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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Orlando Magic

April 5, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Magic beat the Pelicans 112-108 on 2026-04-05 on the road against the Pelicans. The Pelicans started Zion Williamson, Saddiq Bey, Herbert Jones, Yves Missi, and Jeremiah Fears. The Magic started Wendell Carter Jr., Desmond Bane, Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs, and Paolo Banchero. Paolo Banchero (Magic) scored 15 points (5/13) in his matchups, with Zion Williamson as his primary defender. Zion Williamson (Pelicans) scored 12 points (4/6) in his matchups, with Paolo Banchero as his primary defender.

Box score

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

NOP

New Orleans Pelicans 108

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Yves Missi GS	39:47	18	13	3	0	4	3	4	8-9	0-0	2-4	+1
Saddiq Bey GS	38:46	32	6	1	2	0	1	4	10-24	3-8	9-11	+6
Jeremiah Fears GS	36:44	19	3	7	2	1	3	4	4-14	2-7	9-11	0
Zion Williamson GS	27:48	17	7	2	0	1	1	3	5-11	0-0	7-9	-1
Herbert Jones GS	8:44	5	3	1	0	0	0	1	2-4	1-3	0-0	+8
Micah Peavy	27:51	3	5	1	1	1	1	3	1-6	1-4	0-0	-19
Jordan Hawkins	26:24	7	3	2	0	0	3	1	2-7	2-6	1-1	+2
Derik Queen	18:17	2	4	1	1	0	1	4	1-4	0-1	0-0	-5
Trey Alexander	11:16	5	2	0	1	0	1	2	2-4	1-1	0-0	-4
Hunter Dickinson	4:23	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	-8
Totals		108	47	18	7	8	15	27	35-84	10-31	28-36

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

ORL

Orlando Magic 112

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Paolo Banchero GS	38:02	23	16	6	2	1	5	3	6-14	0-3	11-15	-1
Desmond Bane GS	34:08	27	6	4	1	1	2	3	8-19	3-8	8-11	+8
Jalen Suggs GS	33:37	11	4	8	1	0	1	4	4-19	3-12	0-0	-1
Wendell Carter Jr. GS	31:45	13	5	1	0	0	1	5	6-7	0-1	1-4	-5
Franz Wagner GS	20:15	11	5	2	0	1	0	1	4-10	0-1	3-4	+10
Jamal Cain	27:37	8	5	2	0	0	0	2	3-7	0-3	2-2	+11
Jevon Carter	20:46	11	5	1	0	0	0	1	5-9	1-3	0-0	+2
Tristan da Silva	17:35	2	3	2	1	0	2	1	1-4	0-2	0-0	-13
Goga Bitadze	16:15	6	8	1	1	2	2	3	3-4	0-0	0-0	+9
Totals		112	57	27	6	5	13	23	40-93	7-33	25-36

Did not play: Noah Penda (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jase Richardson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Moritz Wagner (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

NOP

New Orleans Pelicans

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Zion Williamson · Saddiq Bey · Herbert Jones · Yves Missi · Jeremiah Fears Starter 5.2 min
Zion Williamson · Saddiq Bey · Jordan Hawkins · Yves Missi · Jeremiah Fears 6.7 min
Zion Williamson · Saddiq Bey · Yves Missi · Jeremiah Fears · Micah Peavy 6.5 min
Saddiq Bey · Jordan Hawkins · Trey Alexander · Yves Missi · Micah Peavy 4.8 min
Saddiq Bey · Yves Missi · Jeremiah Fears · Derik Queen · Micah Peavy 4.5 min

ORL

Orlando Magic

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Franz Wagner · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero Starter 14.1 min
Jevon Carter · Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Jamal Cain · Tristan da Silva 4.5 min
Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero · Tristan da Silva 3.5 min
Goga Bitadze · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero · Jamal Cain · Tristan da Silva 3.4 min
Jevon Carter · Goga Bitadze · Desmond Bane · Franz Wagner · Jamal Cain 3.3 min

Who guarded whom

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

Pelicans defense

Paolo Banchero 15 pts (5/13) in 84 possessions

Guarded by: Zion Williamson (39 %, 7 pts) · Yves Missi (18 %, 4 pts) · Saddiq Bey (15 %, 2 pts)
Franz Wagner 6 pts (2/6) in 42 possessions

Guarded by: Saddiq Bey (55 %, 4 pts) · Derik Queen (13 %, 0 pts) · Zion Williamson (10 %, 2 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Yves Missi	Wendell Carter Jr.: 33 poss., 6 pts (3/3) · Goga Bitadze: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Saddiq Bey	Franz Wagner: 23 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Tristan da Silva: 14 poss., 11 pts (4/6)
Jeremiah Fears	Jalen Suggs: 36 poss., 10 pts (2/6) · Jevon Carter: 10 poss., 1 pts (0/0)
Zion Williamson	Paolo Banchero: 33 poss., 7 pts (2/3) · Wendell Carter Jr.: 10 poss., 5 pts (1/5)
Micah Peavy	Desmond Bane: 22 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Jamal Cain: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Jordan Hawkins	Desmond Bane: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jamal Cain: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Derik Queen	Tristan da Silva: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Wendell Carter Jr.: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Trey Alexander	Jevon Carter: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Wendell Carter Jr.: 2 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Herbert Jones	Jalen Suggs: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Desmond Bane: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/3)
Hunter Dickinson	Wendell Carter Jr.: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Goga Bitadze: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Magic defense

Zion Williamson 12 pts (4/6) in 62 possessions

Guarded by: Paolo Banchero (46 %, 7 pts) · Wendell Carter Jr. (15 %, 0 pts) · Desmond Bane (9 %, 1 pts)
Jeremiah Fears 15 pts (5/14) in 80 possessions

Guarded by: Jalen Suggs (45 %, 5 pts) · Desmond Bane (15 %, 3 pts) · Paolo Banchero (11 %, 2 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Paolo Banchero	Zion Williamson: 29 poss., 7 pts (2/3) · Saddiq Bey: 20 poss., 2 pts (0/3)
Desmond Bane	Micah Peavy: 25 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Jeremiah Fears: 12 poss., 3 pts (0/2)
Jalen Suggs	Jeremiah Fears: 36 poss., 5 pts (2/9) · Saddiq Bey: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Wendell Carter Jr.	Yves Missi: 36 poss., 8 pts (4/5) · Zion Williamson: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jamal Cain	Jordan Hawkins: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Saddiq Bey: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Franz Wagner	Saddiq Bey: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jeremiah Fears: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Jevon Carter	Trey Alexander: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jordan Hawkins: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Goga Bitadze	Yves Missi: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Hunter Dickinson: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Tristan da Silva	Saddiq Bey: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Derik Queen: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1)