
Detroit Pistons at New Orleans Pelicans
· National Basketball AssociationCunningham, Pistons top New Orleans 127-81; Pelicans' Murphy out for season with shoulder injury

Simone Fontecchio scored 23 points for Detroit, which had dropped four of six.
Zion Williamson had 30 points for New Orleans, and Yves Missi finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks. Williamson also grabbed six rebounds and blocked two shots.
The Pelicans lost for the seventh time in eight games. And postgame, New Orleans announced Trey Murphy III was diagnosed with a torn labrum and partial tear of the rotator cuff in his right shoulder, an injury that happened when he dislocated the shoulder in the first quarter Monday. He will miss the rest of the season.
Cunningham scored 17 points to help Detroit to a 63-32 halftime lead. Fontecchio had 18 points in the second half.
Pelicans: It was a bad shooting night in a variety of ways. The Pelicans shot 32.6% from the field, including a 5-for-32 from 3-point range. They went 20 for 30 at the free-throw line.
Regular Season Series
DET leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 127 - 81 |
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 127 - 81 |
4th 10.1 | ![]() |
Lindy Waters III lost ball turnover (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl steals) | 127 - 81 |
4th 31.0 | ![]() |
Lindy Waters III defensive rebound | 127 - 81 |
4th 34.1 | ![]() |
Antonio Reeves misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot | 127 - 81 |
Statistics
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46-84 | FG | 28-86 |
54.8 | Field Goal % | 32.6 |
13-35 | 3PT | 5-32 |
37.1 | Three Point % | 15.6 |
22-29 | FT | 20-30 |
75.9 | Free Throw % | 66.7 |
50 | Rebounds | 39 |
11 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
39 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
33 | Assists | 18 |
10 | Steals | 7 |
7 | Blocks | 6 |
13 | Turnovers | 16 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
14 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
4 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 20 |
23 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
56 | Points in Paint | 44 |
19 | Fouls | 15 |
46 | Largest Lead | 0 |
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 |
Detroit Pistons Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
---|---|---|
Ronald Holland II, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 21 |
Isaiah Stewart, C | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Jaden Ivey, PG | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Game Information

Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 17,398 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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- | 30 | L3 | 0.63414633 | 52 |
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4 | 34 | W1 | 0.58536583 | 48 |
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13 | 43 | L1 | 0.47560975 | 39 |
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18 | 48 | W1 | 0.41463414 | 34 |
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31 | 61 | L7 | 0.25609756 | 21 |
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