Hornets fight back from 22 down to beat Pelicans 102-95 for 7th straight victory
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) LaMelo Ball overcame an early head-to-head collision with coach Charles Lee to score 24 points, and the surging Charlotte Hornets fought back from a 22-point deficit to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 102-95 on Monday for their seventh straight win.
Kon Knueppel added 17 points, hitting four 3s, and Brandon Miller and Grant Williams each scored 16 as Charlotte pulled within a half-game of the Atlanta Hawks for the 10th spot in the Eastern Conference.
The Hornets overcame 17 turnovers while matching their longest winning streak since March 2016.
Trey Murphy III scored 27 points to lead the Pelicans, who have lost six of their last nine. Zion Williamson finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Derik Queen had 16 points.
Ball left the game briefly in the first quarter with an eye laceration after banging heads with Lee as Ball was trying to save an errant pass from going out of bounds.
He returned a few minutes later and scored 18 points on three 3s in the first half, but the Hornets still found themselves trailing 64-49 at the break after shooting 7 of 30 from beyond 3-point range and committing 10 turnovers.
Charlotte stormed back to take the lead in the fourth quarter on a blow-by drive and two-handed dunk by Ball.
The Hornets later pushed the lead to nine when Miller, the Eastern Conference Player of the Week, picked Herbert Jones' pocket at midcourt and raced in for a soaring one-handed dunk.
Pelicans: Visit Milwaukee on Wednesday night.
Hornets: Visit Houston on Thursday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Derik Queen vs. Moussa Diabate (LaMelo Ball gains possession) | |||
| 11:39 | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists) | 0-3 | |
| 11:14 | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:11 | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | |||
| 11:01 | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point cutting dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 0-5 | |
| 10:47 | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:45 | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | |||
| 10:27 | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:23 | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | |||
| 10:16 | Saddiq Bey misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 10:13 | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | |||
| 10:08 | Zion Williamson shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | |||
| 10:08 | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-6 | |
| 10:08 | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-7 | |
| 9:48 | Saddiq Bey misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:44 | Zion Williamson offensive rebound | |||
| 9:39 | Trey Murphy III misses two point driving layup | |||
| 9:36 | Zion Williamson offensive rebound | |||
| 9:36 | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point tip layup | 2-7 | |
| 9:30 | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point pullup jump shot | 2-9 | |
| 9:20 | +2 | Derik Queen makes two point cutting layup (Saddiq Bey assists) | 4-9 | |
| 9:15 | Miles Bridges turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 9:01 | Hornets technical foul (Defensive three second) | |||
| 9:01 | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 5-9 | |
| 8:55 | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point alley-oop dunk (Derik Queen assists) | 7-9 | |
| 8:36 | Sion James turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
| 8:29 | Miles Bridges shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | |||
| 8:29 | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 8:29 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
| 8:29 | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-9 | |
| 8:13 | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:10 | Derik Queen defensive rebound | |||
| 7:58 | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point turnaround jump shot (Saddiq Bey assists) | 10-9 | |
| 7:49 | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point pullup jump shot | 10-11 | |
| 7:34 | +2 | Derik Queen makes two point pullup jump shot (Herbert Jones assists) | 12-11 | |
| 7:24 | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:21 | Derik Queen defensive rebound | |||
| 7:16 | Saddiq Bey misses two point running pullup jump shot | |||
| 7:14 | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | |||
| 7:10 | Brandon Miller misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 7:07 | Pelicans defensive rebound | |||
| 6:47 | Trey Murphy III misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 6:45 | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | |||
| 6:35 | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:32 | Brandon Miller offensive rebound | |||
| 6:21 | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:18 | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | |||
| 6:09 | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:06 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 5:58 | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:56 | Derik Queen defensive rebound | |||
| 5:42 | +2 | Derik Queen makes two point driving dunk (Trey Murphy III assists) | 14-11 | |
| 5:42 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
| 5:29 | Miles Bridges misses two point driving hook shot | |||
| 5:27 | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | |||
| 5:12 | Herbert Jones misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 5:10 | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | |||
| 4:56 | Herbert Jones blocks Ryan Kalkbrenner's two point cutting layup | |||
| 4:55 | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | |||
| 4:55 | Karlo Matkovic blocks Ryan Kalkbrenner's two point putback layup | |||
| 4:55 | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | |||
| 4:47 | +2 | Karlo Matkovic makes two point running reverse dunk | 16-11 | |
| 4:32 | Brandon Miller misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 4:28 | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | |||
| 4:21 | Karlo Matkovic misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:18 | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | |||
| 4:10 | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving finger roll layup | 16-13 | |
| 3:50 | +3 | Herbert Jones makes three point jump shot (Derik Queen assists) | 19-13 | |
