Pelicans set a franchise record for points in a 153-124 victory over the Jazz

Tue, Jan 23, 2024
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - CJ McCollum hit nine 3-pointers and matched a career-high with 33 points, Zion Williamson added 17 points and a career-best 11 assists and the New Orleans Pelicans set a franchise record for points in a 153-124 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night.

The Pelicans' previous scoring high was 149 points in a victory over the Sacramento Kings in October 2018.

Herb Jones scored 22 points, Brandon Ingram had 18 and Jonas Valanciunas 17 for the Pelicans, who finished with 41 assists on 60 made field goals.

McCollum shot 11 of 17 from the floor, including 9 for 13 from long distance, and the Pelicans shot 57.1% from the field (60 of 105).

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NEW YORK (AP) - Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Julius Randle added 30 points, nine rebounds and seven assists and New York extended its winning streak to four games with a win over Brooklyn.

New York trailed by nine points at the start the fourth quarter and outscored the Nets 10-3 over the final two minutes to seal the win.

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Mikal Bridges hit a career-high seven 3-pointers and scored 36 points for Brooklyn, which blew a 10-point lead in the third quarter. Cameron Johnson scored 19 points and Cam Thomas added 14 off the bench for the Nets, who had lost the last three meetings against the Knicks.

NUGGETS 114, PACERS 109

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Nikola Jokic scored 31 points as part of his 13th triple-double of the season to help Denver sent Indiana to its third straight loss.

Jokic's final basket - a 3-pointer with 4.7 seconds left - sealed the win. The All-Star forward also had 13 rebounds and 10 assists as the Nuggets won their third straight overall and beat the Pacers for the eighth consecutive time.

Jamal Murray also scored 31 points.

Myles Turner had 22 points to lead the Pacers and Pascal Siakam added 16 points and 10 rebounds in his first home game since being traded to Indiana last week. All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton again sat out with a strained left hamstring and already has been ruled out of Indiana's next two games.

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