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LA Clippers vs. New Orleans Pelicans

November 8, 2026 · 2026-27 season

The Clippers beat the Pelicans 139-123 on 2026-11-08 at home. The Clippers started Brook Lopez, Kris Dunn, Derrick Jones Jr., Rui Hachimura, and Darius Garland. The Pelicans started Dejounte Murray, Zion Williamson, Trey Murphy III, Karlo Matković, and Jeremiah Fears. Jeremiah Fears (Pelicans) scored 15 points (5/8) in his matchups, with Darius Garland as his primary defender. Darius Garland (Clippers) scored 7 points (2/4) in his matchups, with Dejounte Murray as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

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LA Clippers 139

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Darius Garland GS 31:39 24 0 10 1 0 2 1 6-11 3-7 9-12 +2
Derrick Jones Jr. GS 28:42 8 4 3 0 0 1 1 2-5 0-1 4-6 +4
Brook Lopez GS 26:25 20 7 1 0 0 0 5 8-11 1-2 3-4 +9
Rui Hachimura GS 26:12 14 3 2 1 0 0 2 6-13 2-6 0-0 +2
Kris Dunn GS 23:49 14 5 4 1 0 1 0 4-7 2-3 4-4 +2
Kobe Sanders 21:44 8 2 4 0 0 3 2 3-9 2-7 0-0 +15
Baba Miller 19:56 12 5 4 2 2 1 4 3-9 0-2 6-6 +7
Max Strus 19:14 7 4 2 0 0 0 1 3-6 1-4 0-0 +17
Keaton Wagler 18:13 15 2 4 1 0 2 5 4-5 3-4 4-4 +11
Gradey Dick 16:39 15 4 0 2 0 0 3 6-7 2-2 1-2 +17
Nick Martinelli 2:29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 -2
Jalen Pickett 2:29 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -2
Cam Christie 2:29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -2
Totals 139 36 34 8 2 11 24 46-84 16-38 31-38

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New Orleans Pelicans 123

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Zion Williamson GS 31:20 25 4 2 0 0 2 3 9-9 0-0 7-9 0
Trey Murphy III GS 30:23 26 7 3 1 0 3 4 9-17 4-9 4-4 -10
Jeremiah Fears GS 29:04 25 6 5 2 0 2 4 10-14 3-5 2-4 -1
Dejounte Murray GS 28:12 6 3 3 0 0 1 3 1-6 0-1 4-4 +4
Karlo Matković GS 18:55 3 3 2 0 1 1 5 1-2 1-2 0-0 -2
Saddiq Bey 26:04 13 4 3 1 0 1 2 3-12 1-6 6-6 -19
Derik Queen 20:35 8 5 3 1 1 4 2 1-5 0-0 6-6 -14
Herbert Jones 19:50 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 2-6 0-2 0-0 -23
Trendon Watford 16:40 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 2-4 1-2 0-0 -16
Bennedict Mathurin 8:45 6 0 1 1 0 0 1 2-5 0-2 2-2 -5
Julian Reese 3:24 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 +2
Bryce McGowens 3:24 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 +2
AJ Johnson 3:24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 +2
Totals 123 35 23 6 2 16 29 41-81 10-29 31-35

Did not play: DeAndre Jordan (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jordan Poole (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

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Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

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Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Clippers defense

Defender Guarded most
Darius Garland Dejounte Murray: 21 poss., 5 pts (1/2) · Jeremiah Fears: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/3)
Derrick Jones Jr. Trey Murphy III: 26 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Zion Williamson: 10 poss., 1 pts (0/0)
Brook Lopez Karlo Matković: 21 poss., 8 pts (3/5) · Zion Williamson: 11 poss., 4 pts (1/1)
Rui Hachimura Zion Williamson: 23 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Saddiq Bey: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Kobe Sanders Saddiq Bey: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Trendon Watford: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Kris Dunn Jeremiah Fears: 12 poss., 7 pts (2/2) · Dejounte Murray: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Baba Miller Derik Queen: 24 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · Julian Reese: 5 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Max Strus Saddiq Bey: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Trey Murphy III: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Keaton Wagler Herbert Jones: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Trendon Watford: 5 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Gradey Dick Saddiq Bey: 8 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · Herbert Jones: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Cam Christie Trendon Watford: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bryce McGowens: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Nick Martinelli AJ Johnson: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Trendon Watford: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Jalen Pickett AJ Johnson: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bryce McGowens: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Pelicans defense

Defender Guarded most
Zion Williamson Rui Hachimura: 21 poss., 7 pts (2/2) · Brook Lopez: 15 poss., 11 pts (5/5)
Trey Murphy III Derrick Jones Jr.: 22 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Kobe Sanders: 8 poss., 5 pts (2/2)
Dejounte Murray Darius Garland: 25 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Kris Dunn: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Saddiq Bey Max Strus: 12 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Kobe Sanders: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/1)
Jeremiah Fears Kris Dunn: 17 poss., 10 pts (4/5) · Derrick Jones Jr.: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Karlo Matković Brook Lopez: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Rui Hachimura: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Derik Queen Baba Miller: 21 poss., 4 pts (1/3) · Max Strus: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Herbert Jones Keaton Wagler: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Darius Garland: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Trendon Watford Gradey Dick: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kobe Sanders: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Bennedict Mathurin Keaton Wagler: 5 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Gradey Dick: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Julian Reese Baba Miller: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Rui Hachimura: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
AJ Johnson Jalen Pickett: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Nick Martinelli: 1 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Bryce McGowens Keaton Wagler: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jalen Pickett: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)