Game ID: 22401150
New Orleans Pelicans @ Brooklyn Nets
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BKN 26 28 43 22 119NOP 24 29 26 35 114
BKN vs NOP ScoutingBKN vs NOP Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
BKN availability going into 3/29 · back-to-backBACK Russell back 3/26 after 2, 22 min since (89% of 25)
BACK Evbuomwan back 3/28 after 15, 15 min since (62% of 24)
BACK Etienne back 3/28 after 12, 10 min since (45% of 22)
BACK Beekman back 3/28 after 5, 7 min since (49% of 14)
BACK Whitehead back 3/26 after 11, 18 min since (142% of 12)
NEW Watford 21 to 26 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restBACK Russell back 3/26 after 2, 22 min since (89% of 25)
BACK Evbuomwan back 3/28 after 15, 15 min since (62% of 24)
BACK Etienne back 3/28 after 12, 10 min since (45% of 22)
BACK Beekman back 3/28 after 5, 7 min since (49% of 14)
BACK Whitehead back 3/26 after 11, 17 min since (142% of 12)
BKN availability going into 4/03 · 2 days' restOUT Evbuomwan missed 2 since 3/29, returns tonight: 30 min (128% of 24)
OUT Etienne missed 2 since 3/29, returns tonight: 25 min (116% of 22)
OUT Beekman missed 2 since 3/29, returns tonight: 18 min (131% of 14)
BACK Russell back 3/26 after 2, 25 min since (101% of 25)
BACK Whitehead back 3/26 after 11, 17 min since (139% of 12)
BKN availability going into 4/06 · 2 days' restOUT Clowney missed 2 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Russell back 3/26 after 2, 22 min since (89% of 25)
BACK Evbuomwan back 3/28 after 15, 22 min since (95% of 24)
BACK Etienne back 3/28 after 12, 17 min since (81% of 22)
BACK Beekman back 3/28 after 5, 12 min since (90% of 14)
BACK Whitehead back 3/26 after 11, 19 min since (153% of 12)
BKN availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Wilson missed 2 since 4/03, returns tonight: 21 min (82% of 26)
OUT Clowney missed 3 since 3/31, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 2 since 4/03, out tonight
BACK Evbuomwan back 3/28 after 15, 23 min since (98% of 24)
BACK Etienne back 3/28 after 12, 22 min since (104% of 22)
BACK Beekman back 3/28 after 5, 20 min since (146% of 14)
NEW Lewis 14 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Whitehead 12 to 19 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Clowney missed 4 since 3/31, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 3 since 4/03, returns tonight: 25 min (116% of 22)
BACK Wilson back 4/08 after 2, 21 min since (82% of 26)
BACK Evbuomwan back 4/03 after 2, 26 min since (111% of 24)
BACK Etienne back 4/03 after 2, 28 min since (128% of 22)
BACK Beekman back 4/03 after 2, 28 min since (206% of 14)
NEW Lewis 14 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Whitehead 12 to 22 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/11 · back-to-backOUT Clowney missed 5 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Wilson back 4/08 after 2, 23 min since (89% of 26)
BACK Evbuomwan back 4/03 after 2, 27 min since (113% of 24)
BACK Martin back 4/10 after 3, 25 min since (116% of 22)
BACK Etienne back 4/03 after 2, 28 min since (131% of 22)
BACK Beekman back 4/03 after 2, 24 min since (178% of 14)
NEW Lewis 14 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Whitehead 12 to 21 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restOUT Clowney missed 6 since 3/31, not on tonight's roster
BACK Wilson back 4/08 after 2, 27 min since (105% of 26)
BACK Evbuomwan back 4/03 after 2, 26 min since (109% of 24)
BACK Martin back 4/10 after 3, 21 min since (94% of 22)
BACK Etienne back 4/03 after 2, 25 min since (115% of 22)
BACK Beekman back 4/03 after 2, 26 min since (189% of 14)
NEW Lewis 14 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Whitehead 12 to 22 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restOUT McCollum missed 2 since 3/24, not on tonight's roster
BACK Brooks Jr. back 3/21 after 17, 21 min since (90% of 24)
BACK Payton back 3/21 after 48, 20 min since (93% of 22)
BACK Cain back 3/23 after 4, 8 min since (57% of 14)
NEW Brown 25 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Robinson-Earl 19 to 24 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/02 · 2 days' restBACK Brooks Jr. back 3/21 after 17, 22 min since (94% of 24)
BACK Payton back 3/21 after 48, 20 min since (92% of 22)
BACK Cain back 3/23 after 4, 6 min since (43% of 14)
NEW Brown 25 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Robinson-Earl 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restBACK Cain back 3/23 after 4, 10 min since (72% of 14)
NEW Brown 25 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Reeves 15 to 21 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restNEW Reeves 15 to 25 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Kelley missed 2 since 4/04, out tonight
NEW Reeves 15 to 28 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Kelley missed 3 since 4/04, returns tonight: 23 min (118% of 20)
NEW Reeves 15 to 30 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/11 · back-to-backBACK Kelley back 4/10 after 3, 23 min since (118% of 20)
NEW Reeves 15 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Cain 14 to 23 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restOUT Missi missed 2 since 4/10, out tonight
OUT Brown missed 2 since 4/10, out tonight
BACK Kelley back 4/10 after 3, 22 min since (111% of 20)
NEW Brooks Jr. 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Robinson-Earl 19 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Reeves 15 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Cain 14 to 25 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 116, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; K. Johnson at 15 and Wilson at 13 a game. Without Wilson (2 straight), Clowney (3 straight), Martin (2 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 18 free throws a game; Alvarado at 16 and Reeves at 13 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Kelley (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-2 a night and Brooklyn minus-3. Call it Brooklyn 111, New Orleans 109, New Orleans keeping it close.
