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Final
Away
San Antonio Spurs
103
Home
New Orleans Pelicans
109
Venue: Smoothie King Center
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The New Orleans Pelicans beat the San Antonio Spurs 109-103 at home on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. Trey Murphy III had 24 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists for the New Orleans Pelicans. Devin Vassell had 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists for the San Antonio Spurs.
The New Orleans Pelicans trailed 51-49 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 33-21. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Yves Missi (double-double, New Orleans Pelicans), Chris Paul (double-double, San Antonio Spurs), Bismack Biyombo (double-double, San Antonio Spurs). Bench points: San Antonio Spurs 31, New Orleans Pelicans 38. Zion Williamson had 18 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won San Antonio Spurs vs New Orleans Pelicans?
- The New Orleans Pelicans beat the San Antonio Spurs 109-103 on February 25, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Devin Vassell scored 20 for the San Antonio Spurs; Trey Murphy III scored 24 for the New Orleans Pelicans.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio Spurs | 30 | 21 | 32 | 20 | 103 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 16 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 109 |
Game leaders
San Antonio Spurs
- Points
- 20 Devin Vassell
- Rebounds
- 12 Bismack Biyombo
- Assists
- 10 Chris Paul
New Orleans Pelicans
- Points
- 24 Trey Murphy III
- Rebounds
- 12 Kelly Olynyk
- Assists
- 6 Bruce Brown
Chris Paul double-double (12 PTS, 10 AST) · Bismack Biyombo double-double (10 PTS, 12 REB) · Yves Missi double-double (10 PTS, 11 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Aaron Fox starter | 38:00 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6-21 | 1-9 | 2-3 | 2 | +4 |
| Chris Paul starter | 33:11 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 3 | +0 |
| Devin Vassell starter | 32:46 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-16 | 2-6 | 6-6 | 1 | +7 |
| Harrison Barnes starter | 30:48 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 0 | +1 |
| Bismack Biyombo starter | 23:01 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | +16 |
| Keldon Johnson bench | 24:21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3 | -9 |
| Jeremy Sochan bench | 18:56 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | -17 |
| Julian Champagnie bench | 14:35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | -12 |
| Sandro Mamukelashvili bench | 12:28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2 | -4 |
| Stephon Castle bench | 11:54 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4 | -16 |
Not available: Riley Minix, Victor Wembanyama, Charles Bassey
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III starter | 36:08 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9-21 | 3-10 | 3-4 | 1 | -5 |
| CJ McCollum starter | 29:23 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-14 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 2 | -6 |
| Zion Williamson starter | 29:16 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | +2 |
| Yves Missi starter | 28:17 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | -9 |
| Kelly Olynyk starter | 23:04 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 3 | -6 |
| Bruce Brown bench | 28:37 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 1 | +20 |
| Jordan Hawkins bench | 23:50 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-13 | 1-7 | 1-1 | 1 | +4 |
| Jose Alvarado bench | 19:57 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1 | +14 |
| Karlo Matkovic bench | 17:46 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 2 | +12 |
| Antonio Reeves bench | 3:42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 |
Not available: BJ Boston, Dejounte Murray
| San Antonio Spurs | Stat | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|---|
| 14/18 (77%) | Free throws | 20/25 (80%) |
| 25/49 (51%) | 2 pointers | 34/63 (54%) |
| 13/44 (29%) | 3 pointers | 7/31 (22%) |
| 38/93 (40%) | Field goals | 41/94 (43%) |
| 45 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 32 | Defensive rebounds | 34 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
| 19 | Fouls | 17 |
| 7 | Max points in a row | 11 |
| 36:39 | Time spent in lead | 9:19 |
| 19 | Biggest lead | 7 |
Largest margin: 19 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 5
- Times tied
- 3
- Largest lead · San Antonio Spurs
- 19 Q2 10:05
- Largest lead · New Orleans Pelicans
- 7 Q4 2:15
- Longest run
- 11-0 New Orleans Pelicans · Q2 2:56 to Q2 1:10
Scoring plays
Q1 · 24 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | San Antonio Spurs | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:04 | San Antonio Spurs | Chris Paul 3-pt field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 10:26 | New Orleans Pelicans | CJ McCollum Free throw | 3 | 1 |
