Detroit Pistons @ New Orleans Pelicans
Monday, March 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA | Game ID: 22400987
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NOP 13 19 31 18 81DET 35 28 25 39 127
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Cunningham, Pistons top New Orleans 127-81; Pelicans' Murphy out for season with shoulder injury
NEW ORLEANS -- — Cade Cunningham had 24 points and eight assists, and the Detroit Pistons routed the New Orleans Pelicans 127-81 on Monday night.
Simone Fontecchio scored 23 points for Detroit, which had dropped four of six.
Zion Williamson had 30 points for New Orleans, and Yves Missi finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks. Williamson also grabbed six rebounds and blocked two shots.
The Pelicans lost for the seventh time in eight games. And postgame, New Orleans announced Trey Murphy III was diagnosed with a torn labrum and partial tear of the rotator cuff in his right shoulder, an injury that happened when he dislocated the shoulder in the first quarter Monday. He will miss the rest of the season.
Cunningham scored 17 points to help Detroit to a 63-32 halftime lead. Fontecchio had 18 points in the second half.
Takeaways Pistons: Fontecchio delivered an efficient performance in a reserve role. He went 5 for 5 from beyond the arc and 9 for 10 from the field overall. He also grabbed seven rebounds in 21 1/2 minutes.
Pelicans: It was a bad shooting night in a variety of ways. The Pelicans shot 32.6% from the field, including a 5-for-32 from 3-point range. They went 20 for 30 at the free-throw line.
Key moment The Pistons grabbed control with a 24-5 run that began in the first quarter and carried over into the second. Dennis Schroder’s driving layup made it 41-14 with 10:21 left in the first half.
Key stat Led by Fontecchio and Jalen Duren , the Pistons had a 50-39 rebounding advantage.
Next up The Pistons visit the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. Next up for the Pelicans is two straight games at the Minnesota Timberwolves , beginning on Wednesday night.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrHaTh 7 21 +11 9 15 60 2 6 33 1 2 50 2 8 10 6 2 2 1 2
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Thompson
in Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Thompson
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuDuJrHa 2 6 +6 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 1 1 0
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris
in Beasley
out Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuHaScSt :53 2 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Harris, Schröder, Stewart
in Schröder, Stewart
out Duren, Hardaway Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeFoHaScSt :56 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
DET Beasley, Fontecchio, Harris, Schröder, Stewart
in Fontecchio
out Cunningham
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeFoIiScSt 2 6 +5 2 5 40 0 1 0 4 7 57 2 6 8 1 0 0 0 0
DET Beasley, Fontecchio, Holland II, Schröder, Stewart
in Holland II
out Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeDuFoIiSc 3 7 0 3 5 60 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 1 1 2
DET Beasley, Duren, Fontecchio, Holland II, Schröder
in Duren
out Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuDuIiTh 1 6 +4 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Duren, Holland II, Thompson
in Cunningham, Thompson
out Fontecchio, Schröder
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrIiTh 1 2 +1 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 0
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Holland II, Thompson
in Hardaway Jr.
out Beasley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrHaTh 2 4 -2 2 3 67 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Thompson
in Harris
out Holland II
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuJrHaReTh 1 3 +1 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
DET Cunningham, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Reed, Thompson
in Reed
out Duren
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuJrHaRe 2 1 +1 0 5 0 0 2 0 1 2 50 1 5 6 0 1 0 1 0
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Reed
in Beasley
out Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrHaTh 6 7 -11 2 9 22 0 4 0 3 4 75 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Thompson
in Duren, Thompson
out Beasley, Reed
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuHaScSt 3 8 +8 2 6 33 1 3 33 3 4 75 0 3 3 1 2 0 1 1
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Harris, Schröder, Stewart
in Beasley, Schröder, Stewart
out Duren, Hardaway Jr., Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuFoScSt 3 10 0 4 7 57 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 2 0 0 1 1
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Fontecchio, Schröder, Stewart
in Fontecchio
out Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeFoIiScSt 5 19 +5 6 7 86 3 4 75 2 2 100 0 1 1 5 0 2 1 2
DET Beasley, Fontecchio, Holland II, Schröder, Stewart
in Holland II
out Cunningham
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FoIiReSaIi 6 18 +16 7 12 58 4 8 50 0 0 0 2 5 7 5 4 0 2 0
DET Fontecchio, Holland II, Reed, Sasser, Waters III
in Reed, Sasser, Waters III
out Beasley, Schröder, Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
McMiIiOlWi :49 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
NOP McCollum, Missi, Murphy III, Olynyk, Williamson
in McCollum, Missi, Murphy III, Olynyk, Williamson
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaMcMiOlWi 5 10 -8 4 11 36 1 5 20 0 0 0 2 2 4 3 1 1 1 1
NOP Hawkins, McCollum, Missi, Olynyk, Williamson
in Hawkins
out Murphy III
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBrHaMiOl 3 0 -8 0 7 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
NOP Alvarado, Brown, Hawkins, Missi, Olynyk
in Alvarado, Brown
out McCollum, Williamson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBrMaMcOl :53 2 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
NOP Alvarado, Brown, Matković, McCollum, Olynyk
in Matković, McCollum
out Hawkins, Missi
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBrMaMcWi 3 1 -5 0 8 0 0 3 0 1 2 50 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 3
NOP Alvarado, Brown, Matković, McCollum, Williamson
in Williamson
out Olynyk
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaMaMcRoWi 4 8 -4 3 9 33 0 1 0 2 3 67 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 1
NOP Hawkins, Matković, McCollum, Robinson-Earl, Williamson
in Hawkins, Robinson-Earl
out Alvarado, Brown
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBrHaMiRo 1 1 -1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NOP Alvarado, Brown, Hawkins, Missi, Robinson-Earl
in Alvarado, Brown, Missi
out Matković, McCollum, Williamson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBrHaMiOl 2 6 +2 1 2 50 0 1 0 3 4 75 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
NOP Alvarado, Brown, Hawkins, Missi, Olynyk
in Olynyk
out Robinson-Earl
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBrMcMiOl 1 2 -1 1 2 50 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
NOP Alvarado, Brown, McCollum, Missi, Olynyk
in McCollum
out Hawkins
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBrMcOlWi 3 0 -1 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 1
NOP Alvarado, Brown, McCollum, Olynyk, Williamson
in Williamson
out Missi
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlMcMiOlWi 5 15 +8 6 10 60 0 1 0 3 4 75 2 4 6 4 0 0 0 3
NOP Alvarado, McCollum, Missi, Olynyk, Williamson
in Missi
out Brown
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBrMcMiOl 2 4 +1 1 2 50 1 2 50 1 3 33 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1
NOP Alvarado, Brown, McCollum, Missi, Olynyk
in Brown
out Williamson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHaMiOlRe :55 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2
NOP Alvarado, Hawkins, Missi, Olynyk, Reeves
in Hawkins, Reeves
out Brown, McCollum
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaMaMcReWi 3 11 +1 3 4 75 2 3 67 2 2 100 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1
NOP Hawkins, Matković, McCollum, Reeves, Williamson
in Matković, McCollum, Williamson
out Alvarado, Missi, Olynyk
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
MaMcReRoWi 3 10 -7 4 7 57 0 1 0 1 1 100 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
NOP Matković, McCollum, Reeves, Robinson-Earl, Williamson
in Robinson-Earl
out Hawkins
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlMaReRoWi :48 2 +2 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
NOP Alvarado, Matković, Reeves, Robinson-Earl, Williamson
in Alvarado
out McCollum
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBaMaReRo 2 5 +1 2 4 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 1
NOP Alvarado, Bamba, Matković, Reeves, Robinson-Earl
in Bamba
out Williamson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBaHaReRo 3 2 -12 1 6 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 1
NOP Alvarado, Bamba, Hawkins, Reeves, Robinson-Earl
in Hawkins
out Matković
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaHaMaReRo 3 0 -4 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 1 1 4 0
NOP Bamba, Hawkins, Matković, Reeves, Robinson-Earl
in Matković
out Alvarado
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DETAT A. Thompson
CC C. Cunningham
DS D. Schröder
IS I. Stewart
JD J. Duren
LW L. Waters III
MB M. Beasley
MS M. Sasser
PR P. Reed
RH R. Holland II
SF S. Fontecchio
SC Schroder
TH T. Hardaway Jr.
TH T. Harris
NOPAR A. Reeves
BB B. Brown
CM C. McCollum
JA J. Alvarado
JH J. Hawkins
JR J. Robinson-Earl
KM K. Matković
KO K. Olynyk
MB M. Bamba
TM T. Murphy III
YM Y. Missi
ZW Z. Williamson
DET/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