Jonas Valančiūnas had 21 points (9 in the second quarter) and 13 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Chicago Bulls 115-111.
Brandon Ingram’s 19-foot jumper put the Pelicans ahead for good with 39 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
Herbert Jones’ free throw with 4.2 seconds left made it 115-111 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Pelicans outscored the Bulls 20-14. Ingram scored 12 of the Pelicans’ 20 on 4 for 5 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line. With 2:18 left, CJ McCollum stole the ball from DeMar DeRozan, and his putback off it put the Pelicans ahead 104-103.
Ingram had 22 points and 9 rebounds. Ingram scored 16 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Bulls, DeRozan scored 33 points, and Zach LaVine added 23 points (10 in the second quarter).
The Bulls got 6 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed.