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New Orleans Pelicans at Utah Jazz

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17-44, 6-25 Away
Final
128 - 121

15-45, 8-23 Home

Olynyk scores season-high 26 points as Pelicans use fourth-quarter surge to beat Jazz 128-121

New Orleans Pelicans vs. Utah Jazz: Game Highlights

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.

Takeaways Pelicans: Williamson has 20 assists in his last two games. He’s averaging 5.2 assists per game this season.

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.

Key moment McCollum’s three straight 3-pointers highlighted the Pelicans' big run that put them ahead for good.

Key stat New Orleans’ top three scorers all shot better than 55% from the field.

Up next New Orleans is at the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. Utah hosts Detroit on Monday.

Regular Season Series

NO wins series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 128 - 121
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 128 - 121
4th 4.1 Trey Murphy III makes technical free throw 128 - 121
4th 4.1 excess timeout turnover 127 - 121
4th 4.1 excess timeout technical foul 127 - 121

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/no.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originNO https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/utah.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originUTAH
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 Utah Jazz Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
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 New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
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

Delta Center

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,175 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 50 27 .649 - W1
Memphis 44 32 .579 5.5 L4
Dallas 38 39 .494 12 W1
San Antonio 32 44 .421 17.5 W1
New Orleans 21 55 .276 28.5 L1

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 64 12 .842 - W11
Denver 47 30 .610 17.5 L2
Minnesota 44 32 .579 20 W3
Portland 33 43 .434 31 W1
Utah 16 61 .208 48.5 L7
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