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New Orleans Pelicans vs Utah Jazz — 2026-10-23 NBA Game Analysis

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New Orleans Pelicans 119, Utah Jazz 120. Final.

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New Orleans PelicansNOP119
Utah JazzUTA120
  1. 1st 11:172UTAHAce Bailey makes 5-foot two point shot (Lauri Markkanen assists)0–2
  2. 1st 10:552NOYves Missi makes 2-foot dunk (Trey Murphy III assists)2–2
  3. 1st 10:322UTAHDarryn Peterson makes two point shot2–4
  4. 1st 9:362NOJeremiah Fears makes driving layup4–4
  5. 1st 9:233UTAHJaren Jackson Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Keyonte George assists)4–7
  6. 1st 9:122NOZion Williamson makes driving layup6–7
  7. 1st 8:592UTAHLauri Markkanen makes 11-foot floating jump shot (Keyonte George assists)6–9
  8. 1st 8:312NOZion Williamson makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Trey Murphy III assists)8–9
  9. 1st 8:092UTAHJaren Jackson Jr. makes 2-foot driving dunk (Keyonte George assists)8–11
  10. 1st 7:482UTAHDarryn Peterson makes 8-foot jumper (Keyonte George assists)8–13
  11. 1st 6:512NOYves Missi makes 4-foot dunk10–13
  12. 1st 6:323UTAHLauri Markkanen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ace Bailey assists)10–16
  13. 1st 6:092NOTrey Murphy III makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Zion Williamson assists)12–16
  14. 1st 5:582UTAHJaxson Hayes makes 3-foot layup (Keyonte George assists)12–18
  15. 1st 5:162UTAHKeyonte George makes two point shot (Jaxson Hayes assists)12–20
  16. 1st 5:091NOJordan Poole makes free throw 1 of 213–20
  17. 1st 5:091NOJordan Poole makes free throw 2 of 214–20
  18. 1st 4:202UTAHJaxson Hayes makes 4-foot dunk (Keyonte George assists)14–22
  19. 1st 4:083NOJeremiah Fears makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derik Queen assists)17–22
  20. 1st 3:271UTAHIsaiah Collier makes free throw 1 of 217–23
  21. 1st 2:562UTAHSvi Mykhailiuk makes 9-foot fade away jump shot (Isaiah Collier assists)17–25
  22. 1st 2:342NODerik Queen makes 6-foot two point shot19–25
  23. 1st 2:231UTAHJaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 219–26
  24. 1st 2:231UTAHJaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 219–27
  25. 1st 2:081NOJordan Poole makes free throw 1 of 220–27
  26. 1st 2:081NOJordan Poole makes free throw 2 of 221–27
  27. 1st 1:353NOJordan Poole makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot24–27
  28. 1st 59.02UTAHIsaiah Collier makes 4-foot two point shot (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists)24–29
  29. 1st 51.71NOJordan Poole makes free throw 1 of 225–29
  30. 1st 51.71NOJordan Poole makes free throw 2 of 226–29
  31. 1st 32.12UTAHJaren Jackson Jr. makes driving layup26–31
  32. 1st 3.32NOSaddiq Bey makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot28–31
  33. 2nd 11:402NOSaddiq Bey makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot30–31
  34. 2nd 11:203UTAHLauri Markkanen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Collier assists)30–34
  35. 2nd 11:001UTAHSvi Mykhailiuk makes free throw 1 of 230–35
  36. 2nd 10:382UTAHBrice Sensabaugh makes 4-foot running dunk (Svi Mykhailiuk assists)30–37
  37. 2nd 9:273UTAHBrice Sensabaugh makes 24-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Collier assists)30–40
  38. 2nd 9:102NOYves Missi makes 6-foot two point shot (Dejounte Murray assists)32–40
  39. 2nd 8:542UTAHJaxson Hayes makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Brice Sensabaugh assists)32–42
  40. 2nd 8:353NOSaddiq Bey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)35–42
  41. 2nd 8:223UTAHLauri Markkanen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Collier assists)35–45
  42. 2nd 8:082NOZion Williamson makes driving layup37–45
  43. 2nd 7:283NOSaddiq Bey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)40–45
  44. 2nd 6:401UTAHJaren Jackson Jr. makes free throw 1 of 240–46
  45. 2nd 6:401UTAHJaren Jackson Jr. makes free throw 2 of 240–47
  46. 2nd 6:263UTAHKeyonte George makes 26-foot running jump shot40–50
  47. 2nd 6:241UTAHKeyonte George makes technical free throw40–51
  48. 2nd 6:093NOTrey Murphy III makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)43–51
  49. 2nd 5:381NODerik Queen makes free throw 1 of 244–51
  50. 2nd 5:142NODerik Queen makes layup (Jeremiah Fears assists)46–51
  51. 2nd 4:492UTAHDarryn Peterson makes 6-foot jumper (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists)46–53
  52. 2nd 4:081UTAHKeyonte George makes free throw 1 of 246–54
  53. 2nd 3:552NOTrey Murphy III makes 10-foot step back jumpshot (Derik Queen assists)48–54
  54. 2nd 3:412UTAHDarryn Peterson makes tip shot48–56
  55. 2nd 3:212NOTrey Murphy III makes driving layup50–56
  56. 2nd 3:052UTAHJaren Jackson Jr. makes 13-foot floating jump shot (Keyonte George assists)50–58
  57. 2nd 1:492UTAHKeyonte George makes 11-foot two point shot50–60
  58. 2nd 1:252UTAHDarryn Peterson makes 3-foot running dunk (Ace Bailey assists)50–62
  59. 2nd 1:032NOZion Williamson makes two point shot52–62
  60. 3rd 11:341UTAHJaren Jackson Jr. makes free throw 1 of 252–63
  61. 3rd 11:341UTAHJaren Jackson Jr. makes free throw 2 of 252–64
  62. 3rd 11:033UTAHLauri Markkanen makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists)52–67
  63. 3rd 10:532NOJeremiah Fears makes driving layup54–67
