NEW ORLEANS -- — Zion Williamson had 22 points and nine rebounds and the New Orleans Pelicans overcame a 17-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 114-96 on Sunday night to open a two-game set.

The teams will meet again in New Orleans on Tuesday night.

Kelly Olynyk had 14 points and 15 rebounds — his first double-double since the Toronto Raptors sent him to New Orleans as part of a trade for Brandon Ingram.

Rookie center Yves Missi grabbed career-high 15 rebounds, fellow rookie center Karlo Matkovic scored a career-high 19 points, wing Trey Murphy III scored 15 points and reserve guard Jose Alvarado added 12 points for the Pelicans. They've won two of their past three games since snapping a 10-gme skid just before the NBA All-Star break.

Julian Champagnie tied a career high with six 3s as he and Keldon Johnson each scored 18 points for San Antonio.

De'Aaron Fox and Harrison Barnes each scored 13 points for the Spurs, who led 50-33 when Barnes hit a 3 with 5:07 left in the second quarter.

Takeaways

Spurs: San Antonio fell to 1-2 in three games since French star Victor Wembanyama was lost for the season because of a blood clot in his right shoulder.

Pelicans: When New Orleans woke up in the third quarter, they dominated, outscoring the Spurs 51-22 during the final 14:12 of the game. Meanwhile, rookie centers Missi and Matkovic combined for 25 points and 21 rebounds.

Key moment

Williamson’s layup as he was fouled by Johnson in the fourth quarter gave the Pelicans their first lead since the first quarter. The basket was part of a decisive 25-5 run — including a 15-2 run to open the fourth quarter — that put the Pelicans up for good at 88-79.

