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Washington Wizards16-47118atNew 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 scoreQ1Q2Q3Q4T
WAS35302825118
NOP32353536138

Washington Wizards

118
PlayerMinPtsRebAstStlBlkTOFG3PTFT+/-
Bilal CoulibalySF245410001-121-72-2-13
Leaky BlackPF3110421004-112-60-0-17
Alex SarrC187410113-71-30-0-2
Tre JohnsonSG2220410017-134-72-2-2
Trae YoungPG1817480044-63-56-80
Julian Reese265931221-40-03-4-2
Bub Carrington239340023-62-51-1-8
Sharife Cooper105140011-30-13-4-4
Anthony Gill2211200015-71-30-0-19
Will Riley2519300048-120-13-3-16
Jaden Hardy2110330014-100-42-3-17
Team1185127231741-9114-4222-27

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
PlayerMinPtsRebAstStlBlkTOFG3PTFT+/-
Saddiq BeySF29231022009-170-45-10+15
Zion WilliamsonPF2320210006-80-08-11+3
Herbert JonesC174203022-60-10-0+1
Trey Murphy IIISG2924541007-144-96-6+11
Dejounte MurrayPG2419622026-90-17-9+15
DeAndre Jordan192510100-00-02-2+8
Jeremiah Fears2418571127-161-43-3+5
Derik Queen2513450115-91-22-2+17
Bryce McGowens234131111-20-02-2+13
Yves Missi152200201-10-00-0+15
Micah Peavy42000001-20-00-0-1
Karlo Matković45201001-21-12-2-1
Jordan Hawkins42000001-30-10-0-1
Team1385725116847-897-2337-47

DNP: Kevon Looney, Jordan Poole, Trey Alexander (gleague twoway), Hunter Dickinson (gleague twoway), Josh Oduro (gleague twoway)

Lead tracker

How the game flowed

551010151520202525NOPWASQ1Q2Q3Q4
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

Rest edge: WASTravel tax: NOPBody clock: NOP4 in 6: NOP
  • 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 spotWASNOP
Record16-4721-45
Days rest2 days1 day
Hours rest71h45h
Rest swing+26h-26h
Travel in966 mi1,313 mi
Zone change-1h+2h
Body clock-1h0h
Local tipeveningevening
SegmentRoad trip · 1 of 4Homestand · 1 of 2
Miles before tip0 mi0 mi
Schedule alerts4 in 6

How each side got here

Travel and map

WAS

966 mi
Washington, DCNew Orleans, LA

WAS came from Washington, DC with 966 mi of travel and -1h of time-zone change.

Washington, DC to New Orleans, LA

NOP

1,313 mi
Phoenix, AZNew Orleans, LA

NOP 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 trip

WAS is on game 1 of 4 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 4
Miles before tip0 mi
Segment miles2,955 mi

NOP

Homestand

NOP is in game 1 of 2 on this homestand.

Game in segment1 of 2
Miles before tip0 mi
Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

TV · streaming · radio

Local TV
NOPGCSENWASMonumental Sports Networkin-market
Team streams
NOPPelicans+in-market
League Pass
Full replay + condensed game
Radio
SiriusXMWASWFED 1500/106.7 The FanNOPWWL 870 AM

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