Agbaji and Battle rain down 3s as the Raptors beat the hapless Pelicans 119-93
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Ochai Agbaji and Jamison Battle each scored 24 points, and the Toronto Raptors won on the road for the first time this season, 119-93 over the hapless New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night.
Djounte Murray returned from a fractured left hand that sidelined him for 17 games and looked rusty early. He finished with 14 points, but missed all seven of his first-half shots and shot 5 of 17 overall as the Pelicans lost their sixth straight game and 15th out of 17.
CJ McCollum scored 19 points in his second game since returning from an adductor strain and missing 13 contests.
RJ Barrett had 22 points and 11 assists for Toronto, which came in 0-10 on the road. Scottie Barnes added 17 points for the Raptors, who hit a season-high 21 3s.
Agbaji went 6 of 7 from 3-point range and Battle went 6 for 8.
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Pelicans, who played without starters Zion Williamson (left hamstring), Brandon Ingram (right calf) and Herb Jones (right shoulder), as well as prominent reserve Trey Murphy III (left knee bruise).
Raptors: Toronto's 21 made 3s were their most since January 2021.
Pelicans: Coach Willie Green went with a relatively small starting lineup. After 6-foot-11 center Yves Missi, the 6-6 Boston was New Orleans' next-tallest starter, followed by Murray (6-5), Javonte Green (6-4) and McCollum (6-3). The Pelicans went 11 of 35 from deep.
After assisting on Agbaji's alley-oop layup, Barrett scored eight straight points on two free throws and three layups, sparking a 16-2 run that put Toronto up 79-53.
Toronto shot 21 of 52 (40.4%) from 3-point range after coming in last in the NBA in made 3-pointers with 10.4 per game.
The Raptors play at Miami on Friday night, when the Pelicans visit Memphis.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Jakob Poeltl vs. Yves Missi (Scottie Barnes gains possession) | |||
11:47 | +3 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes three point jump shot (RJ Barrett assists) | 3-0 | |
11:20 | Dejounte Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
11:18 | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | |||
11:10 | Scottie Barnes misses three point running jump shot | |||
11:04 | Brandon Boston Jr. defensive rebound | |||
11:00 | Jakob Poeltl shooting foul (Dejounte Murray draws the foul) | |||
11:00 | +1 | Dejounte Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-1 | |
11:00 | +1 | Dejounte Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-2 | |
10:48 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot | |||
10:45 | Javonte Green defensive rebound | |||
10:37 | Javonte Green misses three point jump shot | |||
10:34 | Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound | |||
10:27 | Ja'Kobe Walter turnover (bad pass) (Yves Missi steals) | |||
10:24 | Yves Missi turnover (bad pass) (Ja'Kobe Walter steals) | |||
10:23 | +2 | Ochai Agbaji makes two point driving layup (Ja'Kobe Walter assists) | 5-2 | |
10:21 | Yves Missi defensive goaltending violation | |||
10:03 | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point driving floating jump shot | 5-4 | |
9:49 | Scottie Barnes turnover (bad pass) (Dejounte Murray steals) | |||
9:45 | Brandon Boston Jr. misses three point running jump shot | |||
9:41 | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | |||
9:35 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot | |||
9:35 | Scottie Barnes offensive rebound | |||
9:27 | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point driving floating jump shot | 7-4 | |
9:27 | Brandon Boston Jr. shooting foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | |||
9:27 | +1 | Scottie Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 8-4 | |
9:10 | Dejounte Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
9:07 | Ochai Agbaji defensive rebound | |||
9:01 | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point driving layup | 10-4 | |
9:01 | Brandon Boston Jr. shooting foul (RJ Barrett draws the foul) | |||
9:01 | RJ Barrett misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
8:59 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound | |||
8:47 | CJ McCollum misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
8:44 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound | |||
8:37 | CJ McCollum misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
8:37 | Yves Missi offensive rebound | |||
8:33 | Yves Missi misses two point tip layup | |||
8:33 | CJ McCollum offensive rebound | |||
8:31 | RJ Barrett shooting foul (Yves Missi draws the foul) | |||
8:31 | +1 | Yves Missi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-5 | |
8:31 | +1 | Yves Missi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-6 | |
8:20 | Ochai Agbaji misses three point jump shot | |||
8:17 | Ja'Kobe Walter offensive rebound | |||
8:16 | RJ Barrett misses three point jump shot | |||
8:16 | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | |||
8:02 | Ochai Agbaji shooting foul (Yves Missi draws the foul) | |||
8:02 | Yves Missi misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
8:02 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
8:02 | +1 | Yves Missi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-7 | |
7:46 | Scottie Barnes misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
7:43 | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | |||
7:36 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses three point jump shot | |||
7:33 | RJ Barrett defensive rebound | |||
7:32 | RJ Barrett turnover (lost ball) (Javonte Green steals) | |||
7:27 | CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot | |||
7:25 | Javonte Green offensive rebound | |||
7:24 | Javonte Green misses two point putback layup | |||
7:24 | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | |||
7:17 | Scottie Barnes misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
7:13 | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | |||
7:05 | Dejounte Murray turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
6:59 | Javonte Green blocks RJ Barrett's two point driving layup | |||
6:54 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound | |||
6:51 | CJ McCollum misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
6:47 | RJ Barrett defensive rebound | |||
6:47 | Raptors 60 second timeout | |||
6:35 | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | |||
6:32 | Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound | |||
