New Orleans Pelicans – San Antonio Spurs · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 2 February 2024

NOP114–113SAS

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↑ SAS winsNOP wins ↓

The last point of this curve falls on SAS's side, but NOP won 114-113. It is an ESPN error at the close of the game: the curve is shown as it is and no conclusion is drawn from it.

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when SAS leads and falls when NOP does.

This is how the game was decided.

Zion Williamson decided it, the New Orleans Pelicans player with the most points (33, with 8 rebounds and 4 assists; +15 with him on the floor); the winner's best plus-minus was Dyson Daniels's (+20). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in San Antonio Spurs 113-114 New Orleans Pelicans (February 2, 2024) was hit by Zion Williamson: a layup with 3.1 s left in the fourth quarter, putting the New Orleans Pelicans up 114-113. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of San Antonio Spurs 113-114 New Orleans Pelicans (February 2, 2024) was a 8-0 run by the San Antonio Spurs in the fourth quarter (from 6:03 to 4:22), from 98-102 to 106-102. The New Orleans Pelicans' best was a 7-0 run in the third quarter (from 7:31 to 6:11), from 66-78 to 73-78.

What were the keys of the last San Antonio Spurs vs New Orleans Pelicans game?

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Play: Zion Williamson makes two point shot (Jose Alvarado assists).

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Zion Williamson decided this game: his points put his team ahead with 3.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and the opponent never led again.

It is one of the 2 games he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Williamson decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

2 February 2024 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401585324:696; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · NOP

Williamson · Ingram · Marshall · Daniels · Alvarado

Closing lineup · SAS

Vassell · Jones · Sochan · Wembanyama · McDermott

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NOP

CJ McCollum

39′ · +13

Zion Williamson

36′ · +15

Brandon Ingram

36′ · -6

Trey Murphy III

27′ · -18

Jonas Valanciunas

27′ · -15

Naji Marshall

17′ · -19

Jordan Hawkins

11′ · 0

Cody Zeller

8′ · +6

Dyson Daniels

21′ · +20

Jose Alvarado

19′ · +9

SAS

Devin Vassell

36′ · +7

Tre Jones

35′ · -4

Jeremy Sochan

31′ · +11

Julian Champagnie

30′ · -3

Victor Wembanyama

28′ · -9

Zach Collins

20′ · +8

Cedi Osman

19′ · -6

Blake Wesley

13′ · +3

Malaki Branham

16′ · -4

Doug McDermott

12′ · -8

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. NOP and SAS.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

New Orleans Pelicans

Ingram, Williamson, Murphy, Valanciunas, and McCollum played 13.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Ingram, Williamson, Alvarado, Daniels, and McCollum played 5.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Williamson, Daniels, Hawkins, McCollum, and Zeller played 5.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 9 points.

San Antonio Spurs

Vassell, Jones, Champagnie, Sochan, and Wembanyama played 14.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Osman, Collins, Vassell, Wesley, and Sochan played 6.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 8 points.
Osman, Jones, Branham, Wembanyama, and McDermott played 4.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 6 points.

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New Orleans Pelicans

Ingram, Alvarado, Daniels, Valanciunas, and McCollum played 4.7 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 6 points.
Williamson, Marshall, Murphy, Hawkins, and Zeller played 2.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Ingram, Marshall, Hawkins, Valanciunas, and McCollum played 2.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 6 points.
Ingram, Marshall, Murphy, Daniels, and Valanciunas played 2.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Ingram, Williamson, Marshall, Murphy, and Alvarado played 2.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Williamson, Marshall, Murphy, Alvarado, and McCollum played 1.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Williamson, Marshall, Alvarado, Daniels, and McCollum played 1.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Ingram, Williamson, Murphy, Alvarado, and McCollum played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Ingram, Marshall, Murphy, Alvarado, and Valanciunas played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 7 points.
Ingram, Williamson, Daniels, Valanciunas, and McCollum played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Ingram, Marshall, Murphy, Valanciunas, and McCollum played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.

San Antonio Spurs

Osman, Collins, Vassell, Champagnie, and Wesley played 4.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 6 points.
Collins, Vassell, Jones, Champagnie, and Sochan played 3.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 6 points.
Jones, Champagnie, Branham, Wembanyama, and McDermott played 3.6 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Collins, Vassell, Jones, Champagnie, and Branham played 2.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Osman, Vassell, Jones, Branham, and Wembanyama played 2.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Jones, Champagnie, Sochan, Wembanyama, and McDermott played 1.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Jones, Branham, Sochan, Wembanyama, and McDermott played 1.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Collins, Vassell, Branham, Wesley, and Sochan played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

CJ McCollum covered 4.76 km, more than anyone in the game.

Tre Jones touched the ball 89 times, a game high.
Tre Jones made 65 passes, a game high.
Zach Collins defended 10 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 4.
Victor Wembanyama had 20 rebound chances, a game high.

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New Orleans Pelicans

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
CJ McCollum	4.76	7.0	64	42
Zion Williamson	4.49	7.0	66	38
Brandon Ingram	4.36	6.7	56	36
Trey Murphy III	3.35	7.1	34	24
Jonas Valanciunas	3.14	6.6	53	41
Dyson Daniels	2.82	7.3	44	39
Jose Alvarado	2.48	7.4	27	20
Naji Marshall	2.16	7.2	23	16
Jordan Hawkins	1.50	7.8	13	8
Cody Zeller	1.08	7.5	13	9

San Antonio Spurs

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Tre Jones	4.51	7.2	89	65
Devin Vassell	4.49	7.0	60	35
Julian Champagnie	4.14	7.8	45	36
Jeremy Sochan	3.97	7.3	53	35
Victor Wembanyama	3.49	6.9	60

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2023-24 regular season, not this game.

New Orleans Pelicans

Zion Williamson recovered 1.0 loose balls per game over his 70 games.
He ranks 12 of 373 in the league.
Dyson Daniels deflected 2.8 passes per game over his 61 games.
He ranks 14 of 373 in the league.
CJ McCollum recovered 0.9 loose balls per game over his 66 games.
He ranks 22 of 373 in the league.

San Antonio Spurs

Victor Wembanyama deflected 2.9 passes per game over his 71 games.
He ranks 12 of 373 in the league.
Zach Collins contested 8.9 shots per game over his 69 games.
He ranks 17 of 373 in the league.
Tre Jones drew 0.11 charges per game over his 76 games.
He ranks 35 of 373 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The San Antonio Spurs have won 28 of their 49 games against the New Orleans Pelicans.

28-21record of the San Antonio Spurs · NBA 2013-14 – 2025-26, regular season and playoffs

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Game context

Attendance

17.207

93.8% of capacity

Frost Bank Center · San Antonio

Scoring

227

combined points

1.4 below the season average (228.4)

⚖️ The last two minutes

Official NBA L2M report: every call in the endgame, reviewed by the league.

21 calls reviewed2 errors admitted by the NBA

Violation: Defensive Goaltending · 00:09.9

Brandon Ingram → Victor Wembanyama

Ingram (NOP) makes contact with the ball while it is still in the imaginary cylinder above the rim.

Turnover: Offensive Goaltending · 00:11.1

Victor Wembanyama → Pelicans

Wembanyama (SAS) makes contact with the ball while it is still in the imaginary cylinder above the rim.