
New Orleans Pelicans at San Antonio Spurs
· National Basketball AssociationVassell scores 22 points and Spurs hold off Pelicans, who were without Williamson

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.
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.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Matchup Prediction
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

Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 18,549 · 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 | 35 | .485 | 10 | L2 |
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28 | 38 | .424 | 14 | W1 |
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18 | 50 | .265 | 25 | L2 |
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