Pelicans
New Orleans
Western Conference
Southwest
13
21
34
3257
3259
29
10
34
87
40
46
21
12
57
37
8
45
5
23
11
6
16
102
4
512
13
3
2324
911
39
38
05
13
612
34
646
11
68
50
21
1930
6060
57
24
42
2020
1010
50
64
52
81
910
01
911
04
45
33
12
2726
6060
5
1
20
23
9
39
3
0
0
6
3
9
1
6
5
2
19
60
12
3
25
24
11
46
8
5
62
12
4
16
1
8
0
1
30
60
5
2
40
20
10
50
6
5
83
9
0
9
0
4
3
1
27
60
7
4
57
20
10
50
4
2
50
10
1
11
4
5
3
2
26
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Anthony
Davis
Anthony Davis
True
37
8
16
50
0
2
0
4
8
50
1
4
5
1
4
1
0
4
20
4
none
Jrue
Holiday
Jrue Holiday
True
34
5
12
42
0
1
0
1
2
50
0
4
4
9
2
0
3
3
11
1
none
Dante
Cunningham
Dante Cunningham
True
32
2
6
33
2
5
40
0
0
0
1
8
9
3
1
1
1
1
6
9
none
Solomon
Hill
Solomon Hill
True
23
1
4
25
1
3
33
2
2
100
1
3
4
2
1
0
0
2
5
11
none
Buddy
Hield
Buddy Hield
True
23
7
11
64
3
5
60
0
0
0
1
5
6
0
1
0
1
1
17
-2
none
Langston
Galloway
Langston Galloway
False
30
4
10
40
1
5
20
3
4
75
0
4
4
0
1
1
0
1
12
-5
none
Terrence
Jones
Terrence Jones
False
22
4
12
33
0
1
0
2
5
40
3
2
5
2
1
0
0
2
10
4
none
E'Twaun
Moore
E'Twaun Moore
False
20
4
7
57
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
0
2
0
0
9
-5
none
Tyreke
Evans
Tyreke Evans
False
16
5
9
56
2
4
50
0
0
0
1
4
5
5
0
0
1
2
12
3
none
Alexis
Ajinça
Alexis Ajinça
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Ömer
Aşık
Ömer Aşık
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Cheick
Diallo
Cheick Diallo
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Tim
Frazier
Tim Frazier
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
30
December
2016
Friday
Smoothie King Center
New Orleans
Knicks
New York
True
Clippers
Los Angeles
Western Conference
Pacific
22
12
34
2682
3377
37
11
30
94
37
39
18
13
72
42
16
58
4
15
6
11
20
98
4
79
32
41
2625
119
5
69
29
42
1311
102
1413
11
45
21
50
2729
6060
147
42
29
2223
89
4
21
11
52
117
23
140
11
33
12
33
2121
6060
7
3
43
26
11
42
6
2
33
13
10
23
1
4
2
5
27
60
9
2
22
25
9
36
9
9
100
11
2
13
1
5
1
0
29
60
14
4
29
22
8
36
2
1
50
11
2
13
1
3
1
3
21
60
7
2
29
23
9
39
1
1
100
7
3
10
1
3
2
3
21
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
DeAndre
Jordan
DeAndre Jordan
True
38
5
6
83
0
0
0
3
8
38
5
20
25
1
0
2
4
4
13
6
double
Luc
Mbah a Moute
Luc Mbah a Moute
True
32
2
6
33
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
1
0
1
2
6
-8
none
Austin
Rivers
Austin Rivers
True
32
9
20
45
2
8
25
2
2
100
3
1
4
0
2
0
1
3
22
-3
none
Chris
Paul
Chris Paul
True
30
7
15
47
2
7
29
5
5
100
3
5
8
6
1
0
1
3
21
-4
none
Wesley
Johnson
Wesley Johnson
True
18
1
7
14
0
2
0
0
0
0
4
4
8
0
0
0
0
1
2
-2
none
Jamal
Crawford
Jamal Crawford
False
28
3
15
20
0
3
0
1
1
100
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
1
7
-3
none
Raymond
Felton
Raymond Felton
False
21
1
5
20
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
0
2
2
3
3
none
Marreese
Speights
Marreese Speights
False
18
4
11
36
2
7
29
1
1
100
0
4
4
1
0
2
1
4
11
-8
none
Brandon
Bass
Brandon Bass
False
13
3
6
50
0
0
0
1
1
100
1
3
4
1
0
0
0
0
7
-5
none
Alan
Anderson
Alan Anderson
False
5
2
3
67
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
4
none
Paul
Pierce
Paul Pierce
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
J.J.
Redick
J.J. Redick
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
30
December
2016
Friday
Toyota Center
Houston
Rockets
Houston
False
This would have been a lopsided game at the beginning of the season , but these are teams going in opposite directions right now . This marks the Pelicans fourth win in five games , while the Clippers have now lost four - straight . The biggest difference in this matchup was transition defense , as New Orleans won the fastbreak differential , 29 - 2 . Chris Paul made his return from a two - game absence to tally 21 points , eight rebounds and six assists in the defeat . Austin Rivers led the team in scoring , as he dropped 22 points . DeAndre Jordan was a beast down low for Los Angeles , finishing with 13 points and 25 rebounds . Anthony Davis led the Pelicans in scoring , as he accrued 20 points , five rebounds and three steals . Buddy Hield was second on the team , as he scored 17 points on 7 - of - 11 shooting . New Orleans bench has been one of the worst in the league , but they had Langston Galloway , Terrence Jones , Tyreke Evans and E'Twaun Moore combine for 43 points off the bench in this win . The New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Los Angeles Clippers , 102 - 98 , at Smoothie King Center on Wednesday . Despite the Clippers leading by eight after the first quarter , the Pelicans fought back and took control in the fourth . In fact , New Orleans outscored Los Angeles by 12 in the second half and led for the majority of the fourth quarter . Defense was key for the Pelicans , as they held the Clippers to 39 percent from the field and 30 percent from three - point range . The Pelicans were very efficient on offense too , as they shot 46 percent and committed just six turnovers . Fastbreak points was the most decisive statistic though , as New Orleans won that category , 29 - 2 . The Clippers ( 22 - 12 ) got Chris Paul back for this game , but it simply was n't enough against a hot Pelicans team . Paul played great in his return though , as he tallied 21 points , eight rebounds and six assists . Austin Rivers got the start for J.J. Redick and led the team with 22 points on 9 - of - 20 shooting . DeAndre Jordan had a monster game down low , totaling 13 points and 25 rebounds on 5 - of - 6 shooting . The bench really struggled , as Marreese Speights and Jamal Crawford combined to go 7 - of - 27 from the field . The Clippers will look to get out of this rut on Friday in a road matchup with the Houston Rockets . The Pelicans ( 13 - 21 ) have now won four of their last five and this was easily their most impressive win in that stretch . Anthony Davis did n't go off like usual , but he still led the team with 20 points , five rebounds , three steals and two blocks . Jrue Holiday accrued 11 points , four rebounds and nine assists in the win . Buddy Hield had one of his best games of his rookie campaign , collecting 17 points and six rebounds on 7 - of - 11 shooting . Langston Galloway , Terrence Jones , Tyreke Evans and E'Twaun Moore combined for 43 points off the bench . New Orleans will host the New York Knicks on Friday for their next game .
This would have been a lopsided game at the beginning of the season, but these are teams going in opposite directions right now. This marks the Pelicans fourth win in five games, while the Clippers have now lost four - straight. The biggest difference in this matchup was transition defense, as New Orleans won the fastbreak differential, 29 - 2. Chris Paul made his return from a two - game absence to tally 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists in the defeat. Austin Rivers led the team in scoring, as he dropped 22 points. DeAndre Jordan was a beast down low for Los Angeles, finishing with 13 points and 25 rebounds. Anthony Davis led the Pelicans in scoring, as he accrued 20 points, five rebounds and three steals. Buddy Hield was second on the team, as he scored 17 points on 7 - of - 11 shooting. New Orleans bench has been one of the worst in the league, but they had Langston Galloway, Terrence Jones, Tyreke Evans and E'Twaun Moore combine for 43 points off the bench in this win.