| 3:28 | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving layup (Brandon Miller assists) | 19-15 | |
| 3:14 | Derik Queen misses two point driving layup | |||
| 3:12 | Herbert Jones offensive rebound | |||
| 3:09 | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:07 | Sion James defensive rebound | |||
| 2:59 | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:57 | Derik Queen defensive rebound | |||
| 2:48 | Ryan Kalkbrenner shooting foul (Derik Queen draws the foul) | |||
| 2:48 | Pelicans 60 second timeout | |||
| 2:48 | +1 | Derik Queen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-15 | |
| 2:48 | +1 | Derik Queen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-15 | |
| 2:24 | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:19 | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | |||
| 2:19 | Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (lost ball) (Karlo Matkovic steals) | |||
| 2:08 | Jeremiah Fears misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 2:06 | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | |||
| 2:03 | Kon Knueppel turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Fears steals) | |||
| 1:54 | +3 | Jeremiah Fears makes three point jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists) | 24-15 | |
| 1:41 | Jeremiah Fears personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | |||
| 1:31 | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point stepback jump shot | 24-18 | |
| 1:07 | Derik Queen turnover (lost ball) (LaMelo Ball steals) | |||
| 1:02 | +2 | Grant Williams makes two point running jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 24-20 | |
| 0:49 | +2 | Derik Queen makes two point jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists) | 26-20 | |
| 0:38 | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists) | 26-23 | |
| 0:30 | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point driving reverse layup | 28-23 | |
| 0:11 | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:08 | Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound | |||
| 0:02 | +2 | Jeremiah Fears makes two point driving layup | 30-23 | |
| 0:01 | Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 0:00 | Trey Murphy III misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 0:00 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | +3 | Herbert Jones makes three point jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists) | 33-23 | |
| 11:29 | Collin Sexton misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:27 | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | |||
| 11:18 | +2 | Jeremiah Fears makes two point driving hook shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 35-23 | |
| 11:06 | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 35-26 | |
| 10:51 | Zion Williamson misses two point driving hook shot | |||
| 10:49 | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | |||
| 10:33 | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:30 | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | |||
| 10:27 | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point running dunk (Zion Williamson assists) | 37-26 | |
| 10:27 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
| 10:13 | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:10 | Kon Knueppel offensive rebound | |||
| 10:06 | Collin Sexton turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Fears steals) | |||
| 10:04 | Kon Knueppel shooting foul (Jeremiah Fears draws the foul) | |||
| 10:04 | +1 | Jeremiah Fears makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-26 | |
| 10:04 | +1 | Jeremiah Fears makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-26 | |
| 9:44 | Zion Williamson personal foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | |||
| 9:37 | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 9:34 | Grant Williams offensive rebound | |||
| 9:33 | +2 | Grant Williams makes two point putback layup | 39-28 | |
| 9:13 | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point cutting layup (Jose Alvarado assists) | 41-28 | |
| 9:06 | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:03 | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | |||
| 8:55 | Brandon Miller personal foul (Herbert Jones draws the foul) | |||
| 8:46 | +3 | Jose Alvarado makes three point jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 44-28 | |
| 8:32 | Kon Knueppel misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 8:29 | Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound | |||
| 8:27 | Jose Alvarado misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 8:24 | Jeremiah Fears offensive rebound | |||
| 8:21 | Jeremiah Fears misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:19 | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | |||
| 8:12 | Grant Williams turnover (bad pass) (Saddiq Bey steals) | |||
| 7:50 | Saddiq Bey misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:48 | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | |||
| 7:39 | Brandon Miller misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 7:38 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 7:38 | Yves Missi personal foul (Loose ball) (Moussa Diabate draws the foul) | |||
| 7:25 | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:23 | Kon Knueppel offensive rebound | |||
| 7:23 | Jeremiah Fears shooting foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul) | |||
| 7:23 | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-29 | |
| 7:23 | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-30 | |
| 7:07 | Karlo Matkovic misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:04 | Sion James defensive rebound | |||
| 6:57 | Sion James misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:55 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 6:55 | Yves Missi personal foul (Loose ball) (Moussa Diabate draws the foul) | |||
| 6:48 | Jeremiah Fears blocks Kon Knueppel's two point driving layup | |||
| 6:48 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 6:40 | Moussa Diabate misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
| 6:40 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 6:27 | Brandon Miller misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 6:26 | Pelicans defensive rebound | |||
| 6:26 | Pelicans 60 second timeout | |||
| 6:00 | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point driving layup | 46-30 | |
| 5:37 | Miles Bridges turnover (bad pass) (Trey Murphy III steals) | |||
