Herbert Jones scored a career-high 35 points (15 in the first quarter), and the New Orleans Pelicans rallied from 19 points down in the second quarter to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 138-131 in overtime.
The Pelicans trailed 69-50 with 1:14 left in the second quarter and 69-52 at halftime. They outscored the Grizzlies 88-62 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Pelicans outscored the Grizzlies 19-14. Brandon Ingram scored 10 of the Pelicans’ 19 on 2 for 4 shooting and 6 for 6 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Ingram had 8 of his 13 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Trey Murphy III that put the Pelicans ahead. In that stretch, Ingram had 2 steals, both during a 12-0 Pelicans run, and the Pelicans scored 5 points off them.
CJ McCollum had 31 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Murphy added 30 points and 3 steals, and Ingram had 24 points and 13 assists. Murphy scored 15 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter. The Pelicans had 3 30-point scorers. Ingram assisted on 5 of Murphy’s 9 baskets, 5 of them in the fourth quarter or overtime.
For the Grizzlies, Jaren Jackson Jr. had a season-high 40 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks, and Dillon Brooks added 25 points on 9 for 15 shooting. Desmond Bane scored 24 points. The Grizzlies had 3 20-point scorers.
The Pelicans shot 50.0% from the field and 53.8% from 3 to the Grizzlies’ 48.1% and 33.3%. The Pelicans made 21 3-pointers, 7 of them by Murphy and 6 by McCollum. The Grizzlies outscored the Pelicans 70-34 in the paint. The Grizzlies were outscored 64-45 in 22 minutes with Jones, Brooks, Jackson, Bane and Roddy on the floor together. Brooks and Bane fouled out.