COUSINS RECORDS A TRIPLE-DOUBLE IN PELICANS’ WIN

ORLEANS» Demarcus Cousins NEW had 29 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, and the Pelicans pulled away for a convincing 123-101 victory over the Cavaliers on Saturday night.

Anthony Davis added 30 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks to help New Orleans win for the third time in four games. New Orleans’ all-star frontcourt tandem had help from the backcourt too, with Jrue Holiday scoring 29 points and E’twaun Moore scoring 24.

Kevin Love had 26 points and 11 rebounds for the Cavs, who were without Derrick Rose and trailed for most of the game. Lebron James had 18 points and Dwyane Wade 15 for Cleveland, which has lost three of four.

HIGHLIGHTS

Kyrie Irving scored nine of his 24 points in the final 2:03, and the Celtics extended their winning streak to four games after holding on late to beat the Heat 96-90. Jayson Tatum scored 20 and Marcus Smart added 16 for the Celtics, who beat Miami for the eighth consecutive time. Miami cut Boston’s lead to two on a pair of occasions late, and Kyrie Irving answered with a basket both times. … Carmelo Anthony scored 21 points and Paul George had 20 to lead the Thunder to a 101-69 victory over the Bulls. Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook added 12 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists for his third triple-double of the season. He has now recorded a tripledouble against every league opponent in his career. … Chandler Parsons scored 24 points to lead the Grizzlies to a 103-89 victory over the Rockets. … Ben Simmons had 23 points, eight assists and seven rebounds as the 76ers outlasted the Mavericks 112-110. … Ricky Rubio scored 21 points, Donovan Mitchell contributed 22 points off the bench and the

Jazz beat the Lakers 96-81.