| 5:33 | Miles Bridges shooting foul (Saddiq Bey draws the foul) | |||
| 5:33 | +1 | Saddiq Bey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-30 | |
| 5:33 | +1 | Saddiq Bey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-30 | |
| 5:19 | Brandon Miller misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
| 5:18 | Grant Williams offensive rebound | |||
| 5:16 | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:12 | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | |||
| 5:02 | Jose Alvarado misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:58 | Grant Williams defensive rebound | |||
| 4:48 | Miles Bridges personal foul (Double) (Derik Queen draws the foul) | |||
| 4:48 | Derik Queen personal foul (Double) (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | |||
| 4:35 | Jump ball. Miles Bridges vs. Trey Murphy III (Grant Williams gains possession) | |||
| 4:34 | Trey Murphy III shooting foul (Grant Williams draws the foul) | |||
| 4:34 | +1 | Grant Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 48-31 | |
| 4:34 | +1 | Grant Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-32 | |
| 4:19 | Derik Queen misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:15 | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | |||
| 4:12 | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point running layup | 48-34 | |
| 4:01 | +3 | Saddiq Bey makes three point jump shot (Karlo Matkovic assists) | 51-34 | |
| 3:50 | Brandon Miller turnover (bad pass) (Derik Queen steals) | |||
| 3:43 | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point running finger roll layup | 53-34 | |
| 3:34 | Josh Green offensive foul (Charge) (Karlo Matkovic draws the foul) | |||
| 3:34 | Josh Green turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 3:21 | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 56-34 | |
| 2:57 | Brandon Miller misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 2:54 | Grant Williams offensive rebound | |||
| 2:52 | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 56-37 | |
| 2:40 | +2 | Saddiq Bey makes two point driving layup | 58-37 | |
| 2:31 | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point jump shot | 58-40 | |
| 2:17 | Sion James personal foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | |||
| 2:11 | Trey Murphy III misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 2:08 | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | |||
| 2:04 | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point running pullup jump shot | 58-43 | |
| 1:48 | Saddiq Bey misses two point turnaround bank jump shot | |||
| 1:46 | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | |||
| 1:43 | Herbert Jones personal foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul) | |||
| 1:43 | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 58-44 | |
| 1:43 | Kon Knueppel misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 1:40 | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | |||
| 1:34 | LaMelo Ball shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | |||
| 1:34 | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-44 | |
| 1:34 | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 1:31 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 1:16 | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving layup | 59-46 | |
| 1:16 | Derik Queen shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | |||
| 1:16 | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 59-47 | |
| 1:06 | Zion Williamson offensive foul (Charge) (Grant Williams draws the foul) | |||
| 1:06 | Zion Williamson turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 0:54 | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 0:51 | Derik Queen defensive rebound | |||
| 0:44 | Grant Williams personal foul (Derik Queen draws the foul) | |||
| 0:44 | +1 | Derik Queen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 60-47 | |
| 0:44 | +1 | Derik Queen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 61-47 | |
| 0:26 | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving reverse layup (Moussa Diabate assists) | 61-49 | |
| 0:03 | +3 | Derik Queen makes three point jump shot (Saddiq Bey assists) | 64-49 | |
| 0:00 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | Trey Murphy III misses two point driving layup | |||
| 11:43 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 11:36 | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 11:31 | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | |||
| 11:24 | Herbert Jones misses two point driving layup | |||
| 11:22 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 11:16 | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:13 | Brandon Miller offensive rebound | |||
| 11:01 | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 64-51 | |
| 10:48 | Zion Williamson misses two point driving layup | |||
| 10:46 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 10:41 | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point running jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 64-54 | |
| 10:40 | Pelicans 60 second timeout | |||
| 10:26 | Saddiq Bey misses two point driving reverse layup | |||
| 10:23 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 10:11 | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point alley-oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 64-56 | |
| 9:47 | Saddiq Bey misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:44 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 9:38 | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 64-59 | |
| 9:20 | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point pullup jump shot | 66-59 | |
| 9:06 | Kon Knueppel turnover (lost ball) (Derik Queen steals) | |||
| 9:03 | LaMelo Ball shooting foul (Derik Queen draws the foul) | |||
| 9:03 | Derik Queen misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 9:03 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
| 9:03 | +1 | Derik Queen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 67-59 | |
| 8:45 | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 8:42 | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | |||
| 8:35 | Herbert Jones personal foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | |||
| 8:25 | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point pullup jump shot | 67-62 | |
| 8:08 | Zion Williamson misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 8:06 | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | |||
