Who won Charlotte Hornets vs New Orleans Pelicans?

The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Charlotte Hornets 98-94 on March 30, 2025.

Miles Bridges scored 20 for the Charlotte Hornets; Keion Brooks Jr. scored 17 for the New Orleans Pelicans.

Charlotte Hornets at New Orleans Pelicans

2024-25 · Regular season Sun, Mar 30, 2025 · 7:00 pm EDT · All results that day · Charlotte Hornets vs New Orleans Pelicans head-to-head · Charlotte Hornets schedule · New Orleans Pelicans schedule

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Away

New Orleans Pelicans

Venue: Smoothie King Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Charlotte Hornets 98-94 at home on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. Keion Brooks Jr. had 17 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists for the New Orleans Pelicans. Miles Bridges had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists for the Charlotte Hornets.

The New Orleans Pelicans trailed 52-43 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 31-21. Double-digit figures in two categories: Jusuf Nurkic (double-double, Charlotte Hornets). Bench points: Charlotte Hornets 41, New Orleans Pelicans 46. Antonio Reeves had 16 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Charlotte Hornets vs New Orleans Pelicans?: The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Charlotte Hornets 98-94 on March 30, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Miles Bridges scored 20 for the Charlotte Hornets; Keion Brooks Jr. scored 17 for the New Orleans Pelicans.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Charlotte Hornets	25	27	21	21	94
New Orleans Pelicans	21	22	31	24	98

Game leaders

Charlotte Hornets

Points: 20 Miles Bridges
Rebounds: 12 Jusuf Nurkic
Assists: 5 Jusuf Nurkic

New Orleans Pelicans

Points: 17 Keion Brooks Jr.
Rebounds: 12 Bruce Brown
Assists: 6 Elfrid Payton

Jusuf Nurkic double-double (13 PTS, 12 REB)

Charlotte Hornets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
KJ Simpson starter	35:20	9	3	4	2	0	1	3-12	1-5	2-2	2	-6
DaQuan Jeffries starter	29:38	5	3	2	3	0	2	2-9	1-4	0-0	1	-5
Miles Bridges starter	22:08	20	6	2	1	0	1	7-16	1-6	5-6	1	+4
Jusuf Nurkic starter	21:59	13	12	5	1	3	2	4-10	2-4	3-4	2	+11
Josh Okogie starter	10:31	6	2	1	2	0	1	1-4	0-2	4-4	1	+8
Nick Smith Jr. bench	35:27	19	4	2	0	0	1	7-16	3-5	2-2	1	-12
Tidjane Salaun bench	29:14	4	7	4	2	0	2	1-7	0-6	2-2	5	-12
Wendell Moore Jr. bench	24:05	8	5	0	3	0	2	4-8	0-1	0-0	1	-1
Moussa Diabate bench	16:50	6	7	0	0	0	1	1-5	0-0	4-5	2	-3
Taj Gibson bench	14:48	4	1	0	1	3	1	2-4	0-0	0-0	1	-4

Not available: LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, Seth Curry, Josh Green, Tre Mann, Mark Williams, Damion Baugh

New Orleans Pelicans
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Bruce Brown starter	30:39	3	12	2	1	3	1	1-8	0-2	1-2	0	+7
Jose Alvarado starter	30:28	12	5	4	2	0	5	4-16	1-7	3-3	1	+1
Antonio Reeves starter	27:37	16	3	2	0	0	2	6-10	4-5	0-0	5	-2
Yves Missi starter	24:23	8	11	2	0	0	1	3-6	0-0	2-4	2	-9
Kelly Olynyk starter	20:00	13	6	2	2	0	3	5-9	0-0	3-4	2	-4
Keion Brooks Jr. bench	26:15	17	8	2	2	3	1	7-12	1-4	2-2	3	+8
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl bench	23:52	12	3	0	0	0	0	5-10	2-5	0-0	1	+6
Karlo Matkovic bench	23:12	10	5	3	0	1	0	4-9	0-4	2-2	2	+11
Elfrid Payton bench	19:18	2	3	6	2	1	3	1-7	0-0	0-0	0	+3
Lester Quinones bench	11:57	5	1	1	0	0	0	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	+2
Jamal Cain bench	2:19	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	-3

