Tre Johnson scored 20 for the Washington Wizards; Trey Murphy III scored 24 for the New Orleans Pelicans.

Washington Wizards at New Orleans Pelicans

2025-26 · Regular season Sun, Mar 8, 2026 · 7:00 pm EDT · All results that day · Washington Wizards vs New Orleans Pelicans head-to-head · Washington Wizards schedule · New Orleans Pelicans schedule

Final

Away

New Orleans Pelicans

138

Venue: Smoothie King Center

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

Game recap

The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Washington Wizards 138-118 at home on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at Smoothie King Center. Trey Murphy III had 24 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the New Orleans Pelicans. Tre Johnson had 20 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist for the Washington Wizards.

The New Orleans Pelicans led 67-65 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 36-25. Double-digit figures in two categories: Saddiq Bey (double-double, New Orleans Pelicans). Bench points: Washington Wizards 59, New Orleans Pelicans 48. Saddiq Bey had 23 points, 10 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, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Washington Wizards vs New Orleans Pelicans?: The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Washington Wizards 138-118 on March 8, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Tre Johnson scored 20 for the Washington Wizards; Trey Murphy III scored 24 for the New Orleans Pelicans.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Washington Wizards	35	30	28	25	118
New Orleans Pelicans	32	35	35	36	138

Game leaders

Washington Wizards

Points: 20 Tre Johnson
Rebounds: 9 Julian Reese
Assists: 8 Trae Young

New Orleans Pelicans

Points: 24 Trey Murphy III
Rebounds: 10 Saddiq Bey
Assists: 7 Jeremiah Fears

Saddiq Bey double-double (23 PTS, 10 REB)

Washington Wizards
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Leaky Black starter	31:24	10	4	2	1	0	0	4-11	2-6	0-0	4	-17
Bilal Coulibaly starter	23:48	5	4	1	0	0	0	1-12	1-7	2-2	4	-13
Tre Johnson starter	22:24	20	4	1	0	0	1	7-13	4-7	2-2	2	-2
Trae Young starter	17:44	17	4	8	0	0	4	4-6	3-5	6-8	3	+0
Alexandre Sarr starter	17:35	7	4	1	0	1	1	3-7	1-3	0-0	2	-2
Julian Reese bench	25:41	5	9	3	1	2	2	1-4	0-0	3-4	3	-2
Will Riley bench	25:26	19	3	0	0	0	4	8-12	0-1	3-3	3	-16
Bub Carrington bench	23:12	9	3	4	0	0	2	3-6	2-5	1-1	3	-8
Anthony Gill bench	21:53	11	2	0	0	0	1	5-7	1-3	0-0	3	-19
Jaden Hardy bench	21:10	10	3	3	0	0	1	4-10	0-4	2-3	3	-17
Sharife Cooper bench	9:43	5	1	4	0	0	1	1-3	0-1	3-4	1	-4

Not available: Cam Whitmore, Anthony Davis, Jamir Watkins, Kyshawn George, D'Angelo Russell, Tristan Vukcevic

New Orleans Pelicans
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Saddiq Bey starter	29:08	23	10	2	2	0	0	9-17	0-4	5-10	1	+15
Trey Murphy III starter	28:48	24	5	4	1	0	0	7-14	4-9	6-6	0	+11
Dejounte Murray starter	23:39	19	6	2	2	0	2	6-9	0-1	7-9	2	+15
Zion Williamson starter	23:29	20	2	1	0	0	0	6-8	0-0	8-11	0	+3
Herbert Jones starter	16:56	4	2	0	3	0	2	2-6	0-1	0-0	4	+1
Derik Queen bench	24:31	13	4	5	0	1	1	5-9	1-2	2-2	2	+17
Jeremiah Fears bench	24:21	18	5	7	1	1	2	7-16	1-4	3-3	3	+5
Bryce McGowens bench	22:30	4	1	3	1	1	1	1-2	0-0	2-2	3	+13
DeAndre Jordan bench	19:23	2	5	1	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	+8
Yves Missi bench	14:45	2	2	0	0	2	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	+15
Micah Peavy bench	4:10	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	-1
Karlo Matkovic bench	4:10	5	2	0	1	0	0	1-2	1-1	2-2	3	-1
Jordan Hawkins bench	4:10	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	-1

Team statistics
Washington Wizards	Stat	New Orleans Pelicans
22/27 (81%)	Free throws	37/47 (78%)
27/49 (55%)	2 pointers	40/66 (60%)
14/42 (33%)	3 pointers	7/23 (30%)
41/91 (45%)	Field goals	47/89 (52%)
41	Rebounds	44
28	Defensive rebounds	32
13	Offensive rebounds	12
27	Assists	25
17	Turnovers	8
2	Steals	11
3	Blocks	6
31	Fouls	20
6	Max points in a row	12
13:30	Time spent in lead	32:16
8	Biggest lead	23

