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New Orleans Pelicans9-31128atWashington Wizards10-27107

Fri, Jan 9, 7:00 PM ESTCapital One Arena, Washington, DCGCSEN / WVUE · Monumental Sports Network · Pelicans+

The box score

Final numbers

Line scoreQ1Q2Q3Q4T
NOP28324028128
WAS26243423107
PlayerMinPtsRebAstStlBlkTOFG3PTFT+/-
Trey Murphy IIISF36358440113-247-162-3+32
Zion WilliamsonPF29314320112-140-07-13+22
Derik QueenC351416120257-130-20-0+18
Bryce McGowensSG296110002-61-51-2+18
Jeremiah FearsPG3221563069-152-41-1+20
Micah Peavy289111004-91-40-0+5
Jordan Poole120010030-20-10-0-6
Yves Missi133920101-50-01-2+3
Karlo Matković52300101-20-10-0-4
Jordan Hawkins207402012-50-13-3-2
Trey Alexander20000000-00-00-0-1
Team12864301241751-9511-3415-24

DNP: DeAndre Jordan, Kevon Looney, Jose Alvarado (injury), Saddiq Bey (injury), Hunter Dickinson (gleague twoway), Herbert Jones (injury), Dejounte Murray (injury)

PlayerMinPtsRebAstStlBlkTOFG3PTFT+/-
Kyshawn GeorgeSF2415521036-133-60-0-15
Khris MiddletonPF214211032-50-20-1-24
Alex SarrC2514130135-110-24-8-31
Tre JohnsonSG2512123023-72-54-4-29
Bilal CoulibalyPG308541122-61-23-6-26
Bub Carrington2911541024-103-80-0-1
Justin Champagnie2212940006-120-20-0-5
Tristan Vukcevic2315420524-140-47-10+10
AJ Johnson166611013-60-10-0+3
Malaki Branham2410212112-32-34-4+14
Anthony Gill30000000-00-00-0-1
Team10750241081937-8711-3522-33

DNP: Marvin Bagley III, Will Riley, Sharife Cooper (gleague twoway), Jamir Watkins (gleague twoway), Cam Whitmore (injury), Trae Young (injury)

Lead tracker

How the game flowed

5510101515202025253030WASNOPQ1Q2Q3Q4
Biggest lead · WAS
1
Biggest lead · NOP
26
Times tied
2
Lead changes
8
Longest run · NOP
10

How they entered this matchup

Pregame context

Travel tax: NOP4 in 6: both
  • NOP is carrying the heavier travel load at 543 mi from its previous stop.
  • Both teams are navigating a 4 in 6 spot, which raises the fatigue floor on each side.
  • NOP is in game 2 of 3 on the road with 425 mi already logged before tip.

The numbers

Rest · travel · body clock

Schedule spotNOPWAS
Record9-3110-27
Days rest1 day1 day
Hours rest47.5h48h
Rest swing-0.5h+0.5h
Travel in543 mi121 mi
Zone change0h0h
Body clock1h0h
Local tipeveningevening
SegmentRoad trip · 2 of 3Homestand · 1 of 1
Miles before tip425 mi0 mi
Schedule alerts4 in 64 in 6

How each side got here

Travel and map

NOP

543 mi
Atlanta, GAWashington, DC

NOP came from Atlanta, GA with 543 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Atlanta, GA to Washington, DC

WAS

121 mi
Philadelphia, PAWashington, DC

WAS came from Philadelphia, PA with 121 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Philadelphia, PA to Washington, DC

Where this game sits in the run

Trip context

NOP

Road trip

NOP is on game 2 of 3 on the road, with 425 mi already behind it.

Game in segment2 of 3
Miles before tip425 mi
Segment miles1,725 mi

WAS

Homestand

WAS is in game 1 of 1 on this homestand.

Game in segment1 of 1
Miles before tip0 mi
Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

TV · streaming · radio

Local TV
NOPGCSEN / WVUEWASMonumental Sports Networkin-market
Team streams
NOPPelicans+in-market
League Pass
Full replay + condensed game
Radio
WASBloomberg 99.1 / WFED 1500 / The Team 980 AMSiriusXMNOPWWL 870 AM

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