  64. 3rd 10:471UTAHAce Bailey makes free throw 2 of 254–68
  65. 3rd 10:142NOZion Williamson makes 3-foot dunk (Dejounte Murray assists)56–68
  66. 3rd 9:511NODejounte Murray makes free throw 1 of 257–68
  67. 3rd 9:511NODejounte Murray makes free throw 2 of 258–68
  68. 3rd 9:183UTAHDarryn Peterson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Keyonte George assists)58–71
  69. 3rd 9:032NODejounte Murray makes driving layup60–71
  70. 3rd 8:232NODejounte Murray makes 16-foot step back jumpshot62–71
  71. 3rd 8:032NODejounte Murray makes two point shot64–71
  72. 3rd 7:483UTAHKeyonte George makes 26-foot three point jumper (Lauri Markkanen assists)64–74
  73. 3rd 7:392NOZion Williamson makes driving layup66–74
  74. 3rd 7:081NODerik Queen makes free throw 1 of 267–74
  75. 3rd 7:081NODerik Queen makes free throw 2 of 268–74
  76. 3rd 6:371NOZion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 269–74
  77. 3rd 6:192NODejounte Murray makes 3-foot two point shot71–74
  78. 3rd 6:042NOZion Williamson makes 2-foot running dunk (Trey Murphy III assists)73–74
  79. 3rd 5:482NODejounte Murray makes 1-foot reverse layup (Jordan Poole assists)75–74
  80. 3rd 5:311NOKarlo Matkovic makes free throw 1 of 276–74
  81. 3rd 4:553UTAHAce Bailey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keyonte George assists)76–77
  82. 3rd 4:322NOKarlo Matkovic makes tip shot78–77
  83. 3rd 3:582NOKarlo Matkovic makes 3-foot dunk (Dejounte Murray assists)80–77
  84. 3rd 3:473UTAHBrice Sensabaugh makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Collier assists)80–80
  85. 3rd 2:493NOHerbert Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Karlo Matkovic assists)83–80
  86. 3rd 2:032UTAHJaren Jackson Jr. makes two point shot83–82
  87. 3rd 1:551NOJordan Poole makes free throw 2 of 284–82
  88. 3rd 1:152NOKarlo Matkovic makes two point shot86–82
  89. 3rd 49.01UTAHIsaiah Collier makes free throw 1 of 286–83
  90. 3rd 49.01UTAHIsaiah Collier makes free throw 2 of 286–84
  91. 3rd 32.22NOSaddiq Bey makes 14-foot fade away jump shot (Jordan Poole assists)88–84
  92. 3rd 16.32UTAHIsaiah Collier makes driving layup88–86
  93. 3rd 2.81NOJordan Poole makes free throw 1 of 289–86
  94. 3rd 2.81NOJordan Poole makes free throw 2 of 290–86
  95. 4th 11:152UTAHJaxson Hayes makes layup (Isaiah Collier assists)90–88
  96. 4th 11:151UTAHJaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 190–89
  97. 4th 11:012NOSaddiq Bey makes 19-foot jumper92–89
  98. 4th 10:182NOBennedict Mathurin makes tip shot94–89
  99. 4th 10:052UTAHJaxson Hayes makes 5-foot alley oop dunk (Isaiah Collier assists)94–91
  100. 4th 9:421UTAHIsaiah Collier makes free throw 2 of 294–92
  101. 4th 9:272NOBennedict Mathurin makes driving layup96–92
  102. 4th 9:152UTAHIsaiah Collier makes driving layup96–94
  103. 4th 8:563NOSaddiq Bey makes 25-foot three pointer99–94
  104. 4th 8:421UTAHBrice Sensabaugh makes free throw 1 of 299–95
  105. 4th 8:421UTAHBrice Sensabaugh makes free throw 2 of 299–96
  106. 4th 8:142UTAHJaxson Hayes makes 7-foot alley oop dunk (Brice Sensabaugh assists)99–98
  107. 4th 8:141NOSaddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 1100–98
  108. 4th 7:501UTAHKeyonte George makes free throw 1 of 2100–99
  109. 4th 7:501UTAHKeyonte George makes free throw 2 of 2100–100
  110. 4th 7:241UTAHJaren Jackson Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2100–101
  111. 4th 7:241UTAHJaren Jackson Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2100–102
  112. 4th 6:562UTAHJaren Jackson Jr. makes 9-foot floating jump shot (Darryn Peterson assists)100–104
  113. 4th 6:421NOZion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2101–104
  114. 4th 6:421NOZion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2102–104
  115. 4th 6:153UTAHKeyonte George makes 24-foot three pointer102–107
  116. 4th 5:352UTAHJaxson Hayes makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Keyonte George assists)102–109
  117. 4th 5:222NODerik Queen makes 4-foot two point shot104–109
  118. 4th 4:342UTAHKeyonte George makes 7-foot two point shot104–111
  119. 4th 4:153NODerik Queen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Saddiq Bey assists)107–111
  120. 4th 3:472NODejounte Murray makes two point shot109–111
  121. 4th 3:332UTAHLauri Markkanen makes 5-foot dunk (Jaxson Hayes assists)109–113
  122. 4th 3:142NOSaddiq Bey makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists)111–113
  123. 4th 2:563UTAHJaren Jackson Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lauri Markkanen assists)111–116
  124. 4th 2:381NOZion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2112–116
  125. 4th 2:381NOZion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2113–116
  126. 4th 2:151NOZion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2114–116
  127. 4th 2:151NOZion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2115–116
  128. 4th 2:061UTAHJaren Jackson Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2115–117
  129. 4th 2:061UTAHJaren Jackson Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2115–118
  130. 4th 1:322NOZion Williamson makes 4-foot running dunk117–118
  131. 4th 1:012NODejounte Murray makes two point shot119–118
  132. 4th 50.51UTAHDarryn Peterson makes free throw 1 of 2119–119
  133. 4th 50.51UTAHDarryn Peterson makes free throw 2 of 2119–120

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Game recap

Regular season. Final. Quarters: New Orleans Pelicans 28, 24, 38, 29; Utah Jazz 31, 31, 24, 34.

Zion Williamson 23 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists. Saddiq Bey 20 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists. Dejounte Murray 16 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists

Jaren Jackson Jr. 24 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists. Keyonte George 19 points, 1 rebounds, 10 assists. Jaxson Hayes 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists

Sources: ESPN NBA scoreboard · ESPN WNBA scoreboard

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New Orleans Pelicans vs Utah Jazz — NBA Game Analysis

Utah Jazz defeated New Orleans Pelicans 120–119, a 1-point margin. New Orleans Pelicans shot 51% from the field, compared with 49% from the field for Utah Jazz. Utah Jazz shot 37% from three-point range, compared with 31% from three-point range for New Orleans Pelicans. Utah Jazz led the rebounding count, 42 to 37. New Orleans Pelicans committed fewer turnovers, 15 to 18.

Analysis based on ESPN’s recorded final score and available box-score statistics.

Team stats

StatNew Orleans PelicansUtah Jazz
FG44-8741-84
Field Goal %5149
3PT8-2613-35
Three Point %3137
FT23-2725-33
Free Throw %8576
Rebounds3742
Offensive Rebounds914
Defensive Rebounds2828
Assists1831
Steals154
Blocks55
Turnovers1518
Total Turnovers1518
Fast Break Points127
Points in Paint6454

Leaders

  • PointsJaren Jackson Jr. · UTAH · 24
  • AssistsKeyonte George · UTAH · 10
  • ReboundsJaren Jackson Jr. · UTAH · 10
  • PointsZion Williamson · NO · 23
  • AssistsDejounte Murray · NO · 6
  • ReboundsDerik Queen · NO · 7

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