Key stat

Poor shooting doomed the Spurs, who went 32 of 97 (33%) overall and 15 of 51 (29.4%) from 3-point range.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Bismack Biyombo vs. Yves Missi (Chris Paul gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Bismack Biyombo makes 5-foot hook shot (Devin Vassell assists)	0	2
11:25	Yves Missi misses 10-foot two point shot	0	2
11:24	Kelly Olynyk offensive rebound	0	2
11:24	Kelly Olynyk makes tip shot	2	2
11:18	Harrison Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	2
11:15	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	2	2
10:59	Yves Missi misses 3-foot hook shot	2	2
10:57	Kelly Olynyk offensive rebound	2	2
10:57	Kelly Olynyk makes tip shot	4	2
10:44	Devin Vassell misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	2
10:41	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	4	2
10:33	CJ McCollum out of bounds lost ball turnover	4	2
10:20	Devin Vassell misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	4	2
10:17	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	4	2
10:10	Zion Williamson misses two point shot	4	2
10:07	Chris Paul defensive rebound	4	2
10:03	De'Aaron Fox makes 26-foot three point shot (Chris Paul assists)	4	5
9:40	CJ McCollum misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	4	5
9:35	Kelly Olynyk offensive rebound	4	5
9:31	Zion Williamson makes dunk (CJ McCollum assists)	6	5
9:21	Harrison Barnes misses driving layup	6	5
9:19	Yves Missi defensive rebound	6	5
9:13	CJ McCollum bad pass (De'Aaron Fox steals)	6	5
9:03	De'Aaron Fox misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	6	5
9:01	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	6	5
8:56	Zion Williamson makes driving layup	8	5
8:55	Spurs Full timeout	8	5
8:37	Harrison Barnes misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	5
8:33	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	8	5
8:19	Zion Williamson misses two point shot	8	5
8:17	Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound	8	5
8:10	De'Aaron Fox misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	5
8:05	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	8	5
7:55	Kelly Olynyk makes 25-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)	11	5
7:41	Zion Williamson blocks Bismack Biyombo 's 2-foot layup	11	5
7:39	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	11	5
7:25	Trey Murphy III makes dunk (Zion Williamson assists)	13	5
7:04	Devin Vassell makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Chris Paul assists)	13	8
6:43	Trey Murphy III misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	8
6:39	De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound	13	8
6:32	Kelly Olynyk shooting foul	13	8
6:32	Bismack Biyombo misses free throw 1 of 2	13	8
6:32	Spurs offensive team rebound	13	8
6:32	Jordan Hawkins enters the game for Zion Williamson	13	8
6:32	Bruce Brown enters the game for Kelly Olynyk	13	8
6:32	Jeremy Sochan enters the game for Harrison Barnes	13	8
6:32	Stephon Castle enters the game for Chris Paul	13	8
6:32	Bismack Biyombo misses free throw 2 of 2	13	8
6:31	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	13	8
6:14	Bismack Biyombo blocks Yves Missi's dunk	13	8
6:12	Devin Vassell defensive rebound	13	8
6:03	Stephon Castle misses 23-foot pullup jump shot	13	8
5:59	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	13	8
5:52	Trey Murphy III misses driving floating jump shot	13	8
5:52	Spurs defensive team rebound	13	8
5:51	Charles Bassey enters the game for Bismack Biyombo	13	8
5:39	De'Aaron Fox out of bounds bad pass turnover	13	8
5:32	Stephon Castle shooting foul	13	8
5:32	CJ McCollum makes free throw 1 of 2	14	8
5:32	CJ McCollum makes free throw 2 of 2	15	8
5:24	Trey Murphy III shooting foul	15	8
5:24	De'Aaron Fox makes free throw 1 of 2	15	9
5:24	De'Aaron Fox makes free throw 2 of 2	15	10
5:15	Trey Murphy III lost ball turnover (Charles Bassey steals)	15	10
5:09	Devin Vassell misses 23-foot three point shot	15	10
5:06	Yves Missi defensive rebound	15	10
4:53	Trey Murphy III misses 28-foot three point jumper	15	10
4:49	De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound	15	10
4:42	Trey Murphy III kicked ball violation	15	10
4:42	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Yves Missi	15	10
4:42	Keldon Johnson enters the game for Devin Vassell	15	10
4:33	Charles Bassey makes dunk (De'Aaron Fox assists)	15	12
4:19	De'Aaron Fox blocks Jordan Hawkins 's 3-foot driving layup	15	12
4:17	De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound	15	12
4:17	De'Aaron Fox out of bounds lost ball turnover	15	12
4:10	CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot	15	12
4:07	Charles Bassey defensive rebound	15	12
3:58	Charles Bassey makes 11-foot two point shot (Keldon Johnson assists)	15	14
3:57	Pelicans Full timeout	15	14
3:57	Julian Champagnie enters the game for De'Aaron Fox	15	14
3:45	Trey Murphy III bad pass (Charles Bassey steals)	15	14
3:38	Keldon Johnson makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Julian Champagnie assists)	15	16
3:25	Jordan Hawkins makes 23-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)	18	16
3:10	Julian Champagnie makes 27-foot three point jumper (Keldon Johnson assists)	18	19
2:59	CJ McCollum makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	21	19
2:49	Keldon Johnson out of bounds lost ball turnover	21	19
2:49	Jose Alvarado enters the game for CJ McCollum	21	19
2:38	Karlo Matkovic bad pass (Keldon Johnson steals)	21	19
2:22	Charles Bassey misses dunk	21	19
2:20	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	21	19
2:18	Bruce Brown misses two point shot	21	19
2:16	Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound	21	19
2:08	Keldon Johnson makes two point shot (Jeremy Sochan assists)	21	21
1:49	Bruce Brown misses driving floating jump shot	21	21
1:47	Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound	21	21
1:37	Julian Champagnie makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Sochan assists)	21	24
1:21	Jose Alvarado makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	23	24
58.0	Keldon Johnson misses two point shot	23	24
57.1	Jose Alvarado defensive rebound	23	24
52.1	Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point shot	23	24
48.0	Charles Bassey defensive rebound	23	24
29.1	Stephon Castle misses driving floating jump shot	23	24
27.2	Charles Bassey offensive rebound	23	24
26.1	Keldon Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Charles Bassey assists)	23	27
6.2	Karlo Matkovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)	26	27
2.0	Trey Murphy III personal foul	26	27
2.0	Antonio Reeves enters the game for Trey Murphy III	26	27
2.0	Chris Paul enters the game for Charles Bassey	26	27
0.0	Julian Champagnie makes 23-foot three point shot (Chris Paul assists)	26	30
0.0	(00:00) [Spurs] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	26	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	30

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Smoothie King Center

New Orleans, LA

Date & Time

12:00 AM, February 24, 2025

Coverage

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Attendance

17,399

Referees

Marat Kogut, Mark Lindsay, Simone Jelks

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

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