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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wizards | 37 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 120 |
 Pelicans | 29 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 132 |
WASTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 45-8453.6% | 9-2832.1% | 21-2777.8% | 48 | 28 | 21 |
| NOP | 48-9650.0% | 18-4143.9% | 18-2281.8% | 37 | 36 | 7 |
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New Orleans Pelicans132| 35 | 17 | 5-19 | 2-8 | 5-5 | −11 | −2.7 | ||||||||
| 33 | 10 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +27 | +0.4 | ||||||
| 32 | 12 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | +3 | +4.1 | |||||||
| 31 | 50, Season high (his best before, 36) | 18-27 | 10-16, Ties the NBA season high. Season high (his best before, 8) | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +21 | +19.0 | ||||||
| 28 | 11 | 4-12 | 0-2 | 3-3 | −4 | +5.1 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 13 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | +9 | +1.7 | |||||||
| 20 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +16 | +1.0 | ||||||
| 17 | 4 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −3.6 | |||||
| 15 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −2.0 | |||||
| 3 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +2.9 | |||
| Team | 132 | 48-9650.0% | 18-4143.9% | 37 | 36 | 7 | 22 | 18-2281.8% | 13 | 10 | 6 | |||
Bench 32 points on 12 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Javonte Green and Antonio Reeves (coach’s decision).
Washington Wizards120| 36 | 8 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −27 | −5.5 | |||||
| 31 | 26 | 8-18 | 3-10 | 7-8 | 0 | −1 | +2.4 | |||||||
| 30 | 12 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0 | −7 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 28 | 14 | 7-8 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | −13 | +1.4 | ||||||
| 27 | 19 | 7-13 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | −17 | +2.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 16 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 0 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.5 | |||||
| 21 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −2.4 | ||||||
| 20 | 9 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −4.2 | ||||||
| 17 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −2.9 | |||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.3 | |
| 1 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +1.9 | |
| Team | 120 | 45-8453.6% | 9-2832.1% | 48 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 21-2777.8% | 14 | 6 | 0 | |||
Bench 41 points on 14 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Richaun Holmes (coach’s decision).
Pelicans132Wizards120ClickTap 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.
CJ McCollum scored a season-high 50 points (8 during a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter) with 10 3-pointers, and the New Orleans Pelicans went on a 30-10 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Washington Wizards 132-120 to end an 11-game losing streak.
The Wizards went on an 18-6 run to lead 101-98 with 10:30 left in the fourth quarter. Brandon Boston’s driving layup put the Pelicans ahead for good with 9:45 left. McCollum scored 16 points and Boston added 6 during the run. The Pelicans led 128-111 with 2:53 left.
Early in the fourth quarter, Herbert Jones had 2 steals, one of them leading to Boston’s driving layup that put the Pelicans ahead 103-101, and the Pelicans scored 5 points off them.
For the Wizards, Jordan Poole had 26 points and 7 assists.
The Wizards turned it over 21 times, about 5 more than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Pelicans 72-54 in the paint. The Pelicans outscored the Wizards 19-8 in 5 minutes with McCollum, Theis, Boston, Jones and Alvarado on the floor together.
New Orleans PelicansWashington WizardsPS, 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).
114 points from the field on 96 shots: 8.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 23-31 | 74.2% | 66% |
| In the paint | 4-15 | 26.7% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-9 | 33.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-5 | 40.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 16-36 | 44.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Champagnie | 28 | 21 | 7-13 | +12 |
| Bub Carrington | 11 | 8 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 5 | 6 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Jordan Poole | 5 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 12 | 5-7 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 50 points on 58 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Kuzma | 32 | 0 | 0-3 | −10 |
| Kyshawn George | 10 | 4 | 2-6 | +1 |
| Bub Carrington | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Jordan Poole | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 12 | 3-7 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Poole | 12 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Corey Kispert | 9 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Kyshawn George | 7 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 44 possessions. He usually scores about 11 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
WAS
50/50
NOP
Highest Leverage Moments
McCollum 27' 3PT Jump Shot (37 PTS) (Boston 2 AST)
Q4 7:53
15.8%
73→89
Hawkins 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Alvarado 3 AST)
Q4 10:20
15.5%
37→53
McCollum 27' 3PT Jump Shot (32 PTS) (Murphy III 4 AST)
Q3 6:31
10.9%
66→77
Jones 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Boston 1 AST)
Q4 9:11
10.6%
62→73
McCollum 25' 3PT Jump Shot (27 PTS) (Murphy III 3 AST)
Q3 8:28
10.5%
62→73
