Rockets Soar and Pelicans Prevail at Smoothie King Center Showdown

In a closely contested battle at the Smoothie King Center, the Houston Rockets fell to the New Orleans Pelicans with a final score of 119-106. The Rockets now hold a record of 2-11 while the Pelicans improved to 7-6.

The Houston Rockets displayed an impressive offensive performance, shooting over half their field goals successfully with a field goal percentage of 51. The team also excelled from beyond the arc, sinking 12 three-pointers at a rate of 33 percent. Despite trailing behind in points, the Rockets managed to lead for over six minutes during which they established an eight-point advantage as their biggest lead in the game.

Houston's efforts were led by their bench contributing 20 points and aggressive play that resulted in drawing 23 fouls from opponents. They were particularly dominant in paint scoring, where they made an outstanding 70 percent of their attempts totaling to 48 points. Additionally, they capitalized on turnovers by scoring 16 points off them.

However, ball security was an issue for Houston as they turned it over a total of 26 times which allowed New Orleans to score an impactful number of points off turnovers: precisely double that amount at 32. Moreover, despite collecting more rebounds than New Orleans with a total count of 47 including ten offensive boards leading to second-chance opportunities where they scored five out of ten times.

On defense though, Houston struggled; allowing New Orleans to achieve high efficiency on fast breaks making eight out of ten attempts and scoring heavily inside with a paint tally reaching up to fifty-six points. The Pelicans' bench played remarkably well too adding fifty points which significantly contributed towards their victory.

The upcoming game for the Houston Rockets is set against LA Clippers at Toyota Center on November fourteen at seven PM Central Time. Fans can catch this encounter live on SportsNet SW or BSSC depending on their location.