3/29 @ WAS 115-112 — BKN notes
BKN won 115-112. BKN shot 44% (39 of 88) to WAS's 44%, 18 of 46 from three, and got to the line 20 times to WAS's 33. BKN turned it over 12 times to WAS's 6. Martin led with 20 (7 of 11, 3 of 5 from three); Wilson added 20, Timme 19. The hinge was Q4, 33-27: BKN came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 3. BKN trailed 51-59 at the half and won the second half 64-53. Clowney was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
3/31 @ DAL 113-109 — BKN notes
BKN won 113-109. BKN shot 43% (39 of 90) to DAL's 48%, 20 of 51 from three, and got to the line 20 times to DAL's 29. Johnson led with 24 (10 of 19, 2 of 8 from three); Russell added 18, Wilson 12. The hinge was Q4, 29-22: BKN came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 4. BKN trailed 58-63 at the half and won the second half 55-46. Wilson was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
4/03 vs MIN 90-105 — BKN notes
BKN lost 90-105. BKN took 11 more shots (89 to 78), but shot 43% to MIN's 50%, 11 of 36 from three, and got to the line 4 times to MIN's 21. BKN turned it over 10 times to MIN's 17. The glass went 34-45 against them. Claxton led with 18 (9 of 10); Whitehead added 17, Evbuomwan 13. Q3 was theirs, 30-28, the deficit cut from 12 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 77-60 against them. Watford's -16 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/06 vs TOR 109-120 — BKN notes
BKN lost 109-120. BKN shot 48% (39 of 82) to TOR's 50%, 10 of 35 from three. BKN turned it over 23 times to TOR's 18, and TOR turned those into 16 steals. Beekman led with 14 (6 of 13, 0 of 4 from three); Whitehead added 13, Lewis 13. Q3 was theirs, 26-21, the deficit cut from 15 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 99-83 against them. Beekman's -26 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/08 vs NOP 119-114 — BKN notes
BKN won 119-114. BKN shot 49% (41 of 83) to NOP's 48%, 17 of 40 from three, and got to the line 24 times to NOP's 31. Watford led with 22 (7 of 8, 2 of 3 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Timme added 16, Whitehead 14. The hinge was Q3, 43-26: a lead of 1 became 18. Watford was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
4/10 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; K. Johnson at 15 and Wilson at 14 a game. Without Clowney (4 straight), Martin (3 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 124, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Young at 24 and Okongwu at 19 a game. Without Johnson (35 straight), Capela (14 straight), Mathews (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 112 a night to Atlanta's 124. Call it Brooklyn 116, Atlanta 114, Atlanta keeping it close.
4/11 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Edwards at 34 and Randle at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Evbuomwan at 14 and K. Johnson at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Clowney (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-8 a night and Brooklyn minus-7. Call it Minnesota 117, Brooklyn 108.
4/13 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 118, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wilson at 14 and Watford at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Clowney (6 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Towns at 27 and Anunoby at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-1 a night and Brooklyn minus-6 and the defense, New York allowing 109 a night to Brooklyn's 118. Call it New York 113, Brooklyn 109, Brooklyn keeping it close.
