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NBA : ATS Matchup
Wednesday 12/2/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
NEW ORLEANS
 
HOUSTON
+3.5  

-3.5  
+145

-165

214.5
 
101
Final
108

NEW ORLEANS (4 - 14) at HOUSTON (7 - 11)
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Wednesday, 12/2/2015 8:05 PM
Board OpenLatest
511NEW ORLEANS212.5214.5
512HOUSTON-3.5-3
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
NEW ORLEANS - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games4-14-10.76-128-10101.749.944.1%49.6109.153.046.6%53.3
Road Games1-9-7.43-72-895.346.442.8%49.1106.752.446.1%55.1
Last 5 Games2-3-0.62-33-2104.652.043.7%51.6111.058.045.4%53.8
Division Games2-2+1.42-22-2106.554.746.1%51.0103.746.745.1%50.0
NEW ORLEANS Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)101.749.938-8544.1%9-2634.3%17-2278.7%50822227135
vs opponents surrendering99.948.937-8443.8%8-2434.2%18-2475.6%521121218155
Team Stats (Road Games)95.346.436-8342.8%8-2433.3%16-2176.0%49819227143
Stats Against (All Games)109.153.040-8646.6%9-2340.4%19-2481.7%531023217135
vs opponents averaging102.65038-8445.0%9-2436.0%18-2376.9%531022218155
Stats Against (Road Games)106.752.440-8646.1%9-2337.2%18-2379.2%551122218135

HOUSTON - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games7-11-21.24-149-8101.850.442.2%53.6107.955.447.1%54.6
Home Games4-7-19.21-105-5101.550.041.7%54.4108.155.546.5%54.9
Last 5 Games2-3-31-44-1106.448.844.4%50.6110.056.250.0%50.4
Division Games0-3-6.30-31-291.744.039.3%52.3102.757.346.3%51.7
HOUSTON Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)101.850.435-8442.2%10-3130.9%21-2973.5%5412202210166
vs opponents surrendering100.549.937-8443.9%8-2434.2%19-2575.7%531121218155
Team Stats (Home Games)101.550.035-8541.7%10-3231.1%21-2972.7%5412212110166
Stats Against (All Games)107.955.441-8647.1%9-2436.1%18-2473.8%5512242210156
vs opponents averaging99.949.837-8543.9%8-2333.7%18-2376.0%531121218155
Stats Against (Home Games)108.155.541-8746.5%10-2637.5%17-2376.1%5512232310157
Average power rating of opponents played: NEW ORLEANS 97.6,  HOUSTON 95.1
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
NEW ORLEANS - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
10/27/2015@ GOLDEN STATE95-111L10.5L215U35-8342.2%491841-9642.7%6420
10/28/2015@ PORTLAND94-112L2L206.5U36-9139.6%521144-8850.0%5612
10/31/2015GOLDEN STATE120-134L5.5L211.5O46-10046.0%551546-8454.8%5010
11/3/2015ORLANDO94-103L-5L205.5U32-9035.6%551442-9046.7%5818
11/6/2015ATLANTA115-121L2.5L206O42-8450.0%391241-7753.2%4715
11/7/2015@ DALLAS98-107L5.5L211.5U39-8645.3%471240-8447.6%509
11/10/2015DALLAS120-105W-2.5W211O46-9250.0%531139-8844.3%5013
11/11/2015@ ATLANTA98-106L13W208.5U37-8344.6%481942-8648.8%5112
11/13/2015@ TORONTO81-100L10.5L205U30-8236.6%501434-7744.2%5515
11/15/2015@ NEW YORK87-95L1.5L203U32-7145.1%431838-8843.2%529
11/17/2015DENVER98-115L-6L207.5O41-8349.4%38945-8552.9%4913
11/18/2015@ OKLAHOMA CITY103-110L12.5W212.5O43-9545.3%491138-8544.7%6314
11/20/2015SAN ANTONIO104-90W7.5W201U40-8845.5%57934-8440.5%458
11/22/2015PHOENIX122-116W-1W210.5O39-8545.9%581435-9038.9%5415
11/25/2015@ PHOENIX120-114W4W211O42-8151.9%531444-9645.8%5010
11/27/2015@ LA CLIPPERS90-111L6.5L212.5U34-9436.2%581240-8348.2%5713
11/28/2015@ UTAH87-101L5.5L195.5U29-6942.0%421638-8246.3%5315
12/1/2015MEMPHIS104-113L-1L200.5O35-8143.2%47843-9047.8%556
12/2/2015@ HOUSTON              
12/4/2015CLEVELAND              
12/7/2015BOSTON              
12/11/2015WASHINGTON              
12/12/2015@ CHICAGO              
12/14/2015@ PORTLAND              
12/16/2015@ UTAH              
12/18/2015@ PHOENIX              