6:14 | +2 | Daniel Theis makes two point driving layup (Dejounte Murray assists) | 10-9 | |
6:07 | +3 | Ochai Agbaji makes three point jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 13-9 | |
5:42 | Ochai Agbaji blocks Jordan Hawkins's two point driving layup | |||
5:38 | RJ Barrett defensive rebound | |||
5:36 | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point running alley-oop dunk (RJ Barrett assists) | 15-9 | |
5:20 | +3 | Jordan Hawkins makes three point pullup jump shot | 15-12 | |
5:06 | +3 | RJ Barrett makes three point jump shot (Ochai Agbaji assists) | 18-12 | |
4:45 | Jordan Hawkins misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
4:43 | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | |||
4:36 | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | |||
4:30 | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | |||
4:25 | Scottie Barnes blocks Dejounte Murray's two point driving layup | |||
4:24 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
4:20 | Ochai Agbaji personal foul (Jordan Hawkins draws the foul) | |||
4:06 | +2 | Daniel Theis makes two point driving layup (Jordan Hawkins assists) | 18-14 | |
3:49 | RJ Barrett misses three point jump shot | |||
3:48 | Pelicans defensive rebound | |||
3:34 | Elfrid Payton turnover (bad pass) (Jamison Battle steals) | |||
3:19 | Chris Boucher misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
3:16 | Elfrid Payton defensive rebound | |||
3:07 | Javonte Green misses three point jump shot | |||
3:03 | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | |||
2:54 | Chris Boucher misses three point jump shot | |||
2:51 | Javonte Green defensive rebound | |||
2:48 | +2 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes two point running layup (Javonte Green assists) | 18-16 | |
2:23 | RJ Barrett misses three point jump shot | |||
2:18 | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | |||
2:13 | +2 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes two point running layup (Javonte Green assists) | 18-18 | |
1:51 | Jakob Poeltl misses two point floating jump shot | |||
1:48 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound | |||
1:33 | Daniel Theis misses three point jump shot | |||
1:31 | Raptors defensive rebound | |||
1:31 | Pelicans 60 second timeout | |||
1:13 | Daniel Theis blocks Scottie Barnes's two point driving layup | |||
1:09 | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | |||
0:50 | CJ McCollum misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
0:49 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
0:49 | Pelicans turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
0:34 | +3 | Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists) | 21-18 | |
0:23 | +2 | Elfrid Payton makes two point driving floating jump shot | 21-20 | |
0:09 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl personal foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | |||
0:01 | Davion Mitchell misses three point jump shot | |||
0:01 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:47 | CJ McCollum turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
11:29 | +2 | Jonathan Mogbo makes two point alley-oop layup (Jamal Shead assists) | 23-20 | |
11:12 | +2 | Elfrid Payton makes two point driving floating jump shot | 23-22 | |
10:59 | Scottie Barnes misses two point finger roll layup | |||
10:57 | Scottie Barnes offensive rebound | |||
10:55 | Scottie Barnes misses two point putback layup | |||
10:53 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound | |||
10:35 | Elfrid Payton misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
10:34 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
10:34 | Pelicans turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
10:16 | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | |||
10:10 | Chris Boucher offensive rebound | |||
10:10 | Yves Missi blocks Chris Boucher's two point putback layup | |||
10:07 | Jonathan Mogbo offensive rebound | |||
10:04 | +3 | Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Jamal Shead assists) | 26-22 | |
9:42 | +3 | CJ McCollum makes three point jump shot (Brandon Boston Jr. assists) | 26-25 | |
9:31 | +3 | Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 29-25 | |
9:15 | +3 | CJ McCollum makes three point stepback jump shot (Yves Missi assists) | 29-28 | |
8:56 | +3 | Scottie Barnes makes three point jump shot (Jamison Battle assists) | 32-28 | |
8:40 | CJ McCollum misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
8:38 | Elfrid Payton offensive rebound | |||
8:35 | +3 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes three point jump shot (Elfrid Payton assists) | 32-31 | |
8:32 | Raptors 60 second timeout | |||
8:16 | Yves Missi blocks Jonathan Mogbo's two point cutting layup | |||
8:12 | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | |||
8:10 | +2 | Brandon Boston Jr. makes two point running layup (CJ McCollum assists) | 32-33 | |
7:49 | +2 | Jamison Battle makes two point jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists) | 34-33 | |
7:24 | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point driving layup | 34-35 | |
7:15 | RJ Barrett misses three point jump shot | |||
7:13 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound | |||
7:03 | Davion Mitchell personal foul (CJ McCollum draws the foul) | |||
6:49 | +3 | Jordan Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl assists) | 34-38 | |
6:31 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl personal foul (Jakob Poeltl draws the foul) | |||
6:23 | RJ Barrett turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl steals) | |||
6:16 | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point layup | 34-40 | |
6:16 | RJ Barrett shooting foul (Yves Missi draws the foul) | |||
6:16 | Yves Missi misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
6:14 | Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound | |||
6:02 | +3 | Ochai Agbaji makes three point jump shot (RJ Barrett assists) | 37-40 | |
5:44 | Dejounte Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
5:44 | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | |||
5:35 | Dejounte Murray shooting foul (RJ Barrett draws the foul) | |||
5:35 | +1 | RJ Barrett makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-40 | |
5:35 | RJ Barrett misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
5:34 | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | |||
5:26 | Dejounte Murray misses two point reverse layup | |||
5:23 | Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound | |||
5:13 | +3 | Ochai Agbaji makes three point jump shot (RJ Barrett assists) | 41-40 | |
4:54 |