Houston Rockets at New Orleans Pelicans
· National Basketball AssociationBey has season-high 29 points to lead Pelicans' 25-point comeback in a 133-128 OT win over Houston
Trey Murphy scored 27 points and Herb Jones had 18 points and a career-high eight steals before fouling out for the Pelicans, who've won three straight after winning just three of their first 25 games.
The 25-point comeback tied a franchise high and was the largest second-half comeback in franchise history, which dates back to the 2002-03 season.
Jordan Poole scored 15 points, capped by two free throws with 12 seconds left in overtime that put the Pelicans up 131-128. Houston's Reed Sheppard missed two shots from 3-point range in the final seconds before Bey got the rebound and hit game-sealing free throws with 2 seconds left in the extra period as a jubilant crowd that had been on its feet since the final minutes of regulation celebrated the unlikely comeback.
Kevin Durant scored 32 points and Alperen Sengun had 28 for Houston, but Sengun was unable to get off a shot for the win after dribbling into the paint in the final seconds of regulation.
Sengun missed two free throws with 43 seconds left in the fourth quarter, allowing New Orleans to complete the second-half comeback and tie it at 117 on Bey's driving finger roll with 31 seconds to play.
Rookie Derik Queen had 16 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks, and his 18-foot jumper sparked an 11-0 run early in the fourth quarter. The surge ended with Bey's dunk and pulled the Pelicans to 101-96.
Durant helped Houston dominate early by scoring 13 points in the first quarter, hitting his first five shots, including three 3s.
The Pelicans, by contrast, missed 20 of 29 shots in the paint during the first half.
Durant had 18 points by halftime, when Houston led 67-45.
New Orleans methodically trimmed its deficit to 13 in the third quarter before entering the fourth quarter trailing 99-83.
Pelicans: Host the Indiana Pacers on Saturday.
Regular Season Series
NO leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 5th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 128 - 133 |
| 5th 0.0 | |
End of the 1st Overtime | 128 - 133 |
| 5th 0.0 |  |
Rockets offensive team rebound | 128 - 133 |
| 5th 0.0 | |
Alperen Sengun misses 34-foot three point jumper | 128 - 133 |
| 5th 2.1 |  |
Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2 | 128 - 133 |
Statistics
 HOU |
 NO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 50-107 | FG | 49-97 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 10-32 | 3PT | 11-27 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 18-27 | FT | 24-28 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 25 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 30 | Assists | 27 |
| 6 | Steals | 15 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 66 | Points in Paint | 64 |
| 21 | Fouls | 24 |
| 25 | Largest Lead | 6 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 82 | Percent Led | 12 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Bryce McGowens, G | Day-To-Day | Jun 16 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Game Information
Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 16,766 · Capacity:
2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Orleans |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Dallas |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Houston |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 San Antonio |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Memphis |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
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