New Orleans
Pelicans
129
–
118
FINAL
Utah
Jazz
Date
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 37 | 41 | 25 | 26 | 129 |
| UTA | 38 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 118 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Dejounte Murray
NOP
17
PTS
3
REB
9
AST
+16
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections4
Contested Shots4
Loose Balls3
Opp FG% When Defending42.9%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.32
Impact Composite59.9
Hustle: 18.5Defense: 38.4Impact: 3.0
4 steals4 deflections3 loose balls recovered+16 plus/minusonly 11 pts allowed on 34.5 possessions
Box Score MVP
Saddiq Bey
NOP
42
PTS
5
REB
7
AST
+5
+/−
Game Performance
FG14-20 (70.0%)
3PT5-9
FT9-9
TS%87.6%
eFG%82.5%
TOV2
ORTG127
DRTG124
NET+4
42 points70.0% FG5-9 from 3only 35 pts allowed on 51.5 possessions
Box Score
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Jones | 25:35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2-4 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | +11 |
| Dejounte Murray | 25:49 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5-12 | 42% | 2-7 | 29% | 5-5 | 100% | +16 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 12:58 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Saddiq Bey | 34:13 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14-20 | 70% | 5-9 | 56% | 9-9 | 100% | +5 |
| Zion Williamson | 33:16 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9-15 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | +15 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan Poole | 10:11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Derik Queen | 20:04 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2-7 | 29% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -6 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 22:11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4-11 | 36% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | -5 |
| Karlo Matković | 24:50 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3-4 | 75% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | +4 |
| Bryce McGowens | 30:53 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 44% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| TOTAL | — | 129 | 40 | 13 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 46-88 | 52% | 13-34 | 38% | 24-27 | 89% | — |
Kevon Looney —
Jordan Hawkins —
Micah Peavy —
| UTA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Filipowski | 18:12 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5-7 | 71% | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | -20 |
| Ace Bailey | 29:23 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9-17 | 53% | 2-6 | 33% | 3-3 | 100% | -14 |
| Isaiah Collier | 27:26 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5-11 | 46% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -13 |
| Cody Williams | 30:03 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-5 | 40% | -9 |
| John Konchar | 26:03 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Love | 20:11 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | +1 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 15:21 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 50% | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Blake Hinson | 18:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | +3 |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | 9:37 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Elijah Harkless | 20:34 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 5-6 | 83% | +2 |
| Brice Sensabaugh | 25:10 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7-13 | 54% | 3-8 | 38% | 3-5 | 60% | -4 |
| TOTAL | — | 118 | 37 | 15 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 45-90 | 50% | 12-37 | 32% | 16-25 | 64% | — |
Mo Bamba —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NOP46/88 (52%)
Paint
32/52 (62%)
Mid
4/13 (31%)
3PT
13/34 (38%)
RA 68%ATB3 32%Paint 47%Corner 3 56%Mid 100%
UTA45/90 (50%)
Paint
27/43 (63%)
Mid
10/18 (56%)
3PT
12/37 (32%)
RA 66%ATB3 21%Paint 60%Mid 56%Corner 3 67%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Ace Bailey
defended Herbert Jones
3.6 min • 2 pts • 0%
Best Defender
Cody Williams
held Zion Williamson
3.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Kyle Filipowski
vs DeAndre Jordan
2.3 min • 3 pts • 50%
| UTA Defense | Bryce McGowens | DeAndre Jordan | Dejounte Murray | Derik Queen | Herbert Jones | Jeremiah Fears | Jordan Poole | Karlo Matković | Saddiq Bey | Zion Williamson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Williams | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 3pts 100% | — | — | 1.6m 2pts 33% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 3.0m 0pts 0% |
| Isaiah Collier | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.6m 2pts 50% | 1.1m 4pts 67% |
| Ace Bailey | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.8m 7pts 100% | — | 3.6m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 33% |
| John Konchar | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 0pts 0% |
| Brice Sensabaugh | 1.7m 6pts 100% | — | — | 1.2m 4pts 50% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blake Hinson | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Kyle Filipowski | — | 2.3m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Elijah Harkless | 1.3m 2pts 0% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Love | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 3pts 50% | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 2.0m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Other | 2.1m 3pts 25% | 3.1m 7pts 75% | — | 4.8m 22pts 89% | — | 3.8m 3pts 33% | 3.9m 8pts 60% | 4.7m 12pts 46% | 4.8m 6pts 75% | 2.7m 5pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = UTA leads, negative = NOP leads
UTA Largest Lead
6
Q1 10:29
NOP Largest Lead
27
Q3 1:49
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NOP 8-0 run
Q1 10:45 – Q1 11:35
+3 → -2
NOP 8-0 run
Q2 3:56 – Q2 4:53
-2 → -8
NOP 8-0 run
Q2 6:52 – Q2 7:44
-5 → -11
NOP 10-0 run
Q2 6:52 – Q2 8:29
-5 → -13