- 1,612
- 9
- 38
Brandon Ingram and CJ McCollum each scored 26 points and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Houston Rockets 117-107.
Jonas Valanciunas had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Trey Murphy III had 14 points and Herbert Jones scored 13 for the Pelicans, which shot 49 per cent, including 13 of 31 on 3’s.
New Orleans closed the gap to a half-game behind Utah for the final spot in the play in tournament with 11 games left.
“We are a team that attacks the paint normally,” New Orleans coach Willie Green said. “It was more on the defensive end, not allowing them to attack the paint on us.”
After blowing a 15-point fourth quarter lead on Friday night in a 114-112 loss to the Rockets, Green said experience helped prevent something similar from happening on Sunday night.
He scored 40 points, his fourth game scoring at least 40 points this season, while Kevin Porter Jr. added 25 and Tari Eason had 10 points for Houston.
Jonas Valanciunas had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Trey Murphy III had 14 points and Herbert Jones scored 13 for the Pelicans, which shot 49 per cent, including 13 of 31 on 3’s.
New Orleans closed the gap to a half-game behind Utah for the final spot in the play in tournament with 11 games left.
“We are a team that attacks the paint normally,” New Orleans coach Willie Green said. “It was more on the defensive end, not allowing them to attack the paint on us.”
After blowing a 15-point fourth quarter lead on Friday night in a 114-112 loss to the Rockets, Green said experience helped prevent something similar from happening on Sunday night.
He scored 40 points, his fourth game scoring at least 40 points this season, while Kevin Porter Jr. added 25 and Tari Eason had 10 points for Houston.