The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Philadelphia 76ers 127-116 on Dec 30, 2022 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Joel Embiid led the 76ers with 37 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
- CJ McCollum led the Pelicans with 42 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.
Philadelphia 76ers box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Embiid | 34 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14-22 | 1-2 | 8-10 | 5 |
| James Harden | 35 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5-8 | 4-7 | 6-6 | 1 |
| Tobias Harris | 33 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 1 |
| De'Anthony Melton | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Tyrese Maxey | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Georges Niang | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1 |
| P.J. Tucker | 28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Montrezl Harrell | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Paul Reed | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Matisse Thybulle | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Furkan Korkmaz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 226 | 110 | 29 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 40-73 | 13-33 | 17-20 | 21 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
New Orleans Pelicans box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ McCollum | 35 | 42 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13-20 | 11-16 | 5-6 | 2 |
| Zion Williamson | 31 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13-19 | 0-0 | 10-16 | 3 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 28 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Trey Murphy III | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jose Alvarado | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Naji Marshall | 31 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3 |
| Devonte' Graham | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1 |
| Dyson Daniels | 21 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 222 | 114 | 32 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 39-73 | 15-31 | 21-30 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- 76ers · 2022-23 season · Previous Dec 27, 2022: PHI 111, WSH 116 · Next Dec 31, 2022: PHI 115, OKC 96
- Pelicans · 2022-23 season · Previous Dec 28, 2022: MIN 118, NO 119 · Next Dec 31, 2022: NO 101, MEM 116