New Orleans Pelicans 98, LA Clippers 114 — Recap

April 2, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 98, LA Clippers 114. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 16-22 LAC; Q2 NOP 31-37 LAC; Q3 NOP 25-24 LAC; Q4 NOP 26-31 LAC.

Top performers (box score): Kawhi Leonard (LAC) 28 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-18 shooting; James Harden (LAC) 21 points, null rebounds, 10 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-14 shooting; Ivica Zubac (LAC) 17 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists on 6-of-8 shooting; Jose Alvarado (NOP) 17 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists on 7-of-16 shooting; Bruce Brown (NOP) 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAC

Kawhi Leonard

28 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 3PM · 11-18 FG

Scoring · LAC

James Harden

21 PTS, 0 REB, 10 AST, 1 3PM · 7-14 FG

Scoring · LAC

Ivica Zubac

17 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 6-8 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	16	31	25	26		98
LAC	22	37	24	31		114

🧮 How They Scored

NOPLAC

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

53.4%Effective FG%62.0%

11.4%Turnover %8.6%

18.2%Offensive rebound %6.9%

0.151Free-throw rate0.320

Box Score

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Antonio Reeves G	33	11	—	1	—	—	1	5-10	1-4	—	-9
Jose Alvarado G	27	17	2	10	1	—	4	7-16	0-5	3-3	-5
Yves Missi C	27	6	12	4	—	3	—	3-8	—	—	-5
Kelly Olynyk F	26	12	4	3	1	—	1	4-7	2-2	2-4	—
Bruce Brown G	23	16	5	1	2	—	2	7-12	1-2	1-1	+3
Jamal Cain F	21	10	1	1	1	—	1	5-8	0-2	—	-16
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl F	19	4	4	2	1	—	—	1-4	0-2	2-2	-11
Karlo Matkovic F-C	18	10	5	2	2	—	1	5-8	0-1	0-1	-13

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kawhi Leonard F	38	28	3	3	2	—	1	11-18	3-5	3-4	+14
James Harden G	34	21	—	10	1	3	2	7-14	1-6	6-8	+13
Ivica Zubac C	33	17	10	6	—	—	1	6-8	—	5-6	+18
Norman Powell F-G	31	11	1	1	—	—	1	4-11	1-5	2-2	+12
Bogdan Bogdanovic G	26	16	1	1	1	—	1	5-6	4-5	2-2	+20
Kris Dunn G	19	11	7	1	1	1	2	4-8	3-5	—	-4
Derrick Jones Jr. F-G	19	3	4	1	2	—	—	1-3	0-1	1-2	+11
Nicolas Batum F-G	14	3	1	1	2	—	—	1-4	1-4	—	+6
Drew Eubanks F	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	1-2	—	—	-2
Kobe Brown F	3	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2
Cam Christie G	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	-2
Patrick Baldwin Jr. F	3	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jose Alvarado	Bench	27	17	49.1	35.0	-7.1	10.2
Bruce Brown	Bench	23	16	64.3	25.9	+8.3	13.3
Kelly Olynyk	Bench	26	12	68.5	17.2	0.0	9.5
Antonio Reeves	Bench	33	11	55.0	15.1	-12.1	3.5
Jamal Cain	Bench	21	10	62.5	18.8	-37.2	7.4
Karlo Matkovic	Bench	18	10	59.2	20.9	-34.2	15.5
Yves Missi	Bench	27	6	37.5	13.3	-7.1	10.9
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	Bench	19	4	41.0	10.6	-23.7	10.2

LA ClippersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kawhi Leonard	Bench	38	28	70.9	25.6	+18.7	13.8
James Harden	Bench	34	21	59.9	25.3	+17.2	16.0
Ivica Zubac	Bench	33	17	79.9	16.7	+22.0	17.6
Bogdan Bogdanovic	Bench	26	16	116.3	14.5	+36.7	14.1
Kris Dunn	Bench	19	11	68.8	24.4	-10.3	13.3
Norman Powell	Bench	31	11	46.3	20.0	+15.8	3.3
Nicolas Batum	Bench	14	3	37.5	12.5	+22.8	8.7
Derrick Jones Jr.	Bench	19	3	38.7	9.3	+24.6	7.9
Drew Eubanks	Bench	3	2	50.0	33.3	-33.3	8.7
Kobe Brown	Bench	3	—	0.0	0.0	-33.3	8.7
Cam Christie	Bench	3	—	0.0	16.7	-33.3	-8.7
Patrick Baldwin Jr.	Bench	3	—	0.0	0.0	-33.3	17.4