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New Orleans Pelicans at Toronto Raptors

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25-50, 9-28 Away
Final
106 - 119

41-32, 20-16 Home

Raptors beat the Pelicans 119-106 as Barnes has 23 points and 12 assists

DeAndre Jordan elevates for slam

RJ Barrett, Sandro Mamukelashvili and J’Kobe Walter also scored 18 points apiece for the Raptors, and Brandon Ingram added 13.

Zion Williamson scored 22 points for New Orleans on 9-for-13 shooting from the field and 4 for 4 from the foul line. Saddiq Bey added 19 points.

The Raptors won for the second time in three outings to remain in sixth place in the Eastern Conference, a full game ahead of the idle Philadelphia 76ers. The top six teams automatically make the playoffs in each conference.

The Pelicans lost their fourth in a row overall and fifth straight on the road. They were without top scorers Trey Murphy III (ankle) and Dejounte Murray (Achilles). Immanuel Quickley (Achilles) was absent from the Toronto lineup.

Barnes scored 13 of his game-high total in the third quarter. Mamukelashvilli came off the bench for his total that included three 3-pointers.

After pulling away with a 25-8 run to begin the second quarter, the Raptors took a 59-44 lead into halftime. Toronto maintained its 15-point advantage after three quarters.

The Raptors played on two days of rest after a five-game road trip that concluded in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

Up next Pelicans: Host the Houston Rockets on Sunday.

Raptors: Host the Orlando Magic on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 106 - 119
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 106 - 119
4th 22.7 Micah Peavy makes tip shot 106 - 119
4th 22.7 Micah Peavy offensive rebound 104 - 119
4th 23.8 Micah Peavy misses 3-foot floating jump shot 104 - 119

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
39-93 FG 48-93
42 Field Goal % 52
7-28 3PT 10-28
25 Three Point % 36
21-25 FT 13-18
84 Free Throw % 72
43 Rebounds 46
15 Offensive Rebounds 13
28 Defensive Rebounds 33
21 Assists 36
7 Steals 8
8 Blocks 8
13 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 14
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 18
10 Fast Break Points 17
62 Points in Paint 60
18 Fouls 24
2 Largest Lead 22
1 Lead Change 1
0 Percent Led 97
Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nate Bittle, C Day-To-Day Sep 9
Alijah Martin, G Day-To-Day Jul 19
Chucky Hepburn, G Day-To-Day Jul 19
New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Bryce McGowens, G Day-To-Day Jun 16

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 19,027 · 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 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston - 0 - 0 0
Brooklyn - 0 - 0 0
New York - 0 - 0 0
Philadelphia - 0 - 0 0
Toronto - 0 - 0 0
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