Zion Williamson has been ruled out due to a hamstring injury when the Pelicans will face the Houston Rockets at Smoothie King Center.
Coming out of a brief Christmas hiatus, the Rockets will play back-to-back games at New Orleans on Thursday and at home versus Minnesota on Friday.
HOUSTON (AP) — Jalen Green scored 34 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 133-113 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night. Green had a season-high 22 points in the third quarter and shot 13 of 22 in the game, including 4 for 10 from beyond the arc. Green entered shooting 31.3% from long distance this season.
As they get ready to meet the Houston Rockets (20-9) on Thursday, December 26 at Smoothie King Center, with the opening tip at 8:00 PM ET, the New Orleans Pelicans (5-25) have five players currently listed on the injury report.
The New Orleans Pelicans fell to the Houston Rockets 133-113 on Thursday night. The loss drops New Orleans to 5-23 on the season, the worst record in the Wester
The struggling Pelicans witnessed the Rockets’ turnaround up close Thursday, getting dismantled 133-113 in the Toyota Center. It's the most points the Pelicans have allowed this season, surpassing the 132 points in a loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
The Houston Rockets (17-9) host the New Orleans Pelicans (5-22) on Thursday night in a clash of NBA Southwest Division rivals. Bookmark this page and check back for updates about both teams leading up to tipoff, and again after the final buzzer for postgame analysis and interviews by Houston Chronicle writers.
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