NEW ORLEANS -- — Zion Williamson tied a season high with 29 points and the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Chicago Bulls 143-130 on Monday night to end a nine-game losing streak and win for the first time under interim coach James Borrego.

Saddiq Bey had 20 points and 14 rebounds, highlighted by a pair of late 3s to help New Orleans hold a lead that was 18 points with 5:15 left but fell to single digits in the last two minutes.

Fans stood to applaud as the Pelicans began to run down the clock for their first victory since Nov. 5 at Dallas, 10 days before the firing of coach Willie Green, when New Orleans was 2-10.

Borrego needed six games to get his first win, and it came with a balanced, high-scoring effort.

The Pelicans (3-15) had eight players with 10 or more points. Trey Murphy scored 20 points, Jose Alvarado had 16, Yves Missi had 14 points and 14 rebounds, Bryce McGowens scored 11 and Micah Peavy had 10.

Ayo Dosunmu scored 28 points and Coby White added 24 for Chicago, which went 20 of 50 on 3-pointers. Josh Giddey added 21 points and Jalen Smith 13 for the Bulls, while Tre Jones had 10 points and 11 assists off the bench.

The Pelicans led by as many as 22 points in the second quarter when Murphy made it 55-33 by converting a 3-point play on a reverse layup while being fouled by Smith.

After the Bulls had chipped away in the final minutes of the second quarter, Williamson hit a driving layup and added a finger-roll in the final seconds of the period to put the Pelicans up 74-58 at halftime.

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Bulls: Visit the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.

