Washington Wizards vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Mar 8, 2026

FINAL

16-47WashingtonWizards

118

21-45New OrleansPelicans

138

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
WAS	35	30	28	25	118
NOP	32	35	35	36	138

Game Recap

The Pelicans defeat the Wizards 138-118. New Orleans improves to 21-45, while Washington falls to 16-47.

Player Stats

WIZARDS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Bilal CoulibalySF	23	1-12	1-7	2-2	4	1	0	0	0	4	-13	5
12Leaky BlackPF	31	4-11	2-6	0-0	4	2	1	0	0	4	-17	10
20Alex SarrC	17	3-7	1-3	0-0	4	1	0	1	1	2	-2	7
12Tre JohnsonSG	22	7-13	4-7	2-2	4	1	0	0	1	2	-2	20
3Trae YoungPG	17	4-6	3-5	6-8	4	8	0	0	4	3	0	17
Julian Reese	25	1-4	0-0	3-4	9	3	1	2	2	3	-2	5
7Bub Carrington	23	3-6	2-5	1-1	3	4	0	0	2	3	-8	9
13Sharife Cooper	9	1-3	0-1	3-4	1	4	0	0	1	1	-4	5
27Will Riley	25	8-12	0-1	3-3	3	0	0	0	4	3	-16	19
16Anthony Gill	21	5-7	1-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	3	-19	11
8Jaden Hardy	21	4-10	0-4	2-3	3	3	0	0	1	3	-17	10
9Justin Champagnie	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL	-	41-9145.1%	14-4233.3%	22-2781.5%	41	27	2	3	17	31	-	118

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
41Saddiq BeySF	29	9-17	0-4	5-10	10	2	2	0	0	1	+15	23
1Zion WilliamsonPF	23	6-8	0-0	8-11	2	1	0	0	0	0	+3	20
2Herbert JonesC	16	2-6	0-1	0-0	2	0	3	0	2	4	+1	4
25Trey Murphy IIISG	28	7-14	4-9	6-6	5	4	1	0	0	0	+11	24
5Dejounte MurrayPG	23	6-9	0-1	7-9	6	2	2	0	2	2	+15	19
9DeAndre Jordan	19	0-0	0-0	2-2	5	1	0	1	0	1	+8	2
22Derik Queen	24	5-9	1-2	2-2	4	5	0	1	1	2	+17	13
0Jeremiah Fears	24	7-16	1-4	3-3	5	7	1	1	2	3	+5	18
11Bryce McGowens	22	1-2	0-0	2-2	1	3	1	1	1	3	+13	4
21Yves Missi	14	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	2	0	0	+15	2
17Karlo Matkovic	4	1-2	1-1	2-2	2	0	1	0	0	3	-1	5
14Micah Peavy	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	2
24Jordan Hawkins	4	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	2
55Kevon Looney	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Jordan Poole	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	47-8952.8%	7-2330.4%	37-4778.7%	44	25	11	6	8	20	-	138

