New Orleans Pelicans @ Atlanta Hawks
Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA | Game ID: 22300925
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 20 22 23 38 103NOP 26 27 27 36 116
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Pelicans finish perfect road trip as Trey Murphy III and Zion Williamson lead 116-103 win over Hawks
ATLANTA -- — Trey Murphy III had 28 points off the bench to help the New Orleans Pelicans complete a perfect three-game road trip with a 116-103 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night.
Zion Williamson had 27 points, six rebounds and seven assists for the Pelicans, who have won four straight overall and snapped the Hawks' three-game winning streak.
Murphy was 6 for 13 from 3-point range and also had seven rebounds. Brandon Ingram had 10 assists and seven points, and CJ McCollum finished with 20 points for the Pelicans, who shot 52% from 3-point range and 57% from the floor.
“When he keeps it simple, like he’s been doing, the simple can be spectacular,” Pelicans coach Willie Green said of Murphy. “Trey’s shooting has been off the charts the last five to seven games.”
Bogdan Bogdanovic led the Hawks with 25 points. Dejounte Murray finished with 23 points and 11 assists one game after tying a career high with 41 points.
The Hawks, already down two starters in Trae Young and Jalen Johnson , lost Saddiq Bey to a left knee injury with 10:41 remaining.
Bey slid in pain on the floor after stopping short and getting fouled. Bey stayed in and made one of two free throws, then was removed and went to the locker room with a slight limp. He beat the third quarter buzzer with a 3-pointer and finished with 14 points and five rebounds.
The Hawks had no immediate update on his condition after the game.
The Pelicans had at least a 20-point lead at halftime in each of their last three games, and held an 11-point advantage Sunday after holding the Hawks to 32% shooting. Murray missed his first eight shots after being hounded primarily by Herb Jones, who blocked two shots by Murray in the first quarter.
“Herb Jones is incredible,” Green said. “Dejounte Murray is a heck of a player, All-Star caliber player. He’s doing a little bit of everything for this squad right now. Herb made it extremely difficult for him all game. Incredible defense.”
Murray also recognized the effort Jones put worth to shut down the Hawks' primary play-maker with Young out.
“Herb Jones is a first-team All-Defensive guy,” Murray said. “I love the way that he competes.”
The Pelicans led by at least 10 the entire fourth quarter.
Williamson had an eventful first half, with a flying blocked shot off a layup attempt by Vit Krejci , a fast break alley-oop dunk from Naji Marshall and an alley-oop assist to Murphy.
“(Williamson is) rebounding, he’s taking off in transition, he's scoring in a number of ways,” Green said. “And then he’s handling the ball and making plays for his teammates. When he’s playing dominant like he is, we’re tough to stop.”
The Hawks, who remain in 10th place and in the final play-in tournament spot in the Eastern Conference, fell to 6-3 since they lost Young to a wrist injury.
UP NEXT
Pelicans: Host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday to start a three-game homestand.
Hawks: Start a four-game road trip against the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ATLBB B. Bogdanović
BF B. Fernando
BO Bogdanovic
CC C. Capela
DH D. Hunter
DM D. Murray
GM G. Mathews
KR Krejci
SB S. Bey
TF T. Forrest
VK V. Krejčí
WM W. Matthews
NOPBI B. Ingram
CM C. McCollum
HJ H. Jones
JA J. Alvarado
JV J. Valančiūnas
LN L. Nance Jr.
NM N. Marshall
TM T. Murphy III
VA Valanciunas
ZW Z. Williamson
ATL/NOP the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur