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Final
Away
San Antonio Spurs
96
Home
New Orleans Pelicans
114
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 114-96 at home on Sunday, February 23, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. Zion Williamson had 22 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists for the New Orleans Pelicans. Julian Champagnie had 18 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists for the San Antonio Spurs.
The New Orleans Pelicans trailed 53-40 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 39-17. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Kelly Olynyk (double-double, New Orleans Pelicans), Bismack Biyombo (double-double, San Antonio Spurs). Bench points: San Antonio Spurs 51, New Orleans Pelicans 45. Karlo Matkovic had 19 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist 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 114-96 on February 23, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Keldon Johnson scored 18 for the San Antonio Spurs; Zion Williamson scored 22 for the New Orleans Pelicans.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio Spurs | 30 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 96 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 26 | 14 | 35 | 39 | 114 |
Game leaders
San Antonio Spurs
- Points
- 18 Keldon Johnson
- Rebounds
- 10 Bismack Biyombo
- Assists
- 7 Chris Paul
New Orleans Pelicans
- Points
- 22 Zion Williamson
- Rebounds
- 15 Kelly Olynyk
- Assists
- 8 Jose Alvarado
Bismack Biyombo double-double (10 PTS, 10 REB) · Kelly Olynyk double-double (14 PTS, 15 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Aaron Fox starter | 34:08 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3-16 | 1-7 | 6-7 | 1 | -22 |
| Bismack Biyombo starter | 30:08 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 5 | -26 |
| Chris Paul starter | 24:43 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-10 | 1-7 | 1-1 | 2 | -19 |
| Devin Vassell starter | 24:34 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-9 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 1 | -23 |
| Harrison Barnes starter | 22:05 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 1 | -14 |
| Keldon Johnson bench | 23:45 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-9 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 | -6 |
| Stephon Castle bench | 22:20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | +5 |
| Jeremy Sochan bench | 21:16 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3 | +1 |
| Julian Champagnie bench | 19:26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0 | +0 |
| Sandro Mamukelashvili bench | 7:13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | +5 |
| Charles Bassey bench | 5:49 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 |
| Jordan McLaughlin bench | 1:31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 |
| Malaki Branham bench | 1:31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 |
| Blake Wesley bench | 1:31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 |
Not available: Riley Minix, Victor Wembanyama
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III starter | 37:40 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-16 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2 | +19 |
| CJ McCollum starter | 29:01 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 1 | +13 |
| Zion Williamson starter | 27:52 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 1 | +23 |
| Kelly Olynyk starter | 25:14 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 2 | +21 |
| Yves Missi starter | 22:43 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | +6 |
| Jose Alvarado bench | 29:47 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 4 | +12 |
| Jordan Hawkins bench | 23:46 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0 | +0 |
| Karlo Matkovic bench | 21:04 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 5 | +17 |
| Bruce Brown bench | 15:36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | -11 |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl bench | 5:44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -6 |
| Antonio Reeves bench | 1:33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -4 |
Not available: BJ Boston, Dejounte Murray
| San Antonio Spurs | Stat | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|---|
| 17/25 (68%) | Free throws | 19/26 (73%) |
| 17/46 (37%) | 2 pointers | 31/61 (50%) |
| 15/51 (29%) | 3 pointers | 11/33 (33%) |
| 32/97 (33%) | Field goals | 42/94 (44%) |
| 46 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 33 | Defensive rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
| 19 | Fouls | 19 |
| 11 | Max points in a row | 15 |
| 28:23 | Time spent in lead | 17:42 |
| 17 | Biggest lead | 21 |
Largest margin: 19 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 9
- Times tied
- 3
- Largest lead · San Antonio Spurs
- 17 Q2 5:07
- Largest lead · New Orleans Pelicans
- 21 Q4 1:10
- Longest run
- 15-0 New Orleans Pelicans · Q3 0:01 to Q4 7:30
Scoring plays
Q1 · 25 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | San Antonio Spurs | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | San Antonio Spurs | Bismack Biyombo 2-pt field goal | 2 | 0 |
| 11:24 | New Orleans Pelicans | Kelly Olynyk 2-pt field goal | 2 | 2 |
| 10:57 | New Orleans Pelicans | Kelly Olynyk 2-pt field goal | 2 | 4 |
| 10:03 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox 3-pt field goal | 5 | 4 |
| 9:31 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal | 5 | 6 |
| 8:56 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal | 5 | 8 |
| 7:55 | New Orleans Pelicans | Kelly Olynyk 3-pt field goal | 5 | 11 |
| 7:25 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal | 5 | 13 |
| 7:04 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell 3-pt field goal | 8 | 13 |
| 5:32 | New Orleans Pelicans | CJ McCollum Free throw | 8 | 14 |
| 5:32 | New Orleans Pelicans | CJ McCollum Free throw | 8 | 15 |
| 5:24 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox Free throw | 9 | 15 |
| 5:24 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox Free throw | 10 | 15 |
| 4:33 | San Antonio Spurs | Charles Bassey 2-pt field goal | 12 | 15 |
| 3:58 | San Antonio Spurs | Charles Bassey 2-pt field goal | 14 | 15 |
| 3:38 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 2-pt field goal | 16 | 15 |
| 3:25 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Hawkins 3-pt field goal | 16 | 18 |
| 3:10 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie 3-pt field goal | 19 | 18 |
| 2:59 | New Orleans Pelicans | CJ McCollum 3-pt field goal | 19 | 21 |
| 2:08 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 2-pt field goal | 21 | 21 |
| 1:37 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie 3-pt field goal | 24 | 21 |
| 1:21 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal | 24 | 23 |
| 0:27 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 3-pt field goal | 27 | 23 |
| 0:07 | New Orleans Pelicans | Karlo Matkovic 3-pt field goal | 27 | 26 |
| 0:00 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie 3-pt field goal | 30 | 26 |
Q2 · 17 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | San Antonio Spurs | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:21 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie 3-pt field goal | 33 | 26 |
| 10:55 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 3-pt field goal | 36 | 26 |
| 9:58 | San Antonio Spurs | Stephon Castle 2-pt field goal | 38 | 26 |
| 9:08 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal | 38 | 29 |
| 8:19 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 2-pt field goal | 40 | 29 |
| 8:10 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal | 40 | 31 |
| 7:35 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie 3-pt field goal | 43 | 31 |
| 7:11 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal | 43 | 33 |
| 6:08 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes Free throw | 44 | 33 |
| 5:32 | San Antonio Spurs | Bismack Biyombo 2-pt field goal | 46 | 33 |
| 5:32 | San Antonio Spurs | Bismack Biyombo Free throw | 47 | 33 |
| 5:07 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes 3-pt field goal | 50 | 33 |
| 3:31 | New Orleans Pelicans | Yves Missi 2-pt field goal | 50 | 35 |
| 1:31 | New Orleans Pelicans | CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal | 50 | 37 |
| 1:12 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox 2-pt field goal | 52 | 37 |
| 1:12 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox Free throw | 53 | 37 |
| 1:01 | New Orleans Pelicans | CJ McCollum 3-pt field goal | 53 | 40 |
Q3 · 34 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | San Antonio Spurs | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | New Orleans Pelicans | Kelly Olynyk Free throw | 53 | 41 |
| 11:27 | San Antonio Spurs | Bismack Biyombo 2-pt field goal | 55 | 41 |
| 11:12 | New Orleans Pelicans | Kelly Olynyk 2-pt field goal | 55 | 43 |
| 10:50 | New Orleans Pelicans | Yves Missi 2-pt field goal | 55 | 45 |
| 10:37 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes 3-pt field goal | 58 | 45 |
| 10:15 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal | 58 | 47 |
| 10:02 | San Antonio Spurs | Chris Paul 3-pt field goal | 61 | 47 |
| 9:44 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes 3-pt field goal | 64 | 47 |
| 9:26 | New Orleans Pelicans | Yves Missi 2-pt field goal | 64 | 49 |
| 8:05 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal | 64 | 52 |
| 7:26 | New Orleans Pelicans | Kelly Olynyk Free throw | 64 | 53 |
| 7:26 | New Orleans Pelicans | Kelly Olynyk Free throw | 64 | 54 |
| 7:01 | New Orleans Pelicans | Kelly Olynyk Free throw | 64 | 55 |
