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Pelicans destroy Jazz 156-137. That's the most points scored in any half as well as for a full game in New Orleans franchise history. Jeremiah Fears (40 PTS) and Micah Peavy (20 PTS) set career bests, Jordan Poole (34 PTS) set a new Pelicans high and Jordan Hawkins (25 PTS) set a new season high.

Pelicans just scored their 154th point. That's the most points scored in a game in franchise history, beating the previous mark of 153. Incidentally, both explosive performances came against the Utah Jazz. Perhaps Utah should be forced to return the Jazz name to New Orleans??

Jeremiah Fears just established a new Pelicans record for most points by any rookie in franchise history, scoring his 38th point tonight, beating Marcus Thornton's previous high of 37 points.

Jeremiah Fears with 30 points now after the finish in transition, a new career-high for him.

Micah Peavy just set a career high for points, scoring his 20th of the game on a corner 3-pointer. It's apparent there's going to be a lot of records set before this game is finally over.

Pelicans lead Jazz 111-96 after three quarters. They dismantled Utah 50-27 in the third. That's the most points they've ever scored in any quarter in franchise history. Jordan Poole: 31 PTS, 6 3s Jeremiah Fears: 28 PTS, 5 REB Derik Queen: 17 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST

Jordan Poole sits down with 1:04 left in the third quarter. He scored 22 of his 31 points in the frame. It's the third time in his career that he's totaled 20+ in a quarter. (His personal best was 23 points in the second quarter against the Wizards on 1/16/2023.)

Pelicans have outscored Jazz 21-4 to start the second half, seizing an 82-73 lead, and Jeremiah Fears is on the verge of setting a new career high -- perhaps will fly well past it. He's on 26 points and has scored 28 twice this season. There's almost 19 minutes left in regulation.

Pelicans trail Jazz 69-61 at halftime. Sloppy, uneven play (as witnessed during final seconds of 1st half), but New Orleans rookies are filling up box score. Jeremiah Fears: 20 PTS (new first-half career-high), 3 REB Micah Peavy: 11 PTS Derik Queen: 9 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 4 TOV Jordan Poole: 9 PTS

Zion Williamson, Saddiq Bey and Herb Jones are not expected to play tonight, per James Borrego. With certainty, we will see at a minimum the 3 rookies, the 3 two-way players, Jordan Poole and Kevon Looney.

Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.

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Pelicans fall 111-106 to Cavaliers. New Orleans had 15-point lead with 10:13 to go in fourth but James Harden & Donovan Mitchell combined for 25 PTS in final frame. 11 second-half OREB by Cleveland hurt too. Zion Williamson: 23 PTS, 6 REB Saddiq Bey: 19 PTS, 4 3s Yves Missi: 6 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK

Pelicans lead Cavaliers 88-76 after three. Zion exploding for 15 PTS in the frame and the defense playing strongly for a second straight quarter responsible for building solid lead. Zion Williamson: 18 PTS (8-10 FG), 6 REB Saddiq Bey: 17 PTS, 4 3s Yves Missi: 6 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK

Pelicans lead Cavaliers 56-53 at halftime. Nola's bench changed momentum of first half. Trey, Zion, Saddiq and Dejounte average about 80 PTS per game. They combined for 24 PTS in first half. Herb Jones: 12 PTS, 4 3s Saddiq Bey: 11 PTS Yves Missi: 6 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK

Pelicans make things a little too interesting down stretch but hang on to beat Clippers 105-99. 2nd win in as many nights against L.A. Pels tied for fourth-best record (10-4) since Feb 21. Trey Murphy: 27 PTS, 5 3s Saddiq Bey: 20 PTS, 6 AST Zion Williamson: 15 PTS, 5 REB Yves Missi: 11 PTS, 11 REB

Pelicans lead Clippers 87-84 after three quarters. It's the same winning margin as at halftime. Good to see Zion Williamson finish the third in scoring column several times. Trey Murphy: 19 PTS, 3 3s Saddiq Bey: 18 PTS, 4 REB Yves Missi: 11 PTS (5-5 FG), 7 REB, 4 AST Herb Jones: 11 PTS, 2 STL

