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Pelicans Beat Hawks 121-99 as Bey Scores 25 and Fears Adds 20

Saddiq Bey scored a season high 25 points off the bench against his former team and Jeremiah Fears added 20 as New Orleans beat Atlanta 121-99 for its second straight win.

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Pelicans Beat Hawks 121-99 as Bey Scores 25 and Fears Adds 20

Key points

  • The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Atlanta Hawks 121-99 in an NBA regular season game at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Saturday, October 31, 2026.
  • Saddiq Bey scored a season high 25 points off the bench against his former team, and Jeremiah Fears added 20 points as New Orleans won its second straight game.
  • New Orleans won the first quarter 35-18 and kept control from there.

The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Atlanta Hawks 121-99 in an NBA regular season game at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Saturday, October 31, 2026. Saddiq Bey scored a season high 25 points off the bench against his former team, and Jeremiah Fears added 20 points as New Orleans won its second straight game.

A fast start in New Orleans

New Orleans won the first quarter 35-18 and kept control from there. The Pelicans led 63-48 at halftime and 92-74 after three quarters, and they led by as many as 28 points. New Orleans scored 35, 28, 29 and 29 points across the four quarters, while Atlanta scored 18, 30, 26 and 25.

Bey and Fears lead the scoring

Bey came off the bench to score 25 points on 9 of 13 shooting, with six rebounds and a season high four steals. He spent parts of two seasons with Atlanta in 2023-24, which made this his biggest night of the season so far against a familiar team.

Fears scored 20 points on 9 of 12 shooting with seven assists, reaching 20 points for a second straight game. Zion Williamson and Trey Murphy III each scored 15 points.

New Orleans shot 56.6 percent from the field, making 43 of 76 shots, and scored 66 points in the paint. Karlo Matkovic had 10 rebounds and eight points, and Herb Jones scored 11. Both wins in this two game run have come since first year coach Jamahl Mosley changed the starting lineup to include Matkovic and Jones, after the Pelicans lost their first four games.

Atlanta turnovers and injuries

CJ McCollum led Atlanta with 14 points in his first game in New Orleans since the Pelicans traded him to Washington in June 2025. Jalen Johnson scored 13 points and left the game with a sprained ankle in the fourth quarter. Asa Newell also scored 13 points.

Atlanta set a season high with 19 turnovers, which New Orleans turned into 34 points, and the Hawks made only 8 of 46 three point attempts, or 17.4 percent. Atlanta has lost four of its last five games.

Rookie Kingston Flemings, who scored 12 points, was ejected in the final minutes for elbowing New Orleans reserve Bryce McGowens in the face. Atlanta reserve center Jock Landale left in the first quarter with a hip pointer after playing 1 minute and 22 seconds.

What comes next

New Orleans improved to 2-4, and Atlanta fell to 3-4. Atlanta plays at Indiana on Monday night, and New Orleans plays at Memphis on Monday night.

Timeline

  1. Oct 31, 2026New Orleans wins the first quarter 35-18 and leads Atlanta 63-48 at halftime at the Smoothie King Center.
  2. Oct 31, 2026Saddiq Bey scores 25 points off the bench and Jeremiah Fears adds 20 as the Pelicans lead 92-74 after three quarters.
  3. Oct 31, 2026Kingston Flemings is ejected in the final minutes, Jalen Johnson leaves with a sprained ankle, and New Orleans closes a 121-99 win, its second straight.

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