New Orleans Pelicans vs. Atlanta Hawks
November 22, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Hawks beat the Pelicans 115-98 on 2025-11-22 on the road against the Pelicans. The Pelicans started Saddiq Bey, Trey Murphy III, Jeremiah Fears, Derik Queen, and Micah Peavy. The Hawks started Kristaps Porziņģis, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels, and Zaccharie Risacher. Kristaps Porziņģis (Hawks) scored 14 points (5/18) in his matchups, with Micah Peavy as his primary defender. Jeremiah Fears (Pelicans) scored 17 points (6/8) in his matchups, with Nickeil Alexander-Walker as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
98
Did not play: Herbert Jones (DND - Injury/Illness), DeAndre Jordan (DNP - Coach's Decision)
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
115
Did not play: Onyeka Okongwu (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Saddiq Bey · Trey Murphy III · Jeremiah Fears · Derik Queen · Micah Peavy Starter 12.2 min
- Jose Alvarado · Bryce McGowens · Jordan Hawkins · Yves Missi · Derik Queen 7.1 min
- Kevon Looney · Saddiq Bey · Bryce McGowens · Jeremiah Fears · Derik Queen 5.3 min
- Kevon Looney · Trey Murphy III · Jose Alvarado · Jordan Hawkins · Micah Peavy 4.0 min
- Saddiq Bey · Trey Murphy III · Yves Missi · Jeremiah Fears · Micah Peavy 3.9 min
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kristaps Porziņģis · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels · Zaccharie Risacher Starter 15.5 min
- Kristaps Porziņģis · Luke Kennard · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Vít Krejčí · Mouhamed Gueye 8.1 min
- Luke Kennard · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Vít Krejčí · Jalen Johnson · Mouhamed Gueye 4.0 min
- Luke Kennard · Vít Krejčí · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels · Mouhamed Gueye 3.8 min
- Kristaps Porziņģis · Luke Kennard · Vít Krejčí · Dyson Daniels · Mouhamed Gueye 3.0 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Pelicans defense
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Kristaps Porziņģis 14 pts (5/18) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Micah Peavy (25 %, 0 pts) · Kevon Looney (23 %, 0 pts) · Yves Missi (15 %, 2 pts)
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Jalen Johnson 8 pts (3/10) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Saddiq Bey (41 %, 3 pts) · Trey Murphy III (11 %, 0 pts) · Derik Queen (11 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Derik Queen | Dyson Daniels: 23 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Mouhamed Gueye: 16 poss., 6 pts (2/4) |
| Jeremiah Fears | Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 26 poss., 8 pts (4/6) · Dyson Daniels: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Saddiq Bey | Jalen Johnson: 29 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Zaccharie Risacher: 8 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Trey Murphy III | Zaccharie Risacher: 16 poss., 9 pts (3/5) · Vít Krejčí: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Micah Peavy | Kristaps Porziņģis: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · Mouhamed Gueye: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Yves Missi | Kristaps Porziņģis: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Mouhamed Gueye: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bryce McGowens | Luke Kennard: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Vít Krejčí: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Hawkins | Luke Kennard: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Vít Krejčí: 9 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Jose Alvarado | Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Vít Krejčí: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Kevon Looney | Kristaps Porziņģis: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Mouhamed Gueye: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
Hawks defense
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Jeremiah Fears 17 pts (6/8) in 62 possessions
Guarded by: Nickeil Alexander-Walker (36 %, 3 pts) · Dyson Daniels (16 %, 0 pts) · Zaccharie Risacher (13 %, 2 pts)
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Trey Murphy III 18 pts (7/17) in 54 possessions
Guarded by: Zaccharie Risacher (33 %, 4 pts) · Vít Krejčí (18 %, 6 pts) · Dyson Daniels (11 %, 4 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jalen Johnson | Saddiq Bey: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Micah Peavy: 11 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Jeremiah Fears: 23 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Jose Alvarado: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Dyson Daniels | Derik Queen: 17 poss., 8 pts (4/10) · Jeremiah Fears: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kristaps Porziņģis | Micah Peavy: 16 poss., 10 pts (4/5) · Saddiq Bey: 8 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Mouhamed Gueye | Derik Queen: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Kevon Looney: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Vít Krejčí | Trey Murphy III: 10 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Jordan Hawkins: 8 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Zaccharie Risacher | Trey Murphy III: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Jeremiah Fears: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Luke Kennard | Jordan Hawkins: 11 poss., 2 pts (0/2) · Bryce McGowens: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Asa Newell | Yves Missi: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Micah Peavy: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Caleb Houstan | Micah Peavy: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bryce McGowens: 2 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Jacob Toppin | Yves Missi: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Derik Queen: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |