New Orleans Pelicans 126, Memphis Grizzlies 139 — Recap

January 24, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 126, Memphis Grizzlies 139. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 29-33 MEM; Q2 NOP 42-29 MEM; Q3 NOP 29-43 MEM; Q4 NOP 26-34 MEM.

Top performers (box score): Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM) 29 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 threes on 10-of-16 shooting; Luke Kennard (MEM) 27 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 7 threes on 10-of-14 shooting; Dejounte Murray (NOP) 26 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-16 shooting; Trey Murphy III (NOP) 22 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-14 shooting; CJ McCollum (NOP) 22 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MEM

Jaren Jackson Jr.

29 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 5 3PM · 10-16 FG

Scoring · MEM

Luke Kennard

27 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST, 7 3PM · 10-14 FG

Scoring · NOP

Dejounte Murray

26 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 1 3PM · 10-16 FG

Season highs

Luke Kennard · Season-high 27 points

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	29	42	29	26		126
MEM	33	29	43	34		139

🧮 How They Scored

NOPMEM

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

62.5%Effective FG%64.9%

11.3%Turnover %10.3%

18.2%Offensive rebound %39.0%

0.400Free-throw rate0.079

Box Score

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
CJ McCollum G	34	22	1	4	—	1	2	6-11	3-5	7-11	-10
Trey Murphy III F	33	22	6	4	—	—	1	7-14	1-4	7-9	-19
Jordan Hawkins G	32	20	2	1	2	—	1	8-18	4-10	—	-6
Dejounte Murray G	31	26	6	7	—	—	3	10-16	1-4	5-7	-14
Yves Missi C	30	10	5	3	—	2	1	4-5	—	2-3	-27
Javonte Green G-F	22	8	5	1	—	—	2	3-6	2-5	—	+12
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl F	20	5	4	2	2	—	—	2-4	1-3	—	-18
Jose Alvarado G	18	9	1	6	1	—	2	3-6	2-3	1-2	-1
Karlo Matkovic F-C	3	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	+4
Jamal Cain F	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	+4

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Desmond Bane G	34	20	—	14	—	—	2	9-18	2-7	—	+23
Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C	32	29	5	7	—	1	2	10-16	5-9	4-4	+12
Jaylen Wells F	30	8	—	5	2	—	—	3-7	2-4	—	+23
Luke Kennard G	27	27	3	6	1	—	1	10-14	7-9	—	+13
Scotty Pippen Jr. G	25	13	3	3	2	—	3	5-11	0-3	3-3	-7
Zach Edey C	24	13	11	3	1	2	—	6-9	1-3	—	+24
GG Jackson F	22	10	7	—	—	—	2	4-12	1-4	1-1	-11
John Konchar G-F	22	5	4	—	—	—	—	2-3	1-2	—	-1
Brandon Clarke F	21	14	9	—	2	—	1	7-10	—	—	-9
Jay Huff F-C	3	—	1	—	—	1	1	0-1	0-1	—	-2

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Dejounte Murray	Bench	31	26	68.1	31.0	-22.2	16.1
CJ McCollum	Bench	34	22	69.4	22.5	-15.7	6.2
Trey Murphy III	Bench	33	22	61.2	25.3	-27.9	11.3
Jordan Hawkins	Bench	32	20	55.6	25.3	-13.2	9.7
Yves Missi	Bench	30	10	79.1	10.4	-45.4	8.0
Jose Alvarado	Bench	18	9	65.4	20.0	-5.4	10.2
Javonte Green	Bench	22	8	66.7	13.8	+19.7	5.2
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	Bench	20	5	62.5	9.1	-48.2	5.9
Herbert Jones	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jamal Cain	Bench	3	—	0.0	0.0	+60.0	0.0
Karlo Matkovic	Bench	3	—	0.0	0.0	+60.0	7.1

Memphis GrizzliesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jaren Jackson Jr.	Bench	32	29	81.6	24.4	+16.9	16.1
Luke Kennard	Bench	27	27	96.4	23.4	+23.7	17.6
Desmond Bane	Bench	34	20	55.6	24.1	+32.1	12.2
Brandon Clarke	Bench	21	14	70.0	20.4	-24.7	13.9
Scotty Pippen Jr.	Bench	25	13	52.8	25.0	-7.1	7.0
Zach Edey	Bench	24	13	72.2	16.1	+44.6	13.2
GG Jackson	Bench	22	10	40.2	25.0	-25.0	5.9
Jaylen Wells	Bench	30	8	57.1	10.0	+38.0	4.0
John Konchar	Bench	22	5	83.3	5.4	+3.4	6.3
Jay Huff	Bench	3	—	0.0	28.6	+1.4	-4.3
Jake LaRavia	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Vince Williams Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0