Pelicans 98-95 Spurs (Dec 27, 2020) Play-by-Play

San Antonio Spurs

2-1, 1-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SA	18	27	26	24	95
NO	16	31	32	19	98

New Orleans Pelicans

2-1, 1-0 home

Steven Adams misses layup
Eric Bledsoe misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram makes 23-foot three point jumper (Steven Adams assists)
Lonzo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper
Keldon Johnson blocks Zion Williamson 's 4-foot layup
Lonzo Ball makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
Zion Williamson misses three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Steven Adams assists)
Zion Williamson misses layup
Lonzo Ball misses driving floating jump shot
Lonzo Ball makes two point shot
Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Brandon Ingram misses pullup jump shot
Lonzo Ball misses 11-foot two point shot
JJ Redick misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Lonzo Ball misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
Josh Hart misses three point jumper
Lonzo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper
JJ Redick misses three point shot
Jakob Poeltl blocks Zion Williamson's dunk
Zion Williamson makes 1-foot dunk
Eric Bledsoe misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jaxson Hayes makes layup (JJ Redick assists)
Josh Hart misses driving layup
Eric Bledsoe makes driving layup
Zion Williamson misses 3-foot two point shot
Zion Williamson misses two point shot
Jaxson Hayes misses 15-foot jumper
Brandon Ingram misses 7-foot two point shot
Steven Adams misses 12-foot two point shot
Steven Adams makes dunk (Lonzo Ball assists)
Steven Adams makes 1-foot dunk (Brandon Ingram assists)
Josh Hart makes 10-foot two point shot (Steven Adams assists)
Eric Bledsoe misses driving layup
Lonzo Ball makes 10-foot two point shot
Brandon Ingram makes two point shot
Zion Williamson misses driving layup
Zion Williamson makes two point shot
Lonzo Ball makes 24-foot three point jumper
Josh Hart makes driving layup
Brandon Ingram misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
Zion Williamson makes dunk (Lonzo Ball assists)
Rudy Gay blocks Zion Williamson 's 4-foot driving layup
DeMar DeRozan blocks Brandon Ingram 's 3-foot driving layup
Brandon Ingram misses 14-foot jumper
Steven Adams misses tip shot
LaMarcus Aldridge blocks Zion Williamson 's 5-foot layup
Zion Williamson makes 2-foot dunk
Zion Williamson misses 5-foot jumper
Zion Williamson makes dunk (Lonzo Ball assists)
Eric Bledsoe misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Lonzo Ball misses 10-foot jumper
Lonzo Ball makes driving layup
Zion Williamson makes layup (Lonzo Ball assists)
Steven Adams makes layup (Brandon Ingram assists)
Brandon Ingram makes driving layup
Eric Bledsoe misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Brandon Ingram makes 25-foot three pointer
LaMarcus Aldridge blocks Zion Williamson 's 3-foot layup
Eric Bledsoe makes 25-foot three point jumper
Lonzo Ball makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
Brandon Ingram makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
Lonzo Ball makes driving layup (Brandon Ingram assists)
Josh Hart makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
JJ Redick misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
JJ Redick makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
JJ Redick misses 23-foot three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe misses 17-foot jumper
JJ Redick misses 23-foot three point jumper
JJ Redick misses 25-foot three point jumper
JJ Redick misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jaxson Hayes makes layup (Lonzo Ball assists)
Eric Bledsoe misses 24-foot three point jumper
Lonzo Ball misses 29-foot three point jumper
Zion Williamson misses layup
Brandon Ingram makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
Jakob Poeltl blocks Zion Williamson's driving layup
Zion Williamson misses driving layup
Zion Williamson makes dunk (Brandon Ingram assists)
Rudy Gay blocks Josh Hart's driving layup
Brandon Ingram makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Brandon Ingram makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Brandon Ingram misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Brandon Ingram misses 12-foot step back jumpshot
Brandon Ingram misses 25-foot three point jumper
Lonnie Walker IV blocks Brandon Ingram 's 6-foot driving layup
Brandon Ingram makes driving layup
Brandon Ingram misses 19-foot jumper
Steven Adams makes dunk
Brandon Ingram misses 8-foot two point shot
Keldon Johnson blocks Zion Williamson 's 3-foot layup