This would have been a lopsided game at the beginning of the season, but these are teams going in opposite directions right now. This marks the Pelicans fourth win in five games, while the Clippers have now lost four - straight. The biggest difference in this matchup was transition defense, as New Orleans won the fastbreak differential, 29 - 2. Chris Paul made his return from a two - game absence to tally 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists in the defeat. Austin Rivers led the team in scoring, as he dropped 22 points. DeAndre Jordan was a beast down low for Los Angeles, finishing with 13 points and 25 rebounds. Anthony Davis led the Pelicans in scoring, as he accrued 20 points, five rebounds and three steals. Buddy Hield was second on the team, as he scored 17 points on 7 - of - 11 shooting. New Orleans bench has been one of the worst in the league, but they had Langston Galloway, Terrence Jones, Tyreke Evans and E'Twaun Moore combine for 43 points off the bench in this win. The New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Los Angeles Clippers, 102 - 98, at Smoothie King Center on Wednesday. Despite the Clippers leading by eight after the first quarter, the Pelicans fought back and took control in the fourth. In fact, New Orleans outscored Los Angeles by 12 in the second half and led for the majority of the fourth quarter. Defense was key for the Pelicans, as they held the Clippers to 39 percent from the field and 30 percent from three - point range. The Pelicans were very efficient on offense too, as they shot 46 percent and committed just six turnovers. Fastbreak points was the most decisive statistic though, as New Orleans won that category, 29 - 2. The Clippers (22 - 12) got Chris Paul back for this game, but it simply wasn't enough against a hot Pelicans team. Paul played great in his return though, as he tallied 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Austin Rivers got the start for J.J. Redick and led the team with 22 points on 9 - of - 20 shooting. DeAndre Jordan had a monster game down low, totaling 13 points and 25 rebounds on 5 - of - 6 shooting. The bench really struggled, as Marreese Speights and Jamal Crawford combined to go 7 - of - 27 from the field. The Clippers will look to get out of this rut on Friday in a road matchup with the Houston Rockets. The Pelicans (13 - 21) have now won four of their last five and this was easily their most impressive win in that stretch. Anthony Davis didn't go off like usual, but he still led the team with 20 points, five rebounds, three steals and two blocks. Jrue Holiday accrued 11 points, four rebounds and nine assists in the win. Buddy Hield had one of his best games of his rookie campaign, collecting 17 points and six rebounds on 7 - of - 11 shooting. Langston Galloway, Terrence Jones, Tyreke Evans and E'Twaun Moore combined for 43 points off the bench. New Orleans will host the New York Knicks on Friday for their next game.
<GAME> <DATE> 28 December 2016 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Smoothie King Center <CITY> New Orleans <HOME> <TEAM> Pelicans <CITY> New Orleans <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 102 <WINS-LOSSES> 13 21 <QTRS> 19 30 27 26 <TEAM-AST> 23 <3PT> 10 <TEAM-FG> 40 <TEAM-FT> 12 <TEAM-REB> 45 <TEAM-TO> 6 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 30 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Smoothie King Center <NEXT-CITY> New Orleans <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> New York <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Knicks <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Clippers <CITY> Los Angeles <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 98 <WINS-LOSSES> 22 12 <QTRS> 27 29 21 21 <TEAM-AST> 15 <3PT> 11 <TEAM-FG> 37 <TEAM-FT> 13 <TEAM-REB> 58 <TEAM-TO> 11 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 30 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Toyota Center <NEXT-CITY> Houston <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Houston <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Rockets <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Anthony Davis <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 20 <FG> 8 16 50 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 4 8 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 4 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Buddy Hield <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 11 64 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyreke Evans <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Langston Galloway <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jrue Holiday <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 9 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Terrence Jones <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 12 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 5 40 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> E'Twaun Moore <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dante Cunningham <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 9 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Solomon Hill <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tim Frazier <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cheick Diallo <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> 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DeAndre Jordan <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 6 83 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 8 38 <REB> 25 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 20 <OREB> 5 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Marreese Speights <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 2 7 29 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Bass <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jamal Crawford <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 15 20 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alan Anderson <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luc Mbah a Moute <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Raymond Felton <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wesley Johnson <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 7 14 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 4 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> J. J. Redick <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Paul Pierce <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none