New Orleans Pelicans 115, San Antonio Spurs 119 — Recap

March 15, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 115, San Antonio Spurs 119. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 23-22 SAS; Q2 NOP 35-36 SAS; Q3 NOP 25-34 SAS; Q4 NOP 32-27 SAS.

Top performers (box score): CJ McCollum (NOP) 26 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 5 threes on 10-of-22 shooting; Devin Vassell (SAS) 22 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-17 shooting; Trey Murphy III (NOP) 20 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-16 shooting; Bruce Brown (NOP) 19 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-13 shooting; Keldon Johnson (SAS) 19 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NOP

CJ McCollum

26 PTS, 7 REB, 9 AST, 5 3PM · 10-22 FG

Scoring · SAS

Devin Vassell

22 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 4 3PM · 6-17 FG

Scoring · NOP

Trey Murphy III

20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM · 7-16 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	23	35	25	32		115
SAS	22	36	34	27		119

🧮 How They Scored

NOPSAS

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

55.1%Effective FG%56.0%

13.9%Turnover %9.2%

27.5%Offensive rebound %18.6%

0.101Free-throw rate0.393

Box Score

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Trey Murphy III F	37	20	6	3	—	1	2	7-16	4-11	2-2	-6
CJ McCollum G	33	26	7	9	1	—	4	10-22	5-12	1-1	+16
Bruce Brown G	32	19	6	6	—	—	—	8-13	1-3	2-2	+3
Kelly Olynyk F	31	14	6	7	1	—	2	7-12	—	—	+16
Jose Alvarado G	28	7	—	5	—	—	2	3-8	1-3	—	-8
Karlo Matkovic F-C	27	12	11	—	—	—	4	6-10	0-1	—	+2
Jordan Hawkins G	18	—	1	2	—	1	—	0-5	0-4	—	-22
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl F	16	6	8	2	—	—	—	1-2	—	4-4	-7
Antonio Reeves G	6	3	1	—	—	—	1	1-1	1-1	—	-6

San Antonio Spurs

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Vassell G-F	36	22	5	1	3	—	—	6-17	4-9	6-7	+6
Stephon Castle G	36	17	1	7	1	—	3	5-15	0-5	7-8	-24
Jeremy Sochan F	31	14	5	4	1	1	3	6-8	1-1	1-3	+11
Keldon Johnson F	30	19	5	2	3	—	1	7-12	3-4	2-3	+7
Harrison Barnes F	27	19	4	—	1	—	—	6-9	3-6	4-4	+3
Julian Champagnie F	25	12	4	3	—	1	1	3-7	3-6	3-4	+22
Chris Paul G	22	4	3	6	1	—	—	2-5	0-3	—	-16
Sandro Mamukelashvili F	12	10	7	1	—	—	—	4-7	2-4	—	+6
Bismack Biyombo C	12	2	2	1	—	—	1	0-1	—	2-2	-7
Blake Wesley G	10	—	1	1	—	—	1	0-3	0-1	0-2	+12

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
CJ McCollum	Bench	33	26	57.9	32.5	+27.9	15.3
Trey Murphy III	Bench	37	20	59.2	20.9	-6.2	8.3
Bruce Brown	Bench	32	19	68.4	18.2	+4.5	13.0
Kelly Olynyk	Bench	31	14	58.3	17.9	+22.8	12.1
Karlo Matkovic	Bench	27	12	60.0	21.9	+3.6	9.7
Jose Alvarado	Bench	28	7	43.8	14.5	-11.8	2.6
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	Bench	16	6	79.8	9.8	-23.4	23.3
Antonio Reeves	Bench	6	3	150.0	14.3	-59.6	5.7
Jordan Hawkins	Bench	18	—	0.0	10.9	-52.8	-1.7
Yves Missi	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

San Antonio SpursTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Devin Vassell	Bench	36	22	54.8	24.1	+9.4	11.8
Harrison Barnes	Bench	27	19	88.3	17.5	+3.2	13.8
Keldon Johnson	Bench	30	19	71.3	20.9	+11.3	17.8
Stephon Castle	Bench	36	17	45.9	26.5	-33.8	4.4
Jeremy Sochan	Bench	31	14	75.1	16.7	+18.6	10.3
Julian Champagnie	Bench	25	12	68.5	16.9	+38.9	7.8
Sandro Mamukelashvili	Bench	12	10	71.4	25.0	+24.0	15.7
Chris Paul	Bench	22	4	40.0	10.0	-31.3	10.3
Bismack Biyombo	Bench	12	2	53.2	10.3	-30.3	1.8
Jordan McLaughlin	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Blake Wesley	Bench	10	—	0.0	21.7	+54.5	-13.3