shot from 3 feet out. | 48 | 40 |
| 3 | 11:45 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with an offensive rebound. | 48 | 40 |
| 3 | 11:46 | Hou | Omer Asik misses a hook shot from 5 feet out. | 48 | 40 |
| 3 | 12:00 | Hou | Start of the 3rd Quarter | 48 | 40 |
| 2 | 0:00 | Hou | End of the 2nd Quarter | 48 | 40 |
| 2 | 0:02 | Hou | Jeremy Lin with a defensive rebound. | 48 | 40 |
| 2 | 0:03 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu misses a jump shot from 21 feet out. | 48 | 40 |
| 2 | 0:27 | Hou | Jeremy Lin makes free throw 2 of 2. | 48 | 40 |
| 2 | 0:27 | NO | Substitution: Jason Smith in for Ryan Anderson. | 47 | 40 |
| 2 | 0:27 | Hou | Jeremy Lin makes free throw 1 of 2. | 47 | 40 |
| 2 | 0:27 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Ryan Anderson. | 46 | 40 |
| 2 | 0:32 | NO | Jeremy Lin steals the ball from Eric Gordon. | 46 | 40 |
| 2 | 0:40 | Hou | Patrick Patterson makes a tip shot from 2 feet out. | 46 | 40 |
| 2 | 0:40 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with an offensive rebound. | 44 | 40 |
| 2 | 0:42 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses a layup shot from 3 feet out. | 44 | 40 |
| 2 | 1:06 | NO | Eric Gordon makes a driving layup shot from 2 feet out. | 44 | 40 |
| 2 | 1:16 | Hou | Substitution: Marcus Morris in for Omer Asik. | 44 | 38 |
| 2 | 1:34 | Hou | Patrick Patterson makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. Jeremy Lin with the assist. | 44 | 38 |
| 2 | 1:58 | NO | Robin Lopez makes a jump shot from 14 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | 41 | 38 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 2 | 2:16 | Hou | Jeremy Lin makes a driving layup shot from 2 feet out. Carlos Delfino with the assist. | 41 | 36 |
| 2 | 2:28 | NO | Ryan Anderson with a stepped out of bounds turnover: Stepped Out of Bounds | 39 | 36 |
| 2 | 2:44 | Hou | Patrick Patterson makes free throw 2 of 2. | 39 | 36 |
| 2 | 2:44 | NO | Substitution: Robin Lopez in for Anthony Davis. | 38 | 36 |
| 2 | 2:44 | Hou | Rockets with an offensive rebound. | 38 | 36 |
| 2 | 2:44 | Hou | Patrick Patterson misses free throw 1 of 2. | 38 | 36 |
| 2 | 2:44 | NO | Loose Ball foul committed by Anthony Davis. | 38 | 36 |
| 2 | 2:44 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with an offensive rebound. | 38 | 36 |
| 2 | 2:45 | Hou | Carlos Delfino misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. | 38 | 36 |
| 2 | 3:03 | Hou | Substitution: Carlos Delfino in for James Harden. | 38 | 36 |
| 2 | 3:03 | Hou | Rockets take a full timeout. | 38 | 36 |
| 2 | 3:06 | NO | Anthony Davis makes a slam dunk shot from 1 foot out. Eric Gordon with the assist. | 38 | 36 |
| 2 | 3:16 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with a defensive rebound. | 38 | 34 |
| 2 | 3:17 | Hou | James Harden misses a jump shot from 3 feet out. | 38 | 34 |
| 2 | 3:34 | NO | Anthony Davis makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | 38 | 34 |
| 2 | 3:51 | Hou | James Harden with a lost ball out of bounds turnover: Lost Ball Out of Bounds | 38 | 32 |
| 2 | 4:04 | NO | Anthony Davis is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | 38 | 32 |
| 2 | 4:04 | NO | Offensive Charge Foul foul committed by Anthony Davis. | 38 | 32 |
| 2 | 4:13 | NO | Hornets with an offensive rebound. | 38 | 32 |
| 2 | 4:13 | NO | Jeremy Lin blocks a Eric Gordon layup shot from 2 feet out. | 38 | 32 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 2 | 4:17 | Hou | Anthony Davis steals the ball from James Harden. | 38 | 32 |
