New Orleans Pelicans at Utah Jazz
· National Basketball AssociationBey scores 42 points, Pelicans beat Jazz 129-118 to open 2-game set in Utah
The teams will meet again in Salt Lake City on Saturday night. The Pelicans, who opened a six-game trip, have won three straight and five of seven to improve to 18-42.
Bey was 14 of 20 from the field, making 5 of 9 3-pointers, and hit all nine of his free throws. Williamson was 9 of 14 from the floor.
Pelicans point guard Dejounte Murray added 17 points and nine assists in his second straight game after missing more than a year because of a torn right Achilles.
Ace Bailey led Utah with 23 points, and Brice Sensabaugh had 20. The short-handed Jazz have lost four straight to fall to 18-41.
Utah star Lauri Markkanen was injured in practice Wednesday, and was held out of the game because of a sprained right ankle and right hip impingement.
Starters Jaren Jackson Jr. and Jusuf Nurkic were shut down for the season following surgeries, and Utah lost Vince Williams Jr. to a torn ACL on Monday night in a loss at Houston.
Regular Season Series
NO leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 129 - 118 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 129 - 118 |
| 4th 20.0 |  |
Jeremiah Fears enters the game for Dejounte Murray | 129 - 118 |
| 4th 20.0 |  |
Jazz Full timeout | 129 - 118 |
| 4th 20.0 | |
Brice Sensabaugh out of bounds bad pass turnover | 129 - 118 |
Statistics
 NO |
 UTAH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 46-88 | FG | 45-90 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 13-34 | 3PT | 12-37 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 24-27 | FT | 16-25 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 37 | Assists | 28 |
| 13 | Steals | 14 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 24 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 21 | Fast Break Points | 28 |
| 64 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 22 | Fouls | 21 |
| 27 | Largest Lead | 6 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 86 | Percent Led | 7 |
Utah Jazz Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Love, F | Out | Mar 1 |
| Lauri Markkanen, F | Out | Feb 26 |
| Vince Williams Jr., G | Out | Feb 24 |
| Jusuf Nurkic, C | Out | Feb 23 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr., F | Out | Feb 12 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson, F | Out | Mar 1 |
Game Information
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,186 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
43 | 17 | .717 | - | L1 |
 Houston |
37 | 22 | .627 | 5.5 | L1 |
 Memphis |
23 | 36 | .390 | 19.5 | W2 |
 Dallas |
21 | 39 | .350 | 22 | L3 |
 New Orleans |
19 | 43 | .306 | 25 | L1 |
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
47 | 15 | .758 | - | W2 |
 Minnesota |
38 | 23 | .623 | 8.5 | W3 |
 Denver |
37 | 24 | .607 | 9.5 | L2 |
 Portland |
29 | 33 | .468 | 18 | L2 |
 Utah |
18 | 42 | .300 | 28 | L5 |
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