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NOP 3-4
104 – 95
FINAL
SAS 5-2

New Orleans Pelicans 104, San Antonio Spurs 95 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 104, San Antonio Spurs 95. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 25-28 SAS; Q2 NOP 31-19 SAS; Q3 NOP 26-21 SAS; Q4 NOP 22-27 SAS.

Top performers (box score): Zion Williamson (NOP) 24 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists on 10-of-18 shooting; Saddiq Bey (NOP) 24 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-15 shooting; Trey Murphy III (NOP) 17 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-22 shooting; Victor Wembanyama (SAS) 16 points, 16 rebounds, 0 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-16 shooting; Keldon Johnson (SAS) 15 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NOP
Zion Williamson
24 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 10-18 FG
Scoring · NOP
Saddiq Bey
24 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 3PM · 7-15 FG
Scoring · NOP
Trey Murphy III
17 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 3 3PM · 7-22 FG
Season highs
Trey Murphy III · Season-high 9 assists

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

📊 Game Flow

NOP 20 largest lead Q3 5:32 (NOP 78, SAS 58) · 8-0 run, Q3 11:03–Q3 9:37
SAS 6 largest lead Q1 9:45 (NOP 2, SAS 8) · 18-0 run, Q3 2:32–Q4 9:23
Swings 8 lead changes Tied 7 times

Ahead for good: Trey Murphy III makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Saddiq Bey assists) (Q4 2:40, NOP 96, SAS 93).

Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
  • Q4 4:39 Stephon Castle makes free throw 2 of 2SAS · NOP 89, SAS 93
  • Q4 4:19 Yves Missi makes free throw 1 of 2NOP · NOP 90, SAS 93
  • Q4 4:19 Yves Missi makes free throw 2 of 2NOP · NOP 91, SAS 93
  • Q4 3:22 Zion Williamson makes 1-foot running dunk (Trey Murphy III assists)NOP · NOP 93, SAS 93
  • Q4 2:40 Trey Murphy III makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Saddiq Bey assists)SAS · NOP 96, SAS 93
  • Q4 2:02 Trey Murphy III makes 7-foot pullup jump shot (Yves Missi assists)NOP · NOP 98, SAS 93
  • Q4 1:30 Yves Missi makes driving dunk (Trey Murphy III assists)SAS · NOP 100, SAS 93
  • Q4 1:14 Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2NOP · NOP 101, SAS 93
  • Q4 1:00 Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2SAS · NOP 102, SAS 93
  • Q4 0:26 Julian Champagnie makes two point shotSAS · NOP 102, SAS 95
  • Q4 0:26 Saddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 2NOP · NOP 103, SAS 95
  • Q4 0:26 Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2SAS · NOP 104, SAS 95

Linescore

1234 T
NOP 25312622 104
SAS 28192127 95

🧮 How They Scored

NOPSAS
56Points in the paint32
2Fast-break points16
27Second-chance points9
12Points off turnovers14
26Bench points44
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
44.6%Effective FG%46.9%
8.4%Turnover %10.4%
34.5%Offensive rebound %20.4%
0.167Free-throw rate0.395

Box Score

New Orleans Pelicans

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Trey Murphy III F 3817690017-223-110-1+13
Saddiq Bey F 34241041007-153-77-9+22
Zion Williamson F 332410401110-180-04-5+17
Yves Missi C 30101421214-110-02-2+9
Herbert Jones F 299320204-101-40-0+21
Micah Peavy G-F 180201000-40-30-0-10
Derik Queen C 174410042-70-10-0+3
Jeremiah Fears G 168300024-90-30-0-4
Jose Alvarado G 136510002-52-50-0-12
Karlo Matkovic F-C 122100011-10-00-0-14

San Antonio Spurs

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
De'Aaron Fox G 3512270044-83-51-4-13
Victor Wembanyama F-C 31161600436-162-102-6-12
Julian Champagnie F 2913410003-91-76-6-3
Stephon Castle G 295451021-60-23-4-19
Keldon Johnson F 2815210006-121-52-4-14
Devin Vassell G-F 2513111015-122-81-3-6
Luke Kornet F-C 205810102-50-01-2+8
Harrison Barnes F 195130001-21-22-2-9
Dylan Harper G 175630012-60-01-1+18
Carter Bryant F 76200002-52-50-0+5

🔬 Advanced Stats

New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Zion Williamson Starter 332459.425.0+20.420.8
Saddiq Bey Starter 342463.322.9+32.526.0
Trey Murphy III Starter 381737.923.0+14.210.4
Herbert Jones Starter 29945.014.1+31.84.4
Derik Queen Starter 17428.623.9+8.6-8.5
Yves Missi Bench 301042.117.3+13.313.1
Jeremiah Fears Bench 16844.424.4-8.89.2
Jose Alvarado Bench 13660.015.2-49.117.0
Karlo Matkovic Bench 122100.05.9-51.5-7.8
DeAndre Jordan Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Kevon Looney Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Jordan Poole Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Jordan Hawkins Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Micah Peavy Bench 1800.07.8-27.6-2.7
San Antonio SpursTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Victor Wembanyama Starter 311642.930.0-15.413.6
Julian Champagnie Starter 291355.816.4-6.811.9
De'Aaron Fox Starter 351261.517.9-16.86.2
Harrison Barnes Starter 19586.87.0-23.113.0
Stephon Castle Starter 29532.215.4-33.34.7
Keldon Johnson Bench 281554.522.2-21.24.9
Devin Vassell Bench 251348.825.0-10.26.5
Carter Bryant Bench 07660.026.3+28.623.5
Luke Kornet Bench 20542.512.8+20.513.3
Dylan Harper Bench 17538.817.1+52.013.2
Bismack Biyombo Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Kelly Olynyk Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Jordan McLaughlin Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Lindy Waters III Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Jeremy Sochan Bench 0000.00.00.00.0

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series NOP 1 – 3 SAS
Last 24 meetings · since 2020-21 NOP 13 – 11 SAS
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
New Orleans Pelicans 12-36 W2 L10 4-6 Next game recap: @ OKC · Tue, Jan 27
San Antonio Spurs 31-16 L1 L10 6-4 Next game recap: @ HOU · Wed, Jan 28

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