Philadelphia 76ers @ New Orleans Pelicans
Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA | Game ID: 22500812
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NOP 24 33 40 29 126PHI 29 36 26 20 111
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Jordan Poole's 2nd-half surge helps the Pelicans top the 76ers, 126-111
NEW ORLEANS -- — Jordan Poole highlighted a 23-point performance with five 3-pointers, and the New Orleans Pelicans outscored Philadelphia 60-35 during the final 21 minutes to beat the 76ers 126-111 on Saturday night.
Zion Williamson added 21 points, Saddiq Bey had 20, and 17-year veteran center DeAndre Jordan grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked four shots.
Jordan entered the night having appeared in just two games this season, and had not played since Oct. 29. He made his presence felt defensively during 32 minutes on the court against the 76ers.
Tyrese Maxey scored 27 points and Kelly Oubre Jr . 25 for the 76ers. They lost their fourth straight game but remained in the sixth spot in the Eastern Conference standings.
The Sixers led from late in the first quarter until the final two minutes of the third, and by as many as 11 points.
But the Pelicans chipped away and Jeremiah Fears ' free throws put New Orleans back in the lead at 91-89.
Karlo Matkovic followed with a corner 3 and three free throws after being fouled on another deep shot. That gave him nine points — starting with his cutting dunk as he was fouled — during a 40-point period for the Pelicans.
New Orleans surged to a 97-91 lead by the end of three quarters and opened the fourth quarter on a 23-8 run, capped by Poole's 3 that make it 120-99 with 5:20 left.
New Orleans remained comfortably in front from there, with Poole's virtually squelching any chance of a late Sixers comeback.
Herb Jones scored 14 points and Bryce McGowens 13 for the Pelicans, who combined to make 17 3s and shot 50% from deep. Matkovic finished with 12 points.
VJ Edgecombe scored 14 for Philadelphia, which shot 31.4% in the second half, missing 21 of 24 3-point attempts after halftime.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHIAB A. Bona
AD A. Drummond
CP C. Payne
DB D. Barlow
JE J. Edwards
JW J. Walker
KO K. Oubre Jr.
QG Q. Grimes
TM T. Martin
TM T. Maxey
VE V. Edgecombe
NOPBM B. McGowens
DJ D. Jordan
DQ D. Queen
HJ H. Jones
JF J. Fears
JH J. Hawkins
JP J. Poole
KM K. Matković
SB S. Bey
ZW Z. Williamson
PHI/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