San Antonio Spurs vs. New Orleans Pelicans
November 8, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Spurs beat the Pelicans 126-119 on 2025-11-08 at home. The Spurs started Harrison Barnes, De'Aaron Fox, Devin Vassell, Victor Wembanyama, and Stephon Castle. The Pelicans started Kevon Looney, Saddiq Bey, Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy III, and Jeremiah Fears. Jeremiah Fears (Pelicans) scored 20 points (8/15) in his matchups, with Stephon Castle as his primary defender. Victor Wembanyama (Spurs) scored 17 points (6/15) in his matchups, with Derik Queen as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
126
Did not play: Bismack Biyombo (DNP - Coach's Decision), David Jones Garcia (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jordan McLaughlin (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kelly Olynyk (DNP - Coach's Decision)
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
119
Did not play: DeAndre Jordan (DNP - Coach's Decision), Bryce McGowens (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Harrison Barnes · De'Aaron Fox · Devin Vassell · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle Starter 12.2 min
- Keldon Johnson · Devin Vassell · Lindy Waters III · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle 3.7 min
- Keldon Johnson · Julian Champagnie · Jeremy Sochan · Stephon Castle · Carter Bryant 3.4 min
- De'Aaron Fox · Keldon Johnson · Julian Champagnie · Jeremy Sochan · Victor Wembanyama 3.0 min
- Harrison Barnes · Keldon Johnson · Devin Vassell · Jeremy Sochan · Stephon Castle 2.9 min
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kevon Looney · Saddiq Bey · Herbert Jones · Trey Murphy III · Jeremiah Fears Starter 14.1 min
- Herbert Jones · Jose Alvarado · Jordan Hawkins · Derik Queen · Micah Peavy 7.3 min
- Saddiq Bey · Herbert Jones · Trey Murphy III · Jeremiah Fears · Derik Queen 6.6 min
- Saddiq Bey · Herbert Jones · Trey Murphy III · Karlo Matković · Jeremiah Fears 5.8 min
- Trey Murphy III · Jose Alvarado · Jordan Hawkins · Derik Queen · Micah Peavy 4.9 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Spurs defense
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Jeremiah Fears 20 pts (8/15) in 61 possessions
Guarded by: Stephon Castle (30 %, 4 pts) · Devin Vassell (21 %, 5 pts) · De'Aaron Fox (19 %, 4 pts)
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Trey Murphy III 7 pts (3/11) in 72 possessions
Guarded by: Stephon Castle (26 %, 0 pts) · Devin Vassell (19 %, 0 pts) · De'Aaron Fox (11 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Victor Wembanyama | Saddiq Bey: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · Micah Peavy: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Stephon Castle | Trey Murphy III: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jeremiah Fears: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/5) |
| Devin Vassell | Herbert Jones: 17 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · Trey Murphy III: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| De'Aaron Fox | Herbert Jones: 15 poss., 5 pts (1/2) · Jeremiah Fears: 11 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Harrison Barnes | Saddiq Bey: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Herbert Jones: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Julian Champagnie | Jordan Hawkins: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Trey Murphy III: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jeremy Sochan | Derik Queen: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Kevon Looney: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Keldon Johnson | Herbert Jones: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Derik Queen: 6 poss., 4 pts (1/2) |
| Lindy Waters III | Jordan Hawkins: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Derik Queen: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Carter Bryant | Herbert Jones: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jordan Hawkins: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Pelicans defense
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Victor Wembanyama 17 pts (6/15) in 66 possessions
Guarded by: Derik Queen (32 %, 3 pts) · Kevon Looney (28 %, 5 pts) · Jeremiah Fears (8 %, 2 pts)
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Stephon Castle 26 pts (9/14) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Trey Murphy III (30 %, 13 pts) · Jeremiah Fears (23 %, 3 pts) · Jose Alvarado (10 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | Stephon Castle: 21 poss., 13 pts (5/6) · De'Aaron Fox: 12 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Herbert Jones | Harrison Barnes: 19 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Devin Vassell: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jeremiah Fears | De'Aaron Fox: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Stephon Castle: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Saddiq Bey | Devin Vassell: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/5) · Harrison Barnes: 15 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Derik Queen | Victor Wembanyama: 21 poss., 3 pts (1/5) · Jeremy Sochan: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Hawkins | Julian Champagnie: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Lindy Waters III: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Micah Peavy | Keldon Johnson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · De'Aaron Fox: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Kevon Looney | Victor Wembanyama: 19 poss., 5 pts (1/3) · Jeremy Sochan: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jose Alvarado | Jeremy Sochan: 7 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Stephon Castle: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Karlo Matković | Jeremy Sochan: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Victor Wembanyama: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |