
New Orleans Pelicans at Utah Jazz
· National Basketball AssociationOlynyk scores season-high 26 points as Pelicans use fourth-quarter surge to beat Jazz 128-121

CJ McCollum added 25 points and eight assists, Zion Williamson had 24 points and nine assists and Trey Murphy III scored 20 points to help the Pelicans win their fifth straight over the Jazz.
Keyonte George led the Jazz with 28 points and Brice Sensabaugh added 21. Oscar Tshiebwe had his first career double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Utah had won the five previous meetings with New Orleans in Salt Lake City.
Utah took its first lead when Cody Williams made a 3-pointer to open the fourth quarter. His basket highlighted a 27-8 run that put Utah up 100-94. Tshiebwe led the surge with five baskets.
But New Orleans overtook the Jazz again, going up 118-108 with 4:02 left after McCollum fueled a 15-0 run with three straight 3-pointers.
The Pelicans led by 17 early in the third quarter after scoring on eight straight possessions spanning both halves. Williamson fueled the 18-3 surge that put New Orleans up 74-57 with four layups and assists on two other baskets.
Jazz: Tshiebwe averaged 12.0 points and 9.5 rebounds in two games against New Orleans this season. He has appeared in five total games for Utah.
Regular Season Series
NO wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
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End of Game | 128 - 121 |
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End of the 4th Quarter | 128 - 121 |
4th 4.1 | ![]() |
Trey Murphy III makes technical free throw | 128 - 121 |
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excess timeout turnover | 127 - 121 |
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excess timeout technical foul | 127 - 121 |
Statistics
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53-102 | FG | 46-96 |
52.0 | Field Goal % | 47.9 |
15-44 | 3PT | 16-44 |
34.1 | Three Point % | 36.4 |
7-13 | FT | 13-17 |
53.8 | Free Throw % | 76.5 |
48 | Rebounds | 41 |
13 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
35 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
35 | Assists | 35 |
8 | Steals | 4 |
5 | Blocks | 4 |
11 | Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
11 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
10 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
17 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
76 | Points in Paint | 56 |
15 | Fouls | 14 |
18 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Utah Jazz Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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John Collins, PF | Out | Apr 2 |
Lauri Markkanen, PF | Out | Apr 2 |
Cody Williams, F | Out | Apr 2 |
Jordan Clarkson, PG | Out | Mar 27 |
Elijah Harkless, G | Out | Mar 24 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Jordan Hawkins, G | Day-To-Day | Apr 3 |
Brandon Boston, SG | Out | Apr 1 |
CJ McCollum, SG | Out | Mar 31 |
Zion Williamson, PF | Out | Mar 31 |
Trey Murphy III, SG | Out | Mar 17 |
Game Information

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,175 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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50 | 27 | .649 | - | W1 |
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44 | 32 | .579 | 5.5 | L4 |
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38 | 39 | .494 | 12 | W1 |
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32 | 44 | .421 | 17.5 | W1 |
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21 | 55 | .276 | 28.5 | L1 |
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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64 | 12 | .842 | - | W11 |
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47 | 30 | .610 | 17.5 | L2 |
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44 | 32 | .579 | 20 | W3 |
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33 | 43 | .434 | 31 | W1 |
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16 | 61 | .208 | 48.5 | L7 |
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