| 2 | 4:27 | NO | Eric Gordon makes a driving layup shot from 2 feet out. Al-Farouq Aminu with the assist. | 38 | 32 |
| 2 | 4:51 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2. | 38 | 30 |
| 2 | 4:51 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2. | 37 | 30 |
| 2 | 4:51 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Eric Gordon. | 36 | 30 |
| 2 | 5:11 | NO | Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2. | 36 | 30 |
| 2 | 5:11 | NO | Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2. | 36 | 29 |
| 2 | 5:11 | NO | Hornets take a full timeout. | 36 | 28 |
| 2 | 5:11 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Omer Asik. | 36 | 28 |
| 2 | 5:12 | NO | Anthony Davis with an offensive rebound. | 36 | 28 |
| 2 | 5:13 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a jump shot from 13 feet out. | 36 | 28 |
| 2 | 5:29 | Hou | Ryan Anderson steals the ball from Jeremy Lin. | 36 | 28 |
| 2 | 5:41 | Hou | Chandler Parsons with a defensive rebound. | 36 | 28 |
| 2 | 5:43 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a jump shot from 22 feet out. | 36 | 28 |
| 2 | 5:50 | Hou | Anthony Davis steals the ball from James Harden. | 36 | 28 |
| 2 | 6:01 | NO | Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2. | 36 | 28 |
| 2 | 6:01 | NO | Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2. | 36 | 27 |
| 2 | 6:01 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Chandler Parsons. | 36 | 26 |
| 2 | 6:16 | Hou | James Harden with a traveling turnover: Traveling | 36 | 26 |
| 2 | 6:27 | Hou | Omer Asik with a defensive rebound. | 36 | 26 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 2 | 6:28 | NO | Eric Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2. | 36 | 26 |
| 2 | 6:28 | Hou | Substitution: Chandler Parsons in for Carlos Delfino. | 36 | 26 |
| 2 | 6:28 | NO | Hornets with an offensive rebound. | 36 | 26 |
| 2 | 6:28 | NO | Eric Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2. | 36 | 26 |
| 2 | 6:28 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Carlos Delfino. | 36 | 26 |
| 2 | 6:34 | Hou | Patrick Patterson makes a tip shot from 2 feet out. | 36 | 26 |
| 2 | 6:34 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with an offensive rebound. | 34 | 26 |
| 2 | 6:35 | Hou | Carlos Delfino misses a jump shot from 3 feet out. | 34 | 26 |
| 2 | 6:53 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes free throw 2 of 2. | 34 | 26 |
| 2 | 6:53 | Hou | Substitution: Patrick Patterson in for Marcus Morris. | 34 | 25 |
| 2 | 6:53 | NO | Substitution: Al-Farouq Aminu in for Xavier Henry. | 34 | 25 |
| 2 | 6:53 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes free throw 1 of 2. | 34 | 25 |
| 2 | 6:53 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Omer Asik. | 34 | 24 |
| 2 | 7:06 | Hou | Loose Ball foul committed by Marcus Morris. | 34 | 24 |
| 2 | 7:06 | NO | Hornets with an offensive rebound. | 34 | 24 |
| 2 | 7:06 | NO | Eric Gordon misses a jump shot from 7 feet out. | 34 | 24 |
| 2 | 7:17 | NO | Xavier Henry with a defensive rebound. | 34 | 24 |
| 2 | 7:18 | Hou | Jeremy Lin misses free throw 2 of 2. | 34 | 24 |
| 2 | 7:18 | NO | Substitution: Eric Gordon in for Roger Mason. | 34 | 24 |
| 2 | 7:18 | NO | Substitution: Anthony Davis in for Jason Smith. | 34 | 24 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 2 | 7:18 | Hou | Rockets with an offensive rebound. | 34 | 24 |
| 2 | 7:18 | Hou | Jeremy Lin misses free throw 1 of 2. | 34 | 24 |
| 2 | 7:18 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Xavier Henry. | 34 | 24 |
| 2 | 7:21 | Hou | Carlos Delfino with a defensive rebound. | 34 | 24 |
