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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 32 | 26 | 40 | 32 | 130 |
 Nets | 14 | 36 | 28 | 30 | 108 |
NOPTeam statsBKN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 50-10249.0% | 12-2646.2% | 18-2572.0% | 61 | 31 | 12 |
| BKN | 40-8944.9% | 10-3330.3% | 18-2475.0% | 39 | 22 | 16 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
New Orleans Pelicans130| 31 | 21 | 7-16 | 3-9 | 4-5 | 0 | +23 | +6.4 | |||||||
| 31 | 28 | 10-17 | 2-4 | 6-9 | 0 | 0 | +24 | +4.5 | ||||||
| 30 | 25 | 11-22 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | +13 | +6.3 | |||||||
| 28 | 6 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +34 | −2.0 | ||||||
| 27 | 15 | 6-13 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | +28 | +5.4 | |||||||
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| 24 | 16 | 5-7 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0 | +4 | +8.0 | |||||||
| 21 | 8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | −6 | +1.5 | ||||||||
| 16 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.4 | ||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −4.5 | ||
| 14 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +0.2 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.6 | |||
| Team | 130 | 50-10249.0% | 12-2646.2% | 61 | 31 | 12 | 21 | 18-2572.0% | 21 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 35 points on 14 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Garrett Temple, Dereon Seabron and Willy Hernangomez (coach’s decision); Jaxson Hayes (injury/illness).
Brooklyn Nets108| 34 | 15 | 6-19 | 0-6 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −7.1 | ||||||
| 34 | 10 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | −27 | +4.2 | |||||||
| 32 | 32 | 11-21 | 2-6 | 8-9 | 0 | −23 | +3.7 | |||||||
| 25 | 13 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | −15 | +2.0 | |||||||
| 23 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −26 | −5.6 | |||||
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| 23 | 16 | 5-10 | 4-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +1.9 | ||
| 23 | 4 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | −10 | −0.6 | |||||||
| 19 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −4.8 | |||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −3.6 | ||
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −3.5 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +2.7 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +1.5 | |
| Team | 108 | 40-8944.9% | 10-3330.3% | 39 | 22 | 16 | 25 | 18-2475.0% | 9 | 10 | 10 | |||
Bench 34 points on 11 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Alondes Williams and David Duke Jr. (coach’s decision).
Pelicans130Nets108ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Brandon Ingram scored 28 points (12 in the third quarter), and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Brooklyn Nets 130-108 in the season opener for both teams at Barclays Center.
The Pelicans led by as many as 26 and never trailed, pulling away with a 27-10 run in the third quarter.
Zion Williamson had 25 points (22 in the paint), 9 rebounds and 4 steals. CJ McCollum added 21 points, 6 assists and 3 steals, and Trey Murphy III had 16 points and 9 rebounds off the bench. The Pelicans had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Nets, Kevin Durant had 32 points and 4 blocks. Royce O'Neale had 10 points and 3 steals in his first game with the Nets.
The Pelicans grabbed 21 offensive rebounds to the Nets’ 9. The Nets’ starters were outscored 33-10 in 12 minutes together. Ben Simmons fouled out.
New Orleans PelicansBrooklyn NetsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
112 points from the field on 102 shots: 2.0 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 25-43 | 58.1% | 67% |
| In the paint | 5-18 | 27.8% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 8-15 | 53.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-5 | 20.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-21 | 52.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 21 | 8 | 3-5 | +1 |
| Royce O'Neale | 21 | 12 | 5-7 | +5 |
| Nic Claxton | 7 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
| Kyrie Irving | 5 | 4 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Simmons | 23 | 7 | 3-8 |
| Nic Claxton | 14 | 7 | 3-6 |
| Day'Ron Sharpe | 8 | 0 | 0-1 |
| Royce O'Neale | 6 | 6 | 3-5 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 6 | 3-4 |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyrie Irving | 23 | 13 | 4-5 | +5 |
| Royce O'Neale | 16 | 10 | 4-6 | +5 |
| Patty Mills | 9 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Edmond Sumner | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
BKN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NOP
50/50
BKN
Highest Leverage Moments
Morris 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Irving 1 AST)
Q2 9:37
12.3%
15→27
Durant 3' Layup (4 PTS) (Sumner 1 AST)
Q1 4:08
10.1%
29→39
Ingram 21' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Nance Jr. 1 AST)
Q1 3:57
10.1%
40→29
McCollum 25' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Valanciunas 1 AST)
Q3 7:55
9.6%
24→14
McCollum 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
Q1 1:35
8.9%
29→21
