Chicago Bulls at New Orleans Pelicans
· National Basketball AssociationBrandon Ingram scores 33, and the Pelicans beat the Bulls 123-111 without Zion Williamson
Newly-acquired point guard Dejounte Murray had 14 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds in his Pelicans debut, but injured his left hand in the fourth quarter. CJ McCollum scored 23 for New Orleans.
Williamson was ruled out shortly before the game because of an illness, marking his 207th missed regular-season game since he was drafted No. 1 overall in 2019.
Zach LaVine scored 27 points, and Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulls, who trailed for most of the second half and by as many as 16 points in the fourth quarter.
Jalen Smith scored 15 points, and Josh Giddey added 14 points for Chicago.
Jordan Hawkins scored 13 for the Pelicans.
When Missi walked to the bench with 4:20 left, he received a standing ovation.
Regular Season Series
NO leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 111 - 123 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 111 - 123 | |
4th 3.0 | Antonio Reeves lost ball turnover (Dalen Terry steals) | 111 - 123 | |
4th 10.1 | Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound | 111 - 123 | |
4th 14.0 | Antonio Reeves misses 22-foot three point jumper | 111 - 123 |
Statistics
CHI | NO | |
---|---|---|
42-86 | FG | 45-97 |
48.8 | Field Goal % | 46.4 |
10-34 | 3PT | 14-37 |
29.4 | Three Point % | 37.8 |
17-25 | FT | 19-21 |
68.0 | Free Throw % | 90.5 |
47 | Rebounds | 42 |
9 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
38 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
26 | Assists | 29 |
4 | Steals | 15 |
2 | Blocks | 10 |
21 | Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
21 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
30 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 8 |
15 | Fast Break Points | 29 |
60 | Points in Paint | 56 |
16 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Location: New Orleans, LA
Capacity:
2024-25 Southwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Orleans | - | 0 | W2 | 1 | 2 |
Dallas | 0.5 | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
Houston | 1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
Memphis | 1 | 1 | L1 | 0.5 | 1 |
San Antonio | 1.5 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
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