The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Indiana Pacers 128-109 on Dec 20, 2025 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assists.
Indiana Pacers 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Siakam | 31 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6-14 | 2-7 | 8-11 | 2 |
| Johnny Furphy | 23 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-10 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 3 |
| T.J. McConnell | 18 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jay Huff | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 3-3 | 5 |
| Andrew Nembhard | 27 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-11 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Jarace Walker | 20 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-11 | 1-8 | 2-3 | 1 |
| Garrison Mathews | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| James Wiseman | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Isaiah Jackson | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 27 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-9 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Quenton Jackson | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2 |
| Team | 222 | 102 | 40 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 37-87 | 7-37 | 21-30 | 22 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 23 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 11-13 | 2 |
| Saddiq Bey | 28 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 1 |
| Trey Murphy III | 33 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 3 |
| Derik Queen | 27 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Jordan Poole | 32 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-10 | 1-7 | 7-9 | 4 |
| Micah Peavy | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Karlo Matkovic | 20 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Herbert Jones | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Yves Missi | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jose Alvarado | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 241 | 128 | 49 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 45-85 | 9-27 | 29-34 | 25 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Pacers · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 18, 2025: NY 114, IND 113 · Next Dec 22, 2025: IND 95, BOS 103
- Pelicans · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 18, 2025: HOU 128, NO 133 · Next Dec 22, 2025: DAL 113, NO 119