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

Largest margin: 21 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 6
Times tied: 5
Largest lead · Washington Wizards: 8 Q1 5:32
Largest lead · New Orleans Pelicans: 23 Q4 3:52
Longest run: 12-0 New Orleans Pelicans · Q2 8:06 to Q2 5:59

Scoring plays

Q1 · 37 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Washington Wizards	New Orleans Pelicans
10:55	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 2-pt field goal	0	2
10:35	Washington Wizards	Leaky Black 2-pt field goal	2	2
10:13	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey Free throw	2	3
10:13	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey Free throw	2	4
9:57	Washington Wizards	Trae Young 3-pt field goal	5	4
9:40	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	5	6
9:30	Washington Wizards	Trae Young 3-pt field goal	8	6
9:19	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 2-pt field goal	8	8
9:05	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	10	8
8:35	Washington Wizards	Trae Young 2-pt field goal	12	8
8:22	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	12	9
8:00	Washington Wizards	Tre Johnson 3-pt field goal	15	9
7:44	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	15	11
7:25	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray Free throw	15	12
7:25	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray Free throw	15	13
6:55	Washington Wizards	Tre Johnson 3-pt field goal	18	13
6:41	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	18	15
5:52	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly Free throw	19	15
5:52	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly Free throw	20	15
5:32	Washington Wizards	Leaky Black 3-pt field goal	23	15
5:06	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III Free throw	23	16
5:06	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III Free throw	23	17
4:37	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears 2-pt field goal	23	19
4:18	Washington Wizards	Will Riley 2-pt field goal	25	19
4:04	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	25	22
3:38	New Orleans Pelicans	Bryce McGowens Free throw	25	23
3:38	New Orleans Pelicans	Bryce McGowens Free throw	25	24
3:24	New Orleans Pelicans	DeAndre Jordan Free throw	25	25
3:24	New Orleans Pelicans	DeAndre Jordan Free throw	25	26
3:12	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 3-pt field goal	28	26
2:29	Washington Wizards	Anthony Gill 2-pt field goal	30	26
1:35	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears 2-pt field goal	30	28
1:16	Washington Wizards	Julian Reese Free throw	31	28
0:57	Washington Wizards	Will Riley 2-pt field goal	33	28
0:43	New Orleans Pelicans	Derik Queen 2-pt field goal	33	30
0:25	Washington Wizards	Sharife Cooper 2-pt field goal	35	30
0:02	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears 2-pt field goal	35	32

Q2 · 41 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Washington Wizards	New Orleans Pelicans
11:34	Washington Wizards	Anthony Gill 2-pt field goal	37	32
11:11	Washington Wizards	Anthony Gill 3-pt field goal	40	32
10:52	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal	40	34
10:28	Washington Wizards	Leaky Black 2-pt field goal	42	34
10:18	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	42	36
10:03	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III Free throw	42	37
10:03	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III Free throw	42	38
9:42	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal	42	40
8:59	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi 2-pt field goal	42	42
8:41	Washington Wizards	Jaden Hardy 2-pt field goal	44	42
8:41	Washington Wizards	Jaden Hardy Free throw	45	42
8:17	Washington Wizards	Will Riley 2-pt field goal	47	42
8:06	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	47	45
7:33	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	47	47
7:18	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	47	49
6:50	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray Free throw	47	50
6:50	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray Free throw	47	51
6:50	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray Free throw	47	52
5:59	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 2-pt field goal	47	54
5:28	Washington Wizards	Will Riley 2-pt field goal	49	54
5:15	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 3-pt field goal	52	54
5:02	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	52	55
5:02	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	52	56
4:50	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray Free throw	52	57
4:50	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray Free throw	52	58
4:31	New Orleans Pelicans	Herbert Jones 2-pt field goal	52	60
4:21	Washington Wizards	Trae Young 3-pt field goal	55	60
4:01	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 3-pt field goal	58	60
3:38	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey Free throw	58	61
2:25	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey Free throw	58	62
1:47	Washington Wizards	Tre Johnson 2-pt field goal	60	62
1:33	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	60	63
1:25	Washington Wizards	Tre Johnson Free throw	61	63
1:25	Washington Wizards	Tre Johnson Free throw	62	63
1:11	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III Free throw	62	64
1:11	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III Free throw	62	65
0:41	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears Free throw	62	66
0:41	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears Free throw	62	67
0:30	Washington Wizards	Trae Young Free throw	63	67
0:04	Washington Wizards	Trae Young Free throw	64	67
0:04	Washington Wizards	Trae Young Free throw	65	67