| 10:26 | New Orleans Pelicans | CJ McCollum Free throw | 3 | 2 |
| 10:17 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes 3-pt field goal | 6 | 2 |
| 9:53 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes Free throw | 7 | 2 |
| 9:37 | New Orleans Pelicans | CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal | 7 | 4 |
| 8:41 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox 2-pt field goal | 9 | 4 |
| 8:18 | San Antonio Spurs | Bismack Biyombo 2-pt field goal | 11 | 4 |
| 8:07 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal | 11 | 6 |
| 7:51 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox 2-pt field goal | 13 | 6 |
| 7:21 | San Antonio Spurs | Bismack Biyombo 2-pt field goal | 15 | 6 |
| 6:58 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes 3-pt field goal | 18 | 6 |
| 6:41 | New Orleans Pelicans | Yves Missi 2-pt field goal | 18 | 8 |
| 6:26 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes 3-pt field goal | 21 | 8 |
| 5:58 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox 2-pt field goal | 23 | 8 |
| 3:17 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell Free throw | 24 | 8 |
| 2:50 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal | 24 | 10 |
| 2:28 | New Orleans Pelicans | Karlo Matkovic Free throw | 24 | 11 |
| 2:09 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 3-pt field goal | 27 | 11 |
| 1:50 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Hawkins 2-pt field goal | 27 | 13 |
| 0:49 | San Antonio Spurs | Stephon Castle Free throw | 28 | 13 |
| 0:08 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal | 28 | 15 |
| 0:08 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jose Alvarado Free throw | 28 | 16 |
| 0:00 | San Antonio Spurs | Jeremy Sochan 2-pt field goal | 30 | 16 |
Q2 · 28 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | San Antonio Spurs | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:28 | San Antonio Spurs | Jeremy Sochan 2-pt field goal | 32 | 16 |
| 10:05 | San Antonio Spurs | Stephon Castle 3-pt field goal | 35 | 16 |
| 9:56 | New Orleans Pelicans | Karlo Matkovic 2-pt field goal | 35 | 18 |
| 9:00 | New Orleans Pelicans | Karlo Matkovic Free throw | 35 | 19 |
| 9:00 | New Orleans Pelicans | Karlo Matkovic Free throw | 35 | 20 |
| 8:45 | San Antonio Spurs | Jeremy Sochan 2-pt field goal | 37 | 20 |
| 8:39 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson Free throw | 37 | 21 |
| 8:39 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson Free throw | 37 | 22 |
| 7:59 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie 2-pt field goal | 39 | 22 |
| 7:12 | New Orleans Pelicans | Karlo Matkovic 3-pt field goal | 39 | 25 |
| 6:38 | New Orleans Pelicans | Antonio Reeves 3-pt field goal | 39 | 28 |
| 6:37 | San Antonio Spurs | Chris Paul Free throw | 40 | 28 |
| 5:51 | San Antonio Spurs | Chris Paul 2-pt field goal | 42 | 28 |
| 5:32 | New Orleans Pelicans | CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal | 42 | 30 |
| 5:05 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell 3-pt field goal | 45 | 30 |
| 4:47 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal | 45 | 32 |
| 3:57 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal | 45 | 34 |
| 3:37 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes Free throw | 46 | 34 |
| 3:37 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes Free throw | 47 | 34 |
| 3:15 | New Orleans Pelicans | Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal | 47 | 36 |
| 3:02 | San Antonio Spurs | Jeremy Sochan 2-pt field goal | 49 | 36 |
| 2:56 | New Orleans Pelicans | Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal | 49 | 38 |
| 2:39 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal | 49 | 40 |
| 2:17 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal | 49 | 42 |
| 1:43 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal | 49 | 44 |
| 1:10 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal | 49 | 47 |
| 0:41 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox 2-pt field goal | 51 | 47 |
| 0:36 | New Orleans Pelicans | CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal | 51 | 49 |
Q3 · 33 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | San Antonio Spurs | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:28 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell 2-pt field goal | 53 | 49 |
| 11:28 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell Free throw | 54 | 49 |
| 11:18 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal | 54 | 51 |
| 11:04 | San Antonio Spurs | Bismack Biyombo 2-pt field goal | 56 | 51 |
| 10:53 | New Orleans Pelicans | CJ McCollum 3-pt field goal | 56 | 54 |
| 10:39 | San Antonio Spurs | Bismack Biyombo 2-pt field goal | 58 | 54 |
| 10:14 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell 2-pt field goal | 60 | 54 |
