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New Orleans Pelicans at Atlanta Hawks

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4-18, 1-11 Away
Final
112 - 124

11-11, 6-5 Home

Hawks beat skidding Pelicans 124-112 to extend win streak to 4 games

Dyson Daniels drops 19 points, four steals against old team

De'Andre Hunter scored a team-high 22 off the bench for the Hawks on his 27th birthday.

CJ McCollum led New Orleans with 29 points, one shy of his season high. Dejounte Murray, greeted by cheers in his first return to Atlanta since being traded by the Hawks last offseason, finished with seven points and 10 assists.

The depleted Pelicans (4-18) have lost nine in a row overall, and 11 of 12 on the road this season. The team's long injury list includes star players Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram.

Takeaways Pelicans: New Orleans bounced back a bit from a dismal offensive performance against New York on Sunday, when the Pelicans scored a season-low 85 points.

Hawks: Atlanta shooters got rolling in the second half, and seven players finished with at least 10 points. The Hawks shot 51% from the field overall.

Key moment After a cold first half of shooting, Young hit a 3-pointer with 2:46 to go in the third quarter to give the Hawks an 80-73 lead — their largest of the game to that point. A minute later, Hunter sank another 3 to increase the margin to 10.

Key stat Atlanta had 31 assists and has finished with 25 or more in a franchise-record 14 consecutive games.

Up Next Atlanta plays at Milwaukee on Wednesday, while New Orleans hosts the Phoenix Suns on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

ATL wins series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Hawks: 77.0%
Pelicans: 23.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 112 - 124
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 112 - 124
4th 18.0 Clint Capela defensive rebound 112 - 124
4th 20.1 Javonte Green misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot 112 - 124
4th 32.0 Jalen Johnson makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Trae Young assists) 112 - 124

Statistics

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44-100 FG 49-96
44.0 Field Goal % 51.0
13-42 3PT 10-38
31.0 Three Point % 26.3
11-17 FT 16-20
64.7 Free Throw % 80.0
41 Rebounds 51
15 Offensive Rebounds 11
26 Defensive Rebounds 40
21 Assists 30
15 Steals 12
5 Blocks 4
16 Turnovers 18
0 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 18
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
23 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 27
26 Fast Break Points 33
54 Points in Paint 74
18 Fouls 15
9 Largest Lead 12

Game Information

State Farm Arena

Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 15,034 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 43 25 .632 - W6
Memphis 43 25 .632 - W1
Dallas 33 36 .478 10.5 L3
San Antonio 28 38 .424 14 W1
New Orleans 18 50 .265 25 L2

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 32 35 .478 - L1
Orlando 32 37 .464 1 W1
Miami 29 38 .433 3 L7
Charlotte 17 49 .258 14.5 W1
Washington 15 51 .227 16.5 W2
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