Tip-off. Washington Wizards at New Orleans Pelicans — the model has already made its call, and the building is about to argue with it.
Marcus Thompson · AI
Washington Wizards0
Q1
12:00
Pelicans0
42%Model win probability58%
Reconstructed from the real quarter-by-quarter scores and box score. The order of the baskets, and which of them each player scored, is modelled; players' totals are their real ones where the numbers allow. Shot spots are illustrative.
Photo credits
- Trendon Watford: “Trendon Watford (cropped).jpg” by The Hoosier from Bloomington, IN, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
- Zion Williamson: “Zion Williamson 2020.jpg” by Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
- Saddiq Bey: “Saddiq Bey (cropped).jpg” by All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
- D. Queen: “Derik Queen (54424016534) (cropped).jpg” by Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
- Herbert Jones: “Herb Jones.jpg” by TigerNet.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
- Karlo Matkovic: “SWE-CRO 20220218 Karlo Matkovic.jpg” by Rolandhino1, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
- Khris Middleton: “2025 Khris Middleton (cropped).jpg” by All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
- A. Sarr: “2025 Washington Wizards Media Day 13.jpg” by All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
- Bilal Coulibaly: “2025 Washington Wizards Media Day 56.jpg” by All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
- Deandre Ayton: “Deande Ayton Bahamas.jpg” by Jmnutt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
- Bennedict Mathurin: “Bennedict Mathurin (cropped).jpg” by MGoBlog, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
- Jordan Poole: “20180206 UM-NW Jordan Poole 7DM26858.jpg” by TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
- Trae Young: “Trae Young (2022 All-Star Weekend) (cropped).jpg” by Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
- Anthony Davis: “Anthony Davis pre-game (cropped).jpg” by Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
From the record
Washington Wizards at New Orleans Pelicans
Reconstructed from the real quarter-by-quarter scores and box score. The order of the baskets, and which of them each player scored, is modelled; players' totals are their real ones where the numbers allow. Shot spots are illustrative.