| 2 | 7:22 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a layup shot from 2 feet out. | 34 | 24 |
| 2 | 7:46 | Hou | Marcus Morris makes a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. James Harden with the assist. | 34 | 24 |
| 2 | 7:53 | NO | Personal foul committed by Greivis Vasquez. | 31 | 24 |
| 2 | 8:03 | NO | Jason Smith makes a jump shot from 19 feet out. Roger Mason with the assist. | 31 | 24 |
| 2 | 8:16 | NO | Ryan Anderson with a defensive rebound. | 31 | 22 |
| 2 | 8:17 | Hou | Carlos Delfino misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | 31 | 22 |
| 2 | 8:23 | Hou | Substitution: James Harden in for Greg Smith. | 31 | 22 |
| 2 | 8:23 | Hou | Substitution: Omer Asik in for Chandler Parsons. | 31 | 22 |
| 2 | 8:23 | NO | Substitution: Greivis Vasquez in for Brian Roberts. | 31 | 22 |
| 2 | 8:23 | Hou | Official's timeout. | 31 | 22 |
| 2 | 8:23 | NO | Personal foul committed by Jason Smith. | 31 | 22 |
| 2 | 8:25 | Hou | Greg Smith with an offensive rebound. | 31 | 22 |
| 2 | 8:26 | Hou | Jeremy Lin misses a layup shot from 2 feet out. | 31 | 22 |
| 2 | 8:33 | Hou | Marcus Morris with a defensive rebound. | 31 | 22 |
| 2 | 8:35 | NO | Brian Roberts misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | 31 | 22 |
| 2 | 8:56 | Hou | Chandler Parsons makes a dunk shot. Carlos Delfino with the assist. | 31 | 22 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 2 | 9:00 | NO | Jeremy Lin steals the ball from Brian Roberts. | 29 | 22 |
| 2 | 9:16 | NO | Roger Mason with an offensive rebound. | 29 | 22 |
| 2 | 9:17 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | 29 | 22 |
| 2 | 9:26 | NO | Roger Mason with a defensive rebound. | 29 | 22 |
| 2 | 9:28 | Hou | Marcus Morris misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | 29 | 22 |
| 2 | 9:38 | Hou | Substitution: Jeremy Lin in for Toney Douglas. | 29 | 22 |
| 2 | 9:38 | NO | Personal foul committed by Xavier Henry. | 29 | 22 |
| 2 | 9:49 | NO | Brian Roberts makes a jump shot from 17 feet out. Jason Smith with the assist. | 29 | 22 |
| 2 | 10:01 | Hou | Toney Douglas with a bad pass turnover: Bad Pass | 29 | 20 |
| 2 | 10:14 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes a turnaround jump shot from 7 feet out. Brian Roberts with the assist. | 29 | 20 |
| 2 | 10:28 | NO | Brian Roberts with a defensive rebound. | 29 | 18 |
| 2 | 10:30 | Hou | Toney Douglas misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. | 29 | 18 |
| 2 | 10:39 | Hou | Greg Smith with an offensive rebound. | 29 | 18 |
| 2 | 10:40 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses a layup shot from 2 feet out. | 29 | 18 |
| 2 | 10:46 | NO | Substitution: Xavier Henry in for Austin Rivers. | 29 | 18 |
| 2 | 10:46 | NO | Loose Ball foul committed by Roger Mason. | 29 | 18 |
| 2 | 10:46 | Hou | Rockets with an offensive rebound. | 29 | 18 |
| 2 | 10:46 | Hou | Jason Smith blocks a Greg Smith jump shot from 4 feet out. | 29 | 18 |
| 2 | 10:54 | Hou | Greg Smith with a defensive rebound. | 29 | 18 |
| 2 | 10:55 | NO | Austin Rivers misses a jump shot from 4 feet out. | 29 | 18 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 2 | 11:07 | Hou | Personal foul committed by Toney Douglas. | 29 | 18 |
| 2 | 11:23 | Hou | Marcus Morris is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | 29 | 18 |
| 2 | 11:23 | Hou | Offensive foul committed by Marcus Morris. | 29 | 18 |
| 2 | 11:31 | NO | Jason Smith is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | 29 | 18 |
| 2 | 11:31 | NO | Offensive foul committed by Jason Smith. | 29 | 18 |
