Brooklyn Nets vs. New Orleans Pelicans
December 6, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Nets beat the Pelicans 119-101 on 2025-12-06 at home. The Nets started Michael Porter Jr., Terance Mann, Nic Claxton, Noah Clowney, and Egor Dëmin. The Pelicans started Saddiq Bey, Trey Murphy III, Bryce McGowens, Jeremiah Fears, and Derik Queen. Jeremiah Fears (Pelicans) scored 14 points (6/14) in his matchups, with Egor Dëmin as his primary defender. Michael Porter Jr. (Nets) scored 13 points (5/9) in his matchups, with Saddiq Bey as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
119
Did not play: Tyrese Martin (DNP - Coach's Decision)
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
101
Did not play: Trey Alexander (DNP - Coach's Decision), DeAndre Jordan (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kevon Looney (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Michael Porter Jr. · Terance Mann · Nic Claxton · Noah Clowney · Egor Dëmin Starter 21.2 min
- Ziaire Williams · Day'Ron Sharpe · Danny Wolf · Ben Saraf · Drake Powell 7.6 min
- Day'Ron Sharpe · Jalen Wilson · Danny Wolf · Ben Saraf · Drake Powell 3.8 min
- Michael Porter Jr. · Nic Claxton · Noah Clowney · Ben Saraf · Drake Powell 3.2 min
- Day'Ron Sharpe · Noah Clowney · Danny Wolf · Ben Saraf · Drake Powell 2.9 min
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Saddiq Bey · Trey Murphy III · Bryce McGowens · Jeremiah Fears · Derik Queen Starter 13.5 min
- Saddiq Bey · Trey Murphy III · Jose Alvarado · Jeremiah Fears · Derik Queen 11.4 min
- Jose Alvarado · Bryce McGowens · Jordan Hawkins · Yves Missi · Micah Peavy 3.1 min
- Jose Alvarado · Bryce McGowens · Karlo Matković · Jordan Hawkins · Micah Peavy 3.0 min
- Jose Alvarado · Karlo Matković · Jordan Hawkins · Yves Missi · Micah Peavy 2.5 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Nets defense
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Jeremiah Fears 14 pts (6/14) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Egor Dëmin (23 %, 0 pts) · Terance Mann (15 %, 0 pts) · Nic Claxton (15 %, 2 pts)
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Trey Murphy III 19 pts (7/14) in 68 possessions
Guarded by: Michael Porter Jr. (30 %, 8 pts) · Noah Clowney (14 %, 0 pts) · Terance Mann (12 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | Trey Murphy III: 20 poss., 8 pts (3/5) · Saddiq Bey: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Noah Clowney | Saddiq Bey: 15 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Trey Murphy III: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Nic Claxton | Derik Queen: 21 poss., 4 pts (1/3) · Jeremiah Fears: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Terance Mann | Bryce McGowens: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Saddiq Bey: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Egor Dëmin | Jeremiah Fears: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Trey Murphy III: 7 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Day'Ron Sharpe | Yves Missi: 14 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Derik Queen: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Ben Saraf | Jose Alvarado: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Bryce McGowens: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Drake Powell | Jose Alvarado: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Micah Peavy: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Danny Wolf | Micah Peavy: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jose Alvarado: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ziaire Williams | Jose Alvarado: 5 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Micah Peavy: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jalen Wilson | Saddiq Bey: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jeremiah Fears: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Pelicans defense
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Michael Porter Jr. 13 pts (5/9) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Saddiq Bey (33 %, 3 pts) · Trey Murphy III (20 %, 7 pts) · Jeremiah Fears (12 %, 0 pts)
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Noah Clowney 17 pts (6/12) in 55 possessions
Guarded by: Jeremiah Fears (34 %, 6 pts) · Saddiq Bey (16 %, 5 pts) · Derik Queen (13 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | Terance Mann: 21 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · Michael Porter Jr.: 13 poss., 7 pts (3/5) |
| Jeremiah Fears | Noah Clowney: 19 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Nic Claxton: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Saddiq Bey | Michael Porter Jr.: 21 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Noah Clowney: 9 poss., 5 pts (1/3) |
| Derik Queen | Nic Claxton: 25 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Noah Clowney: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Jose Alvarado | Ben Saraf: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Drake Powell: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Bryce McGowens | Egor Dëmin: 10 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Terance Mann: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Yves Missi | Day'Ron Sharpe: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Danny Wolf: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Micah Peavy | Danny Wolf: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Drake Powell: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Hawkins | Terance Mann: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Egor Dëmin: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Karlo Matković | Danny Wolf: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Noah Clowney: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |