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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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UTA

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.

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How it happened

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
New Orleans Pelicans box score
New Orleans Pelicans
Zion WilliamsonF33:0123628-130-17-83025+1
Trey Murphy IIIF31:279634-91-40-01024+1
Dejounte MurrayG30:1316667-150-22-230320
Jeremiah FearsG23:447013-101-40-01022-11
Yves MissiC9:176103-30-00-00100-7
Derik QueenC29:0012724-91-23-42223+2
Saddiq BeyF22:0820318-123-51-10121+4
Jordan PooleG19:1012221-81-59-103105+6
Herbert JonesF17:463101-21-20-00003-2
Bennedict MathurinG-F15:064202-50-10-00023-3
Karlo MatkovicF-C9:077413-30-01-22001+4
Team240119381844-898-2623-271551529

DNP: Trendon Watford, Bryce McGowens, AJ Johnson, DeAndre Jordan

Utah Jazz box score
Utah Jazz
Lauri MarkkanenF34:0816636-134-90-01010-6
Jaren Jackson Jr.F-C33:14241037-152-48-100234-5
Keyonte GeorgeG32:25191106-123-74-61062-1
Darryn PetersonG29:5815316-121-22-20003-1
Airious BaileyF21:426722-81-61-20012-3
Jaxson HayesC25:5717527-80-03-30203+9
Svi MykhailiukG21:243411-40-21-21012+8
Isaiah CollierG18:0210273-50-14-60023+2
Brice SensabaughF15:3510323-62-42-20012+2
Kyle FilipowskiC7:350100-10-00-010300
Team240120423141-8413-3525-33441821

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.

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Made before tip-off from the players available and the season so far; frozen at tip-off.

NOP 48%UTA 52%
Expected margin
UTA by 0.5
Result: UTA by 1
The projection called it.

The projected margin was 0.5 pts from the result. Its largest input: Net rating so far this season, 0.8 pts toward NOP. 4 more inputs are in Pro

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