New Orleans Pelicans at LA Clippers

· NBA Cup - Group Play

New Orleans Pelicans

0-5, 0-3 Away

Final
124 - 126

LA Clippers

3-2, 3-0 Home

Kawhi Leonard wins it at buzzer, Clippers hold off hot-shooting Pelicans 126-124

Kawhi calls game with jumper at buzzer for Clippers

Leonard pump-faked to get Jeremiah Fears up in the air and then rose up for a long 2-point shot to win it after Zion Williamson had tied it with 9.6 seconds remaining by making two free throws.

James Harden had 24 points and 14 assists, and the Clippers have won all three home games to start the season. Derrick Jones Jr. scored 16 points, and Ivica Zubac had 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Jordan Poole had 30 points and made seven 3-pointers, Williamson finished with 29 points, but the Pelicans remained winless through five games. It is their worst start since dropping eight in a row to begin the 2016-17 campaign.

The Clippers had led by as many as 17 in the second half but their struggles to defend the Pelicans’ shooting from 3-point range made things harder than they had to be.

New Orleans ended up 18 of 37 (48.6%) from 3, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a dynamic showing from Los Angeles, led by Harden as both a scorer and distributor.

Harden had 14 points and five assists in the second quarter alone, including a four-point play when Yves Missi didn’t give him room to land on a long 3.

Up next Pelicans: Visit the Thunder in Oklahoma City on Sunday.

Clippers: Host the Heat on Monday.

Regular Season Series

LAC lead series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	124 - 126
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	124 - 126
4th 0.0	(00:00) [Pelicans] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	124 - 126
4th 0.4	Kawhi Leonard makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Derrick Jones Jr. assists)	124 - 126
4th 9.6	Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2	124 - 124

Statistics

NO		LAC
40-83	FG	46-89
48	Field Goal %	52
18-37	3PT	15-39
49	Three Point %	38
26-29	FT	19-21
90	Free Throw %	90
43	Rebounds	37
12	Offensive Rebounds	10
31	Defensive Rebounds	27
28	Assists	28
8	Steals	12
4	Blocks	6
15	Turnovers	12
0	Team Turnovers	0
15	Total Turnovers	12
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
1	Flagrant Fouls	0
23	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	17
15	Fast Break Points	20
44	Points in Paint	56
18	Fouls	19
7	Largest Lead	17

LA Clippers Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Brandon Ingram, F	Out	Nov 12
Yanic Konan Niederhauser, C	Out	Nov 9
Bradley Beal, G	Out	Oct 14
Jordan Miller, G	Out	Aug 26

New Orleans Pelicans Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Dejounte Murray, G	Out	Nov 13
Bryce McGowens, G	Out	Nov 13
Yves Missi, C	Out	Nov 13
Trey Murphy III, F	Out	Nov 13
Trendon Watford, F	Out	Nov 12

Game Information

Intuit Dome

Location: Inglewood, CA
Attendance: 16,083 · Capacity:

2026-27 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Antonio	11	2	.846	-	W11
Houston	10	3	.769	1	W3
Memphis	8	4	.667	2.5	W1
Dallas	7	5	.583	3.5	L1
New Orleans	4	9	.308	7	L5

2026-27 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	-	2	W7	0.84615386	11
Golden State	3	5	L2	0.61538464	8
Phoenix	5	6	W2	0.45454547	5
LA Clippers	7.5	8	L1	0.2	2
Sacramento	9.5	11	L5	0.083333336	1

Full Standings

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