NBA Final Intelligence

NOP 3-4
133 โ€“ 127
FINAL
MEM 6-1

New Orleans Pelicans 133, Memphis Grizzlies 127 โ€” Recap

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๐Ÿ“ฐGame Summary

Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 133, Memphis Grizzlies 127. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 30-30 MEM; Q2 NOP 30-35 MEM; Q3 NOP 33-36 MEM; Q4 NOP 40-26 MEM.

Top performers (box score): Saddiq Bey (NOP) 36 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 6 threes on 13-of-20 shooting; Trey Murphy III (NOP) 32 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM) 26 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-18 shooting; Zion Williamson (NOP) 24 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists on 9-of-17 shooting; Jock Landale (MEM) 24 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 11-of-18 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer ยท NOP
36 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 6 3PM ยท 13-20 FG
Scoring ยท NOP
32 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM ยท 9-15 FG
Scoring ยท MEM
26 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM ยท 7-18 FG
Season highs
Saddiq Bey ยท Season-high 36 pointsZion Williamson ยท Season-high 11 reboundsSaddiq Bey ยท Season-high 6 threes

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

๐Ÿ“Š Game Flow

NOP 8 largest lead Q4 0:21 (NOP 131, MEM 123) ยท 9-0 run, Q3 0:00โ€“Q4 9:34
MEM 13 largest lead Q3 0:57 (NOP 86, MEM 99) ยท 13-0 run, Q3 6:40โ€“Q3 4:43
Swings 17 lead changes Tied 9 times

Ahead for good: Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Q4 1:25, NOP 124, MEM 123).

Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
  • Q4 2:47 Saddiq Bey makes 1-foot running dunk (Herbert Jones assists)NOP ยท NOP 120, MEM 117
  • Q4 2:34 Derik Queen makes free throw 1 of 2MEM ยท NOP 121, MEM 117
  • Q4 2:15 Derik Queen makes free throw 2 of 2NOP ยท NOP 122, MEM 117
  • Q4 2:11 Cam Spencer makes 26-foot three pointer (Cedric Coward assists)NOP ยท NOP 122, MEM 120
  • Q4 1:55 Cam Spencer makes free throw 1 of 1NOP ยท NOP 122, MEM 121
  • Q4 1:25 Jaren Jackson Jr. makes driving layup (Cam Spencer assists)NOP ยท NOP 122, MEM 123
  • Q4 1:25 Zion Williamson makes driving layupNOP ยท NOP 124, MEM 123
  • Q4 1:10 Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 1MEM ยท NOP 125, MEM 123
  • Q4 0:58 Saddiq Bey makes 22-foot three point jumper (Herbert Jones assists)MEM ยท NOP 128, MEM 123
  • Q4 0:21 Trey Murphy III makes 9-foot two point shotNOP ยท NOP 130, MEM 123
  • Q4 0:21 Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 1NOP ยท NOP 131, MEM 123
  • Q4 0:16 GG Jackson makes 1-foot driving dunk (Cam Spencer assists)MEM ยท NOP 131, MEM 125

Linescore

1234 T
NOP 30303340 133
MEM 30353626 127

๐Ÿงฎ How They Scored

NOPMEM
62Points in the paint48
18Fast-break points16
25Second-chance points12
27Points off turnovers11
33Bench points32
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
53.0%Effective FG%58.7%
8.1%Turnover %15.7%
35.3%Offensive rebound %31.1%
0.333Free-throw rate0.239

Box Score

New Orleans Pelicans

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Trey Murphy III F 3632333019-152-712-12+6
Zion Williamson F 33241142119-170-06-11+12
Saddiq Bey F 32364410013-206-94-4+5
Derik Queen C 278953042-80-04-4+7
Herbert Jones F 250052220-30-30-0+1
Jeremiah Fears G 2312241104-102-42-2+5
Yves Missi C 218800014-90-00-0-1
Micah Peavy G-F 162201001-50-30-0-4
Karlo Matkovic F-C 155611002-41-30-0-6
Jordan Poole G 126430012-82-70-0+5

Memphis Grizzlies

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C 32261231427-182-810-11+1
Jock Landale C 322411211211-182-50-0-3
Cam Spencer G 28215110127-94-63-4-2
Cedric Coward G 2813340105-113-70-0-2
Jaylen Wells F 2511331054-71-32-3+3
GG Jackson F 2315410126-103-40-0-3
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G 234330001-90-62-2-8
Vince Williams Jr. G 206240022-72-60-0-4
John Konchar G-F 200411230-10-10-0-8
Javon Small G 97020012-21-12-2-4

๐Ÿ”ฌ Advanced Stats

New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting ยท USG% usage ยท NET net rating ยท PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Saddiq Bey Starter 323682.726.8+5.319.7
Trey Murphy III Starter 363278.921.1+7.415.7
Zion Williamson Starter 332454.926.7+13.215.0
Derik Queen Starter 27841.020.6+9.56.6
Herbert Jones Starter 2500.07.7+1.90.0
Jeremiah Fears Bench 231255.118.3+14.59.6
Yves Missi Bench 21844.417.2+0.36.8
Jordan Poole Bench 12637.526.5+17.910.9
Karlo Matkovic Bench 15562.510.3-2.08.0
Micah Peavy Bench 16220.011.9-8.6-3.1
DeAndre Jordan Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Kevon Looney Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Jordan Hawkins Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Memphis GrizzliesTS% true shooting ยท USG% usage ยท NET net rating ยท PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Jaren Jackson Jr. Starter 322656.929.8-0.316.4
Jock Landale Starter 322466.724.1-4.213.2
Cam Spencer Starter 282197.616.4-3.317.7
Cedric Coward Starter 281359.114.9-3.29.0
Jaylen Wells Starter 251166.120.3+5.74.2
GG Jackson Bench 231575.020.3-10.87.0
Javon Small Bench 097121.517.4-18.216.9
Vince Williams Jr. Bench 20642.918.0-8.94.0
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Bench 23420.217.5-15.70.9
John Konchar Bench 2000.07.8-17.40.0
Santi Aldama Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Olivier-Maxence Prosper Bench 0000.00.00.00.0

โš”๏ธ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series NOP 1 โ€“ 2 MEM
Last 22 meetings ยท since 2020-21 NOP 8 โ€“ 14 MEM
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
New Orleans Pelicans 11-36 W1 L10 3-7 Next game recap: @ SAS ยท Sun, Jan 25
Memphis Grizzlies 18-25 L2 L10 3-7 Next game recap: @ HOU ยท Mon, Jan 26

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