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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Memphis Grizzlies

November 26, 2025 · 2025-26 season

The Grizzlies beat the Pelicans 133-128 on 2025-11-26 on the road against the Pelicans. The Pelicans started Zion Williamson, Saddiq Bey, Trey Murphy III, Jeremiah Fears, and Derik Queen. The Grizzlies started Jaren Jackson Jr., Vince Williams Jr., Zach Edey, Jaylen Wells, and Cedric Coward. Jaren Jackson Jr. (Grizzlies) scored 21 points (8/11) in his matchups, with Zion Williamson as his primary defender. Zion Williamson (Pelicans) scored 13 points (5/11) in his matchups, with Jaren Jackson Jr. as his primary defender.

Box score

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

NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans 128

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Saddiq Bey GS 38:42 18 10 2 3 1 0 1 6-13 4-9 2-2 -11
Trey Murphy III GS 38:28 12 4 6 2 0 3 3 5-12 2-6 0-0 -9
Zion Williamson GS 32:22 17 5 4 0 2 5 3 7-15 0-1 3-3 -9
Jeremiah Fears GS 26:23 10 2 3 0 0 0 0 4-11 1-3 1-1 -28
Derik Queen GS 22:50 10 2 9 1 1 1 1 5-8 0-1 0-0 -24
Yves Missi 29:24 6 6 3 0 3 1 2 3-6 0-0 0-0 +19
Jose Alvarado 26:37 24 5 2 2 0 1 5 9-15 6-11 0-0 +23
Micah Peavy 21:23 11 4 2 1 0 1 1 4-9 0-3 3-3 +4
Jordan Hawkins 15:19 14 1 1 1 1 1 0 5-9 4-8 0-0 +7
Bryce McGowens 13:32 6 1 2 0 1 1 2 2-3 2-3 0-1 +3
Totals 128 40 34 10 9 14 18 50-101 19-45 9-10

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

MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies 133

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Jaren Jackson Jr. GS 36:04 27 5 2 3 1 0 5 9-23 5-11 4-4 +10
Vince Williams Jr. GS 35:02 5 4 17 2 1 6 1 2-6 0-3 1-2 +27
Zach Edey GS 34:39 21 15 0 1 2 2 3 10-15 0-1 1-1 +39
Cedric Coward GS 34:06 12 9 4 0 1 3 2 5-10 0-2 2-3 +24
Jaylen Wells GS 32:28 25 3 1 1 1 1 3 9-11 5-6 2-2 +16
Santi Aldama 24:25 14 5 4 0 1 0 0 5-9 2-3 2-2 -21
Cam Spencer 19:06 11 2 7 1 0 2 1 4-5 3-4 0-0 -19
Jock Landale 18:06 11 3 1 0 1 2 1 5-11 1-2 0-0 -34
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 17:25 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0-3 0-3 0-0 -22
John Konchar 13:39 7 2 0 1 0 0 1 3-4 1-2 0-0 +5
Totals 133 49 38 9 8 16 18 52-97 17-37 12-14

Did not play: Kobe Bufkin (DNP - Coach's Decision), GG Jackson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jahmai Mashack (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies

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.

Pelicans defense

Defender Guarded most
Saddiq Bey Cedric Coward: 33 poss., 7 pts (3/6) · Santi Aldama: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Trey Murphy III Vince Williams Jr.: 29 poss., 4 pts (2/5) · Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Zion Williamson Jaren Jackson Jr.: 40 poss., 13 pts (5/7) · Vince Williams Jr.: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/3)
Yves Missi Zach Edey: 23 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jock Landale: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Jeremiah Fears Jaylen Wells: 22 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · John Konchar: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Jose Alvarado Jaylen Wells: 23 poss., 8 pts (3/7) · Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: 7 poss., 8 pts (3/3)
Derik Queen Zach Edey: 21 poss., 6 pts (3/6) · Jock Landale: 12 poss., 4 pts (2/2)
Micah Peavy Cam Spencer: 20 poss., 7 pts (3/6) · Santi Aldama: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jordan Hawkins Cam Spencer: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Cedric Coward: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Bryce McGowens Jaren Jackson Jr.: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Cedric Coward: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1)

Grizzlies defense

Defender Guarded most
Jaren Jackson Jr. Zion Williamson: 39 poss., 9 pts (3/7) · Yves Missi: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/8)
Zach Edey Yves Missi: 24 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Derik Queen: 17 poss., 8 pts (4/6)
Cedric Coward Saddiq Bey: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Trey Murphy III: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Vince Williams Jr. Trey Murphy III: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jeremiah Fears: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/4)
Jaylen Wells Jose Alvarado: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Trey Murphy III: 15 poss., 5 pts (2/2)
Santi Aldama Saddiq Bey: 15 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Trey Murphy III: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Cam Spencer Micah Peavy: 8 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · Jordan Hawkins: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jock Landale Yves Missi: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Derik Queen: 8 poss., 4 pts (2/3)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Trey Murphy III: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jose Alvarado: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
John Konchar Jeremiah Fears: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bryce McGowens: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)