| 2 | 11:43 | Hou | Marcus Morris makes a jump shot from 16 feet out. Greg Smith with the assist. | 29 | 18 |
| 2 | 12:00 | Hou | Start of the 2nd Quarter | 27 | 18 |
| 1 | 0:00 | Hou | End of the 1st Quarter | 27 | 18 |
| 1 | 0:00 | NO | Hornets with an offensive rebound. | 27 | 18 |
| 1 | 0:00 | NO | Austin Rivers misses a 3-point jump shot from 50 feet out. | 27 | 18 |
| 1 | 0:01 | Hou | Carlos Delfino makes a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. Chandler Parsons with the assist. | 27 | 18 |
| 1 | 0:05 | Hou | Marcus Morris with an offensive rebound. | 24 | 18 |
| 1 | 0:06 | Hou | Greg Smith misses free throw 1 of 1. | 24 | 18 |
| 1 | 0:06 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Roger Mason. | 24 | 18 |
| 1 | 0:06 | Hou | Greg Smith makes a layup shot from 3 feet out. | 24 | 18 |
| 1 | 0:06 | Hou | Greg Smith with an offensive rebound. | 22 | 18 |
| 1 | 0:06 | Hou | Jason Smith blocks a Chandler Parsons jump shot from 9 feet out. | 22 | 18 |
| 1 | 0:29 | NO | Ryan Anderson makes a step back jump shot from 16 feet out. Brian Roberts with the assist. | 22 | 18 |
| 1 | 0:37 | Hou | Personal foul committed by Greg Smith. | 22 | 16 |
| 1 | 0:47 | NO | Ryan Anderson with an offensive rebound. | 22 | 16 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 1 | 0:48 | NO | Roger Mason misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. | 22 | 16 |
| 1 | 1:10 | Hou | Substitution: Chandler Parsons in for James Harden. | 22 | 16 |
| 1 | 1:10 | Hou | James Harden is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | 22 | 16 |
| 1 | 1:10 | Hou | Offensive Charge Foul foul committed by James Harden. | 22 | 16 |
| 1 | 1:25 | Hou | James Harden with a defensive rebound. | 22 | 16 |
| 1 | 1:27 | NO | Ryan Anderson misses a jump shot from 16 feet out. | 22 | 16 |
| 1 | 1:29 | NO | Ryan Anderson with an offensive rebound. | 22 | 16 |
| 1 | 1:34 | NO | Jason Smith misses a layup shot from 3 feet out. | 22 | 16 |
| 1 | 1:51 | Hou | Marcus Morris with a traveling turnover: Traveling | 22 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:09 | Hou | Toney Douglas with a defensive rebound. | 22 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:11 | NO | Jason Smith misses a jump shot from 16 feet out. | 22 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:25 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2. | 22 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:25 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2. | 21 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:25 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Brian Roberts. | 20 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:27 | Hou | Marcus Morris with a defensive rebound. | 20 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:29 | NO | Austin Rivers misses a floating jump shot from 8 feet out. | 20 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:36 | Hou | Brian Roberts steals the ball from James Harden. | 20 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:53 | NO | Substitution: Roger Mason in for Lance Thomas. | 20 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:53 | Hou | Substitution: Carlos Delfino in for Jeremy Lin. | 20 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:53 | Hou | Substitution: Marcus Morris in for Omer Asik. | 20 | 16 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 1 | 2:53 | Hou | Substitution: Greg Smith in for Patrick Patterson. | 20 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:53 | Hou | Substitution: Toney Douglas in for Chandler Parsons. | 20 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:53 | NO | Substitution: Austin Rivers in for Greivis Vasquez. | 20 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:53 | NO | Substitution: Brian Roberts in for Eric Gordon. | 20 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:53 | NO | Substitution: Ryan Anderson in for Robin Lopez. | 20 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:53 | NO | Substitution: Jason Smith in for Anthony Davis. | 20 | 16 |