Keldon Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 27-foot three point jumper
Keldon Johnson makes driving layup (DeMar DeRozan assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 15-foot jumper
Dejounte Murray makes three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)
Dejounte Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeMar DeRozan misses 23-foot three point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 4-foot hook shot (Dejounte Murray assists)
Brandon Ingram blocks Lonnie Walker IV 's 10-foot pullup jump shot
Rudy Gay misses 21-foot two point shot
DeMar DeRozan misses 13-foot two point shot
Rudy Gay makes 2-foot two point shot
Lonnie Walker IV misses driving layup
DeMar DeRozan misses layup
Rudy Gay makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists)
Devin Vassell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rudy Gay misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Patty Mills misses layup
Jakob Poeltl makes layup (Devin Vassell assists)
Jakob Poeltl misses layup
Rudy Gay misses 25-foot three point jumper
Devin Vassell misses 20-foot jumper
Dejounte Murray makes 2-foot layup (Rudy Gay assists)
Jakob Poeltl makes layup (Patty Mills assists)
Jakob Poeltl makes dunk (Patty Mills assists)
Jakob Poeltl makes two point shot (Patty Mills assists)
Devin Vassell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Lonnie Walker IV makes 26-foot three point jumper (Keldon Johnson assists)
Devin Vassell misses 16-foot jumper
DeMar DeRozan misses 25-foot three point jumper
Lonnie Walker IV makes 26-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)
Lonnie Walker IV misses 24-foot three point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 23-foot three point jumper
Trey Lyles misses 26-foot three point jumper
Lonnie Walker IV misses pullup jump shot
Rudy Gay misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
DeMar DeRozan makes 20-foot step back jumpshot
Rudy Gay makes 26-foot three point jumper (LaMarcus Aldridge assists)
Rudy Gay misses 23-foot three point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 4-foot two point shot
DeMar DeRozan makes driving layup
Patty Mills makes 25-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)
Lonnie Walker IV misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Rudy Gay makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)
DeMar DeRozan misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Dejounte Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses jumper
Lonnie Walker IV makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
Lonnie Walker IV makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)
Dejounte Murray makes 7-foot pullup jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge makes layup
Lonnie Walker IV makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keldon Johnson assists)
Keldon Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Keldon Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lonnie Walker IV assists)
Rudy Gay misses 27-foot three point jumper
Patty Mills misses 26-foot three point jumper
DeMar DeRozan misses driving layup
Rudy Gay makes dunk (DeMar DeRozan assists)
Zion Williamson blocks Rudy Gay 's 2-foot driving layup
Jakob Poeltl misses 9-foot jumper
Patty Mills makes 26-foot three point jumper (Keldon Johnson assists)
Rudy Gay misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Dejounte Murray makes driving layup
Rudy Gay makes 11-foot two point shot
Dejounte Murray makes 12-foot two point shot (Keldon Johnson assists)
Patty Mills makes driving layup
Patty Mills misses 22-foot three point jumper
Dejounte Murray makes driving layup
Rudy Gay makes layup (Keldon Johnson assists)
Lonnie Walker IV misses layup
Rudy Gay makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists)
Keldon Johnson makes driving layup (Rudy Gay assists)
Rudy Gay misses 25-foot three point jumper
Keldon Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Lonnie Walker IV misses 26-foot three point jumper
DeMar DeRozan makes 5-foot two point shot
Dejounte Murray misses driving layup
Keldon Johnson makes two point shot
Steven Adams blocks DeMar DeRozan 's 12-foot jumper
Rudy Gay misses three point jumper
Lonnie Walker IV misses 24-foot three point jumper
Keldon Johnson misses driving layup
Keldon Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rudy Gay makes 8-foot two point shot (DeMar DeRozan assists)
DeMar DeRozan misses 10-foot two point shot
Rudy Gay misses three point jumper
Keldon Johnson misses layup
Lonnie Walker IV makes layup
Eric Bledsoe blocks DeMar DeRozan 's 27-foot three point jumper