Q3 · 36 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Washington Wizards	New Orleans Pelicans
11:42	New Orleans Pelicans	Herbert Jones 2-pt field goal	65	69
10:56	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	65	71
10:44	Washington Wizards	Tre Johnson 2-pt field goal	67	71
10:31	Washington Wizards	Trae Young Free throw	68	71
10:15	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	70	71
9:56	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	70	73
9:31	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal	70	75
8:51	Washington Wizards	Trae Young Free throw	71	75
8:51	Washington Wizards	Trae Young Free throw	72	75
8:28	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 2-pt field goal	72	77
8:18	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	72	79
8:01	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	72	81
7:37	Washington Wizards	Tre Johnson 3-pt field goal	75	81
7:17	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 2-pt field goal	75	83
6:07	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	75	84
6:07	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	75	85
5:22	Washington Wizards	Tre Johnson 2-pt field goal	77	85
5:07	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	77	87
4:40	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	77	89
4:15	Washington Wizards	Tre Johnson 3-pt field goal	80	89
4:00	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	80	90
4:00	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	80	91
3:40	Washington Wizards	Will Riley 2-pt field goal	82	91
3:18	Washington Wizards	Will Riley 2-pt field goal	84	91
3:02	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey Free throw	84	92
2:44	Washington Wizards	Anthony Gill 2-pt field goal	86	92
2:13	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 2-pt field goal	88	92
2:13	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington Free throw	89	92
2:02	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears 2-pt field goal	89	94
2:02	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears Free throw	89	95
1:46	Washington Wizards	Jaden Hardy 2-pt field goal	91	95
1:32	New Orleans Pelicans	Derik Queen 3-pt field goal	91	98
1:05	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears 2-pt field goal	91	100
0:50	New Orleans Pelicans	Bryce McGowens 2-pt field goal	91	102
0:32	Washington Wizards	Julian Reese Free throw	92	102
0:32	Washington Wizards	Julian Reese Free throw	93	102

Q4 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Washington Wizards	New Orleans Pelicans
11:18	New Orleans Pelicans	Derik Queen Free throw	93	103
11:18	New Orleans Pelicans	Derik Queen Free throw	93	104
10:52	Washington Wizards	Jaden Hardy 2-pt field goal	95	104
10:32	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears 3-pt field goal	95	107
10:20	Washington Wizards	Will Riley 2-pt field goal	97	107
9:48	New Orleans Pelicans	Derik Queen 2-pt field goal	97	109
9:23	Washington Wizards	Anthony Gill 2-pt field goal	99	109
9:00	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	99	112
8:29	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	99	115
7:46	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 2-pt field goal	99	117
7:30	New Orleans Pelicans	Derik Queen 2-pt field goal	99	119
6:46	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 2-pt field goal	99	121
6:23	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly 3-pt field goal	102	121
6:05	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 2-pt field goal	102	123
5:55	Washington Wizards	Julian Reese 2-pt field goal	104	123
5:18	Washington Wizards	Jaden Hardy 2-pt field goal	106	123
4:41	New Orleans Pelicans	Derik Queen 2-pt field goal	106	125
4:17	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 2-pt field goal	106	127
3:52	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic Free throw	106	128
3:52	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic Free throw	106	129
3:39	Washington Wizards	Will Riley Free throw	107	129
3:39	Washington Wizards	Will Riley Free throw	108	129
3:39	Washington Wizards	Will Riley Free throw	109	129
3:27	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears 2-pt field goal	109	131
3:16	Washington Wizards	Leaky Black 3-pt field goal	112	131
3:01	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Hawkins 2-pt field goal	112	133
2:36	Washington Wizards	Will Riley 2-pt field goal	114	133
1:40	Washington Wizards	Jaden Hardy Free throw	115	133
1:28	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic 3-pt field goal	115	136
1:19	Washington Wizards	Sharife Cooper Free throw	116	136
0:58	New Orleans Pelicans	Micah Peavy 2-pt field goal	116	138
0:48	Washington Wizards	Sharife Cooper Free throw	117	138
0:48	Washington Wizards	Sharife Cooper Free throw	118	138

2025-26 season series

After this game: New Orleans Pelicans 2-0. Final series: New Orleans Pelicans 2-0.

Jan 9: New Orleans Pelicans 128 at Washington Wizards 107
Mar 8: Washington Wizards 118 at New Orleans Pelicans 138 (this game)

Highlights

Pelicans 138 - 118 Wizards — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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