Pelicans (130) vs Pistons (136) · Mar 23, 2025 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Mar 23, 2025

19-53New OrleansPelicans

130

40-32DetroitPistons

136

Game Recap

The Pistons defeated the Pelicans, 136-130. The Pistons improve to 40-32, while the Pelicans fall to 19-5.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NOP	27	32	32	39	130
DET	36	32	25	43	136

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
00Bruce BrownSF	35	5-9	1-2	1-2	1	2	0	0	0	2	12	0
13Kelly OlynykPF	24	4-7	1-3	1-2	5	8	0	2	5	6	10	-8
17Karlo MatkovićC	16	4-7	0-0	0-0	11	0	0	0	3	6	8	+11
3CJ McCollumSG	36	16-28	5-12	3-5	5	7	1	0	2	2	40	+3
15Jose AlvaradoPG	27	4-8	2-3	0-0	4	8	2	0	2	4	10	+2
50Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	31	4-6	3-5	2-2	6	8	0	0	2	2	13	-4
8Jamal Cain	13	1-2	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	1	0	1	4	-9
24Jordan Hawkins	30	8-13	6-11	3-3	3	2	0	0	3	4	25	-7
Keion Brooks Jr.	20	2-4	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	2	0	2	5	-15
12Antonio Reeves	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	-3
22Elfrid Payton	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	49-8557.6%	20-4050.0%	12-1675.0%	37	35	3	5	17	30	130	-

PISTONS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
9Ausar ThompsonSF	9	0-0	0-0	5-6	1	1	0	0	1	4	5	-2
12Tobias HarrisPF	32	7-15	0-4	0-0	3	4	1	0	0	2	14	-6
0Jalen DurenC	29	8-11	0-0	6-9	12	2	0	0	3	4	22	-4
5Malik BeasleySG	29	4-11	4-6	1-1	4	2	1	0	0	1	13	+3
17Dennis SchröderPG	34	4-12	1-5	7-8	1	5	2	0	1	2	16	-3
19Simone Fontecchio	18	3-6	2-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	8	+6
00Ronald Holland II	35	10-14	1-3	5-11	5	6	1	0	0	4	26	+2
28Isaiah Stewart	18	4-6	1-1	0-0	3	2	0	2	1	2	9	+10
25Marcus Sasser	26	6-9	3-4	5-5	1	2	1	0	0	1	20	+18
43Lindy Waters III	6	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	+6
2Cade Cunningham	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Tim Hardaway Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Paul Reed	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	47-8654.7%	13-2748.1%	29-4072.5%	32	26	6	2	6	20	136	-

