The New Orleans Pelicans (9-19) were blown out by the Houston Rockets (20-7) on the strength of the outside shot, 122-100. Mike D’Antoni’s enviable squad set new NBA three-point records for both makes (24) and attempts (61).
In his first regular season game since leaving New Orleans, Eric Gordon led the way with 7 made threes en route to 29 points. Nice revenge game, eh? Not to be outdone, James Harden finished with his 6th triple-double of the season: 29 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds.
“James Harden is playing like an MVP candidate,” said Alvin Gentry after the game.