HOUSTON - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
10/28/2015DENVER85-105L-10.5L211.5U30-8734.5%531640-7950.6%5821
10/30/2015GOLDEN STATE92-112L1L216.5U30-8236.6%621643-9346.2%578
11/1/2015@ MIAMI89-109L4L207.5U32-7940.5%451742-8648.8%5412
11/2/2015OKLAHOMA CITY110-105W4.5W217.5U41-8946.1%481240-8447.6%6124
11/4/2015ORLANDO119-114W-9L207.5O42-8847.7%611946-9150.5%4414
11/6/2015@ SACRAMENTO116-110W-4W219.5O40-8248.8%542140-9343.0%5515
11/7/2015@ LA CLIPPERS109-105W5.5W212O38-8644.2%541442-8847.7%5112
11/11/2015BROOKLYN98-106L-11.5L208U42-9842.9%55742-9842.9%6611
11/13/2015@ DENVER98-107L-6.5L210.5U33-7742.9%482037-8145.7%5618
11/14/2015DALLAS98-110L-7.5L207.5O32-8438.1%531243-9047.8%5811
11/16/2015BOSTON95-111L-5L206P36-8542.4%542244-9347.3%6019
11/18/2015PORTLAND108-103W-7L210.5O32-9234.8%621735-8839.8%6119
11/20/2015@ MEMPHIS84-96L2.5L200U28-7437.8%632336-8542.4%5011
11/21/2015NEW YORK102-107L-4.5L202O35-8143.2%521234-8042.5%5511
11/25/2015MEMPHIS93-102L-4.5L198.5U30-7142.3%411939-8048.7%4717
11/27/2015PHILADELPHIA116-114W-11L200.5O38-7352.1%572240-8348.2%3712
11/29/2015@ NEW YORK116-111W-4W197O43-9545.3%50845-7857.7%5021
11/30/2015@ DETROIT105-116L4.5L198O35-8839.8%531645-8552.9%6311
12/2/2015NEW ORLEANS              
12/4/2015@ DALLAS              
12/5/2015SACRAMENTO              
12/8/2015@ BROOKLYN              
12/9/2015@ WASHINGTON              
12/12/2015LA LAKERS              
12/14/2015@ DENVER              
12/15/2015@ SACRAMENTO              
12/17/2015@ LA LAKERS              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
NEW ORLEANS: The Pels' guards are understandably giddy about the chance to play in Gentry's fast-paced system after a few seasons in Monty Williams' grinding style. Once he hopefuly returns in late December from a knee injury, Tyreke Evans will see time at all three perimeter spots. He has drive-and-kick ability, but needs to be surrounded by shooters . . . Eric Gordon seems to be perfect for Gentry's system. He's their best shooter, capable of getting into the paint and shows a good understanding of ball movement. (Plus, he's in a contract year.) . . . It was another injury-filled year for Jrue Holiday, who may no longer be capable of handling full-time starter's minutes. He's played 74 games total over two years in New Orleans . . . Alonzo Gee will pick up some garbage-time minutes. Anthony Davis will be squarely in the MVP discussion, especially with the statistical boost he'll get in Gentry's system. If he successfully adds a three-point shot, he's going to be terrifyingly good . . . Ryan Anderson should get a big boost in Gentry's system. They have enough versatile pieces to find room for Anderson, one of the league's best floor-spacing bigs . . . Quincy Pondexter is a quality piece off the bench, a guy who can defend and has proven capable of knocking down corner threes . . . Dante Cunningham can play both forward spots, though he's unlikely to play the kind of minutes he got last year . . . Luke Babbitt's greatest contribution to the NBA continues to be his mention on Onion SportsDome. Omer Asik is likely Gentry's Bogut, a rim protector and all-around enforcer who plays part-time minutes . . . Alexis Ajinca has become a serviceable player on both ends of the floor, and should be a solid second-unit guy . . . No longer a beast, Kendrick Perkins was brought to New Orleans to mentor the Pels' bigs.
HOUSTON: Everything the Rockets do offensively will continue to go through James Harden, who for all intents and purposes is their point guard. And he's a damn good one, arguably the most complete offensive guard in the league . . . Ty Lawson; like Harden, usually operates with the ball in his hands. The pairing can work, but Lawson might be better off anchoring Houston's hyper aggressive second unit . . . Houston could very well use Patrick Beverley in the starting lineup at times to take some of the defensive heat off Harden. The best guess is that he's close to an even split with Lawson at the point . . . Marcus T. Thornton gives them another aggressive, attacking perimeter player on the second unit. Trevor Ariza didn't shoot it well in his first year with Houston, but he does enough little things to make up for it . . . Terrence Jones will once again look to break through as more than a part-time player, but too often he's exposed as a tweener . . . Corey Brewer is perfect in Houston's scrambling, attacking second unit . . . He was having a solid season before back surgery, and Donatas Motiejunas could end up pushing Jones to the bench . . . K.J. McDaniels never got going in Houston due to a wrist injury, but he's a potentially nice 3-and-D guy . . . Clint Capela showed flashes as a rookie and can play the 4 and 5 . . . Rookies Sam Dekker and Montrezl Harrell are most likely ticketed for the D-League. The regular season will again be more of a warmup for Dwight Howard, who has been too fragile to play full-time minutes before the postseason. Look for him to pick up a handful of DNPs late in the year, and he will play fewer than 35 minutes more often than not. That said, he is still one of the league's few truly dominant big men.
PREVIEW
Pelicans-Rockets Preview
By KEVIN CHROUST STATS Writer

If the Houston Rockets are going to turn things around in arguably the NBA's toughest division, they're going to have to start winning some games against some of the Southwest's own.

A logical place to start might be at home against the New Orleans Pelicans, another of the division's playoff teams from a season ago that's in an even bigger hole. The teams meet Wednesday night in Houston with the Rockets seeking their first win against a division opponent, while the Pelicans are already facing their third substantial losing streak of the season.

After Monday's 116-105 loss in Detroit, Houston (7-11) seems more concerned with avoiding poor starts in general than beating any particular team. The Pistons led by 28 in the first half and were up 64-41 at halftime. The Rockets trailed by 13 at the half in Sunday's 116-111 win in New York, and they've been down on average by 9.3 points at the break over the last 10 games, so the deficits have caught their attention.

"We're playing with fire when we keep giving teams these big leads," said coach J.B. Bickerstaff, whose team has lost all three games against division opponents. "You put so much pressure on your defense and so much pressure on your offense that you have to play an almost perfect game to have a chance."

James Harden had 29 points and is averaging 33.7 in the last seven games, but it's resulted in only three wins as the Rockets struggle defensively. They've allowed their last four opponents to shoot 51.8 percent.

"It's not just how we start," Dwight Howard said. "Throughout the game, we can't allow teams to get easy shots. All of us got to play better."

The teams split four games a season ago with New Orleans limiting Harden to 21.8 points per, but the Rockets have won 10 of the last 15 and seven of eight in Houston.

New Orleans (4-14) never lost more than four in a row last season but are in danger of reaching that mark for the third time in 19 games. It lost six straight to start the season, then dropped five after its first win. A three-game winning streak followed, but after Tuesday's 113-104 home loss to Memphis, the Pelicans have since canceled that out.

New Orleans' latest lost came despite the return of starting guard Tyreke Evans and top reserve Norris Cole. Evans, who's averaging 21.5 points on 56.3 percent shooting in his last four games against Houston, led the Pelicans with 20 points and 10 assists, but they allowed a 14-point lead to slip away.

They too have struggled defensively, allowing 111.0 points in their last five while being outrebounded by a margin of 13.0 in the last two. Anthony Davis said the process of working players back into the lineup further complicates the things they need to correct.

"It's tough when you have two of your key guys come back and all the lineups are messed up and everybody's trying to get back accustomed to one another," Davis said. "But that's not an excuse. We've still got to come out and play defensively. Offensively we'll be fine, but defensively we've got to come out and play a lot better than what we're doing the past couple of games."

Ryan Anderson, who has shot 27.0 percent in his last three games, agreed there will be a learning curve.

"You've got to build some chemistry back," he said. "It's not just going to happen overnight. There were glimpses of great basketball tonight, and that's what we need to take into (Wednesday)."


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