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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clippers | 31 | 25 | 31 | 29 | 116 |
 Pelicans | 37 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 113 |
LACTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC | 41-8647.7% | 13-3735.1% | 21-2777.8% | 40 | 24 | 16 |
| NOP | 42-8251.2% | 18-3748.6% | 11-1478.6% | 35 | 30 | 16 |
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LA Clippers116| 40 | 35 | 13-27 | 4-12 | 5-6 | 0 | +3 | +1.8 | |||||||
| 36 | 20 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0 | −4 | +10.5 | |||||
| 36 | 27 | 6-14 | 5-10 | 10-12 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −3.4 | ||||||
| 32 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | −5 | −0.9 | ||||||||
| 32 | 11 | 5-11 | 1-6 | 0-0 | +4 | −2.4 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 6 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.4 | ||||
| 20 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 | +2.6 | |||||||
| 16 | 5 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −6.9 | |||||
| 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1.3 | |||
| Team | 116 | 41-8647.7% | 13-3735.1% | 40 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 21-2777.8% | 14 | 11 | 2 | |||
Bench 16 points on 5 for 14 shooting
Did not play: Jordan Miller, Kai Jones, Bones Hyland and Kobe Brown (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans113| 40 | 13 | 6-16 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.8 | ||||||
| 39 | 33 | 12-25 | 8-14, Season high (his best before, 6) | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +1.3 | ||||||
| 38 | 18 | 6-10 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 0 | −6 | +6.5 | |||||||
| 35 | 12 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 0 | +1 | +4.2 | |||||||
| 33 | 18 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 0 | +7 | +5.5 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −5.6 | |||||
| 15 | 7 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −3.5 | |||
| 11 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.6 | |||||
| Team | 113 | 42-8251.2% | 18-3748.6% | 35 | 30 | 16 | 22 | 11-1478.6% | 6 | 13 | 5 | |||
Bench 19 points on 8 for 14 shooting
Did not play: Jose Alvarado and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (injury/illness); Antonio Reeves (coach’s decision).
Clippers116Pelicans113ClickTap 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.
James Harden made 2 free throws with 17 seconds left, and the LA Clippers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 116-113.
During clutch time, the Clippers outscored the Pelicans 11-5. Norman Powell scored 7 of the Clippers’ 11 on 2 for 4 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Dejounte Murray had 2 of his 6 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Pelicans scored 2 points off them. Moments later, Murray had 4 of his 8 assists, all with the game within 5 points.
Powell scored 35 points. Harden added 27 points with 5 3-pointers, and Ivica Zubac had 20 points (18 in the paint) and 16 rebounds on 9 for 13 shooting. Powell scored 16 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter. The Clippers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Pelicans, CJ McCollum scored 33 points (15 in the third quarter) with 8 3-pointers, and Trey Murphy III added 18 points, 6 assists and 3 steals. Herbert Jones scored 18 points on 6 for 10 shooting. Murray had 13 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 6 steals.
The Clippers grabbed 14 offensive rebounds to the Pelicans’ 6. They did not make a field goal in the last 3:01. The Pelicans outscored the Clippers 12-2 in 3 minutes with McCollum, Murray, Boston, Jones and Missi on the floor together.
LA ClippersNew Orleans PelicansPS, 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. The Clippers’ chance bottomed out at 9.5% (3rd quarter, 5:03 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
95 points from the field on 85 shots: 2.0 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 23-33 | 69.7% | 66% |
| In the paint | 5-14 | 35.7% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 0-2 | 0.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-9 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-28 | 35.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dejounte Murray | 29 | 3 | 1-2 | −8 |
| Trey Murphy III | 15 | 3 | 1-4 | −3 |
| CJ McCollum | 9 | 4 | 1-4 | +1 |
| Herbert Jones | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 25 | 10-15 | +19 |
The tracking credits him with 35 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dejounte Murray | 18 | 5 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Herbert Jones | 18 | 14 | 3-4 | +8 |
| Javonte Green | 11 | 2 | 1-5 | −2 |
| Yves Missi | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 6 | 1-1 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yves Missi | 41 | 7 | 3-5 | −3 |
| Dejounte Murray | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| CJ McCollum | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Trey Murphy III | 4 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 16 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
50/50
NOP
Highest Leverage Moments
Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)
Q4 0:18
28.7%
53→24
McCollum 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (33 PTS) (Jones 5 AST)
Q4 2:16
22.7%
34→56
Powell 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (33 PTS)
Q4 3:46
21.1%
59→37
Murray 11' Pullup Jump Shot (13 PTS)
Q4 6:08
14.9%
62→77
Zubac Putback Layup (19 PTS)
Q4 5:51
14.9%
77→62
