New Orleans Pelicans vs Utah Jazz: player stats (Oct 23, 2026)
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New Orleans Pelicans 119, Utah Jazz 120
Delta Center · Salt Lake City, UT
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On October 23, 2026 at Delta Center, the Utah Jazz held off the New Orleans Pelicans 120-119. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 24 to lead the Utah Jazz, and Zion Williamson had 23 for the New Orleans Pelicans.
How it happened
- FinalUtah edges New Orleans 120-119 in the final. The Jazz made 12 threes to New Orleans' 8, and Jaren Jackson Jr. led all scorers with 24 points and 10 rebounds.
- Q4 50.5Darryn Peterson makes both free throws to put Utah ahead 120-119 with 50.5 seconds left in the fourth quarter. The Jazz are 25-of-33 from the line on the night.
- Q4 1:01Dejounte Murray's two with 1:01 left puts New Orleans ahead 119-118 over Utah. The Pelicans lead the game with 38 rebounds to Utah's 42 and 44-88 shooting, and Zion Williamson paces them with 23 points.
- Q3New Orleans leads Utah 90-86 after three quarters, outscoring the Jazz 38-24 in the third. The Pelicans shot 34-of-71 from the field and were led by Zion Williamson with 15 points, while Utah's 10-of-29 threes kept it close.
- Q3 5:48New Orleans took the lead on an 11-0 run over 1:51 that turned a 73-64 Utah lead into a 75-74 Pelicans edge. Zion Williamson scored 5 of the 11, with Dejounte Murray's reverse layup putting New Orleans ahead with 5:48 left in the third.
- HalftimeUtah leads New Orleans 62-52 at the half, shooting 24-of-45 from the field with 27 rebounds. Jaren Jackson Jr. paces the Jazz with 11 points, and Saddiq Bey leads the Pelicans with 10.
| Zion WilliamsonF | 33:01 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 8-13 | 0-1 | 7-8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | +1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy IIIF | 31:27 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +1 |
| Dejounte MurrayG | 30:13 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 7-15 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeremiah FearsG | 23:44 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -11 |
| Yves MissiC | 9:17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -7 |
| Derik QueenC | 29:00 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +2 |
| Saddiq BeyF | 22:08 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 8-12 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +4 |
| Jordan PooleG | 19:10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 9-10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +6 |
| Herbert JonesF | 17:46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 |
| Bennedict MathurinG-F | 15:06 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -3 |
| Karlo MatkovicF-C | 9:07 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4 |
| Team | 240 | 119 | 38 | 18 | 44-89 | 8-26 | 23-27 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 29 |
DNP: Trendon Watford, Bryce McGowens, AJ Johnson, DeAndre Jordan
| Lauri MarkkanenF | 34:08 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 6-13 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaren Jackson Jr.F-C | 33:14 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 7-15 | 2-4 | 8-10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -5 |
| Keyonte GeorgeG | 32:25 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 4-6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | -1 |
| Darryn PetersonG | 29:58 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 |
| Airious BaileyF | 21:42 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 |
| Jaxson HayesC | 25:57 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +9 |
| Svi MykhailiukG | 21:24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +8 |
| Isaiah CollierG | 18:02 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +2 |
| Brice SensabaughF | 15:35 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2 |
| Kyle FilipowskiC | 7:35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 240 | 120 | 42 | 31 | 41-84 | 13-35 | 25-33 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 21 |
DNP: Josh Okogie, Josh Green, Tony Bradley, Mo Bamba, Blake Hinson
Recap
Darryn Peterson made two free throws with 50.5 seconds left to give the Utah Jazz a 120-119 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, October 23, after Utah trailed by one.
Dejounte Murray's jumper had put New Orleans up 119-118 with 1:01 to play. Peterson, on his only trip to the line, settled a game with 6 lead changes and 6 ties.
Keel projection
How the projections do →Made before tip-off from the players available and the season so far; frozen at tip-off.
- Expected margin
- UTA by 0.5
- Result: UTA by 1
- The projection called it.
Season series
NOP 1, UTA 1- Oct 23 · this gameNew Orleans Pelicans 119, Utah Jazz 120
- Nov 4Utah Jazz 113, New Orleans Pelicans 120
- Mar 1Utah Jazz at New Orleans Pelicans
- Apr 8New Orleans Pelicans at Utah Jazz
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