Charlotte Hornets vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Nov 4, 2025

FINAL

3-5CharlotteHornets

112

1-6New OrleansPelicans

116

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	30	29	34	19	112
NOP	33	28	26	29	116

Game Recap

The Pelicans defeated the Hornets, 116-112. The Pelicans secure their first win of the season (1-6), while the Hornets drop to 3-5.

Player Stats

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kon KnueppelSF	32	7-16	3-10	3-3	12	2	0	0	2	3	+7	20
0Miles BridgesPF	37	7-19	3-11	5-7	8	3	1	0	1	2	0	22
11Ryan KalkbrennerC	30	4-4	0-0	2-2	11	2	1	4	2	4	+8	10
4Sion JamesSG	31	1-4	1-2	3-4	5	2	1	1	2	3	-7	6
8Collin SextonPG	29	6-14	2-6	3-4	0	5	1	0	5	2	+12	17
25KJ Simpson	13	3-6	1-2	1-2	3	0	0	0	1	2	-13	8
14Moussa Diabate	17	2-3	0-0	2-4	5	2	2	1	1	3	-12	6
23Tre Mann	24	8-13	2-6	0-0	2	2	2	0	4	2	-9	18
33Liam McNeeley	12	0-1	0-0	2-2	2	1	0	0	1	2	-2	2
21Pat Connaughton	10	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	-4	3
22Mason Plumlee	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Grant Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-8247.6%	13-3834.2%	21-2875.0%	49	20	8	6	19	23	-	112

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
2Herbert JonesSF	35	4-9	3-5	0-0	5	1	1	0	2	3	+1	11
25Trey Murphy IIIPF	37	7-16	5-10	2-2	3	3	1	1	1	0	+3	21
55Kevon LooneyC	14	0-3	0-1	0-0	4	2	0	1	1	2	-22	0
3Jordan PooleSG	27	3-14	1-6	4-4	2	6	0	0	3	4	-1	11
0Jeremiah FearsPG	17	4-10	1-2	2-2	3	0	1	0	0	1	-17	11
17Karlo Matkovic	15	6-7	0-0	1-4	6	2	0	1	1	2	+13	13
41Saddiq Bey	26	6-9	3-5	2-4	4	0	0	0	0	3	+8	17
15Jose Alvarado	30	7-11	4-7	0-0	3	6	2	0	1	1	+21	18
24Jordan Hawkins	17	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	+1	2
22Derik Queen	17	5-7	0-0	2-3	8	7	4	0	3	3	+13	12
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Micah Peavy	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-9047.8%	17-3844.7%	13-1968.4%	39	27	9	3	12	20	-	116

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCHANOP

(11:58) Jump Ball Looney vs. Kalkbrenner: Tip to Sexton
(11:58) Jump Ball Murphy III vs. Sexton: Tip to Kalkbrenner
(11:44) MISS Knueppel 40' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:40) Fears REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:26) MISS Fears 15' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(11:24) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:15) Knueppel Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:15) Fears STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:12) Fears 3' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Poole 1 AST)
02
(10:58) Sexton Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:42) MISS Looney 3' Driving Layup
(10:39) Kalkbrenner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:30) Sexton 5' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
22
+3 (10:17) Jones 25' 3PT Jump Bank Shot (3 PTS) (Looney 1 AST)
25
(9:53) Sexton Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(9:53) Jones STEAL (1 STL)
(9:46) MISS Poole 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(9:43) Knueppel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:36) Sexton 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Knueppel 1 AST)
45
(9:29) Poole Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (9:14) Knueppel 10' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Sexton 1 AST)
65
(8:56) MISS Fears 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:52) Kalkbrenner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:42) Kalkbrenner 2' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Sexton 2 AST)
85
+3 (8:21) Fears 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Poole 2 AST)
88
+3 (8:06) Knueppel 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
118
(7:42) MISS Looney 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:38) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:32) Bridges 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS)
148
(7:18) MISS Poole 2' Driving Layup
(7:15) Kalkbrenner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (7:12) Knueppel 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Sexton 3 AST)
178
(7:11) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:50) James P.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Jelks)
+3 (6:37) Jones 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Murphy III 1 AST)
1711
+2 (6:27) Bridges 2' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
1911
+2 (6:08) Matkovic 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS)
1913
(5:57) MISS Bridges 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:53) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:48) Murphy III 30' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1916
(5:22) Knueppel Traveling Turnover (P2.T4)
(5:15) Knueppel P.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Jelks)
(5:12) Poole Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(5:12) Diabate STEAL (1 STL)
(5:11) Matkovic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Jelks)
(5:11) MISS Diabate Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:11) Hornets Rebound
+1 (5:11) Diabate Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2016
(4:52) Poole Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T3)
(4:52) Diabate STEAL (2 STL)
(4:42) Matkovic P.FOUL (P2.T2) (S.Foster)
(4:32) MISS Simpson 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:28) Poole REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:26) Matkovic 1' Running Dunk (4 PTS) (Poole 3 AST)
2018
(4:21) Mann Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(4:21) Alvarado STEAL (1 STL)
(4:21) Simpson P.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Jelks)
+2 (4:06) Poole 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
2020
(3:58) MISS Mann 1' Driving Layup
(3:58) PELICANS Rebound
(3:58) Diabate L.B.FOUL (P1.T4) (S.Foster)
+3 (3:48) Alvarado 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Poole 4 AST)
2023
+2 (3:30) Diabate 4' Driving Hook Shot (3 PTS)
2223
+3 (3:12) Poole 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2226
(3:12) Hornets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (2:53) Kalkbrenner Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Bridges 2 AST)
2426
(2:42) MISS Bey 3PT Jump Shot
(2:39) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:33) MISS Mann 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(2:30) Matkovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:27) Sexton P.FOUL (P1.PN) (S.Foster)
+1 (2:27) Poole Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2427
+1 (2:27) Poole Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2428
(2:14) Bey P.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Cutler)
(2:01) MISS Bridges 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:56) Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:48) MISS Sexton 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:44) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:42) McNeeley S.FOUL (P1.PN) (K.Cutler)
(1:42) MISS Matkovic Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:42) PELICANS Rebound
+1 (1:42) Matkovic Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2429
(1:25) Bey S.FOUL (P2.T4) (S.Jelks)
(1:25) MISS Bridges Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:25) Hornets Rebound
+1 (1:25) Bridges Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2529
+2 (1:14) Jones 22' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Alvarado 1 AST)
2531
(1:09) Hawkins S.FOUL (P1.PN) (S.Foster)
+1 (1:09) Sexton Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2631
+1 (1:09) Sexton Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2731
(0:57) MISS Alvarado 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:53) McNeeley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:32) MISS Sexton 2' Driving Layup
(0:29) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:13) Matkovic 1' Alley Oop Dunk (7 PTS) (Alvarado 2 AST)
2733
+3 (0:01) Bridges 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS)
3033

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHA

NOP

112Points116

39-82(47.6%)Field Goal(%)43-90(47.8%)

13-38(34.2%)3-Point(%)17-38(44.7%)

21-28(75.0%)Free Throw(%)13-19(68.4%)

49(15)Rebounds(Offensive)39(13)

20Assists27

8Steals9

6Blocks3

19Turnovers12

23Fouls20

48Pts In The Paint46

11Fast Break Pts25

11Pts Off Turnovers22

37Bench Pts62

9Largest Lead12

Game Details

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 · 8:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 15,555 (87.4%)