Game ID: 22501071
New Orleans Pelicans @ Toronto Raptors
Friday, March 27, 2026 at 8:30 PM ET
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
TOR 29 30 31 29 119NOP 25 19 31 31 106
NOP @ TOR ScoutingNOP @ TOR Scouting
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.
TOR availability going into 3/20 · 1 day's restOUT Murray-Boyles missed 9 since 2/28, out tonight
BACK Dick back 3/18 after 2, 10 min since (75% of 14)
TOR availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restOUT Murray-Boyles missed 10 since 2/28, out tonight
BACK Dick back 3/18 after 2, 10 min since (75% of 14)
TOR availability going into 3/23 · back-to-backOUT Murray-Boyles missed 11 since 2/28, returns tonight: 17 min (76% of 22)
BACK Dick back 3/18 after 2, 13 min since (94% of 14)
TOR availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restBACK Murray-Boyles back 3/23 after 11, 17 min since (76% of 22)
BACK Dick back 3/18 after 2, 18 min since (130% of 14)
TOR availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 2 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Murray-Boyles back 3/23 after 11, 20 min since (91% of 22)
BACK Dick back 3/18 after 2, 14 min since (105% of 14)
TOR availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 3 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Murray-Boyles back 3/23 after 11, 18 min since (79% of 22)
TOR availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 4 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Murray-Boyles back 3/23 after 11, 18 min since (79% of 22)
TOR availability going into 4/01 · back-to-backOUT Quickley missed 5 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Murray-Boyles back 3/23 after 11, 19 min since (86% of 22)
TOR availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 6 since 3/23, out tonight
NEW Shead 23 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Walter 22 to 27 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 3/19 · back-to-backOUT McGowens missed 4 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 3 since 3/13, out tonight
OUT Looney missed 14 since 2/20, out tonight
OUT Alexander missed 30 since 1/11, out tonight
BACK Poole back 3/16 after 7, 18 min since (76% of 24)
BACK Hawkins back 3/08 after 3, 2 min since (18% of 14)
NOP availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT McGowens missed 5 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 4 since 3/13, out tonight
OUT Peavy missed 2 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Looney missed 15 since 2/20, out tonight
OUT Hawkins missed 2 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Alexander missed 31 since 1/11, out tonight
BACK Poole back 3/16 after 7, 18 min since (74% of 24)
NEW Matković 15 to 21 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 3/24 · 2 days' restOUT McGowens missed 6 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 5 since 3/13, out tonight
OUT Peavy missed 3 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Looney missed 16 since 2/20, out tonight
OUT Hawkins missed 3 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Alexander missed 32 since 1/11, out tonight
BACK Poole back 3/16 after 7, 18 min since (74% of 24)
NEW Missi 20 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Matković 15 to 20 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 3/26 · 1 day's restOUT Poole missed 2 since 3/21, out tonight
OUT McGowens missed 7 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 6 since 3/13, returns tonight: 17 min (101% of 17)
OUT Peavy missed 4 since 3/18, returns tonight: 4 min (23% of 15)
OUT Looney missed 17 since 2/20, out tonight
OUT Hawkins missed 4 since 3/18, returns tonight: 22 min (163% of 14)
OUT Alexander missed 33 since 1/11, out tonight
NEW Matković 15 to 21 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 3/27 · back-to-backOUT Poole missed 3 since 3/21, returns tonight: 23 min (98% of 24)
OUT McGowens missed 8 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Looney missed 18 since 2/20, out tonight
OUT Alexander missed 34 since 1/11, out tonight
BACK Jordan back 3/26 after 6, 17 min since (101% of 17)
BACK Peavy back 3/26 after 4, 4 min since (23% of 15)
BACK Hawkins back 3/26 after 4, 22 min since (163% of 14)
NOP availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Murphy III missed 2 since 3/26, out tonight
OUT McGowens missed 9 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Looney missed 19 since 2/20, returns tonight: 4 min (25% of 15)
OUT Alexander missed 35 since 1/11, out tonight
BACK Poole back 3/27 after 3, 23 min since (98% of 24)
BACK Jordan back 3/26 after 6, 18 min since (108% of 17)
BACK Peavy back 3/26 after 4, 3 min since (19% of 15)
BACK Hawkins back 3/26 after 4, 22 min since (160% of 14)
NOP availability going into 4/02 · 3 days' restOUT Murphy III missed 3 since 3/26, returns tonight: 36 min (103% of 36)
OUT McGowens missed 10 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Alexander missed 36 since 1/11, out tonight
BACK Poole back 3/27 after 3, 15 min since (62% of 24)
BACK Jordan back 3/26 after 6, 18 min since (108% of 17)
BACK Peavy back 3/26 after 4, 7 min since (49% of 15)
BACK Looney back 3/29 after 19, 4 min since (25% of 15)
BACK Hawkins back 3/26 after 4, 16 min since (120% of 14)
NOP availability going into 4/03 · back-to-backOUT McGowens missed 11 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 2 since 3/29, out tonight
OUT Alexander missed 37 since 1/11, out tonight
BACK Murphy III back 4/02 after 3, 36 min since (103% of 36)
BACK Poole back 3/27 after 3, 15 min since (62% of 24)
BACK Peavy back 3/26 after 4, 9 min since (57% of 15)
BACK Looney back 3/29 after 19, 4 min since (25% of 15)
BACK Hawkins back 3/26 after 4, 16 min since (120% of 14)
NOP availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Oduro missed 2 since 4/02, out tonight
OUT Poole missed 2 since 4/02, out tonight
OUT McGowens missed 12 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 3 since 3/29, out tonight
OUT Looney missed 2 since 4/02, out tonight
OUT Alexander missed 38 since 1/11, returns tonight: 11 min (92% of 12)
BACK Murphy III back 4/02 after 3, 34 min since (96% of 36)
BACK Peavy back 3/26 after 4, 13 min since (88% of 15)
BACK Hawkins back 3/26 after 4, 17 min since (128% of 14)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 119, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barrett at 19 and Barnes at 16 a game. Without Quickley (2 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Bey at 20 and Williamson at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Poole (3 straight), McGowens (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Toronto wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Toronto 118, New Orleans 113.
