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New Orleans Pelicans at San Antonio Spurs

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18-50, 6-28 Away
Final
115 - 119

28-38, 17-17 Home

Vassell scores 22 points and Spurs hold off Pelicans, who were without Williamson

New Orleans Pelicans vs. San Antonio Spurs: Game Highlights

Keldon Johnson and Harrison Barnes each had 19 points for San Antonio and Stephon Castle added 17.

C.J. McCollum had 26 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for the Pelicans, who were without Zion Williamson. The team said the star power forward sat out because of personal reasons.

McCollum shot 5 for 12 on 3-pointers, including 4 for 5 while scoring 14 points in the second quarter. Trey Murphy III scored 20 points.

The Spurs were without Victor Wembanyama (blood clot in right shoulder) and De'Aaron Fox (left pinkie tendon damage).

New Orleans opened the second half on a 15-7 run to take their largest lead at 73-65. San Antonio responded by closing the third quarter on a 25-8 run.

Jeremy Sochan banked in a 3-pointer from halfcourt to give the Spurs a 92-83 lead entering the fourth.

Takeaways Pelicans: Kelly Olynyk shot 7 for 12 from the field, including a scoop shot he tossed in over his head while avoiding a defender's reach. He finished with 14 points, seven assists and six rebounds in 31 minutes.

Spurs: Veteran center Bismack Biyombo had two points and two rebounds in his 13th start in place of Wembanyama. Biyombo is averaging 5.0 points and 4.9 rebounds in March.

Key moment With the Spurs clinging to a 113-111 lead with 1:30 remaining, Johnson won a battle for the rebound of Castle's missed 3-pointer. Johnson passed it to Vassell, who drained a 3 from 26 feet to extend San Antonio's lead to 116-111 with 1:03 remaining.

Key stat San Antonio has 142 3-pointers in March, the most of any team. Boston is second with 139. The Celtics are 7-1 in March while the Spurs are 4-5.

Up next The Pelicans host Detroit on Monday, while the Spurs are at the Los Angeles Lakers that night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Matchup Prediction

Spurs: 55.8%
Pelicans: 44.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 115 - 119
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 115 - 119
4th 0.2 Bruce Brown offensive rebound 115 - 119
4th 0.2 Trey Murphy III misses 33-foot three point jumper 115 - 119
4th 4.1 Jose Alvarado enters the game for Karlo Matkovic 115 - 119

Statistics

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46-92 FG 39-84
50.0 Field Goal % 46.4
12-35 3PT 16-39
34.3 Three Point % 41.0
11-11 FT 25-33
100.0 Free Throw % 75.8
52 Rebounds 37
12 Offensive Rebounds 8
40 Defensive Rebounds 29
34 Assists 26
2 Steals 10
3 Blocks 2
15 Turnovers 10
3 Team Turnovers 0
18 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
24 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 10
22 Fast Break Points 19
62 Points in Paint 40
20 Fouls 15
8 Largest Lead 11

Game Information

Frost Bank Center

Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 18,549 · 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
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