Hornets (94) vs Pelicans (98) · Mar 30, 2025 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Mar 30, 2025

18-56CharlotteHornets

21-54New OrleansPelicans

Game Recap

The Pelicans defeated the Hornets, 98-94.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	25	27	21	21	94
NOP	21	22	31	24	98

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3DaQuan JeffriesSF	29	2-9	1-4	0-0	3	2	3	0	2	1	-5	5
0Miles BridgesPF	22	7-16	1-6	5-6	6	2	1	0	1	1	+4	20
11Jusuf NurkićC	21	4-10	2-4	3-4	12	5	1	3	2	2	+11	13
12Josh OkogieSG	10	1-4	0-2	4-4	2	1	2	0	1	1	+8	6
25KJ SimpsonPG	35	3-12	1-5	2-2	3	4	2	0	1	2	-6	9
31Tidjane Salaün	29	1-7	0-6	2-2	7	4	2	0	2	5	-12	4
8Nick Smith Jr.	35	7-16	3-5	2-2	4	2	0	0	1	1	-12	19
14Moussa Diabaté	16	1-5	0-0	4-5	7	0	0	0	1	2	-3	6
67Taj Gibson	14	2-4	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	3	1	1	-4	4
9Wendell Moore Jr.	24	4-8	0-1	0-0	5	0	3	0	2	1	-1	8
2Grant Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	32-9135.2%	8-3324.2%	22-2588.0%	50	20	15	6	14	17	-	94

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
00Bruce BrownSF	30	1-8	0-2	1-2	12	2	1	3	1	0	+7	3
13Kelly OlynykPF	20	5-9	0-0	3-4	6	2	2	0	3	2	-4	13
21Yves MissiC	24	3-6	0-0	2-4	11	2	0	0	1	2	-9	8
12Antonio ReevesSG	27	6-10	4-5	0-0	3	2	0	0	2	5	-2	16
15Jose AlvaradoPG	30	4-16	1-7	3-3	5	4	2	0	5	1	+1	12
22Elfrid Payton	19	1-7	0-0	0-0	3	6	2	1	3	0	+3	2
17Karlo Matković	23	4-9	0-4	2-2	5	3	0	1	0	2	+11	10
50Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	23	5-10	2-5	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	+6	12
25Lester Quinones	11	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	+2	5
Keion Brooks Jr.	26	7-12	1-4	2-2	8	2	2	3	1	3	+8	17
8Jamal Cain	2	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-3	0
24Jordan Hawkins	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-9241.3%	9-3129.0%	13-1776.5%	57	24	9	8	17	17	-	98