SPURS

PELICANS

TIME		SA	NO
12:00	LaMarcus Aldridge vs. Steven Adams (Zion Williamson gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Steven Adams misses layup	0	0
11:40	LaMarcus Aldridge defensive rebound	0	0
11:34	Keldon Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)	3	0
11:21	Eric Bledsoe misses 26-foot three point jumper	3	0
11:17	Dejounte Murray defensive rebound	3	0
11:05	LaMarcus Aldridge misses 27-foot three point jumper	3	0
11:02	Brandon Ingram defensive rebound	3	0
10:56	Brandon Ingram makes 23-foot three point jumper (Steven Adams assists)	3	3
10:29	Keldon Johnson makes driving layup (DeMar DeRozan assists)	5	3
10:15	Lonzo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	3
10:12	Keldon Johnson defensive rebound	5	3
9:58	LaMarcus Aldridge misses 15-foot jumper	5	3
9:55	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	5	3
9:46	Keldon Johnson blocks Zion Williamson 's 4-foot layup	5	3
9:43	Zion Williamson offensive rebound	5	3
9:37	Lonzo Ball makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists)	5	5
9:20	Dejounte Murray makes three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)	8	5
9:08	Zion Williamson misses three point jumper	8	5
9:04	Dejounte Murray defensive rebound	8	5
8:51	Dejounte Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	5
8:48	Brandon Ingram defensive rebound	8	5
8:39	Eric Bledsoe makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Steven Adams assists)	8	7
8:21	DeMar DeRozan misses 23-foot three point jumper	8	7
8:19	Brandon Ingram defensive rebound	8	7
8:03	Zion Williamson misses layup	8	7
8:01	Keldon Johnson defensive rebound	8	7
7:49	LaMarcus Aldridge makes 4-foot hook shot (Dejounte Murray assists)	10	7
7:34	Lonzo Ball misses driving floating jump shot	10	7
7:33	Lonzo Ball offensive rebound	10	7
7:32	Lonzo Ball makes two point shot	10	9
7:16	Steven Adams kicked ball violation	10	9
7:11	Brandon Ingram blocks Lonnie Walker IV 's 10-foot pullup jump shot	10	9
7:08	Brandon Ingram defensive rebound	10	9
7:02	Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	9
7:00	Dejounte Murray defensive rebound	10	9
6:51	Dejounte Murray lost ball turnover (Zion Williamson steals)	10	9
6:40	Eric Bledsoe misses 24-foot three point jumper	10	9
6:38	Pelicans offensive team rebound	10	9
6:38	Pelicans Full timeout	10	9
6:31	Brandon Ingram misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	10	9
6:30	Brandon Ingram offensive rebound	10	9
6:28	Keldon Johnson shooting foul	10	9
6:28	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 2	10	10
6:28	Josh Hart enters the game for Zion Williamson	10	10
6:28	Rudy Gay enters the game for Keldon Johnson	10	10
6:28	Brandon Ingram misses free throw 2 of 2	10	10
6:25	Rudy Gay defensive rebound	10	10
6:07	Rudy Gay misses 21-foot two point shot	10	10
6:04	Brandon Ingram defensive rebound	10	10
6:00	LaMarcus Aldridge shooting foul	10	10
6:00	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 2	10	11
6:00	JJ Redick enters the game for Eric Bledsoe	10	11
6:00	Patty Mills enters the game for Dejounte Murray	10	11
6:00	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2	10	12
5:44	DeMar DeRozan misses 13-foot two point shot	10	12
5:40	Rudy Gay offensive rebound	10	12
5:39	Rudy Gay makes 2-foot two point shot	12	12
5:34	Brandon Ingram misses pullup jump shot	12	12
5:34	Lonnie Walker IV defensive rebound	12	12
