| 12:00 | Yves Missi vs. Taj Gibson (CJ McCollum gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:45 | Zion Williamson out of bounds bad pass turnover | 0 | 0 |
| 11:30 | Zion Williamson blocks Miles Bridges 's 23-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:28 | Yves Missi defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:16 | CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:15 | Taj Gibson defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:09 | LaMelo Ball misses 30-foot three point shot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:05 | Pelicans defensive team rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:05 | Taj Gibson loose ball foul | 0 | 0 |
| 10:54 | Jordan Hawkins misses 24-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 10:51 | Taj Gibson defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 10:42 | Zion Williamson personal foul | 0 | 0 |
| 10:38 | Taj Gibson misses 14-foot jump bank shot | 0 | 0 |
| 10:36 | Miles Bridges offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 10:35 | Miles Bridges makes tip shot | 2 | 0 |
| 10:21 | Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Trey Murphy III assists) | 2 | 2 |
| 10:09 | LaMelo Ball bad pass (Zion Williamson steals) | 2 | 2 |
| 9:59 | Taj Gibson blocks Zion Williamson's dunk | 2 | 2 |
| 9:56 | Hornets defensive team rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 9:46 | Miles Bridges makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 4 | 2 |
| 9:35 | | 4 | 2 |
| 9:34 | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | 4 | 2 |
| 9:23 | Taj Gibson offensive foul | 4 | 2 |
| 9:23 | | 4 | 2 |
| 9:23 | Moussa Diabate enters the game for Taj Gibson | 4 | 2 |
| 9:13 | Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point jumper | 4 | 2 |
| 9:11 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | 4 | 2 |
| 8:56 | Miles Bridges misses 6-foot two point shot | 4 | 2 |
| 8:55 | Yves Missi defensive rebound | 4 | 2 |
| 8:35 | Jordan Hawkins makes 13-foot pullup jump shot | 4 | 4 |
| 8:22 | LaMelo Ball makes 30-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists) | 7 | 4 |
| 8:10 | Moussa Diabate shooting foul | 7 | 4 |
| 8:10 | Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 8:10 | Pelicans offensive team rebound | 7 | 4 |
| 8:10 | Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 7 | 5 |
| 7:59 | LaMelo Ball makes driving layup | 9 | 5 |
| 7:52 | | 9 | 5 |
| 7:52 | Javonte Green enters the game for Zion Williamson | 9 | 5 |
| 7:52 | Daniel Theis enters the game for Yves Missi | 9 | 5 |
| 7:46 | Jordan Hawkins makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot (CJ McCollum assists) | 9 | 8 |
| 7:36 | LaMelo Ball misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot | 9 | 8 |
| 7:32 | Pelicans defensive team rebound | 9 | 8 |
| 7:17 | CJ McCollum makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trey Murphy III assists) | 9 | 11 |
| 6:53 | Miles Bridges lost ball turnover | 9 | 11 |
| 6:53 | Miles Bridges loose ball foul | 9 | 11 |
| 6:40 | Javonte Green misses driving floating jump shot | 9 | 11 |
| 6:38 | Javonte Green offensive rebound | 9 | 11 |
| 6:37 | LaMelo Ball shooting foul | 9 | 11 |
| 6:37 | Javonte Green makes free throw 1 of 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 6:37 | Josh Okogie enters the game for Miles Bridges | 9 | 12 |
| 6:37 | Seth Curry enters the game for Nick Smith Jr. | 9 | 12 |
| 6:37 | Javonte Green makes free throw 2 of 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 6:17 | Daniel Theis personal foul | 9 | 13 |
| 6:11 | LaMelo Ball misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot | 9 | 13 |
| 6:08 | Seth Curry offensive rebound | 9 | 13 |
