New Orleans Pelicans vs. Charlotte Hornets

Feb 2, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NOP	30	34	18	13	95
CHA	23	26	29	24	102

Game Recap

The Hornets win their seventh straight, knocking off the Pelicans behind 24 points from LaMelo Ball and lockdown defense.

Player Stats

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
41Saddiq BeySF	34	2-12	1-6	3-4	3	5	1	0	0	1	-6	8
1Zion WilliamsonPF	30	5-13	0-0	4-9	11	4	0	0	1	4	-7	14
22Derik QueenC	30	5-9	1-2	5-6	8	3	3	1	2	4	-9	16
25Trey Murphy IIISG	37	10-20	3-8	4-4	1	4	1	0	2	1	-10	27
2Herbert JonesPG	36	4-9	4-7	0-0	7	2	1	1	0	4	-8	12
17Karlo Matkovic	13	1-5	0-3	0-0	1	2	1	1	0	1	+1	2
0Jeremiah Fears	15	3-7	1-2	2-2	2	0	2	1	1	2	0	9
15Jose Alvarado	30	1-7	1-6	0-0	0	3	0	0	0	3	+2	3
21Yves Missi	10	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	3	+2	4
24Jordan Hawkins	— did not play —												— did not play —
9DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Kevon Looney	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Micah Peavy	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Jordan Poole	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	33-8439.3%	11-3432.4%	18-2572.0%	34	23	9	4	7	23	-	95

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kon KnueppelSF	35	4-13	4-12	5-6	9	2	0	0	4	1	+11	17
0Miles BridgesPF	30	3-11	0-4	3-4	4	1	0	0	2	4	+13	9
14Moussa DiabateC	28	1-2	0-0	0-0	9	2	0	0	0	1	+2	2
24Brandon MillerSG	36	7-21	2-12	0-0	8	4	1	0	2	3	+7	16
1LaMelo BallPG	29	8-20	3-14	5-5	8	5	2	0	2	2	+24	24
4Sion James	19	1-2	0-1	1-2	5	0	0	0	1	2	-13	3
10Josh Green	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-2	0
11Ryan Kalkbrenner	17	3-5	0-0	4-6	7	1	0	3	2	3	+7	10
8Collin Sexton	12	2-4	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-4	5
2Grant Williams	19	5-7	2-4	4-4	9	1	0	0	1	2	-10	16
21Pat Connaughton	— did not play —												— did not play —
23Tre Mann	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	34-8540.0%	12-5024.0%	22-2781.5%	59	16	3	3	16	19	-	102

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNOPCHA

(11:55) Jump Ball Diabate vs. Queen: Tip to Ball
+3 (11:39) Knueppel 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Diabate 1 AST)
03
(11:14) MISS Murphy III 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:11) Knueppel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:01) Diabate 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
05
(10:47) MISS Jones 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:45) Knueppel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:27) MISS Ball 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:23) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:16) MISS Bey 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:13) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:08) Williamson S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Lane)
+1 (10:08) Ball Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
06
+1 (10:08) Ball Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
07
(9:48) MISS Bey 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:44) Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:39) MISS Murphy III 2' Driving Layup
(9:36) Williamson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (9:36) Williamson Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
27
+2 (9:30) Ball 19' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
29
+2 (9:20) Queen 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Bey 1 AST)
49
(9:15) Bridges Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:01) HORNETS T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Diabate ) (C.Blair)
+1 (9:01) Murphy III Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
59
+2 (8:55) Murphy III 1' Alley Oop Dunk (3 PTS) (Queen 1 AST)
79
(8:36) James Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:29) Bridges S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Lane)
(8:29) MISS Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:29) Pelicans Rebound
+1 (8:29) Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
89
(8:13) MISS Miller 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:10) Queen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:58) Williamson 6' Turnaround Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Bey 2 AST)
109
+2 (7:49) Miller 18' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1011
+2 (7:34) Queen 18' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
1211
(7:24) MISS Bridges 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:21) Queen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:16) MISS Bey 11' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(7:14) Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:10) MISS Miller 28' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(7:07) Pelicans Rebound
(6:47) MISS Murphy III 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:45) Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:35) MISS Knueppel 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:32) Miller REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:21) MISS Bridges 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:18) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:09) MISS Murphy III 30' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:06) Diabate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:58) MISS Knueppel 3PT Jump Shot
(5:56) Queen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (5:42) Queen 1' Driving Dunk (6 PTS) (Murphy III 1 AST)
1411
(5:42) HORNETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:29) MISS Bridges 7' Driving Hook Shot
(5:27) Bey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:12) MISS Jones 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:10) Kalkbrenner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:56) MISS Kalkbrenner 7' Cutting Layup Shot
(4:56) Jones BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:55) Kalkbrenner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:55) MISS Kalkbrenner 4' Putback Layup
(4:55) Matkovic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:55) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:47) Matkovic 1' Running Reverse Dunk Shot (2 PTS)
1611
(4:32) MISS Miller 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:28) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:21) MISS Matkovic 3PT Jump Shot
(4:18) Miller REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (4:10) Bridges 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
1613
+3 (3:50) Jones 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Queen 2 AST)
1913
+2 (3:28) Bridges 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Miller 1 AST)
1915
(3:14) MISS Queen 3' Driving Layup
(3:12) Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(3:09) MISS Jones 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:07) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:59) MISS Miller 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:57) Queen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(2:48) Kalkbrenner S.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.O'Connell)
(2:48) Pelicans Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:48) Queen Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2015
+1 (2:48) Queen Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2115
(2:24) MISS Williams 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:19) Kalkbrenner REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(2:19) Kalkbrenner Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:19) Matkovic STEAL (1 STL)
(2:08) MISS Fears 17' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:06) Knueppel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:03) Knueppel Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:03) Fears STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (1:54) Fears 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murphy III 2 AST)
2415
(1:41) Fears P.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Blair)
+3 (1:31) Ball 29' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2418
(1:07) Queen Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(1:07) Ball STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:02) Williams 20' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Ball 2 AST)
2420
+2 (0:49) Queen 13' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Murphy III 3 AST)
2620
+3 (0:38) Williams 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Knueppel 1 AST)
2623
+2 (0:30) Murphy III 2' Driving Reverse Layup (5 PTS)
2823
(0:11) MISS Williams 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:08) Matkovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:02) Fears 2' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
3023
(0:01) Kalkbrenner Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T5)
(0:00) MISS Murphy III 11' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(0:00) Pelicans Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NOP

CHA

95Points102

33-84(39.3%)Field Goal(%)34-85(40.0%)

11-34(32.4%)3-Point(%)12-50(24.0%)

18-25(72.0%)Free Throw(%)22-27(81.5%)

34(5)Rebounds(Offensive)59(13)

23Assists16

9Steals3

4Blocks3

7Turnovers16

23Fouls19

42Pts In The Paint32

16Fast Break Pts10

22Pts Off Turnovers11

18Bench Pts34

22Largest Lead10

Game Details

Monday, February 2, 2026 · 3:00 PM

Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC

attendance: 17,263 (85.5%)