The NBA Belt · rivalry
Houston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans
8Belt meetings
7Rockets wins
1Pelicans wins
1Title changes
Houston Rockets and New Orleans Pelicans have met 8 times with the NBA belt on the line, from March 11, 2004 to February 2, 2020. The belt changed hands in 1 of those games. Houston Rockets lead the belt series 7–1.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,263 | Mar 11, 2004 | Houston Rockets beat New Orleans Hornets 97–86 | Defense |
| 5,346 | Jan 26, 2005 | Houston Rockets beat New Orleans Hornets 82–77 | Defense |
| 5,373 | Mar 25, 2005 | Houston Rockets beat New Orleans Hornets 81–68 | Defense |
| 5,677 | Mar 8, 2008 | Houston Rockets beat New Orleans Hornets 106–96 | Defense |
| 5,964 | Jan 14, 2011 | New Orleans Hornets beat Houston Rockets 110–105 | Defense |
| 6,700 | Mar 24, 2018 | Houston Rockets beat New Orleans Pelicans 114–91 | Defense |
| 6,768 | Dec 29, 2018 | Houston Rockets beat New Orleans Pelicans 108–104 | Defense |
| 6,884 | Feb 2, 2020 | Houston Rockets beat New Orleans Pelicans 117–109 | Title change |