NBA Final Intelligence
New Orleans Pelicans 117, LA Clippers 137 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 117, LA Clippers 137. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 32-43 LAC; Q2 NOP 38-33 LAC; Q3 NOP 24-31 LAC; Q4 NOP 23-30 LAC.
Top performers (box score): Jeremiah Fears (NOP) 28 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 threes on 10-of-15 shooting; Kawhi Leonard (LAC) 23 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-18 shooting; Derik Queen (NOP) 19 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists on 6-of-13 shooting; Jordan Miller (LAC) 19 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-6 shooting; Dejounte Murray (NOP) 17 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-10 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · NOP
28 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 5 3PM · 10-15 FG
Scoring · LAC
23 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 1 3PM · 8-18 FG
Scoring · NOP
19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 6-13 FG
Season highs
Jeremiah Fears · Season-high 28 pointsJordan Miller · Season-high 8 assistsJeremiah Fears · Season-high 5 threes
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
NOP
0 largest lead
Never led · 12-0 run, Q2 1:06–Q3 11:38
LAC
26 largest lead
Q4 4:01 (NOP 101, LAC 127) · 13-0 run, Q4 8:13–Q4 4:01
Swings
0 lead changes
Tied 0 times
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 32 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 117 | |
| LAC | 43 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 137 |
🧮 How They Scored
NOPLAC
50Points in the paint60
13Fast-break points22
16Second-chance points8
9Points off turnovers36
66Bench points57
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
51.7%Effective FG%63.5%
13.5%Turnover %7.3%
33.3%Offensive rebound %27.0%
0.337Free-throw rate0.326
Box Score
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III F | 31 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6-15 | 4-10 | 0-0 | -18 |
| Saddiq Bey F | 30 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 2-4 | -13 |
| Derik Queen C | 29 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 7-7 | -1 |
| Jeremiah Fears G | 26 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10-15 | 5-6 | 3-3 | -6 |
| Bryce McGowens G | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -20 |
| Dejounte Murray G | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 4-4 | -14 |
| Herbert Jones F | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -15 |
| Yves Missi C | 20 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-6 | -2 |
| Karlo Matkovic F-C | 14 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 4-4 | -7 |
| DeAndre Jordan C | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Jordan Hawkins G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Micah Peavy G-F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +3 |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Miller G | 32 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 8-11 | -2 |
| Kawhi Leonard F | 30 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-18 | 1-7 | 6-7 | +25 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. F-G | 28 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 2-2 | +19 |
| Brook Lopez C | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | +15 |
| John Collins F-C | 25 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-14 | 1-4 | 4-4 | +20 |
| Bennedict Mathurin G-F | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-13 | 0-3 | 1-2 | +16 |
| Kris Dunn G | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Nicolas Batum F-G | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Yanic Konan Niederhauser C | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-3 | +10 |
| Kobe Sanders G | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Isaiah Jackson F | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Cam Christie G | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dejounte Murray | Starter | 22 | 17 | 72.3 | 25.5 | -34.3 | 20.3 |
| Trey Murphy III | Starter | 31 | 16 | 53.3 | 24.0 | -31.0 | 7.8 |
| Saddiq Bey | Starter | 30 | 14 | 50.9 | 19.4 | -21.3 | 9.2 |
| DeAndre Jordan | Starter | 12 | 2 | 100.0 | 7.4 | -43.5 | 5.4 |
| Herbert Jones | Starter | 22 | 2 | 16.7 | 11.5 | -29.7 | -6.0 |
| Jeremiah Fears | Bench | 26 | 28 | 85.8 | 30.9 | -10.3 | 19.6 |
| Derik Queen | Bench | 29 | 19 | 59.1 | 25.0 | +4.6 | 9.8 |
| Yves Missi | Bench | 20 | 9 | 46.7 | 18.6 | -1.4 | 5.4 |
| Bryce McGowens | Bench | 26 | 6 | 51.0 | 10.4 | -33.1 | 0.0 |
| Karlo Matkovic | Bench | 14 | 4 | 53.2 | 12.5 | -25.0 | 14.1 |
| 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 |
| Jordan Hawkins | Bench | 04 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | +47.8 | -3.6 |
| Micah Peavy | Bench | 04 | 0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | +47.8 | -7.1 |
LA ClippersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | Starter | 30 | 23 | 54.6 | 31.9 | +41.7 | 14.3 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | Starter | 28 | 17 | 86.0 | 15.4 | +36.0 | 9.6 |
| Brook Lopez | Starter | 26 | 16 | 88.9 | 16.7 | +27.3 | 14.8 |
| John Collins | Starter | 25 | 15 | 47.6 | 28.8 | +41.1 | 8.9 |
| Kris Dunn | Starter | 22 | 9 | 90.0 | 11.5 | +2.1 | 17.7 |
| Jordan Miller | Bench | 32 | 19 | 87.6 | 14.5 | -4.8 | 16.3 |
| Nicolas Batum | Bench | 20 | 9 | 90.0 | 10.0 | +11.1 | 13.7 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | Bench | 25 | 9 | 32.4 | 25.9 | +26.0 | 1.8 |
| Kobe Sanders | Bench | 04 | 9 | 112.5 | 40.0 | -47.8 | 28.6 |
| Yanic Konan Niederhauser | Bench | 20 | 7 | 81.0 | 8.3 | +18.7 | 9.3 |
| Isaiah Jackson | Bench | 04 | 2 | 100.0 | 10.0 | -47.8 | 5.4 |
| Cam Christie | Bench | 04 | 2 | 50.0 | 30.0 | -47.8 | 7.1 |
| Bogdan Bogdanovic | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
NOP 0
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