| 10:05 | New Orleans Pelicans | Yves Missi 2-pt field goal | 60 | 56 |
| 9:54 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes 3-pt field goal | 63 | 56 |
| 9:02 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell 2-pt field goal | 65 | 56 |
| 8:54 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III Free throw | 65 | 57 |
| 8:54 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III Free throw | 65 | 58 |
| 8:41 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal | 65 | 60 |
| 7:52 | New Orleans Pelicans | Yves Missi 2-pt field goal | 65 | 62 |
| 7:36 | San Antonio Spurs | Chris Paul 3-pt field goal | 68 | 62 |
| 7:25 | New Orleans Pelicans | Kelly Olynyk Free throw | 68 | 63 |
| 7:25 | New Orleans Pelicans | Kelly Olynyk Free throw | 68 | 64 |
| 5:50 | San Antonio Spurs | Sandro Mamukelashvili 2-pt field goal | 70 | 64 |
| 5:31 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell Free throw | 71 | 64 |
| 5:31 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell Free throw | 72 | 64 |
| 5:18 | New Orleans Pelicans | Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal | 72 | 66 |
| 5:06 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 2-pt field goal | 74 | 66 |
| 4:50 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal | 74 | 68 |
| 3:45 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Hawkins 2-pt field goal | 74 | 70 |
| 3:09 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox Free throw | 75 | 70 |
| 3:09 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox Free throw | 76 | 70 |
| 2:46 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 3-pt field goal | 79 | 70 |
| 1:53 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal | 79 | 73 |
| 1:34 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III Free throw | 79 | 74 |
| 1:01 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox 2-pt field goal | 81 | 74 |
| 0:48 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal | 81 | 76 |
| 0:21 | San Antonio Spurs | Jeremy Sochan 2-pt field goal | 83 | 76 |
| 0:04 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Hawkins 3-pt field goal | 83 | 79 |
Q4 · 28 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | San Antonio Spurs | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:35 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Hawkins Free throw | 83 | 80 |
| 10:53 | New Orleans Pelicans | Kelly Olynyk 2-pt field goal | 83 | 82 |
| 10:53 | New Orleans Pelicans | Kelly Olynyk Free throw | 83 | 83 |
| 10:21 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Hawkins 2-pt field goal | 83 | 85 |
| 10:02 | San Antonio Spurs | Jeremy Sochan 2-pt field goal | 85 | 85 |
| 9:34 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 2-pt field goal | 87 | 85 |
| 9:22 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal | 87 | 87 |
| 9:16 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal | 87 | 89 |
| 8:46 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal | 87 | 91 |
| 8:22 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell 2-pt field goal | 89 | 91 |
| 8:03 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal | 89 | 93 |
| 7:56 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell Free throw | 90 | 93 |
| 7:56 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell Free throw | 91 | 93 |
| 7:14 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Hawkins 2-pt field goal | 91 | 95 |
| 6:51 | New Orleans Pelicans | Kelly Olynyk Free throw | 91 | 96 |
| 6:35 | San Antonio Spurs | Bismack Biyombo 2-pt field goal | 93 | 96 |
| 5:40 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson Free throw | 94 | 96 |
| 5:25 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal | 94 | 99 |
| 5:03 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell 3-pt field goal | 97 | 99 |
| 4:27 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox 3-pt field goal | 100 | 99 |
| 4:11 | New Orleans Pelicans | CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal | 100 | 101 |
| 3:27 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal | 100 | 103 |
| 2:57 | New Orleans Pelicans | Yves Missi 2-pt field goal | 100 | 105 |
| 2:15 | New Orleans Pelicans | Yves Missi Free throw | 100 | 106 |
| 2:15 | New Orleans Pelicans | Yves Missi Free throw | 100 | 107 |
| 0:59 | San Antonio Spurs | Chris Paul 3-pt field goal | 103 | 107 |
| 0:17 | New Orleans Pelicans | Bruce Brown Free throw | 103 | 108 |
| 0:17 | New Orleans Pelicans | Bruce Brown Free throw | 103 | 109 |
2024-25 season series
After this game: New Orleans Pelicans 2-1. Final series: tied 2-2.
- Dec 8: New Orleans Pelicans 116 at San Antonio Spurs 121
- Feb 23: San Antonio Spurs 96 at New Orleans Pelicans 114
- Feb 25: San Antonio Spurs 103 at New Orleans Pelicans 109 (this game)
- Mar 15: New Orleans Pelicans 115 at San Antonio Spurs 119
Highlights
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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