Washington WizardsWizards16-47
118FinalMar 8, 2026
New Orleans PelicansPelicans21-45
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Closing line
US sportsbook at tip-offMoneyline
WSH+400
NO−535
Spread
WSH +11.5−108
NO −11.5−112
Total O/U
Over 244.5−110
Under 244.5−110
- Spread: Pelicans −11.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 244.5 (256 points).
Recap
The New Orleans Pelicans routed the Washington Wizards 138-118 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Mar 8, 2026, a 20-point win to move to 21-45.
The lead changed hands 6 times.
Score by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 35 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 118 |
| NO | 32 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 138 |
Team stats
WSHNO
- FG
- 41-91
- 47-89
- 3PT
- 14-42
- 7-23
- FT
- 22-27
- 37-47
- Rebounds
- 41
- 44
- Assists
- 27
- 25
- Turnovers
- 17
- 8
Top performers
Washington WizardsNew Orleans Pelicans
Points
Tre Johnson20
Trey Murphy III24
Assists
Trae Young8
Jeremiah Fears7
Rebounds
Julian Reese9
Saddiq Bey10
Player stats
Wizards · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaky Black F | 31 | 10 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -17 |
| Alex Sarr C | 18 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 |
| Trae Young G | 18 | 17 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 6-8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Bilal Coulibaly G | 24 | 5 | 1-12 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -13 |
| Tre Johnson G | 22 | 20 | 7-13 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 |
| Anthony Gill F | 22 | 11 | 5-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -19 |
| Julian Reese F | 26 | 5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | -2 |
| Sharife Cooper G | 10 | 5 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 |
| Bub Carrington G | 23 | 9 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -8 |
| Jaden Hardy G | 21 | 10 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 2-3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -17 |
| Will Riley G | 25 | 19 | 8-12 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -16 |
Pelicans · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Jones F | 17 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +1 |
| Zion Williamson F | 23 | 20 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 8-11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 |
| Trey Murphy III F | 29 | 24 | 7-14 | 4-9 | 6-6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +11 |
| Dejounte Murray G | 24 | 19 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 7-9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +15 |
| Saddiq Bey G | 29 | 23 | 9-17 | 0-4 | 5-10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | +15 |
| Karlo Matkovic F | 4 | 5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 |
| DeAndre Jordan C | 19 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +8 |
| Derik Queen C | 25 | 13 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +17 |
| Yves Missi C | 15 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +15 |
| Micah Peavy G | 4 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| Bryce McGowens G | 23 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +13 |
| Jordan Hawkins G | 4 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Jeremiah Fears G | 24 | 18 | 7-16 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +5 |
Game info
VenueSmoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA
Attendance16,698
OfficialsReferee: James Capers · Referee: Derrick Collins · Referee: Danielle Scott
TVMNMT · local
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