New Orleans plays conference foe San Antonio

By Canadian Press on February 22, 2025.

San Antonio Spurs (24-30, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (13-43, 15th in the Western Conference)

New Orleans; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Western Conference foes New Orleans and San Antonio square off on Sunday.

The Pelicans are 1-9 against the rest of their division. New Orleans has a 5-28 record against opponents over .500.

The Spurs are 2-7 against the rest of their division. San Antonio is seventh in the Western Conference scoring 113.0 points per game and is shooting 46.2%.

The Pelicans average 12.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 fewer makes per game than the Spurs give up (13.8). The Pelicans average 113.0 points per game, 6.3 fewer points than the 119.3 the Pelicans give up to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Trey Murphy III is scoring 22.4 points per game with 5.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists for the Pelicans. Zion Williamson is averaging 22.1 points and 4.7 rebounds while shooting 64.7% over the past 10 games.

Chris Paul is shooting 41.3% and averaging 9.1 points for the Spurs. Harrison Barnes is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pelicans: 1-9, averaging 116.1 points, 42.8 rebounds, 25.2 assists, 8.1 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 126.0 points per game.

Spurs: 4-6, averaging 117.3 points, 41.9 rebounds, 29.8 assists, 10.2 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.6 points.

INJURIES: Pelicans: Zion Williamson: day to day (rest), Brandon Boston Jr.: day to day (ankle), Herbert Jones: out for season (shoulder), Dejounte Murray: out for season (leg).

Spurs: Victor Wembanyama: out for season (illness).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

The Associated Press

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