NBATue 2 Mar
PelicansPelicansNew Orleans Pelicans4–6 · #11
VS9:00 AM PHT
JazzJazzUtah Jazz1–9 · #14
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NBA
Pelicans vs Jazz: next game, score & head-to-head
Tip-off Tue 2 Mar, 9:00 AM PHTTuesday 2 March 2027 · 9:00 AM PHT · Smoothie King Center
Tip-off in
111days20hrs36min
The line score, the result and the final table update here once the game starts. Times are Philippine Time (PHT, UTC+8).
Rosters
Jersey numbers and positions as listed by our basketball data feed, updated 29 Oct.
New Orleans Pelicans 25 players
- Kobe BufkinGuard · 21
- Dejounte MurrayGuard · 28
- Bryce McGowensGuard · 23
- Jordan PooleGuard · 25
- Jaylen NowellGuard · 25
- Bennedict MathurinForward · 22
- Zion WilliamsonForward · 24
- Herbert JonesForward · 26
- Trendon WatfordForward · 24
- Saddiq BeyForward · 25
- Karlo MatkovicForward · 23
- Karlo MatkovicForward · 22
- Trey MurphyForward · 24
- Jeremiah RobinsonForward · 24
- DeAndre JordanCenter · 36
- Daniel TheisCenter · 32
- Yves MissiCenter · 20
- A. JohnsonPosition not listed
- D. QueenPosition not listed
- J. FearsPosition not listed
- J. MoorePosition not listed
- J. PierrePosition not listed
- J. ReesePosition not listed
- M. DiaPosition not listed
- Y. MissiPosition not listed
Utah Jazz 28 players
- Keyonte GeorgeGuard · 21
- Vince WilliamsGuard · 24
- Patty MillsGuard · 36
- Jason PrestonGuard · 25
- Josh GreenGuard · 24
- Josh OkogieGuard · 26
- Isaiah CollierGuard · 20
- Trey AlexanderGuard · 21
- Johnny JuzangGuard · 23
- Jaren JacksonForward · 25
- Sviatoslav MykhailiukForward · 27
- Lauri MarkkanenForward · 26
- Brice SensabaughForward · 21
- Kevin LoveForward · 36
- Sviatoslav MykhailiukForward · 26
- Harrison IngramForward · 22
- Mohamed BambaCenter · 26
- Jaxson HayesCenter · 24
- Jusuf NurkicCenter · 29
- Jusuf NurkicCenter · 30
- Kyle FilipowskiCenter · 21
- Lauri MarkkanenCenter · 27
- A. BaileyPosition not listed
- B. HinsonPosition not listed
- D. PetersonPosition not listed
- J. AidooPosition not listed
- T. BatesPosition not listed
- T. BradleyPosition not listed
Top players
Current roster, NBA 2026-27, per game
Pelicans
Zion WilliamsonF · 9 games · 30.5 min
- PTS
- 18.2
- REB
- 5.0
- AST
- 2.6
J. Fears10 games · 27.5 min
- PTS
- 15.7
- REB
- 5.0
- AST
- 5.4
Trey MurphyF · 8 games · 30.5 min
- PTS
- 15.6
- REB
- 4.4
- AST
- 3.9
Jazz
Keyonte GeorgeG · 9 games · 30.7 min
- PTS
- 20.6
- REB
- 4.8
- AST
- 5.6
Lauri MarkkanenC · 7 games · 27.2 min
- PTS
- 17.7
- REB
- 5.6
- AST
- 1.6
B. Hinson1 games · 16.8 min
- PTS
- 14.0
- REB
- 6.0
- AST
- 0.0
Likely starting five
The current roster's five players with the most starts in 2026-27, then minutes. Based on last season, not an official lineup.
Pelicans
F
Karlo Matkovic4 starts · 18.1 min · 9.4 pts
F
Herbert Jones3 starts · 21.9 min · 5.9 pts
F
Saddiq Bey1 starts · 24.8 min · 13.0 pts
F
Bennedict Mathurin1 starts · 14.1 min · 4.7 pts
J. Fears6 starts · 27.5 min · 15.7 pts
Player stats
NBA 2026-27, per game, current roster players who played that season. Most minutes first.
