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Anthony Davis has 31 points and 14 rebounds to lead Lakers past the Pelicans 104-99
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Anthony Davis had 31 points and 14 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to five games with a 104-99 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night. LeBron James highlighted a 21-point performance with a pair of pivotal...
Ingram leads Pelicans past Jokic-less Nuggets, 101-94
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 29 points to lift the New Orleans Pelicans to a 101-94 victory Friday night over the Denver Nuggets, who played without three-time MVP Nikola Jokic. Ingram twisted his left ankle in the second half but stayed in the game to help the...
Nuggets star Nikola Jokic and coach Michael Malone miss game against Pelicans for personal reasons
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Denver Nuggets were without star center Nikola Jokic and coach Michael Malone for their NBA Cup opener Friday night against the New Orleans Pelicans. Jokic missed Denver's 101-94 loss for personal reasons. Malone stayed behind to watch daughter Bridget...
Teresa Weatherspoon hired among six coaches for new Unrivaled 3-on-3 basketball league
Teresa Weatherspoon is one of the six coaches hired for the new Unrivaled 3-on-3 league. The other coaches announced for the new league on Thursday are former Lakers assistant Phil Handy, Adam Harrington, Nola Henry, DJ Sackmann and Andrew Wade. The league is co-founded by WNBA stars...
Thunder beat short-handed Pelicans 106-88 for 2nd straight win without injured forward Chet Holmgren
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (AP) — Jalen Williams scored 31 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 29 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans 106-88 on Wednesday night. The victory was the second straight for the Thunder without Chet Holmgren. Oklahoma City...
Pelicans lose guard Jose Alvarado for at least 3 weeks because of a hamstring injury
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado has a left hamstring strain that is expected to sideline him at least three weeks, the team said Tuesday. The injury occurred during Monday night's 107-105 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, New Orleans' fifth straight defeat and...
Cam Thomas' late shooting lifts the Nets over the reeling Pelicans, 107-105
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Cam Thomas scored 10 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, including a 3-pointer for the lead in the final minute, and the Brooklyn Nets defeated New Orleans 107-105 on Monday night to extend the Pelicans' losing streak to five games. Cameron Johnson and Noah...
Zion Williamson is out indefinitely with a left hamstring injury, Pelicans say
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson has been diagnosed with a left hamstring strain that will sideline him indefinitely, the New Orleans Pelicans announced Saturday. The diagnosis comes one day after Williamson was scratched from the lineup for New Orleans' 115-88 loss in Orlando. ...
Magic snap 5-game losing streak, beating injury-depleted Pelicans 115-88
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Franz Wagner scored 27 points and the Orlando Magic broke a five-game losing streak, never trailing in a 115-88 victory over the injury-depleted New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. Mo Wagner added 17 points for Orlando. Brandon Boston Jr. had...
Mitchell scores 29 and the Cavaliers beat the Pelicans 131-122 for their first 9-0 start
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 131-122 on Wednesday night to open 9-0 for the first time in their 55-year NBA history. Caris LeVert and Jarrett Allen each added 16 points, and Allen grabbed 14...