Not available: BJ Boston, Herbert Jones, Jordan Hawkins, CJ McCollum, Trey Murphy III, Dejounte Murray, Zion Williamson

Team statistics
Charlotte Hornets	Stat	New Orleans Pelicans
22/25 (88%)	Free throws	13/17 (76%)
24/58 (41%)	2 pointers	29/61 (47%)
8/33 (24%)	3 pointers	9/31 (29%)
32/91 (35%)	Field goals	38/92 (41%)
50	Rebounds	57
38	Defensive rebounds	43
12	Offensive rebounds	14
20	Assists	24
14	Turnovers	17
15	Steals	9
6	Blocks	8
17	Fouls	17
7	Max points in a row	9
31:25	Time spent in lead	10:43
13	Biggest lead	5

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: New Orleans Pelicans ahead)

Largest margin: 11 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 5
Times tied: 10
Largest lead · Charlotte Hornets: 13 Q2 1:29
Largest lead · New Orleans Pelicans: 5 Q4 4:50
Longest run: 9-0 New Orleans Pelicans · Q3 11:17 to Q3 10:30

Scoring plays

Q1 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	New Orleans Pelicans
11:48	Charlotte Hornets	DaQuan Jeffries 2-pt field goal	2	0
11:32	New Orleans Pelicans	Kelly Olynyk 2-pt field goal	2	2
10:43	Charlotte Hornets	KJ Simpson 2-pt field goal	4	2
9:55	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal	7	2
9:31	New Orleans Pelicans	Kelly Olynyk 2-pt field goal	7	4
9:02	New Orleans Pelicans	Antonio Reeves 2-pt field goal	7	6
7:37	Charlotte Hornets	Josh Okogie Free throw	8	6
7:37	Charlotte Hornets	Josh Okogie Free throw	9	6
7:15	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	11	6
6:56	New Orleans Pelicans	Kelly Olynyk 2-pt field goal	11	8
6:38	Charlotte Hornets	Jusuf Nurkic 2-pt field goal	13	8
6:27	New Orleans Pelicans	Antonio Reeves 2-pt field goal	13	10
6:13	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges Free throw	14	10
6:13	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges Free throw	15	10
5:37	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic 2-pt field goal	15	12
4:22	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 3-pt field goal	15	15
4:08	Charlotte Hornets	Tidjane Salaun 2-pt field goal	17	15
3:40	New Orleans Pelicans	Lester Quinones 2-pt field goal	17	17
3:23	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate Free throw	18	17
3:23	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate Free throw	19	17
3:02	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic 2-pt field goal	19	19
1:49	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	21	19
1:43	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 2-pt field goal	21	21
0:53	Charlotte Hornets	Taj Gibson 2-pt field goal	23	21
0:26	Charlotte Hornets	Wendell Moore Jr. 2-pt field goal	25	21

Q2 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	New Orleans Pelicans
11:43	New Orleans Pelicans	Keion Brooks Jr. 2-pt field goal	25	23
11:43	New Orleans Pelicans	Keion Brooks Jr. Free throw	25	24
11:09	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic Free throw	25	25
11:09	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic Free throw	25	26
10:46	Charlotte Hornets	Josh Okogie Free throw	26	26
10:46	Charlotte Hornets	Josh Okogie Free throw	27	26
10:23	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	29	26
9:41	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	31	26
9:41	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges Free throw	32	26
9:16	New Orleans Pelicans	Kelly Olynyk 2-pt field goal	32	28
8:08	Charlotte Hornets	Josh Okogie 2-pt field goal	34	28
6:38	Charlotte Hornets	Jusuf Nurkic 3-pt field goal	37	28
6:15	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi 2-pt field goal	37	30
5:56	Charlotte Hornets	DaQuan Jeffries 3-pt field goal	40	30
5:32	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal	40	33
5:07	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	43	33
3:47	New Orleans Pelicans	Elfrid Payton 2-pt field goal	43	35
3:31	Charlotte Hornets	Jusuf Nurkic Free throw	44	35
3:12	Charlotte Hornets	Tidjane Salaun Free throw	45	35
3:12	Charlotte Hornets	Tidjane Salaun Free throw	46	35
2:56	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic 2-pt field goal	46	37
2:06	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	48	37
1:29	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	50	37
1:13	New Orleans Pelicans	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	50	39
0:46	New Orleans Pelicans	Kelly Olynyk Free throw	50	40
0:46	New Orleans Pelicans	Kelly Olynyk Free throw	50	41
0:33	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Smith Jr. Free throw	51	41
0:33	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Smith Jr. Free throw	52	41
0:15	New Orleans Pelicans	Kelly Olynyk 2-pt field goal	52	43

Q3 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	New Orleans Pelicans
11:33	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	54	43
11:17	New Orleans Pelicans	Antonio Reeves 3-pt field goal	54	46
10:44	New Orleans Pelicans	Antonio Reeves 3-pt field goal	54	49
10:30	New Orleans Pelicans	Antonio Reeves 3-pt field goal	54	52
10:03	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	56	52
9:25	Charlotte Hornets	Jusuf Nurkic 2-pt field goal	58	52
9:06	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado Free throw	58	53
9:06	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado Free throw	58	54
8:47	Charlotte Hornets	Jusuf Nurkic 3-pt field goal	61	54
8:27	New Orleans Pelicans	Kelly Olynyk Free throw	61	55
7:58	Charlotte Hornets	Jusuf Nurkic Free throw	62	55
7:58	Charlotte Hornets	Jusuf Nurkic Free throw	63	55
7:33	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	65	55
7:08	New Orleans Pelicans	Keion Brooks Jr. 2-pt field goal	65	57
6:42	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi 2-pt field goal	65	59
5:28	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	67	59
5:10	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal	67	61
4:40	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 2-pt field goal	67	63
4:11	New Orleans Pelicans	Keion Brooks Jr. 3-pt field goal	67	66
2:35	Charlotte Hornets	Wendell Moore Jr. 2-pt field goal	69	66
2:09	Charlotte Hornets	KJ Simpson 2-pt field goal	71	66
1:26	New Orleans Pelicans	Lester Quinones 3-pt field goal	71	69
0:45	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic 2-pt field goal	71	71
0:14	New Orleans Pelicans	Keion Brooks Jr. Free throw	71	72
0:14	New Orleans Pelicans	Keion Brooks Jr. 2-pt field goal	71	74
0:01	Charlotte Hornets	Wendell Moore Jr. 2-pt field goal	73	74

Q4 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	New Orleans Pelicans
10:43	New Orleans Pelicans	Keion Brooks Jr. 2-pt field goal	73	76
10:29	Charlotte Hornets	Wendell Moore Jr. 2-pt field goal	75	76
10:10	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 3-pt field goal	75	79
9:48	Charlotte Hornets	Taj Gibson 2-pt field goal	77	79
8:27	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges Free throw	78	79
8:27	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges Free throw	79	79
8:00	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 2-pt field goal	79	81
6:41	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate Free throw	80	81
6:41	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate Free throw	81	81
5:24	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi 2-pt field goal	81	83
4:50	New Orleans Pelicans	Antonio Reeves 3-pt field goal	81	86
4:38	Charlotte Hornets	KJ Simpson 3-pt field goal	84	86
4:08	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi Free throw	84	87
3:47	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal	86	87
3:21	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal	86	89
2:33	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi Free throw	86	90
2:10	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	89	90
1:28	New Orleans Pelicans	Keion Brooks Jr. 2-pt field goal	89	92
1:17	Charlotte Hornets	KJ Simpson Free throw	90	92
1:17	Charlotte Hornets	KJ Simpson Free throw	91	92
1:02	New Orleans Pelicans	Bruce Brown Free throw	91	93
0:41	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	94	93
0:32	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal	94	95
0:32	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado Free throw	94	96
0:06	New Orleans Pelicans	Keion Brooks Jr. 2-pt field goal	94	98

2024-25 season series

After this game: tied 1-1. Final series: tied 1-1.

Jan 25: New Orleans Pelicans 92 at Charlotte Hornets 123
Mar 30: Charlotte Hornets 94 at New Orleans Pelicans 98 (this game)

Highlights

New Orleans Pelicans 98-94 Charlotte Hornets — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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