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterchanop

(11:57) Jump Ball J. Nurkić vs. Y. Missi: Tip to M. Bridges
+2 (11:48) D. Jeffries cutting Layup (2 PTS) (M. Bridges 1 AST)
20
+2 (11:32) K. Olynyk driving Layup (2 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
22
(11:21) MISS D. Jeffries cutting DUNK
(11:18) A. Reeves REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:10) MISS B. Brown driving Layup
(11:07) K. Simpson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:04) MISS K. Simpson running Layup
(11:02) Y. Missi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:47) K. Olynyk bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:47) M. Bridges STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:43) K. Simpson running Layup (2 PTS) (M. Bridges 2 AST)
42
(10:27) MISS B. Brown cutting Layup
(10:25) J. Nurkić REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:18) MISS J. Okogie 27' 3PT
(10:15) A. Reeves REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:05) MISS K. Olynyk 7' turnaround Hook
(10:03) J. Nurkić REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (9:55) M. Bridges 24' 3PT pullup (3 PTS) (J. Nurkić 1 AST)
72
+2 (9:31) K. Olynyk driving Layup (4 PTS)
74
(9:13) MISS M. Bridges 25' 3PT
(9:11) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:02) A. Reeves cutting Layup (2 PTS) (K. Olynyk 1 AST)
76
(8:40) MISS M. Bridges 25' 3PT
(8:38) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:32) MISS J. Alvarado running Layup
(8:30) J. Nurkić REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:23) MISS J. Nurkić 25' pullup 3PT
(8:19) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:07) MISS Y. Missi turnaround bank Hook
(8:04) J. Okogie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:59) MISS M. Bridges running Layup - blocked
(7:59) B. Brown BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:57) K. Olynyk REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:43) MISS B. Brown 10' floating Shot
(7:41) J. Okogie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:37) J. Alvarado shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Okogie 2 FT)
+1 (7:37) J. Okogie Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
86
+1 (7:37) J. Okogie Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
96
(7:26) MISS K. Olynyk driving reverse Layup - blocked
(7:26) J. Nurkić BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:18) K. Olynyk REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:18) K. Olynyk lost ball TURNOVER (2 TO)
(7:18) J. Okogie STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:15) M. Bridges running Layup (5 PTS) (J. Okogie 1 AST)
116
(7:14) NOP Timeout
+2 (6:56) K. Olynyk 17' pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Y. Missi 1 AST)
118
+2 (6:38) J. Nurkić DUNK (2 PTS) (T. Salaün 1 AST)
138
+2 (6:27) A. Reeves 12' driving floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (K. Olynyk 2 AST)
1310
(6:13) A. Reeves shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Bridges 2 FT)
+1 (6:13) M. Bridges Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1410
+1 (6:13) M. Bridges Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
1510
(6:05) J. Alvarado bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:05) D. Jeffries STEAL (1 STL)
(6:01) MISS K. Simpson 25' running 3PT
(5:57) K. Olynyk REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:38) MISS B. Brown 12' driving floating Shot
(5:37) K. Matković REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:37) K. Matković tip Layup (2 PTS)
1512
(5:26) CHA 8-second-violation Team TURNOVER
(5:19) MISS B. Brown 3PT
(5:17) N. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:09) MISS J. Nurkić cutting Layup
(5:06) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(5:03) A. Reeves step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:42) MISS N. Smith Jr. pullup Shot - blocked
(4:42) K. Matković BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:42) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(4:38) MISS K. Simpson 22' pullup Shot
(4:36) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
+3 (4:22) J. Robinson-Earl 3PT (3 PTS) (E. Payton 1 AST)
1515
+2 (4:08) T. Salaün driving floating bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1715
(4:01) E. Payton bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:51) MISS K. Simpson 25' pullup 3PT
(3:48) N. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:47) MISS N. Smith Jr. putback Layup
(3:44) J. Robinson-Earl REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:40) L. Quinones running Layup (2 PTS) (E. Payton 2 AST)
1717
(3:40) CHA Timeout
(3:26) MISS M. Diabaté 11' driving floating Shot
(3:23) M. Diabaté REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:23) K. Brooks Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Diabaté 2 FT)
+1 (3:23) M. Diabaté Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1817
+1 (3:23) M. Diabaté Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1917
(3:13) MISS E. Payton 6' driving floating Shot
(3:11) T. Salaün REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:09) M. Diabaté traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (3:02) K. Matković alley-oop DUNK (4 PTS) (E. Payton 3 AST)
1919
(2:42) MISS T. Gibson 11' Jump Shot
(2:36) K. Matković REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:34) MISS K. Brooks Jr. 25' running 3PT
(2:31) M. Diabaté REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:23) MISS N. Smith Jr. 20' step back Shot
(2:19) K. Matković REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(2:03) MISS J. Robinson-Earl 3PT
(1:59) W. Moore Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:55) MISS W. Moore Jr. running Layup - blocked
(1:55) K. Brooks Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:54) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+2 (1:49) N. Smith Jr. driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2119
+2 (1:43) J. Robinson-Earl driving Layup (5 PTS) (E. Payton 4 AST)
2121
(1:20) T. Gibson lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:11) MISS E. Payton 6' driving floating Shot
(1:09) N. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:58) L. Quinones personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (0:52) T. Gibson cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (N. Smith Jr. 1 AST)
2321
(0:33) MISS K. Matković 6' floating Shot - blocked
(0:33) T. Gibson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:30) M. Diabaté REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:27) MISS M. Diabaté running Layup
(0:25) W. Moore Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (0:25) W. Moore Jr. putback Layup (2 PTS)
2521
(0:01) MISS J. Robinson-Earl 11' Jump Shot
(0:01) T. Salaün REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHA

NOP

94Points98

32-91(35.2%)Field Goal(%)38-92(41.3%)

8-33(24.2%)3-Point(%)9-31(29.0%)

22-25(88.0%)Free Throw(%)13-17(76.5%)

50(12)Rebounds(Offensive)57(14)

20Assists24

15Steals9

6Blocks8

14Turnovers17

17Fouls17

48Pts In The Paint54

16Fast Break Pts18

15Pts Off Turnovers19

41Bench Pts46

13Largest Lead5

Game Details

Sunday, March 30, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

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