New Orleans Pelicans at LA Clippers
· National Basketball AssociationClippers beat the Pelicans 137-117 to end a 3-game losing streak
Tenth in the Western Conference, the Clippers improved to 28-31. The Pelicans are 13th in the West at 19-43.
New Orleans star Zion Williamson sat out after injuring his right ankle at Utah on Saturday night. He had played a career-high 35 straight games.
Los Angeles never trailed. It led 43-32 after a quarter and had a 76-70 advantage at the half. It was 107-94 after three, and the Clippers stretched the margin to 26 in the fourth.
Jordan Miller added 19 points for Los Angeles. Derrick Jones Jr. had 17, Brook Lopez 16 and John Collins 15.
While Leonard went 1 of 7 from 3-point range, the Clippers were 17 of 36 overall. Lopez was 4 for 6, and Jones and Kobe Sanders were each 3 for 4.
Jeremiah Fears led New Orleans with 28 points, hitting 5 of 6 3-pointers. Derik Queen scored 19 points, Dejounte Murray had 17, and Trey Murphy III added 16 after missing five games because of a right shoulder injury.
Clippers: At Golden State on Monday night.
Regular Season Series
LAC lead series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 117 - 137 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 117 - 137 |
| 4th 8.6 |  |
Clippers defensive team rebound | 117 - 137 |
| 4th 8.6 |  |
Micah Peavy misses 7-foot two point shot | 117 - 137 |
| 4th 26.7 | |
Isaiah Jackson makes 3-foot dunk (Jordan Miller assists) | 117 - 137 |
Statistics
 NO |
 LAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 40-89 | FG | 48-89 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 12-33 | 3PT | 17-36 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 25-30 | FT | 24-29 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 22 | Assists | 29 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 36 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
| 50 | Points in Paint | 60 |
| 21 | Fouls | 22 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 26 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 99 |
LA Clippers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Bradley Beal, G | Day-To-Day | Sep 28 |
| Yanic Konan Niederhauser, C | Out | Sep 28 |
| Brandon Ingram, F | Out | Sep 28 |
| Jordan Miller, G | Out | Aug 26 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Bryce McGowens, G | Day-To-Day | Jun 16 |
Game Information
Location: Inglewood, CA
Attendance: 17,003 · Capacity:
2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Orleans |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Dallas |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Houston |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 San Antonio |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Memphis |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Golden State |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 LA Clippers |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 LA Lakers |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Phoenix |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Sacramento |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
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