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Murphy and Williamson carry the Pelicans to a 119-113 win over the Bulls
CHICAGO (AP) Trey Murphy III scored 32 points and Zion Williamson added 21 as the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Chicago Bulls 119-113 on Tuesday night.
Williamson, in his third game since returning from a left hamstring strain and a one-game suspension, led the Pelicans in rebounds (seven) and assists (nine). Murphy shot 9 for 20 from the field - just 2 for 13 from 3-point distance - and was helped by hitting all 12 of his free throws.
The Pelicans, who are last in the Western Conference, have won four of their last seven games to improve to 9-32.
Zach LaVine, limited to two points in the first half, finished with 25 points for the Bulls. Nikola Vucevic had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and Coby White scored 22.
Pelicans: New Orleans struggled early, hitting 36.5% of its shots and going 4 for 24 from deep in the first two periods. In the second, the Pelicans made 10 of 25 3-pointers and shot 52.3% overall.
Bulls: LaVine’s 30-point hot streak ended at six games as Chicago’s star guard had just two points on 1-of-7 shooting at the half.
With the game tied at 88, the Pelicans went on a 10-2 run to jump out an eight-point lead. Jose Alvarado hit two 3s to make the score 98-90, forcing Bulls coach Billy Donovan to call a timeout.
New Orleans shot 12 for 22 in the fourth quarter while Chicago was 12 of 32. After entering the final period tied at 86, the Pelicans outscored the Bulls 33-27.
New Orleans will host the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday. Chicago is back in action on Wednesday, hosting Atlanta.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Yves Missi vs. Nikola Vucevic (Coby White gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point cutting layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:31 |  | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point stepback jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 2-2 |
| 11:18 | | Patrick Williams turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 11:07 | | Patrick Williams kicked ball violation | ||
| 11:01 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving finger roll layup (CJ McCollum assists) | 4-2 |
| 10:40 | | +3 | Josh Giddey makes three point jump shot (Patrick Williams assists) | 4-5 |
| 10:23 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | Zach LaVine misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:13 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point tip layup | ||
| 10:12 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point putback layup | ||
| 10:10 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | Zion Williamson turnover (lost ball) (Josh Giddey steals) | ||
| 9:52 | | Coby White misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:49 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | +3 | Dejounte Murray makes three point pullup jump shot | 7-5 |
| 9:30 | | Yves Missi shooting foul (Coby White draws the foul) | ||
| 9:30 | | +1 | Coby White makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-6 |
| 9:30 | | +1 | Coby White makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-7 |
| 9:20 | | CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:15 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point hook shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 7-9 |
| 8:54 | | Josh Giddey personal foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 8:40 | | Dejounte Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:37 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | +3 | Nikola Vucevic makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 7-12 |
| 8:14 | | Coby White personal foul (CJ McCollum draws the foul) | ||
| 8:00 | | Dejounte Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:58 | | CJ McCollum offensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point dunk (CJ McCollum assists) | 9-12 |
| 7:35 | | Zach LaVine turnover (bad pass) (Dejounte Murray steals) | ||
| 7:32 | | Javonte Green misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 7:31 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point cutting layup (Dejounte Murray assists) | 11-12 |
| 7:30 | | Lonzo Ball shooting foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 7:30 | | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 12-12 |
| 7:18 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point driving dunk (Josh Giddey assists) | 12-14 |
| 7:01 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Dejounte Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 6:47 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | +3 | Lonzo Ball makes three point jump shot (Julian Phillips assists) | 12-17 |
| 6:23 | | CJ McCollum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:20 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:17 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 12-19 |
| 6:17 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:02 | | +2 | Javonte Green makes two point cutting layup (Trey Murphy III assists) | 14-19 |
| 5:53 | | Josh Giddey turnover (bad pass) (Javonte Green steals) | ||
| 5:45 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:43 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:36 | | Lonzo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:34 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point driving dunk (Dejounte Murray assists) | 16-19 |
| 5:10 | | Zach LaVine misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:08 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:59 | | Bulls defensive rebound | ||
| 4:48 | | Zach LaVine misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:46 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point tip layup | 16-21 |
| 4:24 | | Daniel Theis misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:22 | | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | +3 | Lonzo Ball makes three point running jump shot (Coby White assists) | 16-24 |
| 4:06 | | Nikola Vucevic blocks CJ McCollum's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:05 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | +3 | Dejounte Murray makes three point jump shot (Daniel Theis assists) | 19-24 |
| 3:40 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Lonzo Ball assists) | 19-26 |
| 3:31 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:29 | | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | ||
| 3:25 | | Jordan Hawkins blocks Zach LaVine's two point running layup | ||
| 3:22 | | Javonte Green defensive rebound | ||
| 3:12 | | +3 | CJ McCollum makes three point pullup jump shot | 22-26 |
| 3:11 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:55 | | Julian Phillips misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:53 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 2:50 | | Jordan Hawkins misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:48 | | Julian Phillips defensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point hook shot (Coby White assists) | 22-28 |
| 2:17 | | Daniel Theis turnover (bad pass) (Josh Giddey steals) | ||
| 2:13 | | Josh Giddey misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:08 | | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point tip layup | 22-30 |
| 1:55 | | Dejounte Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:54 | | Bulls defensive rebound | ||
| 1:40 | | Jalen Smith turnover (bad pass) (Daniel Theis steals) | ||
| 1:30 | | Jose Alvarado misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:26 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 1:20 | | Josh Giddey turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 1:09 | | Patrick Williams shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:09 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-30 |
| 1:09 | | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:06 | | Jose Alvarado offensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | Josh Giddey blocks Javonte Green's two point cutting layup | ||
| 1:01 | | Zion Williamson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point putback layup | 25-30 |
| 0:47 | | +3 | Patrick Williams makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 25-33 |
| 0:37 | | +2 | Jordan Hawkins makes two point stepback jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 27-33 |
| 0:26 | | Patrick Williams misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:24 | | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Jose Alvarado misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Zion Williamson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point tip dunk | 29-33 |
| 0:00 | | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | Patrick Williams blocks Zion Williamson's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:40 | | Zion Williamson offensive rebound | ||
| 11:40 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point putback dunk | 31-33 |
| 11:32 | | Patrick Williams misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:32 | | Jose Alvarado defensive rebound | ||
| 11:24 | | Zion Williamson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:21 | | Zion Williamson offensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:17 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | Daniel Theis kicked ball violation | ||
| 10:55 | | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:52 | | Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Zion Williamson turnover (bad pass) (Dalen Terry steals) | ||
| 10:33 | | Coby White misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 10:31 | | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | Jalen Smith shooting foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 10:25 | | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-33 |
| 10:25 | | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-33 |
| 10:12 | | Coby White misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:09 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | +3 | Jordan Hawkins makes three point running jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 36-33 |
| 9:51 | | Zion Williamson shooting foul (Josh Giddey draws the foul) | ||
| 9:51 | | +1 | Josh Giddey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-34 |
| 9:51 | | +1 | Josh Giddey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-35 |
| 9:40 | | +2 | Jordan Hawkins makes two point pullup jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists) | 38-35 |
| 9:16 | | +3 | Patrick Williams makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 38-38 |
| 8:58 | | Jose Alvarado misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | Patrick Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:45 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | Jordan Hawkins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:28 | | Lonzo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 8:19 | | +3 | Jalen Smith makes three point jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 38-41 |
| 8:03 | | Jalen Smith shooting foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 8:03 | | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-41 |
| 8:03 | |