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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clippers | 22 | 22 | 36 | 24 | 104 |
 Pelicans | 20 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 112 |
LACTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC | 37-7748.1% | 12-3336.4% | 18-1994.7% | 37 | 18 | 12 |
| NOP | 42-8748.3% | 13-3537.1% | 15-2075.0% | 40 | 28 | 8 |
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 Pelicans112| 35 | 34 | 14-21 | 0-0 | 6-10 | +11 | +11.5 | ||||||||
| 35 | 13 | 4-12 | 2-4 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.6 | |||||
| 33 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | −4.2 | |||||||
| 30 | 11 | 5-13 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.0 | ||||||
| 18 | 4 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −4.4 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 14 | 5-10 | 4-9 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +3.0 | ||||
| 28 | 12 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +2.1 | |||||
| 15 | 9 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +1.3 | |||
| 14 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.8 | |||||
| Team | 112 | 42-8748.3% | 13-3537.1% | 40 | 28 | 8 | 21 | 15-2075.0% | 9 | 8 | 2 | |||
Bench 43 points on 15 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Jordan Hawkins, Cody Zeller, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Matt Ryan (coach’s decision).
LA Clippers104| 41 | 26 | 10-21 | 3-9 | 3-3 | 0 | −9 | +2.2 | |||||||
| 39 | 23 | 8-15 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | +2.8 | |||||||
| 33 | 9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | −12 | −0.3 | ||||||||
| 24 | 5 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 0-0 | −1 | −4.1 | ||||||||
| 18 | 9 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +3 | +1.1 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 15 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −1.1 | |||||
| 24 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.6 | |||||
| 22 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −1.6 | |||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −3.5 | |||
| 6 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.1 | ||||
| Team | 104 | 37-7748.1% | 12-3336.4% | 37 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 18-1994.7% | 5 | 6 | 8 | |||
Bench 32 points on 10 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Joshua Primo, Xavier Moon and Brandon Boston (coach’s decision).
Pelicans112Clippers104ClickTap 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 34 points (28 in the paint), and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the LA Clippers 112-104.
Williamson’s driving layup put the Pelicans ahead for good at the buzzer in the third quarter.
For the Clippers, Paul George had 26 points (11 in the second quarter) and 6 assists, and Kawhi Leonard added 23 points.
The Clippers committed 15 turnovers to the Pelicans’ 9. They got 5 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Pelicans outscored the Clippers 58-36 in the paint.
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).
97 points from the field on 87 shots: 1.5 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-32 | 62.5% | 66% |
| In the paint | 9-15 | 60.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 0-5 | 0.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-10 | 40.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-25 | 36.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Tucker | 24 | 8 | 3-5 | −1 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 14 | 2 | 1-1 | −4 |
| Ivica Zubac | 9 | 10 | 5-10 | +7 |
| Paul George | 7 | 8 | 4-4 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 16 | 6-8 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 44 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | 15 | 3 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Norman Powell | 13 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Amir Coffey | 11 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Paul George | 11 | 8 | 3-4 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul George | 24 | 1 | 0-2 | −7 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 18 | 3 | 1-4 | −3 |
| Ivica Zubac | 7 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Bones Hyland | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 6 | 2-4 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 26 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.
NOP win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
LAC
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NOP
Highest Leverage Moments
Murphy III 24' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Nance Jr. 2 AST)
Q4 8:48
13.6%
68→82
George 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (21 PTS)
Q4 8:24
13.6%
82→68
Alvarado 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Ingram 7 AST)
Q4 8:10
13.6%
68→82
Tucker 3PT Running Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Coffey 3 AST)
Q4 10:01
13.3%
91→77
Ingram 26' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (McCollum 4 AST)
Q4 5:37
12.7%
82→95
