New Orleans Pelicans @ Chicago Bulls
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
United Center, Chicago, IL | Game ID: 22400557
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHI 33 26 27 27 113NOP 29 24 33 33 119
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Murphy and Williamson carry the Pelicans to a 119-113 win over the Bulls
CHICAGO -- — Trey Murphy III scored 32 points and Zion Williamson added 21 as the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Chicago Bulls 119-113 on Tuesday night.
Williamson, in his third game since returning from a left hamstring strain and a one-game suspension, led the Pelicans in rebounds (seven) and assists (nine). Murphy shot 9 for 20 from the field — just 2 for 13 from 3-point distance — and was helped by hitting all 12 of his free throws.
The Pelicans, who are last in the Western Conference, have won four of their last seven games to improve to 9-32.
Zach LaVine , limited to two points in the first half, finished with 25 points for the Bulls. Nikola Vucevic had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and Coby White scored 22.
Takeaways Pelicans: New Orleans struggled early, hitting 36.5% of its shots and going 4 for 24 from deep in the first two periods. In the second, the Pelicans made 10 of 25 3-pointers and shot 52.3% overall.
Bulls: LaVine’s 30-point hot streak ended at six games as Chicago’s star guard had just two points on 1-of-7 shooting at the half.
Key moment With the game tied at 88, the Pelicans went on a 10-2 run to jump out an eight-point lead. Jose Alvarado hit two 3s to make the score 98-90, forcing Bulls coach Billy Donovan to call a timeout.
Key stat New Orleans shot 12 for 22 in the fourth quarter while Chicago was 12 of 32. After entering the final period tied at 86, the Pelicans outscored the Bulls 33-27.
Up next New Orleans will host the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday. Chicago is back in action on Wednesday, hosting Atlanta.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CHICW C. White
DT D. Terry
JG J. Giddey
JP J. Phillips
JS J. Smith
LB L. Ball
MB M. Buzelis
NV N. Vučević
PW P. Williams
TH T. Horton-Tucker
VU Vucevic
ZL Z. LaVine
NOPBB B. Boston
CM C. McCollum
DM D. Murray
DT D. Theis
JA J. Alvarado
JG J. Green
JH J. Hawkins
TM T. Murphy III
YM Y. Missi
ZW Z. Williamson
CHI/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