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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 29 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 114 |
 Pistons | 10 | 31 | 25 | 35 | 101 |
NOPTeam statsDET| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 41-8150.6% | 11-3432.4% | 21-3167.7% | 41 | 27 | 10 |
| DET | 32-7940.5% | 11-4126.8% | 26-3281.3% | 46 | 20 | 16 |
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New Orleans Pelicans114| 37 | 23 | 9-18 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +1.9 | ||||||
| 36 | 36 | 13-14 | 0-0 | 10-14 | 0 | +18 | +13.2 | |||||||
| 35 | 7 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | −2 | −1.2 | |||||||
| 32 | 8 | 1-12 | 0-9 | 6-8 | 0 | +13 | −7.2 | |||||||
| 20 | 13 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | +6 | −1.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 9 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −0.7 | ||||
| 24 | 14 | 5-10 | 4-7, Ties his career high | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +3.0 | ||||||
| 21 | 4 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +7 | −2.6 | ||||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −2.0 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.6 | ||
| Team | 114 | 41-8150.6% | 11-3432.4% | 41 | 27 | 10 | 22 | 21-3167.7% | 6 | 8 | 7 | |||
Bench 27 points on 10 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Cody Zeller and Matt Ryan (coach’s decision).
Detroit Pistons101| 39 | 17 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 7-8 | −13 | +1.1 | ||||||||
| 29 | 16 | 5-12 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 0 | −15 | −3.2 | |||||||
| 27 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | −7.0 | |||||||
| 27 | 15 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −2.0 | |||||
| 20 | 6 | 1-8 | 0-4 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −6.9 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 7 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 0 | −8 | −7.3 | |||||||
| 25 | 17 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | −4 | +6.8 | |||||
| 22 | 13 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +2.8 | ||||
| 12 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −1.0 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −4.9 | ||
| Team | 101 | 32-7940.5% | 11-4126.8% | 46 | 20 | 16 | 25 | 26-3281.3% | 10 | 4 | 5 | |||
Bench 44 points on 15 for 38 shooting
Did not play: Cade Cunningham, Stanley Umude and Jalen Duren (injury/illness).
Pelicans114Pistons101ClickTap 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 36 points (26 in the paint), and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Detroit Pistons 114-101.
The Pelicans took control with a 20-4 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 22.
CJ McCollum had 23 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 7 assists.
For the Pistons, Malachi Flynn scored 17 points off the bench.
The Pelicans shot 50.6% from the field and 32.4% from 3 to the Pistons’ 40.5% and 26.8%. They outscored the Pistons 58-36 in the paint. The Pistons were outscored 14-3 in 6 minutes with Fournier, Metu, Flynn, Rhoden and Evbuomwan on the floor together.
New Orleans PelicansDetroit PistonsPS, 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).
93 points from the field on 80 shots: 3.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-26 | 76.9% | 66% |
| In the paint | 9-19 | 47.4% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 1-2 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-8 | 25.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-26 | 34.6% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chimezie Metu | 24 | 14 | 5-5 | +5 |
| Tosan Evbuomwan | 20 | 7 | 3-4 | −1 |
| Marcus Sasser | 7 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Troy Brown Jr. | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 15 | 6-6 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 43 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Sasser | 20 | 4 | 2-3 | −2 |
| Jaden Ivey | 14 | 5 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Malachi Flynn | 11 | 8 | 3-5 | +4 |
| Buddy Boeheim | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 25 | 10 | 4-10 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tosan Evbuomwan | 9 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Malachi Flynn | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Buddy Boeheim | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Evan Fournier | 7 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 47 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.
DET win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NOP
50/50
DET
Highest Leverage Moments
Williamson 3' Driving Layup (8 PTS)
Q1 1:35
15.0%
29→14
Boeheim 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Flynn 1 AST)
Q2 11:05
9.4%
20→29
McCollum 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS)
Q1 10:07
9.2%
52→43
Valanciunas 5' Hook Shot (6 PTS) (Marshall 2 AST)
Q2 10:40
8.1%
29→21
Alvarado 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
Q2 9:18
8.1%
29→21
