New Orleans Pelicans 123, LA Clippers 139 — Recap

November 8, 2026 · Recap published November 8, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Recap

The LA Clippers defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 139-123, backed by SportsFBI's pregame model assigning a 69% probability to the outcome. The opening quarter provided little separation as both teams locked into a 28-28 deadlock. LA began to assert itself in the second period, outscoring New Orleans 39-32 to claim a seven-point halftime advantage.

Offensive output remained even through the third quarter as both squads traded baskets in a 35-35 stalemate. The Clippers pulled away for good in the final frame, using a 37-28 scoring edge to close out the 16-point victory.

LA's offense was orchestrated by Darius Garland, who finished with 24 points and 10 assists while hitting 3-of-11 from deep, alongside Brook Lopez's 20 points and 7 rebounds on 8-of-11 shooting. New Orleans countered with strong individual efforts, led by Trey Murphy III with 26 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 4 threes on 9-of-17 shooting. Jeremiah Fears added 25 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 threes on 10-of-14 shooting, while Zion Williamson shot a perfect 9-of-9 from the field to contribute 25 points and 4 rebounds.

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How the Prediction Fared

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before tip-off, favored the LA Clippers (69% confidence). It gave a 15% chance of a 20+ point margin; the game was decided by 16 points.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Spread · NOP -1.5 LAC covered Won by 16

Total · 226.5 Over 262 combined

Moneyline NOP -120 · LAC +102 NOP favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Spread (LAC) +1.5+1.5 No move

Total 232.5226.5 -6

Moneyline (LAC) -104+102 +206

Standouts

Top Scorer · NOP

Trey Murphy III

26 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM · 9-17 FG

Scoring · NOP

Jeremiah Fears

25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 3PM · 10-14 FG

Scoring · NOP

Zion Williamson

25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 9-9 FG

Season highs

Jeremiah Fears · Season-high 25 points

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

📊 Game Flow

NOP 4 largest lead Q3 6:04 (NOP 83, LAC 79) · 7-0 run, Q2 3:03–Q2 2:01

LAC 20 largest lead Q4 1:59 (NOP 115, LAC 135) · 9-0 run, Q2 6:51–Q2 5:39

Swings 13 lead changes Tied 7 times

Ahead for good: Kobe Sanders makes 27-foot three point jumper (Baba Miller assists) (Q3 2:23, NOP 93, LAC 94).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
NOP	28	32	35	28		123
LAC	28	39	35	37		139

🧮 How They Scored

NOPLAC

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

56.8%Effective FG%64.3%

14.2%Turnover %9.8%

30.3%Offensive rebound %34.2%

0.432Free-throw rate0.452

Box Score

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Zion Williamson F	31	25	4	2	0	0	2	9-9	0-0	7-9	0
Trey Murphy III F	30	26	7	3	1	0	3	9-17	4-9	4-4	-10
Jeremiah Fears G	29	25	6	5	2	0	2	10-14	3-5	2-4	-1
Dejounte Murray G	28	6	3	3	0	0	1	1-6	0-1	4-4	+4
Saddiq Bey F	26	13	4	3	1	0	1	3-12	1-6	6-6	-19
Derik Queen C	21	8	5	3	1	1	4	1-5	0-0	6-6	-14
Herbert Jones F	20	4	0	1	0	0	1	2-6	0-2	0-0	-23
Karlo Matkovic F-C	19	3	3	2	0	1	1	1-2	1-2	0-0	-2
Trendon Watford F	17	5	3	0	0	0	0	2-4	1-2	0-0	-16
Bennedict Mathurin G-F	9	6	0	1	1	0	0	2-5	0-2	2-2	-5
AJ Johnson G	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	+2
Bryce McGowens G	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2
Julian Reese F	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Darius Garland G	32	24	0	10	1	0	2	6-11	3-7	9-12	+2
Derrick Jones Jr. F-G	29	8	4	3	0	0	1	2-5	0-1	4-6	+4
Brook Lopez C	26	20	7	1	0	0	0	8-11	1-2	3-4	+9
Rui Hachimura F	26	14	3	2	1	0	0	6-13	2-6	0-0	+2
Kris Dunn G	24	14	5	4	1	0	1	4-7	2-3	4-4	+2
Kobe Sanders G	22	8	2	4	0	0	3	3-9	2-7	0-0	+15
Baba Miller F	20	12	5	4	2	2	1	3-9	0-2	6-6	+7
Max Strus G	19	7	4	2	0	0	0	3-6	1-4	0-0	+17
Keaton Wagler G	18	15	2	4	1	0	2	4-5	3-4	4-4	+11
Gradey Dick G	17	15	4	0	2	0	0	6-7	2-2	1-2	+17
Nick Martinelli F	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	-2
Cam Christie G	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2
Jalen Pickett G	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2