Derik Queen's improvement in 3-point accuracy is completely evident when examining monthly splits. October: 0% (0-3) November: 14.3% (2-14) December: 29.4% (5-17) January: 20% (2-10) February: 46.7% (7-15) March: 45.5% (5-11, including tonight's 1-1)

Pelicans lead Clippers 55-52 at halftime. Close game -- neither team led by more than six points. Zion Williamson had only two shot attempts in 16 minutes. That's not nearly enough. Trey Murphy: 19 PTS, 3 3s Herb Jones: 9 PTS, 3 3s Jeremiah Fears: 8 PTS Yves Missi: 7 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST

Pelicans lead Clippers 28-26 after one quarter. Offense lacking typical flow without Dejounte Murray (out for second night of back-to-back), but Trigga paced the Pels nicely with lethal shooting from outside. Trey Murphy: 13 PTS, 3 3s Jeremiah Fears: 6 PTS, 1 STL

Pelicans beat Mavericks 129-111. Pels finish w/ 30+ assists for 10th time this season. Zion Williamson: 27 PTS Saddiq Bey: 23 PTS, 6 REB Trey Murphy: 17 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST Jeremiah Fears: 17 PTS, 6 REB Karlo Matkovic: 13 PTS, 10 REB Yves Missi: 10 REB, 5 AST (career high), 5 BLK (tied career high)

March 3PT% NBA leaders (minimum 25 attempts) 1) Bobby Portis: 51.1% 2) Jeremiah Fears: 50.0% 3) Kevin Durant: 48.3% 4) Cam Spencer: 48.0% 5) Jaylen Williams: 47.5% 5) Trey Murphy: 47.4% Through three quarters tonight vs Mavericks, Fears has made 3 of 5 from deep, and Murphy, 2 of 6.

Pelicans lead Mavericks 67-54 at halftime. Pels led by as many as 18. Pels made 20 of 30 field goals inside arc & went to FT line twice as much as Mavs. Zion Williamson: 18 PTS (7-8 FG) Trey Murphy: 10 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST Jeremiah Fears: 10 PTS, 3 AST, 2 3s Saddiq Bey: 10 PTS Yves Missi: 7 REB, 2 BLK

After falling behind 23-13 out of the gates, the Pelicans finished the first quarter on a 19-3 run and will take a 32-26 lead over the Mavericks into the second.

Pelicans lose heartbreaker to Rockets, 107-105. Almost great comeback. Trey misses desperation 3 at buzzer. DJM was spectacular and Karlo provided huge minutes off bench. Dejounte Murray: 35 PTS (14-18 FG), 7 REB, 4 AST, 4 3s Zion Williamson: 21 PTS, 5 REB Trey Murphy: 14 PTS, 7 AST

Pelicans trail Rockets 57-49 at halftime. Feels like it would be at least a 20-point deficit without DJM (he has a +9 +/- in an 8-point deficit!) -- disappointing to not see anyone playing remotely as effectively/decisively on offense besides DJM. Dejounte Murray: 19 PTS (8-10 FG), 4 REB

Pelicans have looked like a legitimate team when Dejounte Murray's been on the court in this first half but legitimately bad BAD when he's sat.

What led to Dejounte doing that:

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Pelicans beat Raptors 122-111. Good win against quality road opponent. Dejounte playing with noticeable edge this team needs. Pels 12-9 in last 21 games. Trey Murphy: 28 PTS, 7 REB, 5 3s Dejounte Murray: 27 PTS, 6 AST Zion Williamson: 19 PTS, 6 REB Herb Jones: 16 PTS, 4 3s Yves Missi: 10 REB, 2 BLK

Pelicans beat Wizards 138-118. Nola outscored Wash 46-30 after leading 92-89 w/ 2:13 remaining in 3rd quarter. Pels improve to 10-4 this season when scoring 125+ points Trey Murphy: 24 PTS, 4 3s Saddiq Bey: 23 PTS, 10 REB Zion Williamson: 20 PTS Dejounte Murray: 19 PTS, 6 REB Jeremiah Fears: 18 PTS

Trey Murphy is back on the floor, pacing behind the team's huddle before the start of the fourth quarter.

