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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Brooklyn Nets

January 14, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Pelicans beat the Nets 116-113 on 2026-01-14 at home. The Pelicans started Zion Williamson, Saddiq Bey, Trey Murphy III, Jeremiah Fears, and Derik Queen. The Nets started Michael Porter Jr., Nic Claxton, Noah Clowney, Egor Dëmin, and Drake Powell. Cam Thomas (Nets) scored 3 points (1/3) in his matchups, with Saddiq Bey as his primary defender. Zion Williamson (Pelicans) scored 14 points (5/13) in his matchups, with Drake Powell as his primary defender.

Box score

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

NOP

New Orleans Pelicans 116

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Trey Murphy III GS	38:02	34	9	5	2	1	0	1	12-22	5-13	5-7	+15
Jeremiah Fears GS	30:08	7	7	4	0	0	0	1	3-13	1-4	0-0	+8
Zion Williamson GS	29:45	25	6	2	1	2	4	1	11-14	0-0	3-5	-17
Saddiq Bey GS	26:06	12	4	1	1	0	0	0	3-8	1-3	5-6	-6
Derik Queen GS	16:16	4	6	4	1	1	1	0	0-5	0-0	4-4	-14
Yves Missi	34:07	12	12	4	0	1	0	1	6-13	0-0	0-0	+23
Karlo Matković	17:59	8	3	1	0	2	1	2	3-5	1-2	1-1	+7
Jordan Poole	17:32	7	2	2	0	0	1	2	2-7	2-4	1-2	-2
Jordan Hawkins	15:19	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-5	0-4	0-0	-9
Bryce McGowens	14:47	5	2	1	0	0	1	3	2-5	1-3	0-0	+10
Totals		116	53	24	5	7	8	11	43-97	11-33	19-25

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

BKN

Brooklyn Nets 113

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Michael Porter Jr. GS	31:51	20	7	1	0	0	2	2	7-20	4-12	2-2	-2
Noah Clowney GS	31:09	6	7	6	0	1	1	3	3-7	0-3	0-0	-2
Nic Claxton GS	28:51	10	6	0	0	2	2	4	5-10	0-0	0-1	+2
Egor Dëmin GS	28:51	17	0	5	1	1	1	0	6-10	5-9	0-0	+2
Drake Powell GS	24:12	16	5	2	0	0	0	0	6-10	2-5	2-3	+5
Cam Thomas	23:48	16	1	5	0	0	1	0	6-15	2-5	2-2	-8
Day'Ron Sharpe	19:09	15	9	0	0	0	0	1	7-9	0-0	1-2	-5
Nolan Traore	19:09	5	1	1	0	0	2	3	2-8	1-5	0-0	-5
Terance Mann	16:51	3	2	3	0	0	1	2	1-1	1-1	0-2	-3
Danny Wolf	16:09	5	5	1	2	1	0	6	2-5	1-3	0-0	+1
Totals		113	43	24	3	5	10	21	45-95	16-43	7-12

Did not play: Tyrese Martin (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jalen Wilson (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

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New Orleans Pelicans

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Zion Williamson · Saddiq Bey · Trey Murphy III · Jeremiah Fears · Derik Queen Starter 4.2 min
Zion Williamson · Saddiq Bey · Trey Murphy III · Yves Missi · Jeremiah Fears 12.3 min
Trey Murphy III · Karlo Matković · Jordan Hawkins · Yves Missi · Jeremiah Fears 4.4 min
Zion Williamson · Jordan Poole · Saddiq Bey · Karlo Matković · Jordan Hawkins 4.1 min
Zion Williamson · Jordan Poole · Saddiq Bey · Jordan Hawkins · Derik Queen 3.1 min

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Brooklyn Nets

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Michael Porter Jr. · Nic Claxton · Noah Clowney · Egor Dëmin · Drake Powell Starter 24.2 min
Terance Mann · Day'Ron Sharpe · Cam Thomas · Nolan Traore · Danny Wolf 16.2 min
Michael Porter Jr. · Nic Claxton · Cam Thomas · Noah Clowney · Egor Dëmin 4.7 min
Michael Porter Jr. · Day'Ron Sharpe · Cam Thomas · Noah Clowney · Nolan Traore 2.3 min
Michael Porter Jr. · Terance Mann · Day'Ron Sharpe · Cam Thomas · Nolan Traore 0.7 min

Who guarded whom

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

Pelicans defense

Cam Thomas 3 pts (1/3) in 47 possessions

Guarded by: Saddiq Bey (18 %, 0 pts) · Bryce McGowens (17 %, 3 pts) · Jordan Hawkins (13 %, 0 pts)
Michael Porter Jr. 7 pts (3/9) in 61 possessions

Guarded by: Trey Murphy III (32 %, 3 pts) · Yves Missi (19 %, 0 pts) · Saddiq Bey (12 %, 4 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Trey Murphy III	Michael Porter Jr.: 19 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Egor Dëmin: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/4)
Yves Missi	Nic Claxton: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Michael Porter Jr.: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Zion Williamson	Noah Clowney: 20 poss., 11 pts (4/5) · Michael Porter Jr.: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Jeremiah Fears	Drake Powell: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Egor Dëmin: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Saddiq Bey	Egor Dëmin: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Cam Thomas: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Karlo Matković	Danny Wolf: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Day'Ron Sharpe: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Derik Queen	Nic Claxton: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Day'Ron Sharpe: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Jordan Poole	Terance Mann: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Nolan Traore: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Jordan Hawkins	Nolan Traore: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Cam Thomas: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Bryce McGowens	Cam Thomas: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Nolan Traore: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Nets defense

Zion Williamson 14 pts (5/13) in 58 possessions

Guarded by: Drake Powell (27 %, 7 pts) · Noah Clowney (19 %, 0 pts) · Michael Porter Jr. (14 %, 3 pts)
Jeremiah Fears 15 pts (6/11) in 56 possessions

Guarded by: Egor Dëmin (33 %, 3 pts) · Drake Powell (25 %, 2 pts) · Michael Porter Jr. (13 %, 6 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Michael Porter Jr.	Trey Murphy III: 25 poss., 7 pts (3/5) · Yves Missi: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/3)
Noah Clowney	Yves Missi: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Zion Williamson: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Nic Claxton	Yves Missi: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Saddiq Bey: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Egor Dëmin	Jeremiah Fears: 19 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Saddiq Bey: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Drake Powell	Zion Williamson: 15 poss., 7 pts (2/4) · Jeremiah Fears: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Cam Thomas	Bryce McGowens: 9 poss., 8 pts (2/2) · Jordan Poole: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Day'Ron Sharpe	Yves Missi: 7 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Karlo Matković: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Nolan Traore	Jordan Poole: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jordan Hawkins: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Danny Wolf	Karlo Matković: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Derik Queen: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Terance Mann	Jordan Poole: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Trey Murphy III: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)