Game ID: 22400069
Chicago Bulls @ New Orleans Pelicans
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NOP 29 30 36 28 123CHI 25 33 25 28 111
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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.
NOP availability going into 10/23 · season opener
full strength
NOP availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NOP availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's restOUT Jemison III missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
NOP availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jemison III missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
NEW Hawkins 24 to 30 min over the last 3
NOP availability going into 10/30 · back-to-backOUT Murray missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jemison III missed 4 since 10/23, returns tonight: 1 min (13% of 10)
NEW Hawkins 24 to 29 min over the last 4
CHI availability going into 10/23 · season opener
full strength
CHI availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
CHI availability going into 10/26 · back-to-backOUT Craig missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
CHI availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT Craig missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
CHI availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Craig missed 4 since 10/23, returns tonight: 3 min (27% of 12)
10/23 vs CHI 123-111 — NOP notes
NOP won 123-111. NOP shot 46% (45 of 97) to CHI's 49%, 14 of 37 from three. NOP turned it over 11 times to CHI's 21. Ingram led with 33 (13 of 23, 3 of 5 from three); McCollum added 23, Murray 14. The hinge was Q3, 36-25: a lead of 1 became 12, and the lead reached 16. Ingram was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
10/23 @ NOP 111-123 — CHI notes
CHI lost 111-123. CHI shot 49% (42 of 86) to NOP's 46%, 10 of 34 from three. CHI turned it over 21 times to NOP's 11, and NOP turned those into 15 steals. LaVine led with 27 (10 of 17, 5 of 8 from three); Vučević added 21, Smith 15. Q2 was theirs, 33-30, the deficit cut from 4 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 93-78 against them. Giddey's -22 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GiLaVuWhWi 6 11 +1 2 2 100 1 6 17 2 2 100 0 6 2 0 0 2 2
CHI Giddey, LaVine, Vučević, White, Williams
in Giddey, LaVine, Vučević, White, Williams
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
InJoMcMuTh 6 10 -1 4 9 44 0 3 0 2 2 100 1 3 3 2 0 0 1
NOP Ingram, Jones, McCollum, Murray, Theis
in Ingram, Jones, McCollum, Murray, Theis
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaLaVuWhWi 3 6 -1 1 2 50 2 4 50 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 0
CHI Ball, LaVine, Vučević, White, Williams
in Ball
out Giddey
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HaInJoMcMi 3 7 +1 2 3 67 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0
NOP Hawkins, Ingram, Jones, McCollum, Missi
in Hawkins, Missi
out Murray, Theis
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiHoPhSm 6 15 +1 7 9 78 0 3 0 1 1 100 1 3 2 0 0 2 2
CHI Dosunmu, Giddey, Horton-Tucker, Phillips, Smith
in Dosunmu, Giddey, Horton-Tucker, Phillips, Smith
out Ball, LaVine, Vučević, White, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GrHaJoMiMu 3 6 -2 2 3 67 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 1 1 2 0
NOP Green, Hawkins, Jones, Missi, Murray
in Murray
out McCollum
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiHoPhSm 6 15 +1 7 9 78 0 3 0 1 1 100 1 3 2 0 0 2 2
CHI Dosunmu, Giddey, Horton-Tucker, Phillips, Smith
in Dosunmu, Giddey, Horton-Tucker, Phillips, Smith
out Ball, LaVine, Vučević, White, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGrHaInRo 5 13 -2 1 1 100 3 8 38 2 2 100 0 5 4 0 0 0 1
NOP Alvarado, Green, Hawkins, Ingram, Robinson-Earl
in Alvarado, Ingram, Robinson-Earl
out Jones, Missi, Murray
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBuLaSmWh 3 13 +5 2 4 50 2 4 50 1 1 100 2 3 1 0 0 0 1
CHI Ball, Buzelis, LaVine, Smith, White
in Ball, Buzelis, LaVine, White
out Dosunmu, Giddey, Horton-Tucker, Phillips
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGrHaInRo 5 13 -2 1 1 100 3 8 38 2 2 100 0 5 4 0 0 0 1