Trey Murphy checks out of the game and immediately heads for the locker room. Looked like the issue is his surgically-repaired shoulder again -- he even high-fived a fan to his right with his left hand before heading into the players tunnel.

Pelicans are three of 15 from 3-point range through three quarters. Their season low for makes is four, and attempts, 21.

Pelicans lead Wizards 102-93 after three. Washington crept within a possession at 2:13 mark of third, but New Orleans closed quarter reasonably well. Zion Williamson: 20 PTS Dejounte Murray: 19 PTS, 6 REB Trey Murphy: 18 PTS, 5 REB Saddiq Bey: 15 PTS, 10 REB

Pelicans begin 2nd half on 14-7 run, extending lead over Wizards to 81-72. Dejounte Murray with last two made buckets for Pels, giving him 19 for the game, a new season-high. DJM is moving incredibly well. Feet look as fast as ever when driving by an opponent or staying in front of one defensively.

According to StatMuse, the Pelicans' 27 free throw makes and 36 free throw attempts in the first half against the Wizards are highs in any half in any NBA game this season.

Pelicans lead Wizards 67-65 at halftime. New Orleans responded to angry timeout by James Borrego early in second quarter, but Washington closed first half stronger. Pels made 27 of 36 free throws, both category highs in any half this season. Trey Murphy: 16 PTS, 2 3s Dejounte Murray: 13 PTS, 5 REB

Wizards start second quarter on 5-0 run. James Borrego with a quick, angry timeout. Inside the huddle, he's yelling so loudly that we can almost make out what he's saying to the team, 30 rows down from media row.

Pelicans trail Wizards 35-32 at the end of the first quarter. Washington drained four 3s early (made six in frame overall) and generally played harder/tougher/more decisively than New Orleans. Saddiq Bey: 6 PTS, 6 REB Jeremiah Fears: 6 PTS (3-4 FG) Trey Murphy: 5 PTS, 2 AST Zion Williamson: 5 PTS

Pelicans lose 118-116 to Suns. Nola made it interesting down stretch thanks to Dejounte Murray. It was 1-possession game w/ less than minute remaining. PHX attempted season-high 58 3s. Trey Murphy: 22 PTS, 4 3s Saddiq Bey: 19 PTS, 6 REB Zion Williamson: 19 PTS, 10 REB Dejounte Murray: 15 PTS, 8 REB

Dejounte Murray has probably suffered through his worst game of the season, but it's readily apparent he hasn't quit. Came up with a steal after turning it over and then nearly forced another turnover near the half court line. Seconds later, he drills a 3-pointer and nearly had another steal/bucket

Regardless of whether the ball fell through the hoop but love the Pelicans going into the post to begin second half. Play to your strengths and control the pace!

Pelicans trail Suns 58-52 at halftime. Solid 1st quarter but offense stalled in 2nd. New Orleans' ball movement lacking. Meanwhile Phoenix playing to desired pace -- 30 3-point attempts. Suns are 9-3 when attempting 48+ 3s this season. Zion Williamson: 15 PTS, 3 REB Trey Murphy: 10 PTS, 3 AST

Zion Williamson shouted out Jeremiah Fears for his game tonight unprompted, "I want to give a big shout-out to Jeremiah Fears. Seeing his growth throughout the season. You know, he's really figuring out the game...Our bench really won us the game tonight."

Pelicans beat Kings 133-123. New Orleans' bench was instrumental in victory, Derik Queen and Jeremiah Fears' efforts in first half; Karlo Matkovic and Bryce McGowens' in second. Zion Williamson: 23 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST Trey Murphy: 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 3s Saddiq Bey: 20 PTS, 3 3s Nola bench: 50 PTS

Zion Williamson scoring nine straight points gave Herb Jones and Trey Murphy open looks from 3-point range, which they both drained, opening up a 129-116 lead over Kings. Only 1:49 left in regulation.

Saddiq Bey had four points at halftime. He's up to 20 points with 9:12 left in this game.

Pelicans lead Suns 105-91 after three quarters. After scoring 41 points in second quarter, New Orleans put 38 on the board in the third. Third was best defensive QTR so far too. Trey Murphy: 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 3s Zion Williamson/Saddiq Bey/Bryce McGowens: 14 PTS each Derik Queen: 12 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST