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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 35 | 26 | 32 | 31 | 124 |
 Hornets | 24 | 27 | 34 | 27 | 112 |
NOPTeam statsCHA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 42-8947.2% | 8-2236.4% | 32-3786.5% | 53 | 23 | 15 |
| CHA | 44-9745.4% | 13-3438.2% | 11-1478.6% | 37 | 30 | 13 |
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 Pelicans124| 37 | 28 | 8-16 | 1-1 | 0 | 11-11 | 0 | +23 | +6.3 | ||||||
| 32 | 7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | +16 | −1.7 | ||||||
| 32 | 21 | 9-17 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0 | +15 | −0.2 | |||||||
| 31 | 16 | 7-19 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | +13 | −6.2 | ||||||
| 29 | 30 | 8-11 | 1-3 | 13-14 | +19 | +19.0 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 8 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −11 | 0.0 | |||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 15 | 6 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.4 | |||||
| 12 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | −2.9 | |||||||
| 11 | 4 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.8 | |||
| 6 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +0.3 | ||||
| Team | 124 | 42-8947.2% | 8-2236.4% | 53 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 32-3786.5% | 15 | 9 | 7 | |||
Bench 22 points on 8 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Dereon Seabron, Dyson Daniels and Garrett Temple (coach’s decision); Jaxson Hayes (injury/illness).
Charlotte Hornets112| 37 | 26 | 12-19 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | −6 | +6.0 | |||||||
| 36 | 23 | 7-24 | 2-8 | 7-8 | −5 | +3.7 | ||||||||
| 30 | 15 | 6-13 | 2-6 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −24 | −2.3 | ||||||
| 29 | 10 | 4-13 | 2-8 | 0-0 | −24 | −7.9 | ||||||||
| 19 | 8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +1.7 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 14 | 5-7 | 4-4, Ties his career high | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +2.7 | ||||||
| 26 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −2.6 | ||||
| 22 | 10 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +3.1 | ||||||
| 13 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −7.8 | |||
| Team | 112 | 44-9745.4% | 13-3438.2% | 37 | 30 | 13 | 24 | 11-1478.6% | 11 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 30 points on 11 for 23 shooting
Did not play: JT Thor, Bryce McGowens, Theo Maledon, Mark Williams and Kai Jones (coach’s decision).
Pelicans124Hornets112ClickTap 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.
Jonas Valančiūnas had 30 points (12 in the first quarter) and 17 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Charlotte Hornets 124-112 in the Hornets’ home opener at Spectrum Center.
The Pelicans never trailed and led by as many as 16.
The Hornets got within 99-97 on Jalen McDaniels’ corner 3-pointer with 6:44 to play, but Herbert Jones answered with a three-point play, and the Hornets got no closer.
In the fourth quarter, Gordon Hayward had 2 steals, and the Hornets scored 4 points off them.
Brandon Ingram had 28 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, and CJ McCollum added 21 points (12 in the paint). The Pelicans had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Hornets, Hayward had 26 points and 7 assists, and Terry Rozier added 23 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists but shot 7 for 24.
The Pelicans went 32 for 37 at the line to the Hornets’ 11 for 14. The Pelicans outscored the Hornets 15-5 in 5 minutes with Valančiūnas, Ingram, Williamson, Jones and Alvarado on the floor together.
New Orleans PelicansCharlotte HornetsPS, 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).
92 points from the field on 89 shots: 6.6 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 | 20-36 | 55.6% | 67% |
| In the paint | 11-21 | 52.4% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-10 | 30.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-20 | 40.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Plumlee | 25 | 11 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Nick Richards | 18 | 10 | 4-5 | +4 |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | 8 | 8 | 3-4 | +5 |
| P.J. Washington | 5 | 4 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 38 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | 36 | 12 | 4-5 | −1 |
| Jalen McDaniels | 13 | 6 | 1-3 | +2 |
| Gordon Hayward | 11 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Terry Rozier | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 9 | 3-6 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Rozier | 24 | 4 | 2-5 | −4 |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 16 | 2 | 1-1 | −3 |
| Gordon Hayward | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | 7 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 14 | 6-12 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 23 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.
CHA win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NOP
50/50
CHA
Highest Leverage Moments
Ingram 26' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Marshall 1 AST)
Q4 6:59
15.3%
40→24
Ingram Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Q3 2:09
12.5%
21→34
McDaniels 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Rozier 8 AST)
Q4 6:44
10.5%
27→37
McCollum 25' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Ingram 5 AST)
Q3 9:59
9.9%
24→14
Washington 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Rozier 5 AST)
Q3 9:36
9.9%
14→24
