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New Orleans Pelicans at Toronto Raptors

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12-35, 4-19 Away
Final
104 - 113

14-32, 11-13 Home

Poeltl, Barnes lead Raptors past Pelicans 113-104 for Toronto's first 4-game win streak since 2023

Javonte Green rocks the rim with powerful slam dunk

RJ Barrett scored 17 points for Toronto and Chris Boucher had 14.

Toronto last won four straight from Feb. 12-25, 2023, a run that also included a home victory over the Pelicans.

Zion Williamson scored 31 points and CJ McCollum had 22 as the Pelicans dropped to 4-19 on the road.

Dejounte Murray scored 21 points and Trey Murphy III added 14 for New Orleans, which shot 6 of 28 from 3-point range.

The Raptors had lost 17 of 20 before beating Orlando last Tuesday at home. Toronto then swept a two-game series at Atlanta, its second and third road wins of the season.

The Raptors started 0-10 away from home before winning at New Orleans on Nov. 27.

Takeaways Pelicans: Coach Willie Green was ejected for a double technical with 7:22 left in the fourth after he went onto the court to argue a non-call on Williamson’s driving basket.

Raptors: Barnes — who was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week earlier Monday, his first such honor — finished 6 of 21 from the field and 1 of 7 from 3-point range.

Key moment After being outscored 35-18 in the third, turning a 16-point lead into a one-point deficit, Toronto regained control with a 10-2 spurt to begin the fourth.

Key stat Williamson shot 7 of 9 in the first half but the rest of the Pelicans combined to go 6 of 32. New Orleans trailed 56-40 at the break.

Up next Both teams play again Wednesday, when New Orleans hosts Dallas and Toronto visits Washington.

Regular Season Series

TOR wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 104 - 113
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 104 - 113
4th 5.0 Zion Williamson makes two point shot (Dejounte Murray assists) 104 - 113
4th 6.0 Pelicans offensive team rebound 102 - 113
4th 6.1 CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot 102 - 113

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/no.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originNO https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/tor.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originTOR
39-89 FG 43-100
43.8 Field Goal % 43.0
6-28 3PT 9-33
21.4 Three Point % 27.3
20-30 FT 18-23
66.7 Free Throw % 78.3
46 Rebounds 54
6 Offensive Rebounds 13
40 Defensive Rebounds 41
21 Assists 31
9 Steals 8
11 Blocks 5
12 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 13
2 Technical Fouls 0
2 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 12
24 Fast Break Points 12
58 Points in Paint 64
16 Fouls 24
1 Largest Lead 17
Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jakob Poeltl, C Out Nov 8
New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Yves Missi, C Out Nov 7
Jordan Poole, G Out Nov 7
Zion Williamson, F Out Nov 4
Dejounte Murray, G Out Sep 25

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 18,054 · Capacity:

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 6 2 .750 - W1
Houston 5 3 .625 1 L1
Memphis 4 6 .400 3 W1
New Orleans 2 6 .250 4 W2
Dallas 2 7 .222 4.5 L4

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 5 3 .625 - W3
Philadelphia 5 3 .625 - L2
Toronto 5 4 .556 0.5 W4
Boston 4 6 .400 2 L1
Brooklyn 1 8 .111 4.5 L1
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