3/30 vs CHA 98-94 — NOP notes
NOP won 98-94. NOP shot 41% (38 of 92) to CHA's 35%, 9 of 31 from three, and got to the line 17 times to CHA's 25. Brooks Jr. led with 17 (7 of 12, 1 of 4 from three); Reeves added 16, Olynyk 13. The hinge was Q3, 31-21: NOP came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 1. NOP trailed 43-52 at the half and won the second half 55-42. Matković was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
4/02 @ LAC 98-114 — NOP notes
NOP lost 98-114. NOP took 9 more shots (85 to 76), but shot 51% to LAC's 53%, 4 of 22 from three, and got to the line just 11 times against 21 fouls committed. NOP turned it over 15 times to LAC's 10, and LAC turned those into 9 steals. Alvarado led with 17 (7 of 16, 0 of 5 from three); Brown added 16, Olynyk 12. Q3 was theirs, 25-24, the deficit cut from 12 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 90-73 against them. Cain's -16 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/04 @ LAL 108-124 — NOP notes
NOP lost 108-124. NOP shot 49% (40 of 82) to LAL's 52%, 14 of 34 from three, and got to the line 22 times to LAL's 28. Alvarado led with 27 (10 of 21, 6 of 10 from three); Matković added 15, Missi 13. Q1 was theirs, 30-25, but the other 3 periods went 99-78 against them. Missi's -15 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/06 vs MIL 107-111 — NOP notes
NOP lost 107-111. NOP shot 45% (43 of 95) to MIL's 47%, 12 of 33 from three, and got to the line 14 times to MIL's 22. Reeves led with 23 (8 of 18, 5 of 9 from three); Missi added 18, Quinones 17. Q1 was theirs, 31-28, but the other 3 periods went 83-76 against them. Matković's -11 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/08 @ BKN 114-119 — NOP notes
NOP lost 114-119. NOP shot 48% (39 of 82) to BKN's 49%, 12 of 33 from three, and went to the line 31 times to BKN's 24 — 24 points from the stripe to their 20. Reeves led with 17 (5 of 14, 4 of 10 from three); Matković added 17, Alvarado 16. Q4 was theirs, 35-22, the deficit cut from 18 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 97-79 against them. Alvarado's -25 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 54 percent and 42 from three, 24 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 33 and Lopez at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Lillard (11 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Alvarado at 18 and Reeves at 15 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Kelley (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 42 percent from three to New Orleans's 33 and the turnovers, New Orleans giving it away 15 times a game to Milwaukee's 11. Call it Milwaukee 118, New Orleans 109.
4/11 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Alvarado at 20 and Reeves at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Herro at 28 and Adebayo at 24 a game. Without Rozier (2 straight), Jović (25 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, New Orleans giving it away 15 times a game to Miami's 10 and the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-4 a night and Miami minus-2. Call it Miami 116, New Orleans 110.
4/13 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 129, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Alvarado at 19 and Reeves at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Missi (2 straight), Brown (2 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 17 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Jal. Williams at 27 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Gilgeous-Alexander (2 straight), Dort (2 straight), Hartenstein (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, New Orleans giving it away 15 times a game to OKC's 10 and the defense, OKC allowing 119 a night to New Orleans's 129. Call it OKC 121, New Orleans 113.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNDT D. Timme
DW D. Whitehead
JW J. Wilson
ML M. Lewis
NC N. Claxton
RB R. Beekman
TE T. Etienne
TE T. Evbuomwan
TW T. Watford
ZW Z. Williams
NOPAR A. Reeves
BB B. Brown
EP E. Payton
JA J. Alvarado
JC J. Cain
JR J. Robinson-Earl
KB K. Brooks Jr.
KM K. Matković
KO K. Olynyk
LQ L. Quinones
YM Y. Missi
BKN/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
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
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
Trendon Watford scores 22 and the Nets beat the Pelicans 119-114 to snap a 5-game home skid
NEW YORK -- — Trendon Watford scored 22 points, Drew Timme had 16 points and nine rebounds off the bench and the Brooklyn Nets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 119-114 on Tuesday night to snap a five-game home losing streak.
Timme completed a three-point play with 4:06 remaining in the third quarter to give the Nets the first double-digit lead of the game at 83-71.
The Pelicans rallied. Antonio Reeves made a reverse layup while being fouled with 1:29 left and added the free throw to pull New Orleans within 116-109. After a Timme miss, Reeves added a 3-pointer at 53.1 to get within four.
But, Tosan Evbuomwan sealed it with a 3-pointer at the other end with 35 seconds left.
Dariq Whitehead scored 12 of his 14 points in the first half for Brooklyn (26-53). Evbuomwan and Nic Claxton each scored 13, Maxwell Lewis had 12 and Tyson Etienne 11. Reece Beekman had a career-high 10 assists with just one turnover.
Reeves and Karlo Matkovic each scored 17 for New Orleans (21-58). Jose Alvarado added 16 points, Jamal Cain had 15 and Keion Brooks Jr . 14. Elfrid Payton finished with 10 assists.
New Orleans lost its fourth straight road game and is 7-33 away from home.
Takeaways Pelicans: The lottery-bound Pelicans, who have their worst record in 20 years, have shelved seven of their top eight scorers with long-term injuries, including Zion Williamson .
Nets: Brooklyn completed a season sweep of New Orleans for the first time since the 2021-22 campaign.
Key moment The Nets scored 43 points in the third quarter to pull away. It was their most points in any quarter this season.
Key stat Brooklyn finished 17 of 40 from 3-point range, with Dariq Whitehead making 4 of 6 first-half attempts.
Up next Both teams play Thursday. New Orleans continues its road trip at Milwaukee, while the Nets host the Atlanta Hawks .