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New Orleans Pelicans vs. LA Clippers

March 19, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Pelicans beat the Clippers 105-99 on 2026-03-19 at home. The Pelicans started Zion Williamson, Saddiq Bey, Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy III, and Yves Missi. The Clippers started Brook Lopez, Kris Dunn, Derrick Jones Jr., John Collins, and Jordan Miller. John Collins (Clippers) scored 15 points (6/9) in his matchups, with Zion Williamson as his primary defender. Zion Williamson (Pelicans) scored 22 points (8/13) in his matchups, with Derrick Jones Jr. as his primary defender.

Box score

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

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New Orleans Pelicans 105

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Saddiq Bey GS 35:33 20 6 6 1 0 0 0 6-11 3-4 5-5 +1
Trey Murphy III GS 34:40 27 5 2 1 0 3 2 9-17 5-11 4-4 +4
Zion Williamson GS 33:01 15 5 2 3 0 2 3 5-7 0-0 5-7 +12
Herbert Jones GS 30:06 11 3 2 2 0 1 3 4-11 3-7 0-0 +12
Yves Missi GS 27:19 11 11 4 0 1 4 5 5-5 0-0 1-2 -12
Jeremiah Fears 23:32 8 0 2 2 0 1 0 4-10 0-2 0-0 -2
Karlo Matković 23:07 3 5 0 1 1 1 3 0-6 0-4 3-4 +6
Jordan Poole 17:11 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 2-6 1-4 0-0 +5
Derik Queen 15:31 5 5 0 1 0 4 1 2-5 1-2 0-0 +4
Totals 105 40 21 11 2 16 19 37-78 13-34 18-22

Did not play: Jordan Hawkins (DNP - Coach's Decision), DeAndre Jordan (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kevon Looney (DNP - Coach's Decision), Micah Peavy (DNP - Coach's Decision)

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LA Clippers 99

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Jordan Miller GS 37:03 11 8 5 1 0 0 0 2-8 0-3 7-11 -17
Kris Dunn GS 34:16 8 7 3 3 0 3 2 3-8 2-4 0-0 +3
Derrick Jones Jr. GS 33:39 22 4 3 1 0 1 4 7-11 1-2 7-7 -3
Brook Lopez GS 28:50 6 3 2 0 1 3 5 2-9 0-3 2-6 -8
John Collins GS 27:32 18 8 1 1 0 3 2 7-14 3-8 1-3 -4
Bogdan Bogdanović 27:19 16 1 1 0 0 2 3 6-9 3-5 1-2 0
Kobe Sanders 19:44 5 0 2 4 0 1 4 2-6 1-4 0-0 +2
Isaiah Jackson 19:10 13 6 1 0 1 0 1 6-9 0-2 1-3 +2
Cam Christie 12:27 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 -5
Totals 99 39 20 11 2 15 21 35-76 10-32 19-32

Did not play: Nicolas Batum (DNP - Coach's Decision), Norchad Omier (DNP - Coach's Decision), Sean Pedulla (DNP - Coach's Decision), TyTy Washington Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

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Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

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Starting lineup

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Who guarded whom

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

Pelicans defense

Defender Guarded most
Saddiq Bey Jordan Miller: 29 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · Bogdan Bogdanović: 11 poss., 6 pts (2/3)
Trey Murphy III Derrick Jones Jr.: 33 poss., 5 pts (1/1) · Kris Dunn: 11 poss., 10 pts (3/5)
Zion Williamson John Collins: 15 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Brook Lopez: 13 poss., 5 pts (1/1)
Herbert Jones Kris Dunn: 19 poss., 8 pts (3/6) · Bogdan Bogdanović: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Yves Missi Brook Lopez: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · John Collins: 10 poss., 1 pts (0/0)
Jeremiah Fears Cam Christie: 15 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Kobe Sanders: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Karlo Matković John Collins: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jordan Miller: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Jordan Poole Kobe Sanders: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jordan Miller: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Derik Queen Isaiah Jackson: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Kris Dunn: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1)

Clippers defense

Defender Guarded most
Jordan Miller Saddiq Bey: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Herbert Jones: 12 poss., 2 pts (0/1)
Derrick Jones Jr. Zion Williamson: 23 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Trey Murphy III: 20 poss., 5 pts (2/4)
Kris Dunn Trey Murphy III: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Herbert Jones: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Bogdan Bogdanović Herbert Jones: 16 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Jeremiah Fears: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Brook Lopez Saddiq Bey: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Karlo Matković: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
John Collins Karlo Matković: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Zion Williamson: 10 poss., 4 pts (1/3)
Isaiah Jackson Yves Missi: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Derik Queen: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Kobe Sanders Jordan Poole: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jeremiah Fears: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Cam Christie Jeremiah Fears: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jordan Poole: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)