Match summary — NBA LAS VEGAS SUMMER LEAGUE 2026
CHARLOTTE HORNETS lost to NEW ORLEANS PELICANS 91-95 on in the NBA LAS VEGAS SUMMER LEAGUE 2026. NEW ORLEANS PELICANS won by a 4-point margin. Hunter Dickinson led all scorers with 21 points. CHARLOTTE HORNETS shot 46.2% from the field while NEW ORLEANS PELICANS managed 43.0%. CHARLOTTE HORNETS collected 49 rebounds and NEW ORLEANS PELICANS grabbed 30. This game was played as part of the NBA LAS VEGAS SUMMER LEAGUE 2026 season in United States. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
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Box score
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
91 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | * Christian Anderson Jr | 27:34 | 12 | 5/14 | 3/6 | 2/8 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | * Ryan Kalkbrenner | 27:20 | 6 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 33 | * Liam Thomas Mcneeley | 26:48 | 17 | 4/10 | 2/3 | 2/7 | 5/9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | * Sion James | 26:04 | 9 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 31 | * Tidjane Salaun | 18:28 | 12 | 5/12 | 4/5 | 1/7 | 1/3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 22 | Hannes Steinbach | 21:40 | 7 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Michael Ajayi | 20:42 | 12 | 4/7 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 18 | Kylan Cole Boswell | 14:49 | 8 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Latrell Wrightsell Jr | 10:04 | 3 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wyatt Fricks | 06:31 | 5 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 91 | 30/65 | 19/33 | 11/32 | 13/23 | 32 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 108 | |
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
95 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Kobe Bufkin | 30:34 | 19 | 7/15 | 6/8 | 1/7 | 3/3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | |
| 4 | * Hunter Dickinson | 25:34 | 21 | 9/18 | 6/12 | 3/6 | 0/1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| * Jalon Moore | 22:53 | 13 | 4/7 | 4/5 | 0/2 | 3/4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |
| 14 | * Micah Peavy | 21:35 | 9 | 2/6 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| * Markquis Nowell | 16:58 | 4 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | |
| 10 | Jaron Pierre Jr | 25:05 | 12 | 4/15 | 4/10 | 0/5 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Melvin Council Jr. | 19:59 | 6 | 3/4 | 3/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Nathan Mensah | 14:26 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Malik Dia | 12:29 | 6 | 2/7 | 0/5 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| Christian Shumate | 10:27 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 95 | 34/79 | 25/50 | 9/29 | 11/14 | 23 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 107 | |