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 9 | 5 | 30.5 | 18.2 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 73.9 | 50.0 | 64.9 |
| Trey Murphy | 8 | 5 | 30.5 | 15.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 55.2 | 34.7 | 83.9 |
| Dejounte Murray | 6 | 2 | 30.0 | 11.5 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 50.0 | 21.4 | 94.7 |
| J. Fears | 10 | 6 | 27.5 | 15.7 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 46.4 | 33.3 | 76.0 |
| Saddiq Bey | 10 | 1 | 24.8 | 13.0 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 40.0 | 29.5 | 87.9 |
| Herbert Jones | 10 | 3 | 21.9 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 53.3 | 21.7 | 80.0 |
| D. Queen | 10 | 0 | 20.9 | 11.5 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 58.8 | 18.2 | 88.1 |
| Karlo Matkovic | 10 | 4 | 18.1 | 9.4 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 62.5 | 52.8 | 70.0 |
| Yves Missi | 1 | 1 | 17.4 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| DeAndre Jordan | 2 | 2 | 16.7 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 100.0 | – | 66.7 |
| Trendon Watford | 7 | 0 | 16.3 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 78.3 |
| Jordan Poole | 4 | 0 | 15.5 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 33.3 | 30.0 | 100.0 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 10 | 1 | 14.1 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 46.7 | 24.0 | 100.0 |
| J. Pierre | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | – | 50.0 | 75.0 |
| Bryce McGowens | 7 | 0 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 87.5 |
| J. Moore | 1 | 0 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 25.0 |
| Kobe Bufkin | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | – |
| M. Dia | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| A. Johnson | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 66.7 |
| J. Reese | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
Utah Jazz
| Player | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyonte George | 9 | 6 | 30.7 | 20.6 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 45.8 | 25.5 | 83.1 |
| A. Bailey | 9 | 5 | 30.6 | 12.3 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 51.2 | 20.9 | 80.0 |
| D. Peterson | 9 | 6 | 29.0 | 13.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 36.0 | 32.7 | 86.4 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 7 | 5 | 27.2 | 17.7 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 33.3 | 41.3 | 84.6 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 8 | 3 | 24.2 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 46.2 | – | 83.3 |
| Jaren Jackson | 3 | 3 | 19.6 | 12.3 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 50.0 | 22.2 | 75.0 |
| Josh Okogie | 9 | 0 | 18.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 27.8 | 40.0 | 100.0 |
| Josh Green | 8 | 1 | 16.9 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 37.5 | 28.6 | 62.5 |
| B. Hinson | 1 | 0 | 16.8 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 62.5 | 80.0 | – |
| Mohamed Bamba | 7 | 0 | 16.7 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 78.6 | 0.0 | 72.7 |
| T. Bates | 1 | 0 | 14.8 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Isaiah Collier | 9 | 0 | 14.4 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 50.0 | 22.2 | 57.9 |
| Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk | 9 | 0 | 13.6 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 23.8 | 21.9 | – |
| Brice Sensabaugh | 8 | 0 | 13.5 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 43.8 | 37.9 | 90.0 |
| Harrison Ingram | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 42.9 | 0.0 | – |
| Trey Alexander | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Jusuf Nurkic | 1 | 1 | 11.4 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| Kyle Filipowski | 5 | 0 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 40.0 | 50.0 | – |
| T. Bradley | 4 | 0 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 66.7 | – | – |
| J. Aidoo | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
GP games played · GS games started · MIN minutes.
What to watch
The numbers behind this game
- Head to head: Pelicans won 4 of the last 5 meetings on record.
- Top scorers on the current rosters, 2026-27 points per game: Zion Williamson (Pelicans, 18.2) and Keyonte George (Jazz, 20.6).
- Pelicans won 3 of 5 most recent games on record.
- Jazz won 0 of 5 most recent games on record.
Players to watch
Each team's leader per game, NBA 2026–2027
Pointsper game
Zion WilliamsonNew Orleans Pelicans · F
18.2Keyonte GeorgeUtah Jazz · G
20.6Reboundsper game
Yves MissiNew Orleans Pelicans · C
9.0A. BaileyUtah Jazz
6.4Assistsper game
J. FearsNew Orleans Pelicans
5.4Keyonte GeorgeUtah Jazz · G
5.63-pointersper game
Trey MurphyNew Orleans Pelicans · F
2.1B. HinsonUtah Jazz
4.0Projected starting five
Based on each team's starters in its last game. Not confirmed.
Pelicans
F
Trey Murphy15.6 pts · 4.4 reb · 3.9 ast
J. Fears15.7 pts · 5.0 reb · 5.4 ast
F
Zion Williamson18.2 pts · 5.0 reb · 2.6 ast
F
Herbert Jones5.9 pts · 2.7 reb · 1.0 ast
F
Karlo Matkovic9.4 pts · 4.0 reb · 0.9 ast
Starters on 3 Nov vs Grizzlies
Jazz
C
Lauri Markkanen17.7 pts · 5.6 reb · 1.6 ast
D. Peterson13.2 pts · 4.3 reb · 4.1 ast
A. Bailey12.3 pts · 6.4 reb · 1.6 ast
C
Jaxson Hayes7.1 pts · 6.2 reb · 2.0 ast
G
Keyonte George20.6 pts · 4.8 reb · 5.6 ast
Starters on 3 Nov vs Spurs
Key matchup
Each team's top scorer this season, per game
Zion WilliamsonPelicans · F
Keyonte GeorgeJazz · G
Team stats this season
NBA 2026-2027, per game
Points per gamePelicans: 120.5Jazz: 106.2
Points allowedPelicans: 120.8Jazz: 117.9
Win %Pelicans: .400Jazz: .100
Home / away recordPelicans: 4–3Jazz: 2–5
Schedule & rest
Days off before tip-off, and the last five results
Pelicans
1 day
Last game 2 days before
Jazz
1 day
Road trip, game 1 of 5
Trends
What the numbers say, without the odds
- Jazz have lost their last 8 gamesCurrent streak
- Zion Williamson had 15+ points in 4 of the last 5 gamesPlayer form, from our box scores
- J. Fears had 15+ points in 4 of the last 5 gamesPlayer form, from our box scores
- Trey Murphy had 15+ points in 4 of the last 5 gamesPlayer form, from our box scores
- Jazz are 2–5 on the road this seasonHome / road split
Head to head
The last 5 meetings in the leagues we follow
4Pelicans wins
5 games1Jazz win
Top scorer: Keyonte George 39 pts
New Orleans Pelicans vs Utah Jazz, final, 156–137
Top scorer: J. Fears 40 pts
Utah Jazz vs New Orleans Pelicans, final, 105–115
Top scorer: Saddiq Bey 24 pts
Utah Jazz vs New Orleans Pelicans, final, 118–129
Top scorer: Saddiq Bey 42 pts
Form & schedule
Each team's last five results before this game, and the games either side of it.
All times are Philippine Time (PHT, UTC+8).