Anthony Davis had 43 points (24 in the paint) and 17 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans rallied from 19 points down in the second quarter to beat the New York Knicks 129-124.
The Pelicans trailed 37-18 with 10:21 left in the second quarter and 64-54 at halftime. They outscored the Knicks 111-87 the rest of the way.
Julius Randle’s tip-in with 1:23 left made it 124-121, and Jrue Holiday’s 2 free throws with 14.3 seconds left put it away at 129-124.
During clutch time, the Pelicans outscored the Knicks 15-8. Randle scored 6 of the Pelicans’ 15 on 2 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Holiday had 24 points (14 in the fourth quarter) and 10 assists. Holiday scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Knicks, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 30 points and 8 rebounds, and Trey Burke added 24 points on 10 for 13 shooting off the bench. Emmanuel Mudiay scored 19 points on 8 for 12 shooting.
The Pelicans went 23 for 32 at the line to the Knicks’ 17 for 24. The Pelicans outscored the Knicks 29-17 in 10 minutes with Holiday, Moore, Davis, Miller and Randle on the floor together.