| 7:59 | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:56 | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | |||
| 7:50 | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:48 | Derik Queen defensive rebound | |||
| 7:42 | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point running layup (Derik Queen assists) | 69-62 | |
| 7:23 | Brandon Miller misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 7:20 | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | |||
| 7:14 | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (Saddiq Bey assists) | 72-62 | |
| 7:14 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
| 6:55 | Herbert Jones personal foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | |||
| 6:40 | Miles Bridges misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
| 6:37 | Derik Queen defensive rebound | |||
| 6:30 | Trey Murphy III turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 6:11 | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:04 | Sion James offensive rebound | |||
| 6:04 | +2 | Sion James makes two point tip layup | 72-64 | |
| 5:55 | Derik Queen turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals) | |||
| 5:41 | Karlo Matkovic shooting foul (Sion James draws the foul) | |||
| 5:41 | Sion James misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 5:41 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 5:41 | +1 | Sion James makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 72-65 | |
| 5:33 | Sion James personal foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | |||
| 5:19 | Karlo Matkovic misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:16 | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | |||
| 5:09 | LaMelo Ball turnover (lost ball) (Derik Queen steals) | |||
| 5:03 | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point running reverse dunk (Saddiq Bey assists) | 74-65 | |
| 4:57 | Derik Queen shooting foul (Grant Williams draws the foul) | |||
| 4:57 | +1 | Grant Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 74-66 | |
| 4:57 | +1 | Grant Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 74-67 | |
| 4:33 | Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Karlo Matkovic's two point driving layup | |||
| 4:29 | Grant Williams defensive rebound | |||
| 4:19 | +2 | Grant Williams makes two point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 74-69 | |
| 4:05 | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (Karlo Matkovic assists) | 77-69 | |
| 3:49 | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point floating jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 77-71 | |
| 3:29 | Trey Murphy III misses two point driving layup | |||
| 3:27 | Grant Williams defensive rebound | |||
| 3:20 | Derik Queen shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | |||
| 3:20 | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 77-72 | |
| 3:20 | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 77-73 | |
| 3:07 | Jeremiah Fears misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
| 3:05 | Sion James defensive rebound | |||
| 2:57 | +3 | Collin Sexton makes three point stepback jump shot | 77-76 | |
| 2:40 | Jose Alvarado misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:37 | Grant Williams defensive rebound | |||
| 2:34 | Kon Knueppel turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 2:17 | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:13 | Grant Williams defensive rebound | |||
| 1:59 | Kon Knueppel turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
| 1:52 | Grant Williams shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | |||
| 1:52 | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 78-76 | |
| 1:52 | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 1:49 | Sion James defensive rebound | |||
| 1:38 | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:35 | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | |||
| 1:28 | Zion Williamson misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 1:27 | Grant Williams defensive rebound | |||
| 1:21 | Collin Sexton misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
| 1:19 | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | |||
| 1:11 | Ryan Kalkbrenner shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | |||
| 1:11 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
| 1:11 | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 1:11 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
| 1:11 | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 79-76 | |
| 0:57 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point cutting dunk (Grant Williams assists) | 79-78 | |
| 0:38 | +3 | Herbert Jones makes three point jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists) | 82-78 | |
| 0:33 | Kon Knueppel misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 0:31 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 0:31 | Yves Missi personal foul (Loose ball) (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | |||
| 0:31 | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 0:31 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 0:31 | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 0:29 | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | |||
| 0:08 | Jose Alvarado misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 0:07 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
| 0:07 | Pelicans turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
| 0:00 | LaMelo Ball turnover (lost ball) (Herbert Jones steals) | |||
| 0:00 | Pelicans misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:00 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | Jose Alvarado shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | |||
| 11:44 | Miles Bridges misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 11:44 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 11:44 | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 82-79 | |
| 11:21 | Yves Missi turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 11:01 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point cutting dunk (Kon Knueppel assists) | 82-81 | |
| 10:46 | Zion Williamson misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
| 10:44 | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | |||
| 10:28 | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving dunk | 82-83 | |
| 10:08 | Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Jeremiah Fears's two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 10:06 | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | |||