3/20 @ DEN 115-121 — TOR notes
TOR lost 115-121. TOR shot 51% (44 of 86) to DEN's 54%, 10 of 31 from three. Poeltl led with 23 (10 of 14, 3 of 6 at the line); Ingram added 19, Barrett 18. Q3 was theirs, 41-28, turning a 4-point deficit into a 9-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 93-74 against them. They led by as many as 11. Walter's -12 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/22 @ PHX 98-120 — TOR notes
TOR lost 98-120. TOR shot 49% (37 of 75) to PHX's 52%, 9 of 28 from three, and went to the line 22 times to PHX's 10 — 15 points from the stripe to their 10. The glass went 30-43 against them. Barnes led with 17 (8 of 9); Walter added 13, Barrett 13. Q4 was theirs, 29-23, the deficit cut from 28 to 22, but the other 3 periods went 97-69 against them. Ingram's -29 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/23 @ UTA 143-127 — TOR notes
TOR won 143-127. TOR shot 61% (54 of 88) to UTA's 47%, 20 of 37 from three, and got to the line 28 times to UTA's 43. Barrett led with 27 (10 of 15, 4 of 5 from three, 3 of 7 at the line); Mamukelashvili added 23, Walter 21. The hinge was Q3, 49-30: a lead of 10 became 29, and the lead reached 35. Shead was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
3/25 @ LAC 94-119 — TOR notes
TOR lost 94-119. TOR took 14 more shots (96 to 82), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to LAC's 51%, 10 of 29 from three, and got to the line just 11 times against 20 fouls committed. Ingram led with 18 (8 of 18, 2 of 3 from three); Mamukelashvili added 13, Barrett 12. Q2 was theirs, 23-23, but the other 3 periods went 96-71 against them. Barrett's -23 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/27 vs NOP 119-106 — TOR notes
TOR won 119-106. TOR shot 52% (48 of 93) to NOP's 42%, 10 of 28 from three, and got to the line 18 times to NOP's 25. Barnes led with 23 (10 of 14); Walter added 18, Barrett 18. The hinge was Q2, 30-19: a lead of 4 became 15, and the lead reached 22. Barrett was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
3/29 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 119, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barrett at 18 and Barnes at 17 a game. Without Quickley (3 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 123, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Banchero at 28 and Bane at 19 a game. Without Fra. Wagner (20 straight), Black (11 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 28 free throws a game to Toronto's 20. Call it Toronto 118, Orlando 115, Orlando keeping it close.
3/31 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Duren at 22 and Jenkins at 19 a game. Without Cunningham (7 straight), Stewart (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 112, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barrett at 19 and Barnes at 18 a game. Without Quickley (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-2 a night and Toronto minus-2. Call it Detroit 115, Toronto 113, Toronto keeping it close.
4/01 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 113, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Barrett at 21 and Mamukelashvili at 18 a game. Without Quickley (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; DeRozan at 18 and Raynaud at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Murray (16 straight), LaVine (23 straight), Hunter (23 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 113 a night to Sacramento's 123. Call it Toronto 121, Sacramento 110, Toronto by 11.
4/03 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 125, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Prosper at 19 and Jackson at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 21 a night. Without Rupert (2 straight), Wells (5 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barrett at 20 and Ingram at 18 a game. Without Quickley (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been minus-1 a night and Memphis minus-21 and the defense, Toronto allowing 112 a night to Memphis's 125. Call it Toronto 118, Memphis 114, Memphis keeping it close.
