Chicago Bulls at New Orleans Pelicans
· National Basketball Association
Zion Williamson scores 29 and the Pelicans end a 9-game skid with a 143-130 win over the Bulls
Saddiq Bey had 20 points and 14 rebounds, highlighted by a pair of late 3s to help New Orleans hold a lead that was 18 points with 5:15 left but fell to single digits in the last two minutes.
Fans stood to applaud as the Pelicans began to run down the clock for their first victory since Nov. 5 at Dallas, 10 days before the firing of coach Willie Green, when New Orleans was 2-10.
Borrego needed six games to get his first win, and it came with a balanced, high-scoring effort.
The Pelicans (3-15) had eight players with 10 or more points. Trey Murphy scored 20 points, Jose Alvarado had 16, Yves Missi had 14 points and 14 rebounds, Bryce McGowens scored 11 and Micah Peavy had 10.
Ayo Dosunmu scored 28 points and Coby White added 24 for Chicago, which went 20 of 50 on 3-pointers. Josh Giddey added 21 points and Jalen Smith 13 for the Bulls, while Tre Jones had 10 points and 11 assists off the bench.
The Pelicans led by as many as 22 points in the second quarter when Murphy made it 55-33 by converting a 3-point play on a reverse layup while being fouled by Smith.
After the Bulls had chipped away in the final minutes of the second quarter, Williamson hit a driving layup and added a finger-roll in the final seconds of the period to put the Pelicans up 74-58 at halftime.
Pelicans: Host the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.
Regular Season Series
NO leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 130 - 143 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 130 - 143 |
| 4th 10.3 |  |
Jeremiah Fears makes free throw 2 of 2 | 130 - 143 |
| 4th 10.3 | |
Jeremiah Fears makes free throw 1 of 2 | 130 - 142 |
| 4th 10.3 |  |
Tre Jones personal foul | 130 - 141 |
Statistics
 CHI |
 NO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 43-82 | FG | 53-104 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 20-50 | 3PT | 13-35 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 24-32 | FT | 24-35 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| 4 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 4 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 21 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 78 |
| 21 | Fouls | 21 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 22 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Dejounte Murray, G | Out | Jan 7 |
Chicago Bulls Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Tre Jones, G | Out | Jan 26 |
| Zach Collins, F | Out | Jan 14 |
| Noa Essengue, F | Out | Dec 3 |
Game Information
Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 16,690 · Capacity:
Detroit
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Indiana2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
- | 15 | L1 | 0.67391306 | 31 |
 Houston |
2 | 16 | W2 | 0.6363636 | 28 |
 Dallas |
12 | 27 | L1 | 0.41304347 | 19 |
 Memphis |
12 | 26 | L3 | 0.4090909 | 18 |
 New Orleans |
20 | 36 | W2 | 0.25 | 12 |
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