| 10:00 | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:55 | Yves Missi defensive rebound | |||
| 9:47 | Jeremiah Fears turnover (traveling) | |||
| 9:27 | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 82-85 | |
| 9:12 | Derik Queen misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
| 9:10 | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | |||
| 8:53 | Miles Bridges misses two point hook shot | |||
| 8:51 | Derik Queen defensive rebound | |||
| 8:39 | Saddiq Bey misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
| 8:39 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
| 8:39 | Ryan Kalkbrenner personal foul (Loose ball) (Derik Queen draws the foul) | |||
| 8:39 | Pelicans 60 second timeout | |||
| 8:32 | Saddiq Bey misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:30 | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | |||
| 8:11 | Derik Queen blocks LaMelo Ball's two point driving layup | |||
| 8:11 | Pelicans defensive rebound | |||
| 7:53 | Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Derik Queen's two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 7:51 | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | |||
| 7:47 | LaMelo Ball misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
| 7:41 | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | |||
| 7:41 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point tip layup | 82-87 | |
| 7:27 | Brandon Miller shooting foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | |||
| 7:27 | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 83-87 | |
| 7:27 | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 84-87 | |
| 7:27 | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 85-87 | |
| 7:07 | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point stepback jump shot (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists) | 85-90 | |
| 6:42 | Trey Murphy III misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 6:40 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 6:23 | Herbert Jones shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | |||
| 6:23 | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 85-91 | |
| 6:23 | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 85-92 | |
| 6:10 | Jose Alvarado misses two point layup | |||
| 6:07 | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | |||
| 6:02 | Jose Alvarado personal foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | |||
| 5:46 | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point stepback jump shot | 85-94 | |
| 5:36 | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving finger roll layup | 87-94 | |
| 5:11 | Brandon Miller misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
| 5:10 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 5:03 | Miles Bridges misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
| 5:03 | Pelicans defensive rebound | |||
| 5:02 | Pelicans 60 second timeout | |||
| 4:48 | Zion Williamson misses two point driving layup | |||
| 4:46 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 4:25 | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:22 | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | |||
| 4:16 | Saddiq Bey misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 4:14 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 3:54 | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:53 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 3:53 | Hornets turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
| 3:43 | Trey Murphy III turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Miller steals) | |||
| 3:39 | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point driving dunk | 87-96 | |
| 3:39 | Pelicans 60 second timeout | |||
| 3:27 | Brandon Miller personal foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | |||
| 3:23 | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving dunk (Herbert Jones assists) | 89-96 | |
| 3:23 | Moussa Diabate shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | |||
| 3:23 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
| 3:23 | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 3:19 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 3:01 | Jose Alvarado shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | |||
| 3:01 | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 89-97 | |
| 3:01 | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 89-98 | |
| 2:47 | Zion Williamson misses two point driving layup | |||
| 2:45 | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | |||
| 2:21 | Brandon Miller misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
| 2:17 | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | |||
| 2:11 | Miles Bridges shooting foul (Saddiq Bey draws the foul) | |||
| 2:11 | Saddiq Bey misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 2:11 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
| 2:11 | +1 | Saddiq Bey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 90-98 | |
| 1:45 | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 1:42 | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | |||
| 1:36 | Herbert Jones misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 1:34 | Zion Williamson offensive rebound | |||
| 1:33 | Zion Williamson misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
| 1:31 | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | |||
| 1:15 | Zion Williamson personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | |||
| 1:15 | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 90-99 | |
| 1:15 | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 90-100 | |
| 1:02 | Jose Alvarado misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:00 | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | |||
| 0:37 | Brandon Miller turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
| 0:24 | +3 | Herbert Jones makes three point jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists) | 93-100 | |
| 0:17 | Saddiq Bey personal foul (Take) (Kon Knueppel draws the foul) | |||
| 0:17 | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 93-101 | |
| 0:17 | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 93-102 | |
| 0:09 | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point driving dunk | 95-102 | |
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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+ 2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point driving dunk | 0:09 |
