New Orleans Pelicans vs. Atlanta Hawks

Jan 7, 2026

FINAL

8-31New OrleansPelicans

100

18-21AtlantaHawks

117

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NOP	26	27	13	34	100
ATL	37	28	24	28	117

Game Recap

The Hawks defeated the Pelicans, 117-100. The Hawks improve to 18-21, while the Pelicans fall to 8-31.

Player Stats

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Zion WilliamsonSF	31	10-15	0-0	2-7	8	6	1	0	3	1	-5	22
17Karlo MatkovicPF	13	1-3	0-1	0-0	4	1	1	1	1	1	-18	2
22Derik QueenC	18	3-9	0-1	0-0	10	2	2	2	1	1	-13	6
3Jordan PooleSG	38	7-18	6-13	1-1	1	3	3	0	4	3	-7	21
0Jeremiah FearsPG	26	3-11	0-4	5-6	4	3	1	1	4	4	-15	11
11Bryce McGowens	36	8-15	1-3	3-5	2	3	1	0	2	2	-7	20
21Yves Missi	24	1-1	0-0	3-4	4	2	1	0	1	0	0	5
14Micah Peavy	29	5-12	1-5	0-0	5	6	2	2	0	1	-9	11
24Jordan Hawkins	15	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	3	2	1	-7	0
55Kevon Looney	4	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	0	1	0	1	1	-4	2
23Trey Alexander	— did not play —												— did not play —
9DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-8644.2%	8-2828.6%	16-2564.0%	40	26	13	9	19	15	-	100

HAWKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
10Zaccharie RisacherSF	33	8-13	7-9	2-4	8	0	0	1	3	2	+6	25
1Jalen JohnsonPF	35	9-18	0-5	1-3	8	5	0	1	6	1	+6	19
18Mouhamed GueyeC	31	3-10	1-4	3-3	11	6	4	2	5	3	+27	10
5Dyson DanielsSG	35	6-11	0-1	1-1	8	8	3	1	2	3	+9	13
7Nickeil Alexander-WalkerPG	33	6-18	2-12	3-3	6	6	3	2	1	3	+16	17
8Kristaps Porzingis	21	4-11	4-8	1-2	3	2	1	1	1	2	0	13
27Vit Krejci	19	2-5	1-3	0-0	4	1	1	1	0	3	+17	5
3Luke Kennard	21	5-6	3-4	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	1	+3	13
2Keaton Wallace	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14Asa Newell	7	1-3	0-1	0-1	1	1	0	0	1	1	+1	2
12N'Faly Dante	— did not play —												— did not play —
17Onyeka Okongwu	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-9546.3%	18-4738.3%	11-1764.7%	49	30	13	10	19	19	-	117

