Pelicans vs Wizards Match Player Stats | Sunday, January 5th 2025

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Pelicans vs Wizards Match Player Stats | Sunday, January 5th 2025

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Todays Sunday, January 5th Matchup Details

Sunday New Orleans Pelicans at Washington Wizards
Todays Game is on Sunday, January 5th 2025
05/01/25 18:00:00 PM EST Tipoff

Key Match Player Stats to New Orleans Pelicans at Washington Wizards

CJ McCollum has sunk 4.8 shots from behind the three-point arc per game over the last 5 games, 1.7 more than he’s converted over the course of the season.

CJ McCollum has played 33.4 minutes per game without the home court advantage this year, placing him in the 89th percentile — putting him among the most-used players in the NBA.

The New Orleans Pelicans have played at the 6th-quickest tempo in the league over the last 20 games.

The Pelicans are expected to get a boost in opportunities in this game from squaring off against the 4th-speediest tempo offense in the NBA this year (the Washington Wizards).

The New Orleans Pelicans rank as the 4th-best offensive rebounding offense in the league over the last 25 games (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore create added chances for scoring and assists).

The matchup against New Orleans is a strong one for shots from behind the three-point arc; when the New Orleans Pelicans are away from home, the other team’s starting PFs have averaged the 3rd-most 3-point attempts per game in the NBA this year (5.4).

The 4th-fastest pace-of-play team in the NBA this year has been the Washington Wizards.

The Washington Wizards will likely see a rise in possessions in this game from competing against the 6th-most up-tempo pace team in the NBA over the last 20 games (the New Orleans Pelicans).

Offensive rebounds maintain possession and lead to further opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Washington Wizards grade out 3rd-best in in the NBA while at home with 12.6 offensive rebounds per game over the last 10 games.

Kyle Kuzma stands to see an increase in output in all stat categories considering owning the home court advantage in this contest.

Bilal Coulibaly has averaged a whopping 33.8 minutes per game this year, significantly more than his 27.3 minutes per game last year.

Bilal Coulibaly will have the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing on your home court usually increases player production for all stats.

Carlton Carrington has sunk 43.0% of his treys over the last 5 games, 9.4% more than he’s converted in all games this season.

Among all players in the NBA, Carlton Carrington measures in the 76th percentile for playing time, registering a colossal 29.9 minutes per game this year.

The matchup against the Pelicans is a good one for shot attempts from beyond the arc; the other team’s starting SGs have totaled the 4th-most three attempts per game in the NBA this year (6.1).

Alexandre Sarr has sunk 44.7% of his attempts from beyond the arc over the last 10 games at home, 8.5% higher than he’s converted from beyond the arc over the course of the season on his home court.

The rate of 3-point shots scored against Yves Missi has been quite high (40.5%) when matched up against other starting Cs this year (93rd percentile).

Jordan Poole has attempted 12.6 shots from downtown per game over the last 5 games, 3.7 higher than he’s attempted overall this year.

Jordan Poole has tallied 31.5 minutes per game this year, seeing the court more than most players in the league: 81st percentile.

This year, the opposition’s starting PGs have totaled 7.1 three attempts per game (3rd-highest in the NBA) vs. the New Orleans Pelicans, designating this as a favorable matchup.

Trey Murphy III has tallied 25.0 points per game over the last 5 games, 4.4 higher than he’s tallied in all games this year.

Trey Murphy III has converted 4.0 3-point shots per game over the last 5 games, 0.9 more than he’s converted overall this year.

Trey Murphy III has tallied 34.4 minutes per game this year, some of the highest playing time of any player in the NBA: 92nd percentile.

This year when they are the visiting team, the opposition’s starting PFs have tallied 14.6 shot attempts per game (7th-most in the NBA) against the Wizards, marking this as a positive matchup.

Out of all players in the league, Herbert Jones lands in the 85th percentile for playing time, tallying a whopping 32.4 minutes per game away from home this year.

This year when they are away from home, the other team’s starting SFs have shot 50.2% on shots from the field (4th-best in the league) vs. the Wizards, marking this as a strong matchup.

Over the last 19 games when they are on their home court, the opposition’s starting SFs have attempted 3.3 foul shots per game (8th-most in the league) vs. the Pelicans, succeeding in their efforts to get to the free-throw line.

Dejounte Murray has attempted 5.1 3-point shots per game this year, putting him in the 77th percentile out of all players in the league.

Out of all players in the league, Dejounte Murray comes in at the 88th percentile for playing time, tallying a massive 33.1 minutes per game on the road this year.

Over the last 5 games, the opposition’s starting PGs have averaged 7.6 three attempts per game (4th-most in the league) vs. the Washington Wizards, making this a strong matchup.

The matchup vs. Washington is a strong one; when the Washington Wizards have the home court advantage, they have given up the 4th-most points per game in the league to the opposition’s starting PGs this year (21.8).

Carlton Carrington has converted 55.0% of his shots from the field over the last 5 games, 14.9% more than he’s put through the net over the course of the year.

This year when they are the visiting squad, the other team’s starting SFs have tallied 5.8 three attempts per game (6th-highest in the NBA) against the Washington Wizards, marking this as a good matchup.

Yves Missi has played 32.0 minutes per game over the last 10 games, 4.8 higher than he’s played over the course of the season.

