{"id":683550,"date":"2026-03-28T04:48:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T04:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/683550\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T04:48:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T04:48:24","slug":"raptors-move-up-playoff-race-with-win-vs-pelicans-field-level-media-professional-sports-content-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/683550\/","title":{"rendered":"Raptors move up playoff race with win vs. Pelicans – Field Level Media – Professional sports content solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scottie Barnes had 23 points and 12 assists, five teammates scored in double figures and the host Toronto Raptors defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 119-106 on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Jakob Poeltl added 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Sandro Mamukelashvili, RJ Barrett and Ja\u2019Kobe Walter scored 18 each and Brandon Ingram added 13 to help the Raptors (41-32) overcome the absence of Immanuel Quickley, who missed his third consecutive game because of a foot injury.<\/p>\n

Zion Williamson scored 22 points, Saddiq Bey added 19, Derik Queen scored 13, Jordan Poole had 12 and Jeremiah 10 for the Pelicans (25-50), who played without leading scorer Trey Murphy III (ankle) and Dejounte Murray (Achilles injury management) and lost for the seventh time in their last eight road games.<\/p>\n

Now fifth in the Eastern Conference, the Raptors led by 15 at the half, but the Pelicans crept within 66-54 on a three-point play by Williamson. Barnes answered with a three-point play, but Williamson scored seven straight New Orleans points to help trim the lead to 76-66.<\/p>\n

Barrett made a jumper and a 3-pointer and Barnes added a dunk for a 17-point lead. The Pelicans got within 13 on a three-point play by Queen before Barnes\u2019 jumper left Toronto with a 90-75 lead entering the fourth.<\/p>\n

Collin Murray-Bowles had three points during a 7-0 run that gave Toronto a 23-10 lead. Deandre Jordan had two field goals and Poole converted a four-point play during a 10-0 run that pulled New Orleans within three.<\/p>\n

Barnes scored four points, Barrett added three and the Raptors took a 29-25 lead at the end of the first quarter.<\/p>\n

Bey made two free throws to start the second-quarter scoring before Mamukelashvili had seven straight points to help Toronto increase the lead to 42-31. Queen made a layup for New Orleans before Ingram and Murray-Bowles scored four each during a 12-0 run that gave the Raptors a 21-point lead.<\/p>\n

Bey scored five points, Yves Missi added four and the Pelicans, who lost their fourth in a row, closed within 59-44 at halftime.<\/p>\n

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