San Antonio Spurs vs New Orleans Pelicans Player Stats and Box Score for Feb. 23 | 2024-25 NBA Season

The short-handed San Antonio Spurs visited the Bayou on Sunday for a showdown against the New Orleans Pelicans. The Spurs were coming off a loss to the Detroit Pistons, while the Pelicans were looking to return to the win column.

San Antonio played their third game without Victor Wembanyama, who was ruled out of the season due to a blood clot in his shoulder. Spurs interim coach Mitch Johnson used a starting five of Chris Paul, De'Aaron Fox, Devin Vassell, Harrison Barnes and Bismack Biyombo.

Meanwhile, the Pelicans were still plagued by injuries but were happy to see Zion Williamson healthy. Williamson was joined by CJ McCollum, Trey Murphy III, Kelly Olynyk and Yves Missi in the starting lineup.

After taking control of the first three quarter, the San Antonio Spurs ran out of gas in the final period as the New Orleans Pelicans blew them out 114-96. The Spurs were ahead for most of the game, but the Pelicans found their second win to dominate the fourth quarter 39-17.

Zion Williamson led the way for the Pelicans with 22 points, nine rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks. Kelly Olynyk dropped a double-double of 14 points and five rebounds, while Trey Murphy III had 15 points, five rebounds and seven assists.

Karlo Matkovic was huge off the bench, finishing with 19 points and six rebounds, while Jose Alvarado added 12 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.

Keldon Johnson and Julian Champagnie were the leading scorers for the Spurs, both scoring 18 points off the bench. Bismack Biyombo had 10 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks, while Chris Paul and De'Aaron Fox had poor shooting nights.

Paul went 1-for-10 from the field, putting up just four points, three rebounds and seven assists. Fox had 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists, but was 3-for-16 from the floor.

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San Antonio Spurs vs New Orleans Pelicans Player Stats and Box Score

Spurs

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Harrison Barnes	13	4	2	0	1	0	1	22	4-11	3-8	2-4	-14
Bismack Biyombo	10	10	0	2	4	1	5	30	4-6	0-0	2-5	-26
Chris Paul	4	3	7	1	0	1	2	25	1-10	1-7	1-1	-19
De'Aaron Fox	13	7	5	1	1	4	1	34	3-16	1-7	6-7	-22
Devin Vassell	5	3	1	1	0	0	1	25	1-9	1-6	2-2	-23
Sandro Mamukelashvili	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	0-2	0-2	2-2	5
Julian Champagnie	18	4	4	2	0	0	0	19	6-13	6-11	0-0	0
Jeremy Sochan	4	8	3	1	1	0	3	21	2-6	0-2	0-2	1
Keldon Johnson	18	2	3	1	0	2	3	24	7-9	2-3	2-2	-6
Charles Bassey	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	6	2-3	0-0	0-0	6
Jordan McLaughlin	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1-1	1-1	0-0	1
Malaki Branham	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	1
Blake Wesley	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1
Stephon Castle	2	0	2	0	0	2	2	22	1-10	0-3	0-0	5

Pelicans

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kelly Olynyk	14	15	2	0	0	5	2	25	4-7	1-2	5-6	21
Zion Williamson	22	9	3	2	2	1	1	28	8-17	0-0	6-10	23
Yves Missi	6	15	1	0	0	1	2	23	3-9	0-0	0-2	6
CJ McCollum	12	3	7	0	0	4	1	29	4-11	2-6	2-2	13
Trey Murphy III	15	7	5	0	0	3	2	38	6-16	3-10	0-0	19
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	-6
Bruce Brown	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	16	1-5	0-1	0-0	-11
Karlo Matkovic	19	6	1	0	1	1	5	21	8-9	1-2	2-2	17
Jose Alvarado	12	9	8	0	0	1	4	30	4-8	2-5	2-2	12
Antonio Reeves	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	-4
Jordan Hawkins	10	3	0	1	0	0	0	24	3-9	2-6	2-2	0
Herbert Jones	DNP

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San Antonio Spurs vs New Orleans Pelicans Game Summary

The New Orleans Pelicans were in control to start the first quarter before the San Antonio Spurs finished the period strong to take a 30-26 lead after the first 12 minutes. The Spurs continued to build their advantage and led by as many as 18 points.

In the second half, the visitors maintained their distance until midway through the third quarter. The Pelicans slowly chipped the lead away, bringing it down to four points. The Spurs created some breathing room by making it a 10-point game three minutes later.

However, the hosts kept on coming and were only down 79-75 entering the fourth quarter. They began the final period on a 19-3 run to take over the game and get a 114-96 victory, outscoring the Spurs 39-17 in the final 12 minutes.