| 1 | 2:53 | Hou | Rockets take a full timeout. | 20 | 16 |
| 1 | 3:06 | NO | Eric Gordon makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | 20 | 16 |
| 1 | 3:26 | NO | Greivis Vasquez with a defensive rebound. | 20 | 13 |
| 1 | 3:27 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses a layup shot from 1 foot out. | 20 | 13 |
| 1 | 3:33 | Hou | Omer Asik with a defensive rebound. | 20 | 13 |
| 1 | 3:34 | NO | Eric Gordon misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. | 20 | 13 |
| 1 | 3:46 | NO | Anthony Davis with an offensive rebound. | 20 | 13 |
| 1 | 3:47 | NO | Greivis Vasquez misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | 20 | 13 |
| 1 | 4:04 | Hou | Chandler Parsons makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. Jeremy Lin with the assist. | 20 | 13 |
| 1 | 4:08 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with a defensive rebound. | 18 | 13 |
| 1 | 4:10 | NO | Lance Thomas misses a jump shot from 20 feet out. | 18 | 13 |
| 1 | 4:26 | Hou | Chandler Parsons makes a layup shot from 3 feet out. Jeremy Lin with the assist. | 18 | 13 |
| 1 | 4:32 | NO | Jeremy Lin steals the ball from Greivis Vasquez. | 16 | 13 |
| 1 | 4:50 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2. | 16 | 13 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 1 | 4:50 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2. | 15 | 13 |
| 1 | 4:50 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Eric Gordon. | 14 | 13 |
| 1 | 5:05 | NO | Greivis Vasquez makes a jump shot from 13 feet out. | 14 | 13 |
| 1 | 5:18 | Hou | James Harden with a bad pass turnover: Bad Pass | 14 | 11 |
| 1 | 5:20 | Hou | Omer Asik with a defensive rebound. | 14 | 11 |
| 1 | 5:22 | NO | Omer Asik blocks a Lance Thomas jump shot from 4 feet out. | 14 | 11 |
| 1 | 5:40 | Hou | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1. | 14 | 11 |
| 1 | 5:40 | NO | Substitution: Lance Thomas in for Al-Farouq Aminu. | 13 | 11 |
| 1 | 5:40 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Al-Farouq Aminu. | 13 | 11 |
| 1 | 5:40 | Hou | James Harden makes a floating jump shot from 4 feet out. Jeremy Lin with the assist. | 13 | 11 |
| 1 | 5:46 | Hou | Jeremy Lin with a defensive rebound. | 11 | 11 |
| 1 | 5:48 | NO | Chandler Parsons blocks a Anthony Davis jump shot from 22 feet out. | 11 | 11 |
| 1 | 5:58 | NO | Hornets take a full timeout. | 11 | 11 |
| 1 | 6:06 | Hou | James Harden makes a floating jump shot from 11 feet out. | 11 | 11 |
| 1 | 6:15 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with a defensive rebound. | 9 | 11 |
| 1 | 6:16 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu misses a jump shot from 18 feet out. | 9 | 11 |
| 1 | 6:41 | Hou | James Harden makes a driving layup shot from 2 feet out. | 9 | 11 |
| 1 | 6:49 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with a defensive rebound. | 7 | 11 |
| 1 | 6:50 | NO | Robin Lopez misses a hook shot from 8 feet out. | 7 | 11 |
| 1 | 7:08 | NO | Anthony Davis with a defensive rebound. | 7 | 11 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 1 | 7:10 | Hou | Jeremy Lin misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | 7 | 11 |
