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4-6 overall · 1-3 on the road
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1-9 overall · 1-4 at home
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JazzOffense
PelicansDefense

The Jazz rank 29th in the NBA in offensive rating (102.9), and the Pelicans rank 23rd in defensive rating (113.9). The offense needs to find something against an average defense.

League average is 110.9, so the Jazz are 8.1 below it. Keyonte George leads them with 21.1 points a game on 56.9% true shooting.

Zion WilliamsonTop scorer · NOP
Keyonte GeorgeTop scorer · UTA
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Team vs team

Season before this game (NOP 10 games, UTA 10). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

NOPUTA
Scoring
120.52nd · Top 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.3
106.229th · Bottom 5
120.826th · Bottom 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
117.924th · Below avg
-0.318th · Average
Point margin
NBA avg -0.1
-11.726th · Bottom 5
Efficiency
112.813th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
102.929th · Bottom 5
113.923rd · Below avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 111.0
113.021st · Below avg
-1.118th · Average
Net rating
NBA avg +0.0
-10.126th · Bottom 5
106.52nd
Pace
NBA avg 102.1
103.86th
Shooting
53.8%15th · Average
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
49.5%28th · Bottom 5
59.4%6th · Above avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
53.8%28th · Bottom 5
9.230th · Bottom 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
11.525th · Below avg
32.9%24th · Below avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.7%
32.1%26th · Bottom 5
0.363rd · Top 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2914th · Average
Defense
55.0%23rd · Below avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
52.4%13th · Average
11.22nd · Top 5
Steals
NBA avg 8.4
7.127th · Bottom 5
4.421st · Below avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
6.34th · Top 5
Possessions
15.3%20th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
16.4%26th · Bottom 5
25.5%25th · Below avg
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.5%
25.8%18th · Average
43.518th · Average
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
45.110th · Above avg
25.124th · Below avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
24.326th · Bottom 5

Recent form

New Orleans Pelicans
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Last 5: average margin +1.6 (season -0.3). Streak L2.

Utah Jazz
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Last 5: average margin -15.6 (season -11.7). Streak L8.

Key players

New Orleans Pelicans
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Zion WilliamsonF 21.05.32.768.8
Saddiq BeyF 16.14.02.260.9
Jeremiah FearsG 15.84.74.652.9
Trey Murphy IIIF 15.64.83.661.3
Utah Jazz
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Keyonte GeorgeG 21.14.36.456.9
Lauri MarkkanenF 18.06.82.056.7
Jaren Jackson Jr.F-C 16.25.02.061.0
Darryn PetersonG 14.84.03.951.3

Injury report

New Orleans Pelicans
Yves Missi C · back ~11/16 Out
Utah Jazz
Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C · back ~12/14 Out
Jusuf Nurkic C · back ~11/20 Out
Keyonte George G · back ~11/10 Day-To-Day
Lauri Markkanen F · back ~11/10 Day-To-Day

Earlier this season

10/23/26 · at UTAUTA 120 – NOP 119
11/4/26 · at NOPUTA 113 – NOP 120

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.

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