NOP Alvarado, Green, Hawkins, Ingram, Robinson-Earl
in Alvarado, Ingram, Robinson-Earl
out Jones, Missi, Murray
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBuLaSmWh 3 13 +5 2 4 50 2 4 50 1 1 100 2 3 1 0 0 0 1
CHI Ball, Buzelis, LaVine, Smith, White
in Ball, Buzelis, LaVine, White
out Dosunmu, Giddey, Horton-Tucker, Phillips
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaJoMuRo 1 3 -2 0 1 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
NOP Alvarado, Hawkins, Jones, Murray, Robinson-Earl
in Jones, Murray
out Green, Ingram
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaLaVuWhWi 4 12 +5 4 4 100 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 1 1
CHI Ball, LaVine, Vučević, White, Williams
in Vučević, Williams
out Buzelis, Smith
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HaJoMcMiMu 4 7 -5 1 4 25 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
NOP Hawkins, Jones, McCollum, Missi, Murray
in McCollum, Missi
out Alvarado, Robinson-Earl
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiLaVuWh 2 1 -6 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 3 3
CHI Dosunmu, Giddey, LaVine, Vučević, White
in Dosunmu, Giddey
out Ball, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
InJoMcMuTh 2 7 +6 1 3 33 1 2 50 4 4 100 2 1 1 0 0 0 1
NOP Ingram, Jones, McCollum, Murray, Theis
in Ingram, Theis
out Hawkins, Missi
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GiLaVuWhWi 4 8 -7 3 6 50 0 0 0 2 3 67 0 2 3 0 0 3 0
CHI Giddey, LaVine, Vučević, White, Williams
in Williams
out Dosunmu
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GrInMcMuTh 4 15 +10 6 8 75 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 4 6 2 1 0 2
NOP Green, Ingram, McCollum, Murray, Theis
in Green
out Jones
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDoLaVuWi 3 4 0 2 4 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 1 2 1
CHI Ball, Dosunmu, LaVine, Vučević, Williams
in Ball, Dosunmu
out Giddey, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
InJoMcMuTh 3 4 0 1 3 33 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0
NOP Ingram, Jones, McCollum, Murray, Theis
in Jones
out Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDoPhVuWh 1 3 +1 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
CHI Ball, Dosunmu, Phillips, Vučević, White
in Phillips, White
out LaVine, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GrHaJoMcMi 3 10 +3 3 4 75 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 2
NOP Green, Hawkins, Jones, McCollum, Missi
in Green, Hawkins, Missi
out Ingram, Murray, Theis
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiPhVuWh 2 4 -4 1 2 50 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
CHI Dosunmu, Giddey, Phillips, Vučević, White
in Giddey
out Ball
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GrHaJoMcMi 3 10 +3 3 4 75 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 2
NOP Green, Hawkins, Jones, McCollum, Missi
in Green, Hawkins, Missi
out Ingram, Murray, Theis
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiPhSmWh 1 4 +2 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
CHI Dosunmu, Giddey, Phillips, Smith, White
in Smith
out Vučević
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GrHaJoMiMu 2 7 +1 4 7 57 0 1 0 2 2 100 1 3 3 0 0 0 1
NOP Green, Hawkins, Jones, Missi, Murray
in Murray
out McCollum
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GiLaPhSmWh 1 2 -3 1 2 50 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
CHI Giddey, LaVine, Phillips, Smith, White
in LaVine
out Dosunmu
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GrHaJoMiMu 2 7 +1 4 7 57 0 1 0 2 2 100 1 3 3 0 0 0 1
NOP Green, Hawkins, Jones, Missi, Murray
in Murray
out McCollum
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoLaSmWhWi 2 7 +3 1 1 100 1 2 50 2 2 100 0 2 2 2 0 2 0
CHI Dosunmu, LaVine, Smith, White, Williams
in Dosunmu, Williams
out Giddey, Phillips
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGrHaInMi 6 16 +3 1 3 33 3 5 60 5 6 83 0 5 1 3 1 4 3
NOP Alvarado, Green, Hawkins, Ingram, Missi
in Alvarado, Ingram
out Jones, Murray
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiLaSmWi 2 2 -3 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
CHI Dosunmu, Giddey, LaVine, Smith, Williams
in Giddey
out White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGrHaInMi 6 16 +3 1 3 33 3 5 60 5 6 83 0 5 1 3 1 4 3
NOP Alvarado, Green, Hawkins, Ingram, Missi
in Alvarado, Ingram
out Jones, Murray
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiLaVuWh 5 14 0 5 8 62 0 2 0 4 7 57 3 3 4 0 1 0 2
CHI Dosunmu, Giddey, LaVine, Vučević, White
in White
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGrHaInMi 6 16 +3 1 3 33 3 5 60 5 6 83 0 5 1 3 1 4 3
NOP Alvarado, Green, Hawkins, Ingram, Missi
in Alvarado, Ingram
out Jones, Murray
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiLaVuWh 5 14 0 5 8 62 0 2 0 4 7 57 3 3 4 0 1 0 2
CHI Dosunmu, Giddey, LaVine, Vučević, White
in White
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GrJoMcMiMu 2 4 -3 2 2 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
NOP Green, Jones, McCollum, Missi, Murray
in Jones, McCollum, Murray
out Alvarado, Hawkins, Ingram
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiLaVuWh 5 14 0 5 8 62 0 2 0 4 7 57 3 3 4 0 1 0 2
CHI Dosunmu, Giddey, LaVine, Vučević, White
in White
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
InJoMcMuTh 3 8 +5 3 5 60 0 0 0 2 3 67 0 3 2 0 3 0 1
NOP Ingram, Jones, McCollum, Murray, Theis
in Ingram, Theis
out Green, Missi
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BuDuHoSmTe 2 3 +3 0 1 0 1 2 50 0 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0
CHI Buzelis, Duarte, Horton-Tucker, Smith, Terry
in Buzelis, Duarte, Horton-Tucker, Smith, Terry
out Dosunmu, Giddey, LaVine, Vučević, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaMaReRo 1 0 -3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
NOP Alvarado, Hawkins, Matković, Reeves, Robinson-Earl
in Alvarado, Hawkins, Matković, Reeves, Robinson-Earl
out Ingram, Jones, McCollum, Murray, Theis
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NOPAR A. Reeves
BI B. Ingram
CM C. McCollum
DM D. Murray
DT D. Theis
HJ H. Jones
JA J. Alvarado
JG J. Green
JH J. Hawkins
JR J. Robinson-Earl
KM K. Matković
YM Y. Missi
CHIAD A. Dosunmu
CD C. Duarte
CW 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
ZL Z. LaVine
NOP/CHI 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
Brandon Ingram scores 33, and the Pelicans beat the Bulls 123-111 without Zion Williamson
NEW ORLEANS -- — Brandon Ingram scored 33 points, icing the game with a baseline turnaround jumper with 1:46 to go, and the New Orleans Pelicans overcame Zion Williamson 's absence to defeat the Chicago Bulls 123-111 on Wednesday night in both clubs' season opener.
Newly-acquired point guard Dejounte Murray had 14 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds in his Pelicans debut, but injured his left hand in the fourth quarter. CJ McCollum scored 23 for New Orleans.
Williamson was ruled out shortly before the game because of an illness, marking his 207th missed regular-season game since he was drafted No. 1 overall in 2019.
Zach LaVine scored 27 points, and Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulls, who trailed for most of the second half and by as many as 16 points in the fourth quarter.
Jalen Smith scored 15 points, and Josh Giddey added 14 points for Chicago.
Jordan Hawkins scored 13 for the Pelicans.
Takeaways New Orleans might be able to rely on their first-round pick, 7-footer Yves Missi , more than initially thought. Missi was considered too raw to play significant minutes early this season when he was drafted 21st overall out of Baylor in June. But missing their top front-court player in Williamson, the Pelicans played Missi 23 minutes and he was effective, finishing with 12 points, seven rebounds three blocks and a steal.
When Missi walked to the bench with 4:20 left, he received a standing ovation.
Key moment Ingram's third 3 of the game gave the Pelicans a 107-92 lead and capped a pivotal 13-2 run during which Ingram scored eight points, including another 3 and two free throws.
Key stat Chicago turned the ball over 21 times, leading to 30 Pelicans points. LeVine committed seven turnovers.
Up next The Bulls visit Milwaukee on Friday, the same day the Pelicans open a four-game trip at Portland.