| 7:01 | New Orleans Pelicans | Kelly Olynyk Free throw | 64 | 56 |
| 6:36 | New Orleans Pelicans | CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal | 64 | 58 |
| 5:40 | New Orleans Pelicans | Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal | 64 | 60 |
| 5:03 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox 2-pt field goal | 66 | 60 |
| 4:30 | San Antonio Spurs | Jeremy Sochan 2-pt field goal | 68 | 60 |
| 3:43 | San Antonio Spurs | Jeremy Sochan 2-pt field goal | 70 | 60 |
| 3:27 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal | 70 | 63 |
| 2:36 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 2-pt field goal | 72 | 63 |
| 2:27 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson Free throw | 73 | 63 |
| 2:27 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson Free throw | 74 | 63 |
| 2:12 | San Antonio Spurs | Chris Paul Free throw | 75 | 63 |
| 2:12 | New Orleans Pelicans | Karlo Matkovic 2-pt field goal | 75 | 65 |
| 1:51 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal | 75 | 67 |
| 1:37 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal | 75 | 69 |
| 1:03 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Hawkins Free throw | 75 | 70 |
| 1:03 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Hawkins Free throw | 75 | 71 |
| 0:32 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 2-pt field goal | 77 | 71 |
| 0:25 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal | 77 | 73 |
| 0:06 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox Free throw | 78 | 73 |
| 0:06 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox Free throw | 79 | 73 |
| 0:01 | New Orleans Pelicans | Karlo Matkovic 2-pt field goal | 79 | 75 |
Q4 · 34 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | San Antonio Spurs | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:57 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson Free throw | 79 | 76 |
| 10:31 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Hawkins 3-pt field goal | 79 | 79 |
| 9:49 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal | 79 | 81 |
| 9:49 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson Free throw | 79 | 82 |
| 8:55 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson Free throw | 79 | 83 |
| 8:55 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson Free throw | 79 | 84 |
| 8:00 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal | 79 | 86 |
| 7:30 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jose Alvarado Free throw | 79 | 87 |
| 7:30 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jose Alvarado Free throw | 79 | 88 |
| 7:14 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes 2-pt field goal | 81 | 88 |
| 6:58 | New Orleans Pelicans | Karlo Matkovic 2-pt field goal | 81 | 90 |
| 6:31 | New Orleans Pelicans | Karlo Matkovic 2-pt field goal | 81 | 92 |
| 6:13 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes Free throw | 82 | 92 |
| 6:01 | New Orleans Pelicans | Karlo Matkovic Free throw | 82 | 93 |
| 6:01 | New Orleans Pelicans | Karlo Matkovic Free throw | 82 | 94 |
| 5:11 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell Free throw | 83 | 94 |
| 5:11 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell Free throw | 84 | 94 |
| 4:53 | New Orleans Pelicans | Karlo Matkovic 2-pt field goal | 84 | 96 |
| 4:32 | San Antonio Spurs | De'Aaron Fox Free throw | 85 | 96 |
| 4:12 | New Orleans Pelicans | Karlo Matkovic 2-pt field goal | 85 | 98 |
| 3:58 | San Antonio Spurs | Bismack Biyombo 2-pt field goal | 87 | 98 |
| 3:13 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal | 87 | 100 |
| 2:58 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson Free throw | 87 | 101 |
| 2:58 | New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson Free throw | 87 | 102 |
| 2:40 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal | 87 | 105 |
| 2:26 | San Antonio Spurs | Bismack Biyombo Free throw | 88 | 105 |
| 2:19 | New Orleans Pelicans | Karlo Matkovic 2-pt field goal | 88 | 107 |
| 2:00 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie 3-pt field goal | 91 | 107 |
| 1:51 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal | 91 | 110 |
| 1:10 | New Orleans Pelicans | Antonio Reeves 2-pt field goal | 91 | 112 |
| 1:03 | San Antonio Spurs | Sandro Mamukelashvili Free throw | 92 | 112 |
| 1:03 | San Antonio Spurs | Sandro Mamukelashvili Free throw | 93 | 112 |
| 0:45 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Hawkins 2-pt field goal | 93 | 114 |
| 0:05 | San Antonio Spurs | Jordan McLaughlin 3-pt field goal | 96 | 114 |
2024-25 season series
After this game: tied 1-1. 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 (this game)
- Feb 25: San Antonio Spurs 103 at New Orleans Pelicans 109
- Mar 15: New Orleans Pelicans 115 at San Antonio Spurs 119
Highlights
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