New Orleans Pelicans vs. Charlotte Hornets

Dec 15, 2023

FINAL

15-11New OrleansPelicans

112

7-16CharlotteHornets

107

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NOP	21	29	26	36	112
CHA	20	19	37	31	107

Game Recap

The Pelicans defeated the Hornets 112-107. Jonas Valanciunas recorded a season-high 29 points, along with 13 rebounds and four assists for the Pelicans, with Zion Williamson adding 21 points and 11 rebounds in the victory. Terry Rozier tallied 30 points, six assists, and four rebounds for the Hornets in the defeat. The Pelicans improve to 15-11 in the regular season, while the Hornets fall to 7-16.

Player Stats

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
14Brandon IngramSF	31	3-8	0-1	2-2	3	7	0	0	9	3	+5	8
1Zion WilliamsonPF	30	9-16	0-0	3-4	11	4	0	0	1	4	-1	21
17Jonas ValanciunasC	37	11-16	2-4	5-6	13	4	0	2	2	3	+5	29
5Herbert JonesSG	27	3-4	1-2	4-6	2	1	1	1	0	1	+2	11
3CJ McCollumPG	35	7-18	3-9	2-2	5	4	1	1	2	0	+4	19
8Naji Marshall	12	1-4	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	-11	3
25Trey Murphy III	25	3-7	1-5	6-6	6	2	0	0	0	2	+8	13
15Jose Alvarado	21	1-6	1-3	5-6	8	1	1	1	1	3	+9	8
11Dyson Daniels	14	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	+7	0
24Jordan Hawkins	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3	0
50Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	— did not play —												— did not play —
40Cody Zeller	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-8047.5%	9-2733.3%	27-3284.4%	49	24	4	5	15	17	-	112

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20Gordon HaywardSF	33	4-10	1-4	0-0	3	4	1	1	1	2	0	9
0Miles BridgesPF	38	10-24	2-8	5-6	10	2	1	0	3	5	-11	27
4Nick RichardsC	30	7-7	0-0	2-2	6	1	0	1	0	5	+6	16
24Brandon MillerSG	35	7-16	2-5	0-2	4	3	1	0	0	3	-1	16
3Terry RozierPG	39	11-25	4-11	4-4	4	6	3	0	2	0	-10	30
21JT Thor	13	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	2	0	1	+1	0
14Ish Smith	15	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	+10	0
7Bryce McGowens	20	2-5	0-2	3-5	2	0	1	0	0	2	-14	7
31Nathan Mensah	12	0-1	0-0	2-2	7	0	0	0	2	6	-6	2
12Leaky Black	— did not play —												— did not play —
2James Bouknight	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Nick Smith Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-9244.6%	9-3129.0%	16-2176.2%	39	18	7	4	8	24	-	107

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNOPCHA

(11:55) Jump Ball Richards vs. Valanciunas: Tip to McCollum
(11:38) MISS McCollum 7' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:34) Richards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:15) Bridges Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:03) MISS Valanciunas 4' Driving Layup
(11:03) Richards BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:00) Hayward REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:54) MISS Hayward 7' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(10:50) Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:50) Bridges Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
02
(10:40) MISS Ingram 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:36) Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:28) MISS Miller 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:25) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:22) Ingram Offensive Charge Foul (P1) (D.Richardson)
(10:22) Ingram Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (10:04) Hayward 15' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
04
+2 (9:53) Jones 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (McCollum 1 AST)
24
+2 (9:30) Richards 4' Hook Shot (2 PTS)
26
+2 (9:15) Valanciunas 8' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Ingram 1 AST)
46
(8:52) MISS Bridges 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:49) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:39) Ingram 2' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Valanciunas 1 AST)
66
(8:34) Bridges Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(8:34) Jones STEAL (1 STL)
(8:26) MISS Ingram 14' Fadeaway Jumper
(8:23) Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (8:13) Rozier 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
68
+2 (7:51) Williamson 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
88
(7:39) MISS Miller 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:35) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:32) Miller S.FOUL (P1.T1) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
+1 (7:32) McCollum Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
98
+1 (7:32) McCollum Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
108
(7:10) MISS Rozier 19' Step Back Jump Shot
(7:07) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(6:55) MISS Jones 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:53) Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:37) Bridges 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1010
+2 (6:24) Williamson 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1210
(6:13) MISS Hayward 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(6:10) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:04) Williamson 2' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
1410
(6:04) Richards S.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Fraher)
(6:04) HORNETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:04) MISS Williamson Free Throw 1 of 1
(6:01) Richards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:47) Richards 2' Layup (4 PTS) (Hayward 1 AST)
1412
(5:32) MISS McCollum 3PT Jump Shot
(5:30) Hayward REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (5:20) Miller 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hayward 2 AST)
1415
(4:54) MISS Ingram 6' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(4:52) Richards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:34) MISS Hayward 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(4:32) McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:23) Marshall 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McCollum 2 AST)
1715
+2 (4:02) Richards 7' Hook Shot (6 PTS)
1717
(3:46) Williamson Offensive Goaltending Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:26) MISS Bridges 2' Driving Layup
(3:22) Mensah REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:22) MISS Mensah Tip Layup Shot
(3:21) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:14) Miller P.FOUL (P2.T3) (P.Fraher)
(3:14) Pelicans Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(3:05) MISS Ingram 13' Turnaround Jump Shot
(3:02) Rozier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:44) MISS Bridges 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:41) Marshall REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:34) MISS Marshall 11' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(2:32) Mensah REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:26) MISS Rozier 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:23) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:09) MISS Alvarado 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(2:04) Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (2:02) Rozier 1' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
1719
(1:45) McGowens S.FOUL (P1.T4) (D.Richardson)
+1 (1:45) Murphy III Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1819
+1 (1:45) Murphy III Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1919
(1:27) MISS Bridges 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:26) HORNETS Rebound
(1:20) MISS Rozier 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(1:18) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:15) MISS Murphy III 30' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(1:11) Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:10) MISS Williamson 3' Putback Layup
(1:08) Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(1:00) MISS McGowens 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:58) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (0:44) Murphy III 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
2119
(0:36) Williamson S.FOUL (P1.T1) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
(0:36) MISS McGowens Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:36) HORNETS Rebound
+1 (0:36) McGowens Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2120
(0:28) MISS Marshall 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:24) Mensah REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:03) MISS Bridges 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:01) Alvarado REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

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4th quarter

Team Stats

NOP

CHA

112Points107

38-80(47.5%)Field Goal(%)41-92(44.6%)

9-27(33.3%)3-Point(%)9-31(29.0%)

27-32(84.4%)Free Throw(%)16-21(76.2%)

49(11)Rebounds(Offensive)39(8)

24Assists18

4Steals7

5Blocks4

15Turnovers8

17Fouls24

54Pts In The Paint56

5Fast Break Pts15

9Pts Off Turnovers19

24Bench Pts9

13Largest Lead4

Game Details

Friday, December 15, 2023 · 7:00 PM

Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC

attendance: 16,080 (79.6%)