Brooklyn Nets 145, New Orleans Pelicans 111 — Recap

November 11, 2026 · Recap published November 11, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Recap

The Brooklyn Nets dominated the New Orleans Pelicans from the opening tip, cruising to a 145-111 victory despite SportsFBI's pregame lean favoring New Orleans at 62 percent. Brooklyn established immediate control in the first quarter, outscoring the Pelicans 39-25 behind aggressive offensive execution. Michael Porter Jr. and Egor Demin set the tone early for the Nets, each draining four three-pointers to finish with 22 points apiece.

The offensive onslaught continued into the second quarter as both teams caught fire, resulting in a blistering 44-41 frame in favor of Brooklyn for an 83-66 halftime lead. Julius Randle orchestrated the attack effectively, contributing 17 points and five assists, while Moritz Wagner added 16 points and four assists on efficient 6-of-8 shooting from the floor to sustain the massive advantage.

Brooklyn tightened its defensive grip coming out of the locker room, holding New Orleans to just 15 points in the third quarter while extending the margin to 107-81. Though Zion Williamson delivered a game-high 29 points with four rebounds and two assists on 8-of-14 shooting for the Pelicans, New Orleans lacked the depth to mount a comeback. The Nets capped off the blowout by winning the fourth quarter 38-30 to secure the 34-point win.

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How the Prediction Fared

⚡ Model Missed

SportsFBI's model, locked before tip-off, favored the New Orleans Pelicans (62% confidence). It gave a 13% chance of a 20+ point margin; the game was decided by 34 points.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Spread · NOP -2.5 BKN covered Won by 34

Total · 228.5 Over 256 combined

Moneyline BKN +120 · NOP -142 NOP favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Spread (NOP) -4.5-2.5 +2

Total 230.5228.5 -2

Moneyline (NOP) -172-142 +30

Standouts

Top Scorer · NOP

Zion Williamson

29 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM · 8-14 FG

Scoring · BKN

Michael Porter Jr.

22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM · 7-14 FG

Scoring · BKN

Egor Demin

22 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 4 3PM · 5-8 FG

Season highs

Zion Williamson · Season-high 29 pointsDanny Wolf · Season-high 11 rebounds

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

BKN 41 largest lead Q4 6:06 (BKN 133, NOP 92) · 11-0 run, Q2 0:00–Q3 9:51

NOP 4 largest lead Q1 11:25 (BKN 0, NOP 4)

Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time

Ahead for good: Michael Porter Jr. makes 1-foot driving dunk (Q1 9:58, BKN 7, NOP 5).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
BKN	39	44	24	38		145
NOP	25	41	15	30		111

🧮 How They Scored

BKNNOP

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

69.6%Effective FG%51.9%

11.8%Turnover %14.6%

36.7%Offensive rebound %22.5%

0.532Free-throw rate0.494

Box Score

Brooklyn Nets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Danny Wolf F-C	29	10	11	4	1	2	2	3-8	1-2	3-4	+17
Julius Randle F	29	17	4	5	0	0	2	6-16	0-5	5-6	+38
Michael Porter Jr. F	29	22	6	3	1	0	1	7-14	4-10	4-4	+25
Keon Ellis G	26	11	4	3	1	0	1	3-4	2-3	3-3	+15
Egor Demin G	23	22	1	1	1	0	1	5-8	4-6	8-10	+29
Moritz Wagner C	19	16	3	4	0	0	1	6-8	2-4	2-2	+15
Day'Ron Sharpe C	19	15	4	5	1	4	2	5-6	2-3	3-4	+20
Noah Clowney F	19	16	3	0	2	1	1	5-7	2-3	4-5	+12
Terance Mann G	18	6	1	3	1	0	0	2-4	2-3	0-0	+9
Chaney Johnson G-F	15	4	3	2	0	1	1	1-2	0-1	2-2	-2
Drake Powell F	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	1-1	1-2	-4
Josh Minott F	7	0	2	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-4

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Zion Williamson F	30	29	4	2	0	1	2	8-14	1-1	12-14	-23
Saddiq Bey F	29	15	1	2	0	0	0	5-11	3-8	2-3	-24
Dejounte Murray G	28	5	2	4	1	0	2	2-6	1-3	0-1	-33
Jeremiah Fears G	28	14	4	5	0	0	4	6-12	2-3	0-0	-21
Herbert Jones F	25	2	2	3	3	2	2	1-6	0-2	0-0	-18
Karlo Matkovic F-C	22	4	4	1	0	0	2	2-6	0-4	0-0	-13
Jordan Poole G	21	14	0	1	0	1	2	5-8	2-3	2-4	-14
Derik Queen C	14	9	0	0	2	0	1	2-3	1-1	4-4	-22
Bryce McGowens G	13	11	2	1	2	0	1	1-3	1-1	8-8	+1
DeAndre Jordan C	11	0	3	0	1	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-15
Jaron Pierre Jr. G	7	4	4	0	0	0	0	1-6	1-3	1-2	+4
AJ Johnson G	7	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-1	0-0	+4
Julian Reese F	7	2	1	0	1	1	0	0-0	0-0	2-2	+4