Pelicans: Host the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Patrick Williams vs. Derik Queen (Zion Williamson gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Patrick Williams shooting foul	0	0
11:40	Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2	0	0
11:40	Pelicans offensive team rebound	0	0
11:40	Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2	1	0
11:18	Josh Giddey makes driving layup	1	2
10:50	Zion Williamson misses layup	1	2
10:45	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	1	2
10:43	Matas Buzelis makes two point shot	1	4
10:31	Jeremiah Fears out of bounds lost ball turnover	1	4
10:24	Josh Giddey makes 2-foot two point shot	1	6
10:24	Pelicans Full timeout	1	6
10:13	Zion Williamson makes layup (Derik Queen assists)	3	6
9:56	Josh Giddey bad pass (Derik Queen steals)	3	6
9:48	Trey Murphy III makes 31-foot three point jumper (Derik Queen assists)	6	6
9:38	Coby White misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	6	6
9:36	Ayo Dosunmu offensive rebound	6	6
9:35	Patrick Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	6	6
9:31	Derik Queen defensive rebound	6	6
9:24	Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point jumper	6	6
9:21	Patrick Williams defensive rebound	6	6
9:13	Matas Buzelis makes driving dunk (Patrick Williams assists)	6	8
8:57	Jeremiah Fears makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)	9	8
8:46	Matas Buzelis misses 26-foot three point jumper	9	8
8:44	Derik Queen defensive rebound	9	8
8:35	Derik Queen misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	9	8
8:32	Coby White defensive rebound	9	8
8:23	Coby White makes driving layup	9	10
8:19	Ayo Dosunmu personal foul	9	10
8:19	Tre Jones enters the game for Coby White	9	10
8:08	Derik Queen misses driving layup	9	10
8:05	Derik Queen offensive rebound	9	10
8:03	Derik Queen makes tip shot	11	10
7:52	Derik Queen shooting foul	11	10
7:52	Josh Giddey misses free throw 1 of 2	11	10
7:52	Bulls offensive team rebound	11	10
7:52	Micah Peavy enters the game for Jeremiah Fears	11	10
7:52	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Zion Williamson	11	10
7:52	Josh Giddey makes free throw 2 of 2	11	11
7:36	Saddiq Bey misses 11-foot two point shot	11	11
7:36	Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound	11	11
7:36	Ayo Dosunmu makes two point shot	11	13
7:36	Trey Murphy III makes 1-foot dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)	13	13
7:25	Matas Buzelis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)	13	16
7:09	Saddiq Bey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)	16	16
6:56	Josh Giddey out of bounds lost ball turnover	16	16
6:56	Yves Missi enters the game for Derik Queen	16	16
6:56	Jalen Smith enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	16	16
6:56	Julian Phillips enters the game for Patrick Williams	16	16
6:46	Jose Alvarado misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	16	16
6:43	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	16	16
6:35	Josh Giddey misses 26-foot three point jumper	16	16
6:32	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	16	16
6:24	Micah Peavy makes 2-foot layup (Trey Murphy III assists)	18	16
6:07	Tre Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	16
6:01	Yves Missi defensive rebound	18	16
5:56	Matas Buzelis blocks Trey Murphy III's driving layup	18	16
5:56	Pelicans offensive team rebound	18	16
5:53	Josh Giddey shooting foul	18	16
5:53	Saddiq Bey misses free throw 1 of 2	18	16
5:53	Pelicans offensive team rebound	18	16
5:53	Bulls Full timeout	18	16
5:53	Coby White enters the game for Josh Giddey	18	16
5:53	Jevon Carter enters the game for Matas Buzelis	18	16
5:53	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2	19	16
5:40	Jevon Carter makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Tre Jones assists)	19	19
5:18	Yves Missi misses 5-foot two point shot	19	19
5:15	Julian Phillips defensive rebound	19	19
5:11	Coby White misses running pullup jump shot	19	19
5:07	Micah Peavy defensive rebound	19	19
5:02	Jose Alvarado makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot	21	19
4:44	Jalen Smith lost ball turnover (Micah Peavy steals)	21	19
4:39	Jose Alvarado out of bounds lost ball turnover	21	19
4:39	Bryce McGowens enters the game for Trey Murphy III	21	19
4:39	Jeremiah Fears enters the game for Saddiq Bey	21	19
4:27	Coby White offensive charge	21	19
4:27	Coby White turnover	21	19
4:17	Micah Peavy makes 2-foot two point shot (Jose Alvarado assists)	23	19
4:17	Coby White defensive goaltending violation	23	19
3:57	Tre Jones misses 5-foot pullup jump shot	23	19
3:55	Yves Missi defensive rebound	23	19
3:39	Yves Missi offensive foul	23	19
3:39	Yves Missi turnover	23	19
3:39	Zion Williamson enters the game for Micah Peavy	23	19
3:29	Jalen Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	19
3:26	Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound	23	19
3:19	Zion Williamson misses two point shot	23	19
3:18	Yves Missi offensive rebound	23	19
3:18	Yves Missi misses tip shot	23	19
3:18	Bulls defensive team rebound	23	19
3:01	Julian Phillips makes 1-foot dunk	23	21
2:41	Bryce McGowens makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)	26	21
2:24	Jevon Carter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Coby White assists)	26	24
2:07	Yves Missi makes 1-foot layup (Jose Alvarado assists)	28	24
1:57	Jevon Carter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tre Jones assists)	28	27
1:48	Jose Alvarado makes 25-foot three pointer	31	27
1:29	Coby White lost ball turnover (Zion Williamson steals)	31	27
1:27	Tre Jones shooting foul	31	27
1:27	Bryce McGowens misses free throw 1 of 2	31	27
1:27	Pelicans offensive team rebound	31	27
1:27	Micah Peavy enters the game for Jeremiah Fears	31	27
1:27	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Julian Phillips	31	27
1:27	Josh Giddey enters the game for Jalen Smith	31	27
1:27	Patrick Williams enters the game for Tre Jones	31	27
1:27	Bryce McGowens makes free throw 2 of 2	32	27
1:12	Matas Buzelis lost ball turnover (Jose Alvarado steals)	32	27
1:07	Micah Peavy misses two point shot	32	27
1:01	Yves Missi offensive rebound	32	27
1:01	Yves Missi makes dunk	34	27
57.2	Bryce McGowens personal foul	34	27
49.7	Matas Buzelis misses 26-foot three point jumper	34	27
43.1	Bryce McGowens defensive rebound	34	27
33.0	Zion Williamson misses two point shot	34	27
28.9	Jevon Carter defensive rebound	34	27
14.7	Josh Giddey makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jevon Carter assists)	34	30
1.7	Jose Alvarado makes 24-foot three pointer	37	30
0.0	Patrick Williams misses heave jump shot	37	30
0.0	Bulls offensive team rebound	37	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	37	30

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Venue

Smoothie King Center

New Orleans, LA

Date & Time

1:00 AM, November 25, 2025

Coverage

CHSN, GCSEN, Pelicans.com, NBA League Pass

Attendance

16,690

Referees

Pat Fraher, Kevin Cutler, Robert Hussey

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	38	13	.745	W1
Cleveland	32	21	.604	W3
Chicago	24	29	.453	L4
Milwaukee	21	29	.420	W3
Indiana	13	40	.245	L4

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	36	16	.692	W4
Houston	32	19	.627	W1
Memphis	20	31	.392	L2
Dallas	19	33	.365	L7
New Orleans	14	40	.259	W1

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