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Chicago Bulls at New Orleans Pelicans

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0-1, 0-1 Away
Final
111 - 123

1-0, 1-0 Home

Brandon Ingram scores 33, and the Pelicans beat the Bulls 123-111 without Zion Williamson

Dejounte Murray appears in discomfort after being fouled on 3-pointer

Newly-acquired point guard Dejounte Murray had 14 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds in his Pelicans debut, but injured his left hand in the fourth quarter. CJ McCollum scored 23 for New Orleans.

Williamson was ruled out shortly before the game because of an illness, marking his 207th missed regular-season game since he was drafted No. 1 overall in 2019.

Zach LaVine scored 27 points, and Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulls, who trailed for most of the second half and by as many as 16 points in the fourth quarter.

Jalen Smith scored 15 points, and Josh Giddey added 14 points for Chicago.

Jordan Hawkins scored 13 for the Pelicans.

Takeaways New Orleans might be able to rely on their first-round pick, 7-footer Yves Missi, more than initially thought. Missi was considered too raw to play significant minutes early this season when he was drafted 21st overall out of Baylor in June. But missing their top front-court player in Williamson, the Pelicans played Missi 23 minutes and he was effective, finishing with 12 points, seven rebounds three blocks and a steal.

When Missi walked to the bench with 4:20 left, he received a standing ovation.

Key moment Ingram's third 3 of the game gave the Pelicans a 107-92 lead and capped a pivotal 13-2 run during which Ingram scored eight points, including another 3 and two free throws.

Key stat Chicago turned the ball over 21 times, leading to 30 Pelicans points. LeVine committed seven turnovers.

Up next The Bulls visit Milwaukee on Friday, the same day the Pelicans open a four-game trip at Portland.

Regular Season Series

NO leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Pelicans: 36.3%
Bulls: 63.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 111 - 123
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 111 - 123
4th 3.0 Antonio Reeves lost ball turnover (Dalen Terry steals) 111 - 123
4th 10.1 Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound 111 - 123
4th 14.0 Antonio Reeves misses 22-foot three point jumper 111 - 123

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/chi.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCHI https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/no.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originNO
42-86 FG 45-97
48.8 Field Goal % 46.4
10-34 3PT 14-37
29.4 Three Point % 37.8
17-25 FT 19-21
68.0 Free Throw % 90.5
47 Rebounds 42
9 Offensive Rebounds 7
38 Defensive Rebounds 35
26 Assists 29
4 Steals 15
2 Blocks 10
21 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 1
21 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
30 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 8
15 Fast Break Points 29
60 Points in Paint 56
16 Fouls 17

Game Information

Smoothie King Center

Location: New Orleans, LA
Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 16 1 .941 - W1
Milwaukee 7 9 .438 8.5 W3
Chicago 7 10 .412 9 W1
Detroit 7 10 .412 9 L2
Indiana 6 10 .375 9.5 L3

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 12 5 .706 - W2
Dallas 9 7 .563 2.5 W4
Memphis 9 7 .563 2.5 W1
San Antonio 8 8 .500 3.5 W2
New Orleans 4 13 .235 8 L4
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