New Orleans Pelicans 92, Charlotte Hornets 123 — Recap

January 25, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 92, Charlotte Hornets 123. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 23-31 CHA; Q2 NOP 22-32 CHA; Q3 NOP 23-30 CHA; Q4 NOP 24-30 CHA.

Top performers (box score): Zion Williamson (NOP) 28 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists on 11-of-20 shooting; LaMelo Ball (CHA) 25 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-21 shooting; Miles Bridges (CHA) 22 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-13 shooting; Seth Curry (CHA) 16 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-9 shooting; Trey Murphy III (NOP) 16 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-17 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NOP

Zion Williamson

28 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 11-20 FG

Scoring · CHA

LaMelo Ball

25 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 4 3PM · 9-21 FG

Scoring · CHA

Miles Bridges

22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM · 8-13 FG

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

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
NOP	23	22	23	24		92
CHA	31	32	30	30		123

🧮 How They Scored

NOPCHA

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

42.9%Effective FG%62.9%

12.0%Turnover %12.8%

25.0%Offensive rebound %22.2%

0.310Free-throw rate0.318

Box Score

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jordan Hawkins G	39	14	4	1	3	—	1	5-12	2-6	2-2	-19
Trey Murphy III F	37	16	4	5	2	1	2	5-17	2-9	4-6	-15
Jose Alvarado G	32	6	1	5	—	1	2	2-6	2-5	—	-25
Zion Williamson F	26	28	11	2	1	1	4	11-20	—	6-8	-20
Javonte Green G-F	24	7	3	2	1	—	—	2-4	1-2	2-2	-13
CJ McCollum G	23	9	2	3	—	—	2	3-13	1-6	2-2	-13
Yves Missi C	19	12	8	—	—	1	—	4-7	—	4-6	-14
Antonio Reeves G	12	—	—	1	—	—	—	0-2	0-1	—	-17
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl F	11	—	3	—	—	—	1	0-2	0-2	—	-3
Karlo Matkovic F-C	6	—	1	—	—	1	1	0-1	—	—	-14

Charlotte Hornets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
LaMelo Ball G	30	25	5	7	3	—	4	9-21	4-13	3-6	—
Moussa Diabate F	29	9	13	3	1	1	1	2-2	—	5-7	+2
Miles Bridges F	28	22	6	3	—	1	2	8-13	2-4	4-6	+20
Josh Green G	24	13	2	1	1	—	1	4-8	3-6	2-2	+5
Nick Smith Jr. G	23	5	1	1	—	—	1	2-6	1-5	—	+4
Josh Okogie G	20	7	4	2	3	2	1	3-7	1-4	—	+24
Seth Curry G	19	16	4	2	—	—	1	6-9	4-6	—	+24

🔬 Advanced Stats

New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Zion Williamson	Bench	26	28	59.5	40.0	-38.8	19.7
Trey Murphy III	Bench	37	16	40.7	24.2	-19.0	6.9
Jordan Hawkins	Bench	39	14	54.3	14.9	-24.3	8.0
Yves Missi	Bench	19	12	62.2	19.6	-35.2	20.7
CJ McCollum	Bench	23	9	32.4	27.6	-30.9	-0.6
Javonte Green	Bench	24	7	71.7	8.9	-27.3	9.0
Jose Alvarado	Bench	32	6	50.0	11.3	-39.3	4.0
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	Bench	11	—	0.0	12.5	-23.4	-4.8
Herbert Jones	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Antonio Reeves	Bench	12	—	0.0	7.7	-76.6	-1.7
Karlo Matkovic	Bench	6	—	0.0	16.7	-116.7	-5.8

Charlotte HornetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
LaMelo Ball	Bench	30	25	52.9	38.9	0.0	16.7
Miles Bridges	Bench	28	22	70.3	27.3	+37.1	16.5
Seth Curry	Bench	19	16	88.9	22.2	+61.9	18.1
Josh Green	Bench	24	13	73.2	16.9	+9.4	10.8
Moussa Diabate	Bench	29	9	88.6	9.0	+5.2	15.8
Josh Okogie	Bench	20	7	50.0	16.3	+59.0	12.9
Nick Smith Jr.	Bench	23	5	41.7	13.5	+14.5	1.3
Grant Williams	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0