Anthony Davis had 44 points, 17 rebounds and a season-high 6 steals, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Brooklyn Nets 138-128 in double overtime.
Allen Crabbe made a corner 3-pointer on a pass from DeMarre Carroll with 12 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 116 for the Nets, but the Pelicans outscored them 22-12 in the two overtimes.
During clutch time, the Pelicans outscored the Nets 24-19. Jrue Holiday (No. 6 in clutch wins added, 2017-18) scored 9 of the Pelicans’ 24 on 4 for 7 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Davis had 3 of his 6 steals, one of them leading to his 23-foot step-back jumper that put the Pelicans ahead 126-124, and the Pelicans scored 2 points off them.
Rajon Rondo had a season-high 25 points (20 in the paint), 10 rebounds and 12 assists on 11 for 16 shooting, his second triple-double of the season. Holiday added 22 points, and Nikola Mirotic had 21 points (9 in the first quarter), a season-high 16 rebounds and 5 blocks. The Pelicans had 4 20-point scorers. Rondo assisted on 7 of Davis’ 16 baskets.
For the Nets, Crabbe scored 28 points with 8 3-pointers, and Spencer Dinwiddie added 24 points, 10 assists and 3 steals but shot 5 for 22. D'Angelo Russell had 21 points and 9 rebounds off the bench. The Nets had 3 20-point scorers.
The Pelicans shot 49.1% from the field and 37.5% from 3 to the Nets’ 37.7% and 35.6%. The Nets made 21 3-pointers, 8 of them by Crabbe and 5 by Russell. The Pelicans outscored the Nets 70-38 in the paint. The Pelicans’ starters outscored the Nets 71-53 in 27 minutes together. Joe Harris and Carroll fouled out.