| 1 | 7:17 | Hou | Patrick Patterson with a defensive rebound. | 7 | 11 |
| 1 | 7:18 | NO | Eric Gordon misses a jump shot from 18 feet out. | 7 | 11 |
| 1 | 7:25 | Hou | Personal foul committed by James Harden. | 7 | 11 |
| 1 | 7:37 | Hou | Patrick Patterson makes a jump shot from 17 feet out. Jeremy Lin with the assist. | 7 | 11 |
| 1 | 7:55 | NO | Greivis Vasquez with a traveling turnover: Traveling | 5 | 11 |
| 1 | 8:08 | NO | Anthony Davis with a defensive rebound. | 5 | 11 |
| 1 | 8:09 | Hou | Chandler Parsons misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | 5 | 11 |
| 1 | 8:33 | NO | Eric Gordon makes a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | 5 | 11 |
| 1 | 8:38 | NO | Robin Lopez with a defensive rebound. | 5 | 8 |
| 1 | 8:39 | Hou | Anthony Davis blocks a Omer Asik layup shot from 3 feet out. | 5 | 8 |
| 1 | 8:47 | Hou | Omer Asik with a defensive rebound. | 5 | 8 |
| 1 | 8:49 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu misses a jump shot from 20 feet out. | 5 | 8 |
| 1 | 9:02 | Hou | Jeremy Lin with a traveling turnover: Traveling | 5 | 8 |
| 1 | 9:13 | NO | Eric Gordon makes a jump shot from 22 feet out. | 5 | 8 |
| 1 | 9:25 | Hou | Jeremy Lin makes free throw 2 of 2. | 5 | 6 |
| 1 | 9:25 | Hou | Jeremy Lin makes free throw 1 of 2. | 4 | 6 |
| 1 | 9:25 | NO | Shooting foul committed by Greivis Vasquez. | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 9:45 | NO | Eric Gordon makes a dunk shot. | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 9:50 | Hou | Eric Gordon steals the ball from Chandler Parsons. | 3 | 4 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 1 | 9:56 | NO | Loose Ball foul committed by Al-Farouq Aminu. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 9:56 | Hou | Rockets with an offensive rebound. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 9:56 | Hou | Patrick Patterson misses a bank shot from 12 feet out. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 10:05 | NO | Jeremy Lin steals the ball from Anthony Davis. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 10:20 | Hou | Omer Asik with a 3 second violation turnover: 3 Second Violation | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 10:42 | NO | Robin Lopez makes free throw 2 of 2. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 10:42 | NO | Robin Lopez makes free throw 1 of 2. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 10:42 | Hou | Shooting foul committed by Patrick Patterson. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | 11:03 | Hou | Jeremy Lin makes a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. James Harden with the assist. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | 11:20 | NO | Anthony Davis makes a jump shot from 14 feet out. Greivis Vasquez with the assist. | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 11:32 | NO | Al-Farouq Aminu with an offensive rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 11:34 | NO | Robin Lopez misses a jump shot from 4 feet out. | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 12:00 | NO | Jump Ball: Robin Lopez vs. Omer Asik -- Anthony Davis gains possession. | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 12:00 | Hou | Start of the 1st Quarter | 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 | Hou | Starting Lineup | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Time | Team | Event | Hou | NO |
| 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 |