New Orleans Pelicans @ Charlotte Hornets
Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC | Game ID: 22400637
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHA 31 32 30 30 123NOP 23 22 23 24 92
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LaMelo Ball scores 25 points to help the Hornets beat the Pelicans, 123-92
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — LaMelo Ball scored 25 points, Miles Bridges had 22 and the Charlotte Hornets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 123-92 on Saturday night.
Seth Curry had 16 points on 4-of-6 3-point shooting. The Hornets had a 27-8 first-half run and led 63-45 at the break.
Zion Williamson had 28 points and 11 rebounds for New Orleans. Trey Murphy III added 16 points and Jordan Hawkins had 14.
Dejounte Murray , who led the Pelicans with 26 points Friday night in a loss in Memphis, sat out because of right elbow bursitis and a sprained finger.
Takeaways Pelicans: Williamson played for the first time since a 136-123 home victory against Utah on Jan. 17. He was out with a non-COVID illness.
Hornets: Bridges (back) and Ball (wrist) returned after missing a 102-97 home loss to Portland on Friday night.
Key moment Curry hit a 3-pointer with 1:55 to play in the first quarter to key a 12-2 run to close out the period to gave Charlotte a 31-23 lead. The basket started the Hornets’ 27-8 run to put the game away.
Key stat Charlotte led by 33 points in the fourth, its largest advantage this season.
Up next Both teams are back in action Monday night. The Pelicans are at Toronto, and the Hornets will host the Los Angeles Lakers as part of a franchise-record nine-game homestand.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NOPAR A. Reeves
CM C. McCollum
DT D. Theis
JA J. Alvarado
JG J. Green
JH J. Hawkins
JR J. Robinson-Earl
KM K. Matković
TM T. Murphy III
YM Y. Missi
ZW Z. Williamson
CHADJ D. Jeffries
DI Diabate
IW I. Wong
JO J. Okogie
LB L. Ball
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diabaté
NS N. Smith Jr.
SC S. Curry
TG T. Gibson
VM V. Micić
NOP/CHA 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