Game completed
Washington Wizards16-47118at
New Orleans Pelicans21-45138
Sun, Mar 8, 7:00 PM EDTSmoothie King Center, New Orleans, LAGCSEN · Monumental Sports Network · Pelicans+
The box score
Final numbers
| Line score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 35 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 118 |
| NOP | 32 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 138 |
Washington Wizards
118| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilal CoulibalySF | 24 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-12 | 1-7 | 2-2 | -13 |
| Leaky BlackPF | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | -17 |
| Alex SarrC | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Tre JohnsonSG | 22 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-13 | 4-7 | 2-2 | -2 |
| Trae YoungPG | 18 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 6-8 | 0 |
| Julian Reese | 26 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | -2 |
| Bub Carrington | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 1-1 | -8 |
| Sharife Cooper | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | -4 |
| Anthony Gill | 22 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -19 |
| Will Riley | 25 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8-12 | 0-1 | 3-3 | -16 |
| Jaden Hardy | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 2-3 | -17 |
| Team | 118 | 51 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 41-91 | 14-42 | 22-27 |
DNP: Justin Champagnie, Anthony Davis (injury), Kyshawn George (injury), D'Angelo Russell (not with team), Tristan Vukcevic (injury), Jamir Watkins (injury), Cam Whitmore (injury)
New Orleans Pelicans
138| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddiq BeySF | 29 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-17 | 0-4 | 5-10 | +15 |
| Zion WilliamsonPF | 23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 8-11 | +3 |
| Herbert JonesC | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Trey Murphy IIISG | 29 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 4-9 | 6-6 | +11 |
| Dejounte MurrayPG | 24 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 7-9 | +15 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 19 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +8 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 24 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7-16 | 1-4 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Derik Queen | 25 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | +17 |
| Bryce McGowens | 23 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +13 |
| Yves Missi | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +15 |
| Micah Peavy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Karlo Matković | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | -1 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Team | 138 | 57 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 47-89 | 7-23 | 37-47 |
DNP: Kevon Looney, Jordan Poole, Trey Alexander (gleague twoway), Hunter Dickinson (gleague twoway), Josh Oduro (gleague twoway)
Lead tracker
How the game flowed
- Biggest lead · NOP
- 23
- Biggest lead · WAS
- 8
- Times tied
- 5
- Lead changes
- 6
- Longest run · NOP
- 12
How they entered this matchup
Pregame context
- WAS has the rest edge with 2 days and 71h between games.
- NOP is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,313 mi from its previous stop.
- NOP is dealing with east-to-west pressure: 0h on the body clock and +2h of zone shift.
- NOP is playing into a 4 in 6 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
- WAS is in game 1 of 4 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.
The numbers
Rest · travel · body clock
| Schedule spot | WAS | NOP |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 16-47 | 21-45 |
| Days rest | 2 days | 1 day |
| Hours rest | 71h | 45h |
| Rest swing | +26h | -26h |
| Travel in | 966 mi | 1,313 mi |
| Zone change | -1h | +2h |
| Body clock | -1h | 0h |
| Local tip | evening | evening |
| Segment | Road trip · 1 of 4 | Homestand · 1 of 2 |
| Miles before tip | 0 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | — | 4 in 6 |
How each side got here
Travel and map
WAS
966 miWAS came from Washington, DC with 966 mi of travel and -1h of time-zone change.
Washington, DC to New Orleans, LA
NOP
1,313 miNOP came from Phoenix, AZ with 1,313 mi of travel and +2h of time-zone change.
Phoenix, AZ to New Orleans, LA
Where this game sits in the run
Trip context
WAS
Road tripWAS is on game 1 of 4 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.
NOP
HomestandNOP is in game 1 of 2 on this homestand.
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