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New Orleans Pelicans at Utah Jazz

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New Orleans Pelicans
17-44, 6-25 Away
Final
128 - 121

Utah Jazz
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
Brice Sensabaugh, F Day-To-Day Jul 19
Kyle Filipowski, F Day-To-Day Jul 19
Isaiah Collier, G Day-To-Day Jul 19
Walter Clayton Jr., G Day-To-Day Jul 19
Ace Bailey, G Day-To-Day Jul 19
New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Derik Queen, C Day-To-Day Jul 22
Yves Missi, C Day-To-Day Jul 19
Micah Peavy, G Day-To-Day Jul 19
Herbert Jones, SF Day-To-Day Jul 10
Zion Williamson, PF Day-To-Day Jul 3

Game Information

Delta Center

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

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 52 30 .634 - L3
Memphis 48 34 .585 4 W1
Dallas 39 43 .476 13 L1
San Antonio 34 48 .415 18 W1
New Orleans 21 61 .256 31 L7

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City - 14 W4 0.8292683 68
Denver 18 32 W3 0.6097561 50
Minnesota 19 33 W3 0.597561 49
Portland 32 46 W1 0.4390244 36
Utah 51 65 L2 0.20731707 17
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