Pelicans beat Jazz 104-94
The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Utah Jazz 104-94.
Anthony Davis’ 18-foot jumper put the Pelicans ahead for good with 4:51 left in the fourth quarter.
During clutch time, the Pelicans outscored the Jazz 9-0. Tyreke Evans scored 5 of the Pelicans’ 9 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Ryan Anderson had 2 steals, 1 of them during a 9-0 Pelicans run, and the Pelicans scored 3 points off them.
Anderson scored 24 points off the bench, and Jrue Holiday added 15 points (8 in the fourth quarter) on 6 for 10 shooting off the bench.
For the Jazz, Derrick Favors scored 22 points (16 in the third quarter) on 10 for 15 shooting, and Gordon Hayward added 20 points.
The Pelicans went 26 for 28 at the line to the Jazz’s 23 for 29. The Jazz got 5 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Jazz were outscored 14-3 in 5 minutes with Favors, Hayward, Booker, Burks and Hood on the floor together.