5:24	Lonnie Walker IV misses driving layup	12	12
5:19	Josh Hart defensive rebound	12	12
5:11	Brandon Ingram bad pass (Rudy Gay steals)	12	12
5:07	DeMar DeRozan misses layup	12	12
5:06	Spurs offensive team rebound	12	12
5:06	Josh Hart loose ball foul	12	12
5:06	Jakob Poeltl enters the game for LaMarcus Aldridge	12	12
5:06	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Steven Adams	12	12
4:55	Rudy Gay makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists)	14	12
4:40	Lonzo Ball steps out of bounds turnover	14	12
4:40	Devin Vassell enters the game for Lonnie Walker IV	14	12
4:28	Devin Vassell misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	12
4:28	Spurs offensive team rebound	14	12
4:24	Rudy Gay misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	14	12
4:22	Josh Hart defensive rebound	14	12
4:15	Lonzo Ball misses 11-foot two point shot	14	12
4:12	Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound	14	12
4:07	DeMar DeRozan lost ball turnover (Lonzo Ball steals)	14	12
4:03	JJ Redick misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	14	12
4:00	Patty Mills defensive rebound	14	12
3:56	Spurs Full timeout	14	12
3:56	Trey Lyles enters the game for DeMar DeRozan	14	12
3:51	Patty Mills bad pass (Lonzo Ball steals)	14	12
3:39	Lonzo Ball misses 24-foot step back jumpshot	14	12
3:35	Trey Lyles defensive rebound	14	12
3:26	Patty Mills misses layup	14	12
3:24	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	14	12
3:15	Josh Hart misses three point jumper	14	12
3:11	Josh Hart offensive rebound	14	12
3:06	Lonzo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	12
3:01	Devin Vassell defensive rebound	14	12
2:41	Jakob Poeltl makes layup (Devin Vassell assists)	16	12
2:26	Zion Williamson enters the game for Lonzo Ball	16	12
2:26	Eric Bledsoe enters the game for Brandon Ingram	16	12
2:16	JJ Redick misses three point shot	16	12
2:12	Patty Mills defensive rebound	16	12
2:06	Jakob Poeltl misses layup	16	12
2:03	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	16	12
1:46	Jakob Poeltl blocks Zion Williamson's dunk	16	12
1:42	Zion Williamson offensive rebound	16	12
1:39	Zion Williamson makes 1-foot dunk	16	14
1:15	Rudy Gay misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	14
1:13	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	16	14
1:05	Eric Bledsoe misses 26-foot three point jumper	16	14
1:02	Trey Lyles defensive rebound	16	14
47.5	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	16	14
47.5	Rudy Gay makes free throw 1 of 2	17	14
47.5	Rudy Gay makes free throw 2 of 2	18	14
34.3	Jaxson Hayes makes layup (JJ Redick assists)	18	16
12.8	Devin Vassell misses 20-foot jumper	18	16
10.5	JJ Redick defensive rebound	18	16
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	18	16

Regular Season Series

NO leads 1-0

Spurs
95
Pelicans
98

Game 1

12/27

Spurs
-
Pelicans
-

Game 2

1/25

Pelicans
114
Spurs
117

Game 2

2/27

Spurs
110
Pelicans
108

Game 3

4/24

Smoothie King Center

7:00 PM, December 27, 2020

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 750

Referees:
Curtis Blair
Aaron Smith
Jonathan Sterling

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Dallas	50	32	.610	-	L2
New Orleans	49	33	.598	1	L1
Houston	41	41	.500	9	W2
Memphis	27	55	.329	23	L5
San Antonio	22	60	.268	28	W2

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