Saddiq Bey scored 20 points (15 in the third quarter), and the New Orleans Pelicans went on a 14-3 run in the fourth quarter to beat the LA Clippers 105-99.
The Clippers led 94-91 with 5:53 left in the fourth quarter. Trey Murphy III’s 3-pointer put the Pelicans ahead for good with 5:13 left. He scored 8 points during the run, and they led 105-97 with 1:17 left.
During clutch time, the Pelicans outscored the Clippers 7-2. Murphy scored 4 of the Pelicans’ 7 on 1 for 1 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Kobe Sanders had 3 of his 4 steals, all with the game within five points.
Murphy scored 27 points with 5 3-pointers.
For the Clippers, Derrick Jones Jr. scored 22 points (12 in the paint) on 7 for 11 shooting.
The Pelicans shot 47.4% from the field and 38.2% from 3 to the Clippers’ 46.1% and 31.3%. The Clippers were outscored 18-8 in 5 minutes with Bogdanović, Jackson, Miller, Christie and Sanders on the floor together.