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNOPATL

(11:56) Jump Ball Gueye vs. Matkovic: Tip to Daniels
+2 (11:41) Gueye 2' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
02
+3 (11:25) Poole 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Fears 1 AST)
32
+3 (11:17) Risacher 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gueye 1 AST)
35
(10:54) Queen Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:54) Gueye STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:46) Johnson 8' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
37
(10:31) MISS Matkovic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:28) Poole REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:26) Queen 1' Dunk (2 PTS) (Poole 1 AST)
57
(10:17) MISS Johnson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:14) Matkovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:09) MISS Poole 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(10:06) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:02) Johnson 1' Layup (4 PTS) (Daniels 1 AST)
59
(10:02) Poole S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
(10:02) Pelicans Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(10:02) MISS Johnson Free Throw 1 of 1
(10:00) Queen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:51) Matkovic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:51) Gueye STEAL (2 STL)
(9:46) MISS Alexander-Walker 3PT Running Jump Shot
(9:45) Gueye REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:43) MISS Gueye 4' Putback Layup
(9:43) Matkovic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:41) Matkovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:41) Alexander-Walker S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
+1 (9:41) Fears Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
69
+1 (9:41) Fears Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
79
+2 (9:27) Daniels 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
711
(9:03) MISS Fears 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(9:00) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:54) MISS Gueye 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:52) Risacher REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:52) MISS Risacher Tip Dunk Shot
(8:52) Queen BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:51) HAWKS Rebound
(8:46) MISS Alexander-Walker 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:41) Queen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:39) Matkovic Running Layup (2 PTS) (Fears 2 AST)
911
+2 (8:23) Daniels 11' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Gueye 2 AST)
913
(8:09) Risacher P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Williams)
(8:03) Poole Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
+3 (7:58) Risacher 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Daniels 2 AST)
916
+2 (7:39) Queen 22' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Fears 3 AST)
1116
+2 (7:29) Johnson 1' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Daniels 3 AST)
1118
(7:15) MISS Queen 1' Driving Layup
(7:12) Gueye REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:07) Risacher Discontinue Dribble Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:58) Williamson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(6:58) Daniels STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:54) Johnson 4' Running Layup (8 PTS) (Daniels 4 AST)
1120
(6:35) Williamson Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T5)
(6:35) Gueye STEAL (3 STL)
+3 (6:31) Risacher 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (9 PTS)
1123
(6:30) Pelicans Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
(6:10) MISS Peavy 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:08) HAWKS Rebound
(5:51) MISS Krejci 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:48) Missi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:44) MISS Peavy 2' Running Layup
(5:44) Krejci BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:39) Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:39) McGowens 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Williamson 1 AST)
1323
(5:31) Daniels Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:31) Poole STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:26) McGowens 1' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Peavy 1 AST)
1523
(5:05) Johnson Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
+2 (4:52) McGowens 1' Driving Layup (6 PTS) (Peavy 2 AST)
1723
(4:52) Krejci S.FOUL (P1.T3) (L.Wood)
(4:52) MISS McGowens Free Throw 1 of 1
(4:50) Daniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:38) Johnson 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (10 PTS) (Porzingis 1 AST)
1725
+2 (4:14) Missi 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Poole 2 AST)
1925
(4:06) MISS Porzingis 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:03) Peavy REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:59) Daniels S.FOUL (P1.T4) (L.Wood)
+1 (3:59) McGowens Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2025
+1 (3:59) McGowens Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2125
+3 (3:50) Porzingis 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 1 AST)
2128
(3:36) MISS Poole 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:32) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:17) MISS Porzingis 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(3:14) McGowens REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:08) Krejci P.FOUL (P2.PN) (L.Wood)
+1 (3:08) McGowens Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
2228
(3:08) MISS McGowens Free Throw 2 of 2
(3:06) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:56) Johnson Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T4)
(2:36) Missi Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
+3 (2:23) Porzingis 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 2 AST)
2231
(2:09) MISS Fears 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:05) Gueye REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:52) Gueye Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
(1:52) Fears STEAL (1 STL)
(1:42) MISS McGowens 9' Fadeaway Jumper
(1:39) Krejci REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:35) Fears S.FOUL (P1.T2) (L.Wood)
+1 (1:35) Gueye Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2232
+1 (1:35) Gueye Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2233
+2 (1:20) Peavy Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Missi 1 AST)
2433
(1:09) MISS Krejci 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(1:09) Hawkins BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:07) Peavy REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:59) MISS Hawkins 18' Step Back Jump Shot
(0:58) Pelicans Rebound
(0:58) Porzingis L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (L.Wood)
+1 (0:58) Missi Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2533
+1 (0:58) Missi Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2633
+3 (0:37) Kennard 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 3 AST)
2636
(0:30) Fears Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T7)
(0:30) Kennard STEAL (1 STL)
(0:18) Fears P.FOUL (P2.PN) (M.Kogut)
(0:18) MISS Porzingis Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:18) HAWKS Rebound
+1 (0:18) Porzingis Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2637
(0:00) MISS Hawkins 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:00) Pelicans Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NOP

ATL

100Points117

38-86(44.2%)Field Goal(%)44-95(46.3%)

8-28(28.6%)3-Point(%)18-47(38.3%)

16-25(64.0%)Free Throw(%)11-17(64.7%)

40(6)Rebounds(Offensive)49(11)

26Assists30

13Steals13

9Blocks10

19Turnovers19

15Fouls19

54Pts In The Paint50

29Fast Break Pts17

19Pts Off Turnovers26

38Bench Pts33

1Largest Lead25

Game Details

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 · 7:30 PM

State Farm Arena · Atlanta, GA

attendance: 15,993 (76.2%)