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Thu, December 18, 2025 · 2025-26

HOU @ NOP

HOU 128 — NOP 133
Calls reviewed
38
Graded incorrect
1
Officials
James Capers Jr., Mousa Dagher, Brent Haskill

Q4

  • 01:48 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Saddiq Bey on Amen Thompson

    Bey (NOP) brings his arm toward Thompson's (HOU) front and the contact is marginal.

  • 01:47.9 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Saddiq Bey on Amen Thompson

    Bey (NOP) legally contests Thompson's (HOU) jump shot attempt.

  • 01:47.0 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    Steven Adams on Derik Queen

    Adams (HOU) and Queen (NOP) briefly engage and disengage as they position themselves for a potential rebound.

  • 01:38 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Trey Murphy III on Jabari Smith Jr.

    Murphy III (NOP) brings his hand towards Smith Jr.'s (HOU) arm and the contact is marginal.

  • 01:38.3 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Jabari Smith Jr. on Trey Murphy III

    Smith Jr. (HOU) brings his hand toward Murphy III's (NOP) front and the contact is marginal.

  • 01:34.2 Foul: Shooting Correct call
    Steven Adams on Trey Murphy III

    Adams (HOU) jumps A to B into Murphy III (NOP) and initiates contact that affects his shot attempt.

  • 01:25.4 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Kevin Durant on Saddiq Bey

    Durant (HOU) establishes himself in Bey's (NOP) path prior to the contact.

  • 01:20 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Herbert Jones on Alperen Sengun

    Jones (NOP) is moving alongside Sengun's (HOU) path and marginal body contact occurs as they come together during the drive.

  • 01:17.0 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Jose Alvarado on Alperen Sengun

    Alvarado (NOP) deflects the ball away from Sengun (HOU). Any ensuing arm contact that occurs after the deflection is considered incidental.

  • 01:15.6 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Herbert Jones on Alperen Sengun

    Jones (NOP) dislodges the ball from Sengun (HOU) as he defends the shot.

  • 01:11.6 Foul: Shooting Incorrect non-call
    Herbert Jones on Steven Adams

    Jones (NOP) raises his right hand up into Adams' (HOU) arm and initiates contact that affects his shot attempt.

  • 01:10.5 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    Herbert Jones on Steven Adams

    Jones (NOP) and Adams (HOU) briefly engage and disengage as they pursue the rebound.

  • 01:07.8 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    Steven Adams on Derik Queen

    Adams (HOU) deflects the ball away from Queen (NOP) as they pursue the rebound.

  • 01:06.0 Foul: Shooting Correct call
    Jose Alvarado on Steven Adams

    Alvarado (NOP) initiates contact with Adams' (HOU) arm that affects his shot attempt.

  • 00:51.4 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Herbert Jones on Amen Thompson

    Jones (NOP) firms up over his left foot in Thompson's (HOU) path prior to the contact.

  • 00:50.1 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Amen Thompson on Trey Murphy III

    There is no clear and conclusive camera angle that shows if Thompson (HOU) makes contact with Murphy III's (NOP) arm/elbow as he attempts to pass the ball.

  • 00:44.4 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Herbert Jones on Alperen Sengun

    Jones (NOP) initiates contact with Sengun's (HOU) upper body after he secures possession, and the contact is more than marginal.

  • 00:44.3 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    Jabari Smith Jr. on Karlo Matkovic

    Smith Jr. (HOU) disldoges the ball from Matkovic (NOP) as they pursue the rebound.

  • 00:37.1 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Herbert Jones on Amen Thompson

    Jones (NOP) establishes himself in Thompson's (HOU) path prior to the contact.

  • 00:32.7 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Jabari Smith Jr. on Saddiq Bey

    Smith Jr. (HOU) is retreating his arm into a vertical position and absorbs the contact from Bey (NOP) during the shot attempt.

  • 00:22.0 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Herbert Jones on Kevin Durant

    Jones (NOP) and Durant (HOU) briefly engage and disengage off-ball.

  • 00:09.4 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Josh Okogie on Derik Queen

    Okogie (HOU) extends his hand into Queen's (NOP) upper body and initiates contact that affects his SQBR.

  • 00:06.0 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Saddiq Bey on Alperen Sengun

    Bey (NOP) applies his forearm to Sengun's (HOU) front, and the contact on the perimeter is marginal.

  • 00:01.0 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Saddiq Bey on Alperen Sengun

    Bey (NOP) legally contests Sengun's (HOU) shot attempt.

Q5

  • 01:57.4 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Herbert Jones on Kevin Durant

    Jones (NOP) initiates contact with Durant's (HOU) arm that causes him to lose control of the ball.

  • 01:48.2 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Saddiq Bey on Alperen Sengun

    Bey (NOP) rests his collapsed forearm on Sengun's (HOU) upper body and immediately removes his forearm as Sengun enters his upward shooting motion.

  • 01:36.2 Stoppage: Out-of-Bounds Correct call
    Alperen Sengun on Pelicans

    Sengun (HOU) is the last player to touch the ball before the ball goes out of bounds. Possession is correctly awarded to the Pelicans.

  • 01:29.6 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Herbert Jones on Jabari Smith Jr.

    Jones (NOP) establishes himself in Smith Jr.'s (HOU) path prior to the contact.

  • 01:05.4 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Alperen Sengun on Trey Murphy III

    Sengun (HOU) grazes Murphy III's (NOP) arm and the contact is marginal.

  • 00:52.4 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Herbert Jones on Kevin Durant

    Jones (NOP) moves alongside Durant's (HOU) path as he defends the shot attempt.

  • 00:31.5 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Saddiq Bey on Alperen Sengun

    Bey (NOP) is bracing for the contact from Sengun (HOU) and he releases away from the contact at the end of the drive.

  • 00:20.4 Foul: Shooting Correct call
    Herbert Jones on Kevin Durant

    Jones (NOP) makes contact with Durant's (HOU) arm that affects his jump shot attempt.

  • 00:16.4 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Aaron Holiday on Derik Queen

    Holiday (HOU) initiates contact to Queen's (NOP) face that is more than marginal. After communicating with the Replay Center, it was determined the contact did not meet the criteria for a flagrant foul.

  • 00:12.5 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Jabari Smith Jr. on Jordan Poole

    Smith Jr. (HOU) commits a take foul on Poole (NOP).

  • 00:12.5 Turnover: 5 Second Inbound Correct non-call
    Alperen Sengun on Pelicans

    Sengun (HOU) inbounds the ball within five seconds.

  • 00:08.7 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    Alperen Sengun on Bryce McGowens

    Sengun (HOU) and McGowens (NOP) come together in pursuit of the rebound, and the contact is marginal.

  • 00:06.7 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Alperen Sengun on Trey Murphy III

    Sengun (HOU) establishes himself in Murphy III's (NOP) path prior to the contact.

  • 00:02.2 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Steven Adams on Saddiq Bey

    Adams (HOU) commits a take foul on Bey (NOP).

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