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarternopdet

(11:56) Jump Ball Duren vs. Matković: Tip to Beasley
+2 (11:39) Duren 5' Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Beasley 1 AST)
02
(11:16) MISS McCollum 13' Fadeaway Jumper
(11:15) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:12) MISS Harris 3' Running Layup
(11:12) Olynyk BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:11) PISTONS Rebound
(11:08) MISS Harris 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:04) Matković REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:50) Thompson P.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Washington)
+3 (10:41) Brown 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McCollum 1 AST)
32
(10:25) MISS Harris 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:24) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:10) MISS Brown 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:09) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:02) MISS Schroder 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:00) Schroder REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:51) MISS Duren 3' Alley Oop Layup
(9:51) Olynyk REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:51) Thompson P.FOUL (P2.T2) (M.Lindsay)
(9:35) Alvarado Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:21) Schroder Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:21) Alvarado STEAL (1 STL)
(9:15) MISS McCollum 3PT Running Jump Shot
(9:11) Matković REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:10) MISS Matković 1' Putback Layup
(9:10) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:04) Matković S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Lindsay)
+1 (9:04) Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
33
+1 (9:04) Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
34
(8:50) Matković OFF.Foul (P2) (C.Washington)
(8:50) Matković Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:32) MISS Duren 5' Driving Hook Shot
(8:31) Robinson-Earl REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:17) Robinson-Earl 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
64
+2 (7:58) Harris 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Duren 1 AST)
66
(7:49) Thompson P.FOUL (P3.T3) (M.Lindsay)
(7:40) McCollum Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:40) Harris STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:35) Harris 2' Running Layup (4 PTS)
68
+2 (7:22) Robinson-Earl 3' Reverse Layup (5 PTS) (Brown 2 AST)
88
+3 (7:05) Beasley 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Duren 2 AST)
811
(6:50) MISS Robinson-Earl 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:50) Pelicans Rebound
(6:50) Schroder L.B.FOUL (P1.T4) (B.Schwab)
(6:50) PISTONS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:38) MISS Olynyk 4' Hook Shot
(6:37) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (6:25) Duren 1' Alley Oop Layup (4 PTS) (Harris 1 AST)
813
+3 (6:08) Alvarado 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Olynyk 1 AST)
1113
+2 (5:54) Schroder 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1115
(5:42) PISTONS T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Fontecchio ) (M.Lindsay)
(5:42) MISS McCollum Free Throw Technical
(5:42) Pelicans Rebound
(5:31) Harris P.FOUL (P1.PN) (C.Washington)
(5:31) MISS Olynyk Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:31) Pelicans Rebound
+1 (5:31) Olynyk Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
1215
(5:19) MISS Fontecchio 2' Driving Layup
(5:17) Duren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (5:15) Duren 1' Putback Dunk (6 PTS)
1217
(5:08) Alvarado Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T4)
+2 (5:00) Harris 2' Driving Layup (6 PTS) (Schroder 1 AST)
1219
+2 (4:47) Cain 4' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Olynyk 2 AST)
1419
(4:37) Olynyk S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Schwab)
+1 (4:37) Duren Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1420
+1 (4:37) Duren Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
1421
+3 (4:20) Hawkins 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1721
(4:02) MISS Fontecchio 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:58) Hawkins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:50) McCollum 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1921
(3:36) MISS Harris 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:35) Pelicans Rebound
(3:35) Stewart L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Lindsay)
+1 (3:35) Cain Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2021
+1 (3:35) Cain Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2121
+2 (3:21) Holland II 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Harris 2 AST)
2123
+3 (3:11) McCollum 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2423
(3:00) MISS Stewart 6' Driving Hook Shot
(2:57) McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:51) MISS McCollum 2' Running Layup
(2:50) Stewart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:47) Brooks Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Lindsay)
(2:47) Pelicans Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:47) Holland II Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2424
(2:47) MISS Holland II Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:45) McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:35) MISS McCollum 3' Driving Layup
(2:34) Fontecchio REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:24) MISS Beasley 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:22) Brooks Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:06) MISS Brooks Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(2:03) Stewart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (1:56) Fontecchio 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Holland II 1 AST)
2427
(1:38) MISS McCollum 5' Driving Layup
(1:36) Fontecchio REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (1:32) Fontecchio 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Holland II 2 AST)
2430
(1:14) Hawkins Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
(1:14) Beasley STEAL (1 STL)
(1:14) Hawkins Transition Take Foul (P1.T4) (C.Washington)
+1 (1:14) Beasley Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)
2431
+2 (1:02) Stewart 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Holland II 3 AST)
2433
+3 (0:46) Hawkins 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Robinson-Earl 1 AST)
2733
+3 (0:36) Beasley 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Sasser 1 AST)
2736
(0:26) MISS Robinson-Earl 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:22) Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:01) MISS Fontecchio 17' Driving Layup
(0:01) Cain BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:00) PISTONS Rebound

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NOP

DET

130Points136

49-85(57.6%)Field Goal(%)47-86(54.7%)

20-40(50.0%)3-Point(%)13-27(48.1%)

12-16(75.0%)Free Throw(%)29-40(72.5%)

37(10)Rebounds(Offensive)32(11)

35Assists26

3Steals6

5Blocks2

17Turnovers6

30Fouls20

54Pts In The Paint66

7Fast Break Pts16

13Pts Off Turnovers26

50Bench Pts66

6Largest Lead13

Game Details

Sunday, March 23, 2025 · 3:00 PM

Little Caesars Arena · Detroit, MI

attendance: 20,062 (97.9%)