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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Utah Jazz

April 7, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Pelicans beat the Jazz 156-137 on 2026-04-07 at home. The Pelicans started Kevon Looney, Jordan Poole, Jeremiah Fears, Derik Queen, and Micah Peavy. The Jazz started Oscar Tshiebwe, Brice Sensabaugh, Cody Williams, Kyle Filipowski, and Bez Mbeng. Brice Sensabaugh (Jazz) scored 14 points (6/11) in his matchups, with Micah Peavy as his primary defender. Jeremiah Fears (Pelicans) scored 10 points (4/11) in his matchups, with Kennedy Chandler as his primary defender.

Box score

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

NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans 156

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Jeremiah Fears GS 37:45 40 5 6 3 0 2 2 17-29 1-7 5-5 +30
Derik Queen GS 37:11 17 12 7 3 2 7 2 6-9 0-0 5-6 +17
Micah Peavy GS 36:02 20 4 2 2 0 3 3 9-13 2-3 0-0 +21
Jordan Poole GS 31:57 34 2 4 1 1 2 3 12-23 7-16 3-4 +18
Kevon Looney GS 28:30 7 12 6 2 1 0 2 2-4 1-2 2-2 +30
Josh Oduro 26:28 9 5 1 0 0 1 4 4-7 0-0 1-2 -1
Jordan Hawkins 23:15 25 6 4 3 1 1 0 11-16 3-5 0-0 0
Trey Alexander 11:06 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 0-3 0-0 2-2 -12
Hunter Dickinson 7:46 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-2 0-1 2-2 -8
Totals 156 48 32 15 5 16 18 61-106 14-34 20-23

Did not play: Saddiq Bey (DNP - Coach's Decision), Herbert Jones (DNP - Coach's Decision), DeAndre Jordan (DNP - Coach's Decision), Zion Williamson (DNP - Coach's Decision)

UTA
Utah Jazz
Utah Jazz 137

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Bez Mbeng GS 48:00 26 3 3 5 0 2 2 12-18 1-4 1-2 -19
Cody Williams GS 34:04 19 4 5 0 0 3 2 8-17 0-5 3-4 -20
Brice Sensabaugh GS 26:15 18 3 4 0 0 3 4 6-17 2-8 4-4 -34
Oscar Tshiebwe GS 21:01 12 7 0 2 0 2 4 6-10 0-0 0-0 -5
Kyle Filipowski GS 18:16 9 6 5 0 0 1 4 3-9 1-4 2-2 -12
Kennedy Chandler 43:13 31 7 8 2 0 3 0 11-18 2-3 7-8 -19
John Konchar 37:49 12 10 10 2 1 1 2 4-8 2-3 2-2 0
Blake Hinson 11:22 10 1 3 1 0 1 0 3-7 2-5 2-2 +14
Totals 137 41 38 12 1 16 18 53-104 10-32 21-24

Did not play: Isaiah Collier (DNP - Injury/Illness), Elijah Harkless (DNP - Injury/Illness), Kevin Love (DNP - Coach's Decision), Svi Mykhailiuk (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

UTA
Utah Jazz
Utah Jazz

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
Jeremiah Fears Kennedy Chandler: 25 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Bez Mbeng: 23 poss., 5 pts (2/4)
Derik Queen John Konchar: 19 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · Cody Williams: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Micah Peavy Brice Sensabaugh: 20 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · John Konchar: 17 poss., 11 pts (5/6)
Jordan Poole Bez Mbeng: 33 poss., 9 pts (3/7) · Cody Williams: 15 poss., 7 pts (3/4)
Kevon Looney Kyle Filipowski: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Oscar Tshiebwe: 12 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Josh Oduro John Konchar: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bez Mbeng: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jordan Hawkins Kennedy Chandler: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Bez Mbeng: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/3)
Trey Alexander Bez Mbeng: 10 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Blake Hinson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Hunter Dickinson Oscar Tshiebwe: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Blake Hinson: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Jazz defense

  • Jeremiah Fears 10 pts (4/11) in 92 possessions

    Guarded by: Kennedy Chandler (41 %, 4 pts) · Bez Mbeng (17 %, 2 pts) · Cody Williams (12 %, 0 pts)

  • Jordan Poole 16 pts (7/9) in 78 possessions

    Guarded by: Bez Mbeng (51 %, 9 pts) · Kennedy Chandler (13 %, 5 pts) · Cody Williams (11 %, 0 pts)

Defender Guarded most
Bez Mbeng Jordan Poole: 40 poss., 9 pts (4/5) · Jordan Hawkins: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Kennedy Chandler Jeremiah Fears: 38 poss., 4 pts (1/4) · Micah Peavy: 16 poss., 4 pts (2/2)
John Konchar Josh Oduro: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Micah Peavy: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Cody Williams Derik Queen: 20 poss., 7 pts (3/7) · Josh Oduro: 15 poss., 6 pts (2/3)
Brice Sensabaugh Micah Peavy: 21 poss., 2 pts (0/3) · Jeremiah Fears: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Oscar Tshiebwe Kevon Looney: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Derik Queen: 11 poss., 8 pts (4/6)
Kyle Filipowski Kevon Looney: 15 poss., 4 pts (1/4) · Derik Queen: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Blake Hinson Trey Alexander: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Micah Peavy: 5 poss., 7 pts (2/2)