3/19 vs LAC 105-99 — NOP notes
NOP won 105-99. NOP shot 47% (37 of 78) to LAC's 46%, 13 of 34 from three, and got to the line 22 times to LAC's 32. Murphy III led with 27 (9 of 17, 5 of 11 from three); Bey added 20, Williamson 15. The hinge was Q4, 18-15: a lead of 3 became 6. Williamson was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
3/21 vs CLE 106-111 — NOP notes
NOP lost 106-111. NOP shot 43% (39 of 90) to CLE's 48%, 12 of 40 from three. The glass went 40-55 against them. Williamson led with 25 (10 of 14, 5 of 9 at the line); Bey added 19, Jones 12. Q2 was theirs, 28-19, turning a 6-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 92-78 against them. They led by as many as 15. Matković's -11 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/24 @ NYK 116-121 — NOP notes
NOP lost 116-121. NOP shot 51% (45 of 88) to NYK's 52%, 15 of 34 from three, and got to the line 13 times to NYK's 22. Williamson led with 22 (8 of 10, 6 of 8 at the line); Fears added 21, Bey 18. Q2 was theirs, 32-24, the deficit cut from 14 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 97-84 against them. Missi's -19 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/26 @ DET 108-129 — NOP notes
NOP lost 108-129. NOP took 10 more shots (95 to 85), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to DET's 56%, 9 of 25 from three. Williamson led with 21 (8 of 13, 5 of 9 at the line); Bey added 17, Fears 13. Q3 was theirs, 30-27, the deficit cut from 9 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 102-78 against them. Murray's -15 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/27 @ TOR 106-119 — NOP notes
NOP lost 106-119. NOP shot 42% (39 of 93) to TOR's 52%, 7 of 28 from three, and went to the line 25 times to TOR's 18 — 21 points from the stripe to their 13. Williamson led with 22 (9 of 13); Bey added 19, Queen 13. Q4 was theirs, 31-29, the deficit cut from 15 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 90-75 against them. Poole's -15 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/29 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Williamson at 21 and Bey at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Murphy III (2 straight), McGowens (9 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Sengun at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-7 a night and New Orleans minus-5 and the turnovers, Houston giving it away 17 times a game to New Orleans's 12. Call it Houston 116, New Orleans 113, New Orleans keeping it close.
4/02 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 98, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 31 free throws a game; Avdija at 21 and Camara at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 14 a night. Without Grant (2 straight), Sharpe (25 straight), Krejčí (9 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Williamson at 22 and Bey at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Murphy III (3 straight), McGowens (10 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-14 a night and New Orleans minus-10 and the defense, Portland allowing 98 a night to New Orleans's 123. Call it Portland 120, New Orleans 108, Portland by 12.
4/03 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; DeRozan at 22 and Achiuwa at 18 a game. Without Murray (17 straight), LaVine (24 straight), Hunter (24 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 124, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Williamson at 20 and Bey at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without McGowens (11 straight), Jordan (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been minus-0 a night and New Orleans minus-7. Call it Sacramento 118, New Orleans 114, New Orleans keeping it close.
4/05 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Bey at 18 and Williamson at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Oduro (2 straight), Poole (2 straight), McGowens (12 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 125, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 32 free throws a game; Bane at 20 and Banchero at 16 a game. Without Black (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 20 times a game to New Orleans's 14 and the line, where Orlando takes 32 free throws a game to New Orleans's 25. Call it New Orleans 117, Orlando 116, Orlando keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
TORAL A. Lawson
AM A. Martin
BI B. Ingram
CM C. Murray-Boyles
GD G. Dick
JB J. Battle
JM J. Mogbo
JP J. Poeltl
JS J. Shead
JW J. Walter
MF M. Fultz
RB R. Barrett
SB S. Barnes
SM S. Mamukelashvili
NOPDJ D. Jordan
DQ D. Queen
HJ H. Jones
JF J. Fears
JH J. Hawkins
JP J. Poole
KM K. Matković
MP M. Peavy
SB S. Bey
YM Y. Missi
ZW Z. Williamson
TOR/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
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
Raptors beat the Pelicans 119-106 as Barnes has 23 points and 12 assists
TORONTO -- — Scottie Barnes had 23 points and 12 assists, Jakob Poeltl had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat the New Orleans Pelicans 119-106 on Friday night.
RJ Barrett , Sandro Mamukelashvili and J’Kobe Walter also scored 18 points apiece for the Raptors, and Brandon Ingram added 13.
Zion Williamson scored 22 points for New Orleans on 9-for-13 shooting from the field and 4 for 4 from the foul line. Saddiq Bey added 19 points.
The Raptors won for the second time in three outings to remain in sixth place in the Eastern Conference, a full game ahead of the idle Philadelphia 76ers . The top six teams automatically make the playoffs in each conference.
The Pelicans lost their fourth in a row overall and fifth straight on the road. They were without top scorers Trey Murphy III (ankle) and Dejounte Murray (Achilles). Immanuel Quickley (Achilles) was absent from the Toronto lineup.
Barnes scored 13 of his game-high total in the third quarter. Mamukelashvilli came off the bench for his total that included three 3-pointers.
After pulling away with a 25-8 run to begin the second quarter, the Raptors took a 59-44 lead into halftime. Toronto maintained its 15-point advantage after three quarters.
The Raptors played on two days of rest after a five-game road trip that concluded in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
Up next Pelicans: Host the Houston Rockets on Sunday.