Overview
- Houston won 119-110 at Toyota Center, avenging an earlier overtime loss to New Orleans.
- Durant finished with 18 points and moved to No. 6 all-time with 31,561, sitting 731 behind Michael Jordan.
- Alperen Sengun added 21 points and Amen Thompson had 20, while Trey Murphy III led New Orleans with 21 and Zion Williamson scored 20.
- The Rockets improved to 25-15 overall and 14-3 at home, closing the game after leading by as many as 16 in the fourth quarter.
- Houston hosts the Spurs on Tuesday, with the team indicating Tari Eason could return after five games out with a right ankle sprain.