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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 36 | 20 | 29 | 31 | 116 |
 Clippers | 23 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 106 |
NOPTeam statsLAC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 43-8848.9% | 10-2441.7% | 20-2774.1% | 50 | 26 | 15 |
| LAC | 42-9245.7% | 11-3729.7% | 11-1764.7% | 39 | 27 | 11 |
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 Pelicans116| 36 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +18 | −0.6 | ||||||||
| 35 | 30 | 12-21 | 2-5 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +1.9 | |||||
| 34 | 32 | 13-25 | 0-1 | 6-9 | 0 | −1 | +1.9 | |||||||
| 28 | 12 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0 | +15 | +4.2 | |||||||
| 24 | 14 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | +22 | +3.2 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 5 | 0-7 | 0-3 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −5.8 | |||||
| 20 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +0.4 | ||||
| 20 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | −2.2 | ||||||
| 16 | 4 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −12 | −2.7 | ||||||
| Team | 116 | 43-8848.9% | 10-2441.7% | 50 | 26 | 15 | 19 | 20-2774.1% | 12 | 6 | 5 | |||
Bench 21 points on 6 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Cody Zeller, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Kira Lewis Jr. (coach’s decision).
LA Clippers106| 39 | 34 | 14-30 | 4-12 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −0.6 | ||||||
| 37 | 8 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 3-6 | 0 | −6 | −0.8 | |||||||
| 34 | 20 | 8-17 | 1-7 | 0 | 3-4 | −15 | +1.8 | |||||||
| 24 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | +3.0 | ||||||
| 22 | 11 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | −18 | −1.9 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 20 | 8-14 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +4.7 | ||||
| 22 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 | −3.6 | ||||||
| 21 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −1.9 | ||||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −8 | −4.7 | ||||||
| Team | 106 | 42-9245.7% | 11-3729.7% | 39 | 27 | 11 | 24 | 11-1764.7% | 8 | 11 | 8 | |||
Bench 26 points on 10 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Kobe Brown, Moussa Diabaté, Bones Hyland and Amir Coffey (coach’s decision).
Pelicans116Clippers106ClickTap 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.
Zion Williamson scored 32 points (26 in the paint), and the New Orleans Pelicans went on an 18-6 run in the fourth quarter to beat the LA Clippers 116-106.
It was tied at 85 when Williamson’s driving layup put the Pelicans ahead for good with 11:08 left. Herbert Jones scored 9 points as they pulled away to a 103-91 lead with 6:49 left.
In the fourth quarter, Terance Mann had 2 steals.
Brandon Ingram scored 30 points (10 during a 14-0 run in the first quarter), and Jonas Valančiūnas added 12 points and 8 rebounds. The Pelicans had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Clippers, Paul George had 34 points and 8 rebounds, and Norman Powell added 20 points and 3 steals off the bench. Kawhi Leonard had 20 points and 8 rebounds but went 1 for 7 from 3. The Clippers had 3 20-point scorers.
The Pelicans shot 48.9% from the field and 41.7% from 3 to the Clippers’ 45.7% and 29.7%. The Clippers outscored the Pelicans 24-12 on the fast break. The Clippers’ starters were outscored 30-18 in 10 minutes together.
New Orleans PelicansLA ClippersPS, 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).
96 points from the field on 88 shots: about what the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-31 | 64.5% | 66% |
| In the paint | 6-21 | 28.6% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 7-12 | 58.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-6 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-18 | 38.9% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Tucker | 31 | 8 | 4-8 | −3 |
| James Harden | 10 | 8 | 4-6 | +4 |
| Terance Mann | 8 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Paul George | 8 | 8 | 3-5 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 9 | 4-9 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 36 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | 33 | 7 | 3-6 | −6 |
| Paul George | 13 | 4 | 2-6 | −1 |
| James Harden | 8 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Norman Powell | 6 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 16 | 6-8 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 36 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul George | 13 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| James Harden | 11 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Norman Powell | 5 | 1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 7 | 3-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 48 possessions. He usually scores about 9 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.
LAC win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NOP
50/50
LAC
Highest Leverage Moments
Harden 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Mann 2 AST)
Q3 5:09
13.2%
49→62
George 2' Dunk (27 PTS) (Westbrook 2 AST)
Q4 11:47
11.8%
43→55
Jones 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS)
Q4 8:34
11.0%
40→29
Hawkins 3PT Running Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Williamson 5 AST)
Q2 9:30
9.9%
24→14
Powell 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Tucker 3 AST)
Q4 9:16
9.7%
24→34
