San Antonio Spurs
2026-12-20
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New Orleans Pelicans
Team vs team
Season before this game (SAS 8 games, NOP 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
SASNOP
Scoring
116.911th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
121.63rd · Top 5
108.67th · Above avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
119.225th · Below avg
+8.26th · Above avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+2.414th · Average
Efficiency
112.412th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
112.113th · Average
106.04th · Top 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
110.415th · Average
+6.47th · Above avg
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+1.716th · Average
103.212th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
108.21st
Shooting
51.7%23rd · Below avg
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
53.8%12th · Average
55.9%20th · Average
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
59.3%6th · Above avg
11.525th · Below avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
9.029th · Bottom 5
32.2%24th · Below avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
31.7%26th · Bottom 5
0.2818th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.363rd · Top 5
Defense
49.8%3rd · Top 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
54.5%22nd · Below avg
8.416th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
12.41st · Top 5
7.41st · Top 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.819th · Average
Possessions
12.1%2nd · Top 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
15.4%22nd · Below avg
28.3%13th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
24.9%22nd · Below avg
48.54th · Top 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
44.911th · Average
26.515th · Average
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
25.422nd · Below avg
Recent form
San Antonio SpursWWWWW
Last 5: average margin +13.2 (season +8.2). Streak W6.
New Orleans PelicansLWWWW
Last 5: average margin +5.8 (season +2.4). Streak W4.
Key players
San Antonio Spurs| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor WembanyamaF-C | 29.0 | 12.4 | 3.1 | 57.0 |
| Dylan HarperG | 18.6 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 58.5 |
| De'Aaron FoxG | 15.1 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 65.2 |
| Stephon CastleG | 15.0 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 48.7 |
New Orleans Pelicans| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion WilliamsonF | 21.5 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 67.2 |
| Dejounte MurrayG | 18.2 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 57.8 |
| Saddiq BeyF | 16.4 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 63.7 |
| Trey Murphy IIIF | 14.9 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 59.7 |
Injury report
New Orleans PelicansYves Missi C · back ~2026-11-08
Out
Trey Murphy III F · back ~2026-11-06
Day-To-Day
Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.