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Siakam scores 22, Haliburton has 21 points and 10 assists to lead Pacers past Pelicans 119-104

Dec. 15, 2024 19:55 PM EST

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 22 points and Tyrese Haliburton added 21 points and 10 assists to lead the Indiana Pacers past the struggling New Orleans Pelicans 119-104 on Sunday. Andrew Nembhard had 17 points, and Myles Turner finished with 14 points and four blocks as...

Wembanyama exits Spurs' game against Pelicans, but quickly returns

Dec. 08, 2024 19:57 PM EST

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama left the floor three minutes in to the San Antonio Spurs' game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night after apparently aggravating a lower back injury, but checked back into the game a few minutes later. The 7-foot-3 center signaled...

Pelicans' injury troubles compounded as leading scorer Brandon Ingram goes down with sprained ankle

Dec. 07, 2024 22:36 PM EST

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Just when it appeared the New Orleans Pelicans were beginning to regroup after a wave of injuries, leading scorer Brandon Ingram went down Saturday. Ingram landed awkwardly on the foot of Oklahoma City's Lu Dort early in the third quarter of Saturday night's...

Thunder beat Pelicans 119-109 for their 7th victory in last 8 games

Dec. 07, 2024 21:46 PM EST

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 16 of his 31 points in the first quarter and Jalen Williams added 27 to power the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 119-109 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night. The Thunder built a 77-51 halftime lead by dominating New...

With Ingram and Jones back, the Pelicans are healthier now and looking to stack up victories

Dec. 06, 2024 09:54 AM EST

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Between Brandon Ingram's 21-point third quarter and Herb Jones' clinching block of Devin Booker's last-second 3-point shot, the New Orleans Pelicans looked more like the team coach Willie Green envisioned when the season began. For the first time since late...

Ingram scores 29 points and healthier Pelicans top the Suns 126-124 to snap a 9-game skid

Dec. 05, 2024 22:53 PM EST

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 29 points in his return from a five-game absence, Herb Jones capped off his first game back from a shoulder injury by blocking Devin Booker's last-second shot, and the New Orleans Pelicans snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 126-124 victory over the...

Mikal Bridges scores 31, Knicks beat injury-depleted Pelicans 118-85

Dec. 01, 2024 20:44 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Mikal Bridges scored 31 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 14 points and 19 rebounds, and the New York Knicks beat the injury-depleted New Orleans Pelicans 118-85 on Sunday night. Bridges, who was benched in the fourth quarter of Friday’s victory at Charlotte,...

Grizzlies beat Pelicans 120-109 for 1st NBA Cup win in franchise history

Nov. 29, 2024 21:48 PM EST

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant had 27 points and seven assists as the Memphis Grizzlies beat the injury-riddled New Orleans Pelicans 120-109 on Friday evening for their first NBA Cup win in franchise history. Jaren Jackson Jr. had 23 points and eight rebounds for Memphis, while...

Hapless Pelicans 'embarrassed' by their 'disgusting' loss to the struggling Raptors

Nov. 28, 2024 01:06 AM EST

Suffice to say Dejounte Murray enjoyed his first game in a New Orleans Pelicans uniform a lot more than his long-awaited second. Boos rained down from a large and initially lively Thanksgiving eve crowd as they watched the Toronto Raptors — a team that came in winless in 10 road...

Agbaji and Battle rain down 3s as the Raptors beat the hapless Pelicans 119-93

Nov. 27, 2024 23:30 PM EST

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ochai Agbaji and Jamison Battle each scored 24 points, and the Toronto Raptors won on the road for the first time this season, 119-93 over the hapless New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night. Djounte Murray returned from a fractured left hand that sidelined him...