New Orleans Pelicans 108, Detroit Pistons 129 — Recap

March 26, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 108, Detroit Pistons 129. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 33-31 DET; Q2 NOP 23-34 DET; Q3 NOP 30-27 DET; Q4 NOP 22-37 DET.

Top performers (box score): Jalen Duren (DET) 30 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists on 10-of-12 shooting; Kevin Huerter (DET) 22 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-14 shooting; Zion Williamson (NOP) 21 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists on 8-of-13 shooting; Daniss Jenkins (DET) 19 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists, 5 threes on 6-of-12 shooting; Saddiq Bey (NOP) 17 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-15 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DET

Jalen Duren

30 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST · 10-12 FG

Scoring · DET

Kevin Huerter

22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 9-14 FG

Scoring · NOP

Zion Williamson

21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 8-13 FG

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

📊 Game Flow

NOP 5 largest lead Q1 1:40 (NOP 28, DET 23) · 10-0 run, Q3 1:07–Q4 11:45

DET 23 largest lead Q4 3:06 (NOP 102, DET 125) · 11-0 run, Q4 10:08–Q4 8:45

Swings 6 lead changes Tied 8 times

Ahead for good: Jalen Duren makes 7-foot turnaround jump shot (Q2 11:17, NOP 35, DET 36).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
NOP	33	23	30	22		108
DET	31	34	27	37		129

🧮 How They Scored

NOPDET

70Points in the paint60

16Fast-break points17

18Second-chance points11

14Points off turnovers22

43Bench points35

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

51.1%Effective FG%65.3%

12.4%Turnover %15.2%

30.2%Offensive rebound %23.5%

0.253Free-throw rate0.271

Box Score

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Zion Williamson F	31	21	6	2	2	1	2	8-13	0-0	5-9	-7
Saddiq Bey F	31	17	1	3	3	0	2	7-15	3-5	0-2	-10
Dejounte Murray G	29	12	7	4	3	0	5	5-15	0-3	2-2	-15
Jeremiah Fears G	27	13	2	6	1	0	2	5-10	0-3	3-6	-13
Herbert Jones F	27	11	0	4	0	1	0	4-10	3-6	0-0	-8
Jordan Hawkins G	22	9	3	0	0	1	1	3-3	3-3	0-0	-15
Derik Queen C	21	11	11	2	1	0	3	5-13	0-2	1-3	-13
DeAndre Jordan C	17	4	5	3	1	1	0	2-4	0-0	0-0	+1
Yves Missi C	16	2	4	1	0	2	0	1-3	0-0	0-0	-15
Karlo Matkovic F-C	15	8	3	1	1	1	0	4-8	0-3	0-2	-9
Micah Peavy G-F	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-1

Detroit Pistons

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Huerter G	34	22	3	2	1	0	3	9-14	4-7	0-0	+21
Daniss Jenkins G	33	19	2	9	1	0	3	6-12	5-7	2-2	+21
Jalen Duren C	31	30	10	7	2	2	3	10-12	0-0	10-12	+5
Ausar Thompson G-F	29	11	4	0	3	2	1	4-4	0-0	3-4	+10
Tobias Harris F	26	12	9	7	0	1	0	5-12	1-3	1-1	+9
Javonte Green G-F	20	8	1	1	1	0	1	3-4	2-3	0-0	+12
Ronald Holland II F	19	2	7	4	0	0	2	1-6	0-0	0-0	+9
Marcus Sasser G	16	7	2	1	0	0	2	3-11	1-4	0-0	-6
Paul Reed F	14	8	3	1	1	0	1	3-3	0-0	2-3	+16
Chaz Lanier G	10	6	1	1	0	0	0	2-4	2-4	0-1	+8
Bobi Klintman F	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0
Isaac Jones F	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0
Tolu Smith F	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0

🔬 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	Starter	31	21	61.9	24.7	-5.5	12.3
Saddiq Bey	Starter	31	17	53.5	23.1	-13.1	6.4
Dejounte Murray	Starter	29	12	37.8	28.8	-25.3	6.2
Herbert Jones	Starter	27	11	55.0	15.6	-14.0	5.0
DeAndre Jordan	Starter	17	4	50.0	10.3	+5.9	12.0
Jeremiah Fears	Bench	27	13	51.4	20.3	-19.8	8.1
Derik Queen	Bench	21	11	38.4	28.8	-24.5	8.5
Jordan Hawkins	Bench	22	9	150.0	6.7	-28.0	8.9
Karlo Matkovic	Bench	15	8	45.0	20.9	-30.9	9.2
Yves Missi	Bench	16	2	33.3	7.3	-38.7	2.2
Kevon Looney	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jordan Poole	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Micah Peavy	Bench	04	0	0.0	9.1	-12.5	-10.5

Detroit PistonsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jalen Duren	Starter	31	30	86.8	26.3	+7.2	28.2
Kevin Huerter	Starter	34	22	78.6	21.8	+31.4	13.4
Daniss Jenkins	Starter	33	19	73.8	19.8	+25.5	10.0
Tobias Harris	Starter	26	12	48.2	19.0	+16.1	18.2
Ausar Thompson	Starter	29	11	95.5	9.9	+14.3	12.9
Javonte Green	Bench	20	8	100.0	10.4	+27.3	5.7
Paul Reed	Bench	14	8	92.6	14.3	+59.4	5.9
Marcus Sasser	Bench	16	7	31.8	33.3	-8.3	-1.7
Chaz Lanier	Bench	10	6	67.6	13.8	+29.0	10.9
Ronald Holland II	Bench	19	2	16.7	16.0	+17.5	3.4
Bobi Klintman	Bench	03	2	100.0	12.5	-13.3	50.0
Tolu Smith	Bench	02	2	100.0	33.3	0.0	35.7
Duncan Robinson	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Isaac Jones	Bench	03	0	0.0	12.5	-13.3	8.3