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+ 1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:17 |
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+ 1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:17 |
| Saddiq Bey personal foul (Take) (Kon Knueppel draws the foul) | 0:17 |
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+ 3 | Herbert Jones makes three point jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists) | 0:24 |
| Brandon Miller turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | 0:37 |
| Brandon Miller defensive rebound | 1:00 |
| Jose Alvarado misses three point jump shot | 1:02 |
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+ 1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1:15 |
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+ 1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1:15 |
| Zion Williamson personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | 1:15 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 95 | 102 |
| Field Goals | 33-84 (39.3%) | 34-85 (40.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 11-34 (32.4%) | 12-50 (24.0%) |
| Free Throws | 18-25 (72.0%) | 22-27 (81.5%) |
| Total Rebounds | 46 | 70 |
| Offensive | 5 | 13 |
| Defensive | 29 | 46 |
| Team | 12 | 11 |
| Assists | 23 | 16 |
| Steals | 9 | 3 |
| Blocks | 4 | 3 |
| Turnovers | 7 | 16 |
| Fouls | 23 | 19 |
| Technicals | 0 | 1 |
| Key Players | |||||
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T. Murphy III SF | 21.5 PPG | 5.9 RPG | 3.6 APG | 47.0 FG% |
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L. Ball PG | 19.0 PPG | 4.8 RPG | 7.6 APG | 40.6 FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Murphy III SF | 27 PTS | 1 REB | 4 AST | ||
| L. Ball PG | 24 PTS | 8 REB | 5 AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| T. Murphy III | 27 | 1 | 4 | 10/20 | 3/8 | 4/4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -10 | 35 |
| D. Queen | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5/9 | 1/2 | 5/6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -9 | 32 |
| Z. Williamson | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5/13 | 0/0 | 4/9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 32 |
| H. Jones | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4/9 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 25 |
| S. Bey | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2/12 | 1/6 | 3/4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 22 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| T. Murphy III | 27 | 1 | 4 | 10/20 | 3/8 | 4/4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -10 | 35 |
| D. Queen | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5/9 | 1/2 | 5/6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -9 | 32 |
| Z. Williamson | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5/13 | 0/0 | 4/9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 32 |
| H. Jones | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4/9 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 25 |
| S. Bey | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2/12 | 1/6 | 3/4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 22 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Fears | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3/7 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Y. Missi | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| J. Alvarado | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1/7 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 9 |
| K. Matkovic | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/5 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 9 |
| D. Jordan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Looney | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Hawkins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Alexander | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. McGowens | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Poole | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Peavy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 95 | 34 | 23 | 33/84 | 11/34 | 18/25 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 29 | -35 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. Ball | 24 | 8 | 5 | 8/20 | 3/14 | 5/5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | +24 | 42 |
| K. Knueppel | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4/13 | 4/12 | 5/6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | +11 | 26 |
| B. Miller | 16 | 8 | 4 | 7/21 | 2/12 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | +7 | 31 |
| M. Bridges | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3/11 | 0/4 | 3/4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +13 | 13 |
| M. Diabate | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | +2 | 15 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. Ball | 24 | 8 | 5 | 8/20 | 3/14 | 5/5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | +24 | 42 |
| K. Knueppel | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4/13 | 4/12 | 5/6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | +11 | 26 |
| B. Miller | 16 | 8 | 4 | 7/21 | 2/12 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | +7 | 31 |
| M. Bridges | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3/11 | 0/4 | 3/4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +13 | 13 |
| M. Diabate | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | +2 | 15 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| G. Williams | 16 | 9 | 1 | 5/7 | 2/4 | 4/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -10 | 26 |
| R. Kalkbrenner | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 4/6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | +7 | 20 |
| C. Sexton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2/4 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| S. James | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -13 | 7 |
| J. Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 |
| P. Connaughton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Salaun | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. McNeeley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Mann | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Reeves | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P. Hall | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 102 | 59 | 16 | 34/85 | 12/50 | 22/27 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 46 | +35 | - |