| 6:02 | Josh Okogie makes 23-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists) | 12 | 13 |
| 5:46 | Javonte Green misses 23-foot three point jumper | 12 | 13 |
| 5:44 | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | 12 | 13 |
| 5:38 | Josh Okogie misses 25-foot three point jumper | 12 | 13 |
| 5:34 | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | 12 | 13 |
| 5:22 | CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 12 | 13 |
| 5:20 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | 12 | 13 |
| 5:08 | Seth Curry bad pass (Daniel Theis steals) | 12 | 13 |
| 5:04 | Javonte Green makes 8-foot dunk (Daniel Theis assists) | 12 | 15 |
| 5:03 | | 12 | 15 |
| 5:03 | DaQuan Jeffries enters the game for Josh Green | 12 | 15 |
| 5:03 | Jose Alvarado enters the game for CJ McCollum | 12 | 15 |
| 5:03 | Antonio Reeves enters the game for Jordan Hawkins | 12 | 15 |
| 4:45 | LaMelo Ball makes 10-foot pullup jump shot | 14 | 15 |
| 4:23 | Trey Murphy III misses driving layup | 14 | 15 |
| 4:20 | DaQuan Jeffries defensive rebound | 14 | 15 |
| 4:04 | LaMelo Ball misses driving layup | 14 | 15 |
| 4:02 | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | 14 | 15 |
| 4:01 | Moussa Diabate bad pass (Javonte Green steals) | 14 | 15 |
| 3:54 | Trey Murphy III misses 30-foot three point shot | 14 | 15 |
| 3:51 | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | 14 | 15 |
| 3:46 | Seth Curry makes 23-foot three point shot (DaQuan Jeffries assists) | 17 | 15 |
| 3:24 | Jose Alvarado makes 29-foot three point jumper (Trey Murphy III assists) | 17 | 18 |
| 3:15 | Miles Bridges enters the game for LaMelo Ball | 17 | 18 |
| 3:15 | Vasilije Micic enters the game for Moussa Diabate | 17 | 18 |
| 3:15 | CJ McCollum enters the game for Trey Murphy III | 17 | 18 |
| 3:15 | Pelicans Coach's Challenge | 17 | 18 |
| 3:15 | (03:15) [Pelicans] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Pelicans] retain their timeout | 17 | 18 |
| 3:15 | LaMelo Ball out of bounds lost ball turnover | 17 | 18 |
| 3:03 | Antonio Reeves misses 23-foot three point jumper | 17 | 18 |
| 3:00 | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | 17 | 18 |
| 2:41 | Miles Bridges makes 6-foot driving dunk | 19 | 18 |
| 2:20 | Javonte Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jose Alvarado assists) | 19 | 21 |
| 1:59 | Seth Curry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Vasilije Micic assists) | 22 | 21 |
| 1:41 | Josh Okogie blocks CJ McCollum 's 11-foot driving floating jump shot | 22 | 21 |
| 1:39 | Seth Curry defensive rebound | 22 | 21 |
| 1:31 | DaQuan Jeffries makes 26-foot three point shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 25 | 21 |
| 1:16 | CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot | 25 | 21 |
| 1:14 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | 25 | 21 |
| 1:07 | Vasilije Micic misses driving layup | 25 | 21 |
| 1:06 | Hornets offensive team rebound | 25 | 21 |
| 1:06 | | 25 | 21 |
| 1:06 | Josh Green enters the game for Josh Okogie | 25 | 21 |
| 1:06 | Zion Williamson enters the game for Daniel Theis | 25 | 21 |
| 53.1 | Zion Williamson makes 8-foot two point shot (Javonte Green assists) | 25 | 23 |
| 42.1 | Josh Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists) | 28 | 23 |
| 35.1 | CJ McCollum misses 29-foot three point jumper | 28 | 23 |
| 32.1 | Vasilije Micic defensive rebound | 28 | 23 |
| 11.1 | Vasilije Micic makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot | 31 | 23 |
| 2.2 | Zion Williamson misses 10-foot two point shot | 31 | 23 |
| 0.1 | Vasilije Micic defensive rebound | 31 | 23 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 31 | 23 |