Utah Jazz 113, New Orleans Pelicans 120 — Recap

November 4, 2026 · Recap published November 4, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Recap

The New Orleans Pelicans outlasted the Utah Jazz 120-113 in overtime, validating a pregame model that leaned 61% toward New Orleans. The contest began with a dead-even 24-24 first quarter before the Pelicans edged ahead 18-13 in the second period for a 42-37 halftime advantage. Utah completely shifted the momentum in the third quarter by exploding for 43 points while holding New Orleans to 28, building a double-digit lead.

New Orleans mounted its comeback in the fourth quarter, generating 34 points to Utah's 24 to force the extra session tied at 104-104. In overtime, the Pelicans secured the victory by outscoring the Jazz 16-9. Zion Williamson led the winners with 23 points, four rebounds, and two assists, shooting 6-of-14 from the floor. Saddiq Bey added 22 points, four rebounds, three assists, and two triples on 9-of-14 shooting, while Derik Queen contributed 20 points, nine rebounds, and six assists.

Keyonte George delivered a game-high 39 points for Utah, shooting 14-of-26 with two three-pointers alongside nine assists and two rebounds. Lauri Markkanen supported the Jazz effort with a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds, adding four assists and draining five shots from beyond the arc on 6-of-15 shooting. Despite those standout performances, the Pelicans' depth and overtime surge ultimately carried them to the 120-113 decision.

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How the Prediction Fared

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before tip-off, favored the New Orleans Pelicans (61% confidence). It gave a 12% chance of a 20+ point margin; the game was decided by 7 points.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Spread · NOP -4.5 NOP covered Won by 7

Total · 232.5 Over 233 combined

Moneyline UTA +164 · NOP -196 NOP favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Spread (NOP) -4.5-4.5 No move

Total 235.5232.5 -3

Moneyline (NOP) -200-196 +4

Standouts

Top Scorer · UTA

Keyonte George

39 PTS, 2 REB, 9 AST, 2 3PM · 14-26 FG

Scoring · NOP

Zion Williamson

23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 6-14 FG

Scoring · NOP

Saddiq Bey

22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM · 9-14 FG

Season highs

Keyonte George · Season-high 39 pointsLauri Markkanen · Season-high 10 reboundsMo Bamba · Season-high 10 rebounds

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

📊 Game Flow

UTA 13 largest lead Q4 10:19 (UTA 85, NOP 72) · 9-0 run, Q3 6:04–Q3 4:53

NOP 9 largest lead Q2 8:59 (UTA 25, NOP 34) · 14-0 run, OT 3:54–OT 0:09

Swings 23 lead changes Tied 14 times

Ahead for good: Saddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 2 (OT 1:55, UTA 110, NOP 111).

Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes

OT 4:25 Keyonte George makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshotUTA · UTA 110, NOP 104
OT 3:54 Zion Williamson makes 3-foot turnaround jump shot (Jeremiah Fears assists)NOP · UTA 110, NOP 106
OT 3:22 Saddiq Bey makes two point shot (Herbert Jones assists)NOP · UTA 110, NOP 108
OT 2:37 Jeremiah Fears makes tip shotNOP · UTA 110, NOP 110
OT 1:55 Saddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 2NOP · UTA 110, NOP 111
OT 1:55 Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2NOP · UTA 110, NOP 112
OT 1:22 Saddiq Bey makes driving layupNOP · UTA 110, NOP 114
OT 0:39 Saddiq Bey makes 15-foot pullup jump shotNOP · UTA 110, NOP 116
OT 0:09 Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2NOP · UTA 110, NOP 117
OT 0:09 Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2NOP · UTA 110, NOP 118
OT 0:02 Lauri Markkanen makes 30-foot three point jumper (Keyonte George assists)UTA · UTA 113, NOP 118
OT 0:00 Dejounte Murray makes free throw 1 of 2NOP · UTA 113, NOP 119

Linescore

	1	2	3	4	OT		T
UTA	24	13	43	24	9		113
NOP	24	18	28	34	16		120

🧮 How They Scored

UTANOP

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

49.5%Effective FG%45.5%

15.7%Turnover %13.6%

30.0%Offensive rebound %27.7%

0.319Free-throw rate0.483

Box Score

Utah Jazz

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Keyonte George G	44	39	2	9	4	1	3	14-26	2-9	9-13	0
Lauri Markkanen F	39	21	10	4	1	2	3	6-15	5-12	4-6	-11
Airious Bailey F	35	15	5	1	0	1	3	6-14	1-9	2-3	0
Darryn Peterson G	30	7	2	7	0	0	2	2-8	0-5	3-4	-12
Josh Okogie G	26	3	6	1	0	1	2	1-4	1-2	0-0	-12
Josh Green G	23	7	1	0	0	0	0	3-7	1-5	0-0	+4
Jaxson Hayes C	21	2	7	1	0	1	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	-13
Svi Mykhailiuk G	17	6	3	0	1	0	1	3-8	0-3	0-0	+12
Mo Bamba C	15	7	10	1	0	1	0	3-5	0-0	1-2	+8
Brice Sensabaugh F	12	6	2	0	2	0	2	2-4	1-2	1-2	-14
Isaiah Collier G	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	+3

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Dejounte Murray G	45	20	8	4	4	0	4	4-7	1-3	11-11	+17
Zion Williamson F	38	23	4	2	2	2	2	6-14	0-0	11-13	+7
Herbert Jones F	37	2	5	1	0	1	1	1-7	0-3	0-0	+23
Jeremiah Fears G	34	19	6	2	2	0	2	6-16	1-4	6-6	-2
Saddiq Bey F	29	22	4	3	1	0	1	9-14	2-4	2-3	0
Derik Queen C	27	20	9	6	0	1	2	8-21	0-2	4-4	+2
Karlo Matkovic F-C	21	5	4	2	0	1	1	2-3	1-1	0-0	-9
Trendon Watford F	20	7	3	2	1	1	3	1-1	0-0	5-6	+7
Bennedict Mathurin G-F	15	2	5	1	0	0	1	1-6	0-3	0-0	-10