The matchup vs. Alexandre Sarr is a good one for shots from the field; when squaring off against opposing starting Cs this year, they have successfully made a whopping 6.9 buckets per game (93rd percentile).

CJ McCollum has registered 30.0 points per game over the last 5 games, 7.3 higher than he’s registered over the course of the year.

Jordan Poole has posted 27.6 points per game over the last 5 games, 5.8 higher than he’s posted in all games this season.

The matchup vs. the New Orleans Pelicans may be a strong one for drawing fouls; the other team’s starting PFs have attempted a colossal 4.6 foul shots per game over the last 5 games (10th-most in the league).

The matchup vs. Yves Missi is a good one for shots from the field; when Missi is away from his home court other starting Cs this year, they have made an enormous 66.6% of their field goals (97th percentile).

Negative Match Player Stats Trends that should impact New Orleans Pelicans at Washington Wizards

CJ McCollum has averaged 2.4 personal fouls per game this year, making him one of the most highest-fouling players in the league (81st percentile).

In regard to treys, the Pelicans’s subpar 9.9 made threes per game away from home comes in as the lowest in the league this year.

Over the last 15 games, the other team’s starting SGs have totaled 4.6 three attempts per game (2nd-fewest in the NBA) against the Wizards, resulting in a tough matchup.

CJ McCollum ought to suffer a drop-off in productivity in all stat categories due to playing on the visting team in this contest.

Among all players in the league, Kyle Kuzma rates in the 14th percentile for three-point ability with a subpar 21.4% rate this year.

In terms of threes, the Wizards’s lackluster 32.0% rate of converted threes playing at home places worst in the NBA this year.

Among all players in the league, Bilal Coulibaly places in the 81st percentile for personal fouls, tallying a colossal 2.4 fouls per game when playing at home this year.

Over the last 5 games, opposing starting SFs have totaled 4.0 3-point attempts per game (7th-fewest in the NBA) against the Pelicans, creating a difficult matchup.

Among all players in the NBA, Carlton Carrington places in the 95th percentile for personal fouls, putting up a monstrous 2.9 fouls per game this year.

Alexandre Sarr has tallied 2.6 personal fouls per game while at home this year, ranking him in the 87th percentile — among the league’s most foul-prone.

Jordan Poole has accumulated 3.1 personal fouls per game at home this year, placing him in the 98th percentile — among the league’s highest-fouling.

The Pelicans check in as the lowest scoring offense in the league while on the road this year.

Trey Murphy III stands to experience a decrease in output in all stat categories due to playing on the visting team in this contest.

Herbert Jones has made a lowly 26.9% of his shots from downtown this year, quite a bit less than his 39.6 rate last year.

Among all players in the NBA, Herbert Jones registers in the 93rd percentile for personal fouls, compiling a monstrous 2.9 fouls per game while playing away from home this year.

Herbert Jones ought to suffer a drop-off in performance across the board due to being on the road in this game.

Bilal Coulibaly has made 39.4% of his field goal attempts this year, ranking him in the 22nd percentile among all players in the NBA.

The Wizards have been the 8th-lowest scoring offense in the NBA this year.

The matchup vs. the New Orleans Pelicans is a challenging one for field goal attempts; the other team’s starting SFs have averaged the least FG attempts per game in the league this year (9.1).

Over the last 10 games, the opposing team’s starting PFs have totaled 3.0 three attempts per game (fewest in the NBA) vs. the Washington Wizards, designating this as a difficult matchup.

Dejounte Murray has successfully made a measly 25.7% of his treys this season, significantly less than his 34.6 rate last season.

Dejounte Murray has averaged 2.3 personal fouls per game when playing away from home this year, placing him in the 76th percentile — among the NBA’s most foul-prone.

Dejounte Murray will likely suffer a reduction in effectiveness for all stats considering playing away from home in this contest.

In comparison to last year’s 18.8 clip, Dejounte Murray’s field goal attempts have fallen this year to 15.8 per game.

The matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans may be a hard one for drawing fouls; the other team’s starting SGs have attempted a mere 1.2 free throws per game over the last 15 games (least in the league).

Yves Missi has made 0.0% of his attempts from downtown this year, ranking him in the 5th percentile out of all players in the league.

Out of all players in the league, Yves Missi registers in the 7th percentile for shots from behind the three-point arc away from his home court, posting 0.0 per game this year.

Yves Missi has averaged 3.8 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games while playing on the road, 1.2 higher than he’s averaged overall this year on the road.

The matchup against Alexandre Sarr is a tough one for drawing fouls; when Sarr is playing at home and matched up against other starting Cs this year, they have attempted a mere 2.2 free throws per game (7th percentile).

The matchup against Washington is a hard one; when the Wizards are on their home court, they have given up the 2nd-least points per game in the NBA to the opposing team’s starting SGs this year (10.9).

The matchup vs. the Wizards may be a hard one for getting to the foul line; opposing starting SGs have attempted just 2.2 foul shots per game over the last 20 games (3rd-least in the NBA).

In comparison to last season’s 75.9% rate, Kyle Kuzma’s foul-shot ability has declined this season to 53.1%.

Alexandre Sarr has sunk 63.3% of his foul shots this year, ranking in the 18th percentile among all players in the league.

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