San Antonio Spurs vs. New Orleans Pelicans
January 25, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Pelicans beat the Spurs 104-95 on 2026-01-25 on the road against the Spurs. The Spurs started Harrison Barnes, De'Aaron Fox, Julian Champagnie, Victor Wembanyama, and Stephon Castle. The Pelicans started Zion Williamson, Saddiq Bey, Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy III, and Derik Queen. Zion Williamson (Pelicans) scored 12 points (4/10) in his matchups, with Keldon Johnson as his primary defender. Victor Wembanyama (Spurs) scored 22 points (10/23) in his matchups, with Zion Williamson as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
95
Did not play: Bismack Biyombo (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jordan McLaughlin (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kelly Olynyk (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jeremy Sochan (DNP - Coach's Decision), Lindy Waters III (DNP - Coach's Decision)
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
104
Did not play: Jordan Hawkins (DNP - Coach's Decision), DeAndre Jordan (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kevon Looney (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jordan Poole (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Harrison Barnes · De'Aaron Fox · Julian Champagnie · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle Starter 9.3 min
- De'Aaron Fox · Keldon Johnson · Julian Champagnie · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle 6.8 min
- De'Aaron Fox · Keldon Johnson · Devin Vassell · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle 4.3 min
- Luke Kornet · Keldon Johnson · Devin Vassell · Dylan Harper · Carter Bryant 4.2 min
- De'Aaron Fox · Luke Kornet · Keldon Johnson · Devin Vassell · Dylan Harper 3.9 min
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Zion Williamson · Saddiq Bey · Herbert Jones · Trey Murphy III · Derik Queen Starter 11.2 min
- Zion Williamson · Saddiq Bey · Herbert Jones · Trey Murphy III · Yves Missi 9.6 min
- Zion Williamson · Herbert Jones · Jose Alvarado · Yves Missi · Micah Peavy 5.2 min
- Trey Murphy III · Karlo Matković · Yves Missi · Jeremiah Fears · Micah Peavy 4.2 min
- Saddiq Bey · Trey Murphy III · Yves Missi · Jeremiah Fears · Micah Peavy 3.7 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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Zion Williamson 12 pts (4/10) in 59 possessions
Guarded by: Keldon Johnson (35 %, 0 pts) · Harrison Barnes (17 %, 3 pts) · Victor Wembanyama (12 %, 0 pts)
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Jeremiah Fears 6 pts (3/5) in 32 possessions
Guarded by: Devin Vassell (18 %, 0 pts) · Julian Champagnie (18 %, 0 pts) · Keldon Johnson (18 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| De'Aaron Fox | Herbert Jones: 24 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jose Alvarado: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Victor Wembanyama | Yves Missi: 15 poss., 8 pts (3/4) · Derik Queen: 12 poss., 4 pts (1/4) |
| Julian Champagnie | Saddiq Bey: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Trey Murphy III: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Stephon Castle | Trey Murphy III: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Saddiq Bey: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Keldon Johnson | Zion Williamson: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Yves Missi: 7 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Devin Vassell | Trey Murphy III: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · Saddiq Bey: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Luke Kornet | Yves Missi: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Derik Queen: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Harrison Barnes | Saddiq Bey: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Zion Williamson: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Dylan Harper | Micah Peavy: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Herbert Jones: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Carter Bryant | Karlo Matković: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Saddiq Bey: 3 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
Pelicans defense
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Victor Wembanyama 22 pts (10/23) in 58 possessions
Guarded by: Zion Williamson (27 %, 12 pts) · Yves Missi (26 %, 4 pts) · Saddiq Bey (11 %, 0 pts)
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Stephon Castle 18 pts (6/11) in 49 possessions
Guarded by: Saddiq Bey (19 %, 8 pts) · Derik Queen (17 %, 0 pts) · Trey Murphy III (16 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | Devin Vassell: 23 poss., 5 pts (2/7) · Julian Champagnie: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Zion Williamson | Keldon Johnson: 20 poss., 6 pts (1/3) · Victor Wembanyama: 16 poss., 12 pts (6/8) |
| Saddiq Bey | Julian Champagnie: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Harrison Barnes: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/4) |
| Yves Missi | Luke Kornet: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Victor Wembanyama: 15 poss., 4 pts (1/5) |
| Herbert Jones | De'Aaron Fox: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Julian Champagnie: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Micah Peavy | Dylan Harper: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Harrison Barnes: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Derik Queen | Stephon Castle: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Luke Kornet: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/5) |
| Jeremiah Fears | Dylan Harper: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · De'Aaron Fox: 7 poss., 4 pts (2/4) |
| Jose Alvarado | De'Aaron Fox: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Stephon Castle: 3 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Karlo Matković | Keldon Johnson: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Harrison Barnes: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |