Las Vegas Review-Journal

Pelicans top Nba-leading Jazz

Williamson, Ingram each score 26 points in New Orleans’ win

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NEW ORLEANS — Zion Williamson had 26 points, 10 rebounds and five assists as the New Orleans Pelicans held off a late surge to beat the Nba-leading Utah Jazz 129-124 on Monday night.

Brandon Ingram scored 26 points, Lonzo Ball added 23 and JJ Redick had 17, highlighte­d by a pair of four-point plays on 3-pointers as he was fouled.

Bojan Bogdanovic hit seven 3s and finished with a game-high 31 points for Utah (27-8), which lost for just the eighth time this season but the second time in three games.

Rudy Gobert had 22 points, nine rebounds and five blocks.

■ Nets 124, Spurs 113 OT: At San Antonio, James Harden had 30 points, 15 assists and 14 rebounds to lead Brooklyn. Kyrie Irving added 27 points and Bruce Brown had 23. Demar Derozan had 22 points and 11 assists for San Antonio, which closed the fourth quarter on a 10-0 run to force overtime, with 3-pointers by Lonnie Walker IV and Patty Mills and a driving layup by Derozan.

■ Nuggets 118, Bulls 112: At Chicago, Nikola Jokic dominated with 39 points and 14 rebounds for Denver. Jokic also finished with nine assists, just missing his 50th career triple-double. All-star Zach Lavine led Chicago with 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds.

■ Mavericks 130, Magic 124: At Orlando, Fla., Luka Doncic had 33 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists and Jalen Brunson scored 17 of his 24 points in the second half for Dallas. Nikola Vucevic had 29 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists for the Magic, who dropped their fourth straight.

■ 76ers 130, Pacers 114: At Philadelph­ia, Shake Milton scored 26 points and Furkan Korkmaz had 19 for Philadelph­ia. Malcolm Brogdon returned from a one-game absence because of a sore right knee and led Indiana with 20 points.

■ Cavaliers 101, Rockets 90: At Houston, Collin Sexton scored 39 points as Cleveland handed Houston its 12th straight loss. John Wall had 23 points by halftime and finished with a season-high 32.

■ Trail Blazers 123, Hornets 111: At Portland, Ore., Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points, Damian Lillard had 23 points and 10 assists and Portland snapped a four-game losing streak. Portland finished with a franchise-record 24 3-pointers, led by Lillard and Anthony with six apiece. Lamelo Ball had 30 points for Charlotte.

 ?? Gerald Herbert The Associated Press ?? New Orleans forward Zion Williamson shoots as Utah center Rudy Gobert and forward Bojan Bogdanovic try to defend.
Gerald Herbert The Associated Press New Orleans forward Zion Williamson shoots as Utah center Rudy Gobert and forward Bojan Bogdanovic try to defend.

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