
New Orleans Pelicans at San Antonio Spurs
· National Basketball AssociationWembanyama helps Spurs beat Pelicans, 121-116, as Paul moves into second in career assists

Paul had 10 assists, giving him 12,099 for his career and moving him past former Phoenix and Dallas star Jason Kidd (12,091).
Stephon Castle added 22 points for San Antonio, which snapped a three-game skid.
Wembanyama left the game with 8:59 remaining in the first quarter when he clutched his lower back. He had missed the previous two games with lower back soreness. But he returned to Sunday's game with 9:34 remaining in the second quarter.
Trey Murphy III scored 25 points and C.J. McCollum had 19 for the Pelicans. Dejounte Murray added 18 points and 11 assists and Yves Missi had 18 points and 14 rebounds.
Spurs: San Antonio lost Zach Collins and Keldon Johnson to injuries in the first half. Collins exited midway through the first quarter with a lower back injury when he landed on his right hip after fouling and tumbling over Murray on an attempted rebound. Johnson suffered a left calf injury with 7:11 remaining in the half.
Spurs: At Portland on Friday night.
Regular Season Series
SA leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
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End of Game | 116 - 121 |
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End of the 4th Quarter | 116 - 121 |
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Chris Paul defensive rebound | 116 - 121 |
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Dejounte Murray misses 32-foot three point jumper | 116 - 121 |
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CJ McCollum enters the game for Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | 116 - 121 |
Statistics
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43-99 | FG | 42-93 |
43.4 | Field Goal % | 45.2 |
13-38 | 3PT | 12-39 |
34.2 | Three Point % | 30.8 |
17-21 | FT | 25-31 |
81.0 | Free Throw % | 80.6 |
43 | Rebounds | 55 |
13 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
30 | Defensive Rebounds | 39 |
26 | Assists | 27 |
9 | Steals | 7 |
8 | Blocks | 11 |
8 | Turnovers | 13 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
8 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 20 |
20 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
46 | Points in Paint | 60 |
21 | Fouls | 18 |
8 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information

Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 16,840 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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43 | 25 | .632 | - | W6 |
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43 | 25 | .632 | - | W1 |
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33 | 36 | .478 | 10.5 | L3 |
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28 | 38 | .424 | 14 | W1 |
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18 | 50 | .265 | 25 | L2 |
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