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McCollum, Williamson score 31 apiece, Pelicans complete five-game sweep of Kings with 135-123 win
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — CJ McCollum and Zion Williamson each scored 31 points and the New Orleans Pelicans beat Sacramento 135-123 on Thursday night to complete a five-game season sweep of the Kings. Williamson went to the locker room late in the second quarter with an apparent...
Zion Williamson scores 28, closes out Pelicans' 107-100 win over the Bucks
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson took a more assertive approach to the final minutes of a close game and it paid off for the New Orleans Pelicans. Williamson capped a 28-point performance by hitting five of six free throws in the final three minutes and New Orleans held off the...
Murphy scores season-high 34 points as Pelicans rout short-handed Raptors 139-98
TORONTO (AP) — Trey Murphy III scored a season-high 34 points and the New Orleans Pelicans handed the short-handed Raptors the worst home defeat in franchise history by hammering Toronto 139-98 on Tuesday night. Jonas Valanciunas had 10 points and 10 rebounds against his former...
Pelicans pull away in second half to beat injury-depleted Knicks 115-92
NEW YORK (AP) — Trey Murphy III scored 26 points, Brandon Ingram had 24 and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the New York Knicks 115-92 on Tuesday night. Zion Williamson added 21 points for the Pelicans. Donte DiVincenzo led the Knicks with 23 points and Bojan...
Nikola Vucevic, DeMar DeRozan lead the Bulls past the Pelicans 114-106
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The consistent scoring and rebounding that Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic has provided through 13 NBA seasons was on full display in a gritty and gratifying road victory over a Pelicans squad that has been in good form lately. Vucevic had 22 points and 13...
Zion Williamson has 27 points, 9 assists as Pelicans pound Rockets 127-105
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson had 27 points and nine assists, and the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the struggling Houston Rockets 127-105 on Thursday night for their eighth victory in nine games. “We know what the stakes are,” said Williamson, who — if he remains...
Pelicans hold off Trail Blazers 93-84 for 5th victory in 6 games
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Trey Murphy III scored 24 points and the New Orleans Pelicans held off the Portland Trail Blazers 93-84 on Saturday night for their fifth victory in six games. Brandon Ingram added 17 points, nine assists and five rebounds, and Jonas Valanciunas had 16 points...
Valanciunas and Ingram lead Pelicans past Rockets 110-99 to snap 3-game skid
HOUSTON (AP) — Jonas Valanciunas scored 25 points, Brandon Ingram added 24 and the duo combined for 24 rebounds to help the New Orleans Pelicans snap a three-game skid with a 110-99 win over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. New Orleans led by five to start the fourth quarter...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 31 points to help Thunder rout Pelicans, 107-83
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the New Orleans Pelicans 107-83 on Friday night to improve their NBA-leading road record to 15-8. Chet Holmgren added 20 points and 13 rebounds to help the Thunder win their fourth...
McCollum scores a season high 33 points as New Orleans Pelicans down Utah Jazz 153-124
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — CJ McCollum went 9 of 13 from 3-point range and tied his season high with 33 points, Zion Williamson had 17 points and a career-high 11 assists as the New Orleans Pelicans set a franchise record for points with a 153-124 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night. ...