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterWASNOP

(11:57) Jump Ball A. Sarr vs. Z. Williamson: Tip to L. Black
(11:46) MISS B. Coulibaly 19' Jump Shot
(11:43) S. Bey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:37) MISS S. Bey 26' 3PT
(11:33) L. Black REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:19) A. Sarr lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:19) H. Jones STEAL (1 STL)
(11:02) MISS T. Murphy III 25' 3PT
(10:59) S. Bey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:56) MISS S. Bey driving Layup
(10:55) S. Bey REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (10:55) S. Bey tip Layup (2 PTS)
02
+2 (10:35) L. Black 19' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (T. Johnson 1 AST)
22
(10:13) B. Coulibaly shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Bey 2 FT)
+1 (10:13) S. Bey Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
23
+1 (10:13) S. Bey Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
24
+3 (9:57) T. Young 30' 3PT (3 PTS) (L. Black 1 AST)
54
+2 (9:40) D. Murray 14' step back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
56
+3 (9:30) T. Young 26' 3PT pullup (6 PTS)
86
+2 (9:19) S. Bey driving Layup (6 PTS) (D. Murray 1 AST)
88
(9:11) MISS T. Johnson 3PT
(9:09) B. Coulibaly REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:05) A. Sarr cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (T. Young 1 AST)
108
(8:54) MISS T. Murphy III 28' pullup 3PT
(8:52) A. Sarr REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:40) MISS L. Black 15' Jump Shot
(8:36) A. Sarr REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (8:35) T. Young driving Layup (8 PTS) (A. Sarr 1 AST)
128
(8:35) NOP Timeout
(8:22) A. Sarr shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Williamson 2 FT)
(8:22) MISS Z. Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:22) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (8:22) Z. Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
129
(8:11) MISS T. Johnson 16' pullup Shot
(8:07) L. Black REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (8:00) T. Johnson 28' 3PT (3 PTS) (T. Young 2 AST)
159
+2 (7:44) Z. Williamson driving Layup (3 PTS) (T. Murphy III 1 AST)
1511
(7:29) MISS B. Coulibaly Layup
(7:26) S. Bey REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(7:25) L. Black shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Murray 2 FT)
+1 (7:25) D. Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1512
+1 (7:25) D. Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1513
(7:14) T. Young bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:14) H. Jones STEAL (2 STL)
(7:12) H. Jones lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (6:55) T. Johnson 26' 3PT (6 PTS) (T. Young 3 AST)
1813
+2 (6:41) Z. Williamson driving Layup (5 PTS) (T. Murphy III 2 AST)
1815
(6:33) MISS L. Black 26' 3PT
(6:30) D. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:22) MISS D. Murray 28' pullup 3PT
(6:19) T. Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:08) MISS A. Sarr 25' 3PT
(6:04) T. Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:01) MISS H. Jones running Layup - blocked
(6:01) A. Sarr BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:01) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(5:52) H. Jones shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Coulibaly 2 FT)
+1 (5:52) B. Coulibaly Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1915
+1 (5:52) B. Coulibaly Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2015
(5:40) MISS T. Murphy III driving floating bank Shot
(5:38) B. Carrington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:32) L. Black 24' 3PT pullup (5 PTS)
2315
(5:06) T. Johnson shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Murphy III 2 FT)
+1 (5:06) T. Murphy III Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2316
+1 (5:06) T. Murphy III Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2317
(4:50) MISS J. Reese 10' driving floating Shot
(4:47) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:37) J. Fears 15' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2319
(4:26) D. Queen personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (4:18) W. Riley driving Layup (2 PTS) (J. Reese 1 AST)
2519
+3 (4:04) T. Murphy III 25' 3PT step back (5 PTS)
2522
(3:44) MISS S. Cooper 3PT
(3:42) J. Fears REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:38) B. Carrington shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (McGowens 2 FT)
+1 (3:38) B. McGowens Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2523
+1 (3:38) B. McGowens Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2524
(3:25) MISS W. Riley 17' driving floating Shot
(3:24) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:24) J. Reese personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jordan 2 FT)
+1 (3:24) D. Jordan Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2525
+1 (3:24) D. Jordan Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2526
+3 (3:12) B. Carrington 3PT (3 PTS) (S. Cooper 1 AST)
2826
(2:54) MISS S. Bey driving Hook
(2:54) S. Bey REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
(2:53) MISS S. Bey tip Layup
(2:53) S. Bey REBOUND (Off:4 Def:2)
(2:53) W. Riley shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Bey 2 FT)
(2:53) WAS Timeout
(2:53) MISS S. Bey Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:53) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(2:53) MISS S. Bey Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:50) A. Gill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:29) A. Gill driving Layup (2 PTS) (S. Cooper 2 AST)
3026
(2:18) MISS J. Fears 6' driving floating Shot
(2:15) S. Bey REBOUND (Off:5 Def:2)
(2:10) J. Fears lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:54) MISS W. Riley 19' pullup Shot
(1:50) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (1:35) J. Fears 16' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
3028
(1:21) J. Fears personal FOUL (1 PF)
(1:16) MISS A. Gill 3PT
(1:16) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(1:16) D. Jordan loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF) (Reese 2 FT)
(1:16) MISS J. Reese Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:16) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (1:16) J. Reese Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
3128
(1:00) MISS B. McGowens driving Layup - blocked
(1:00) J. Reese BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:58) S. Cooper REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:56) W. Riley running Layup (4 PTS) (S. Cooper 3 AST)
3328
+2 (0:42) D. Queen driving reverse Layup (2 PTS)
3330
+2 (0:24) S. Cooper 19' step back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
3530
+2 (0:01) J. Fears driving Layup (6 PTS)
3532
(0:00) WAS Heave - blocked
(0:00) J. Fears BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

WAS

NOP

118Points138

41-91(45.1%)Field Goal(%)47-89(52.8%)

14-42(33.3%)3-Point(%)7-23(30.4%)

22-27(81.5%)Free Throw(%)37-47(78.7%)

41(13)Rebounds(Offensive)44(12)

27Assists25

2Steals11

3Blocks6

17Turnovers8

31Fouls20

44Pts In The Paint72

9Fast Break Pts22

10Pts Off Turnovers26

59Bench Pts48

8Largest Lead23

Game Details

Sunday, March 8, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 16,698 (93.9%)