Pelicans vs. Raptors: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions


The New Orleans Pelicans (36-25) play against the Toronto Raptors (23-38) at Scotiabank Arena

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Game Time: 7:30 PM EST on Tuesday March 5, 2024

New Orleans Pelicans 0, Toronto Raptors 0 (7:30 pm ET)

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Doug Smith @SmithRaps
It’s Quickley, Trent, Agbaji, Barrett and Olynyk for Toronto against McCollum, Jones, Ingram, Williamson and Valanciunas for New Orleans. That’s a significant size issue between the sides – 7:10 PM
Christian Clark @cclark_13
Starters:
CJ McCollum
Herb Jones
Brandon Ingram
Zion Williamson
Jonas Valanciunas
This lineup has played 366 minutes together. New Orleans’ most-used lineup this season. Its +/-? 0. – 7:09 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Agbaji gets another start in the Barnes spot and Olynyk starts for Poeltl. It’s Quickley-Trent-Ochai-Barrett-KO vs NOLA. Pretty small lineup vs a big and very good Pelicans team. Should be… interesting. – 7:08 PM
Eric Koreen @ekoreen
IQ, GTJ, RJ, Agbaji and Olynyk start for Raps.
McCollum, Jones, Ingram, Zion and JV for Pels. – 7:06 PM
Michael Grange @michaelgrange
Here’s a fun fact: the last time Zion Williamson played basketball in Canada it was for Duke against University of Toronto. RJ Barrett was his teammate. They won (Duke did). – 6:20 PM
Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Raptors Finger Updates: Poeltl seeing a specialist, no timetable available; Barnes is not being ruled out for the entire rest of the season but not not being ruled out, too. They’d love him to play a few games but they’re way, way from that determination, – 6:04 PM
Aaron Rose @AaronBenRose
Jakob Poeltl is seeing a specialist for his dislocated left pinky finger – 5:49 PM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
The Pelicans have the NBA’s best Jedi defense — by far. pic.twitter.com/vO26guKBPa4:39 PM

Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
Trey Murphy’s shooting slump appears over w/ two fantastic shooting displays in last three games, but did you know he’s been as dependable as they come in fourth quarters all season?
1st: 40.8 FG%/29.5 3PT%
2nd: 41.4 FG%/36.4 3PT%
3rd: 41.2 FG%/29.2 3PT%
4th: 49.4 FG%/46.3 3PT% – 4:17 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
“I’ve wanted to be here since I was four years old.”
The Raptors wanted Kelly Olynyk, Kelly Olynyk wanted to be a Raptor, and getting an extension done early made good sense for both player and team: tsn.ca/nba/lewenberg-… pic.twitter.com/YlRmvHUnaX3:12 PM

Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
Sixers coach Nick Nurse on new 2/way point guard Jeff Dowtin Jr., who played 25 games last season as a Toronto Raptor under Nurse: “He’s a good basketball player, like really knows how to play. I was with him. He had some really, really just solid, really solid games. He’s… – 2:35 PM





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