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Clippers hit the road for back-to-back with soaring Pelicans
After an extended homestand ended with a thud, the Los Angeles Clippers will be out to solidify their play-in tournament status with back-to-back road games against the New Orleans Pelicans starting Wednesday.,The Pelicans enter with a five-game home winning streak that is part of an 8-4 record sinc...
Zion Williamson, Pelicans down Mavs to continue winning ways
Zion Williamson scored 27 points and Saddiq Bey added 23 as the New Orleans Pelicans beat the visiting Dallas Mavericks 129-111 on Monday for their third win in four games.,Trey Murphy III and Jeremiah Fears contributed 17 points each for the Pelicans, while Karlo Matkovic produced 13 points and 10 ...
Dejounte Murray boosting Pelicans, who face Mavericks on uptick
New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray is making up for lost time.,After spending 13 months sidelined with a torn Achilles tendon, Murray has ramped up the pace in eight games since returning, a positive sign going into Monday's home contest against the Dallas Mavericks.,Murray's season-high mar...
Rockets steal win after Pelicans' late collapse
Kevin Durant scored a team-high 32 points, Amen Thompson flirted with a triple-double and the Houston Rockets survived a late rally from the visiting New Orleans Pelicans to claim a 107-105 win on Friday.,Behind Dejounte Murray, who tallied a season-high 35 points, and Zion Williamson (21 points), t...
Rockets need to end wonky stretch vs. suddenly-hot Pelicans
Following their second blowout loss in four days, the Houston Rockets hardly resemble Western Conference contenders despite being tied for the third seed behind a pair of league juggernauts.,After surrendering a season-high 145 points on the road to the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday, the Rockets were ...
Pelicans extend recent surge, keep Raptors reeling
Dejounte Murray had a season-high 27 points to lead New Orleans to a 122-111 win over the visiting Toronto Raptors, giving the Pelicans their seventh win in their last 10 games.,The victory spoiled the return of former Pelicans star Brandon Ingram, in his first season with Toronto after spending the...
Former Pelican Brandon Ingram, Raptors set to visit New Orleans
Brandon Ingram will make his return to New Orleans for the first time since being dealt at last season's trade deadline when his Toronto Raptors visit the Pelicans on Wednesday night.,Ingram played for the Pelicans for five-plus seasons, averaging 23.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game. ...
Pelicans down woeful Wizards to match season win total from 2025
Trey Murphy III knocked down four of nine 3-pointers on the way to 24 points, Saddiq Bey recorded a 23-point, 10-rebound double-double, and the New Orleans Pelicans routed the visiting Washington Wizards 138-118 on Sunday.,Murphy fueled a pivotal, 12-0 New Orleans run in the fourth quarter with a pa...
Pelicans return home to take on Trae Young, Wizards
The New Orleans Pelicans return from a six-game road swing to begin a stretch of 6-of-7 at home, starting with Sunday's matchup against the Washington Wizards.,Washington begins a four-game road trip with its visit to the Big Easy, trying to snap a seven-game losing skid following Thursday's 122-112...
Alyssa Thompson's tally lifts USWNT over Colombia to win SheBelievesCup
Alyssa Thompson's 82nd-minute goal was enough for the U.S. women's national team in a 1-0 victory over Colombia in Harrison, N.J., on Saturday to win the SheBelieves Cup for the eighth time.,Thompson received a pass from Jaedyn Shaw at the top of the box. With no one closing, she calmly drilled a sh...
Devin Booker, Suns hold off late charge to beat Pelicans
Devin Booker scored 32 points, Jalen Green added 25 and the host Phoenix Suns nearly squandered a 14-point fourth-quarter lead before holding off the New Orleans Pelicans 118-116 on Friday. ,Oso Ighodaro had 13 points and Grayson Allen and Collin Gillespie had 12 apiece for the Suns, who made 20 3-p...
Suns brace for Zion Williamson, Pelicans after disappointing loss
The Phoenix Suns will look to regroup Friday against the visiting New Orleans Pelicans, a team that seems to have found its rhythm just as the Suns are struggling to find theirs.,The Suns enter the second game of a back-to-back after a disappointing 105-103 home loss to the Chicago Bulls, who not on...
Zion Williamson, Pelicans send Kings to NBA-high 50th loss
Zion Williamson scored 23 points, six teammates chipped in with double-digit point totals and the visiting New Orleans used a big third quarter to distance themselves from the Sacramento Kings en route to a 133-123 victory on Thursday.,Trey Murphy III had 21 points and Saddiq Bey 20 for the Pelicans...
Standout rookie trio in focus when Pelicans visit Kings
Three of the NBA's most productive rookies seek to improve their awards credentials Thursday night when the New Orleans Pelicans visit the Sacramento Kings.,In a matchup of two of the league's losingest teams, the Pelicans' Derik Queen and Jeremiah Fears, and Kings' Maxime Raynaud hope to continue r...
US closer to SheBelieves Cup title with shutout of Canada
Ally Sentnor's goal lifted the U.S. women's national team to a 1-0 victory over Canada in soggy Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday night to put the Americans in position to win the SheBelieves Cup.,Sentnor scored from a corner kick by Rose Lavelle in the 55th minute when she settled the ball and on her se...
Lakers ride fourth-quarter surge to comeback win over Pelicans
Luka Doncic compiled 27 points and 10 rebounds and LeBron James added 21 points as the Los Angeles Lakers ran their winning streak to three games by rallying for a 110-101 victory over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday.,Austin Reaves contributed 15 points and eight rebounds while Deandre ...
Lakers optimistic about ascent as Pelicans pay visit
After getting off to a flying start in their extended run of home games, the Los Angeles Lakers will be out to build some momentum when the New Orleans Pelicans visit on Tuesday.,Luka Doncic and LeBron James were there for the Lakers yet again on Sunday in a commanding 128-104 victory over the Sacra...
Led by Kawhi Leonard, Clippers halt skid with victory over Pelicans
Kawhi Leonard scored 23 points, four teammates scored in double figures and the Los Angeles Clippers ended a three-game losing streak by defeating the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 137-117 on Sunday night.,Jordan Miller added 19 points, Derrick Jones Jr. scored 17, Brook Lopez had 16 and John Collin...
USWNT opens SheBelieves Cup with shutout defeat of Argentina
Lindsey Heaps and Jaedyn Shaw scored as the U.S. women's national team defeated Argentina 2-0 in its opening match of the SheBelieves Cup in Nashville, Tenn., on Sunday.,Heaps made it 1-0 in the 19th minute, and Shaw doubled the count in the 56th.,That Heaps scored is no surprise. Her veteran presen...
Clippers looking to get comeback on track against Pelicans
The Los Angeles Clippers' dramatic turnaround has taken a few baby steps backward.,They'll try to regain their footing when they host the improving New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night.,The Clippers followed a 7-21 start with a 20-10 surge and they are in strong position to qualify for the play-in t...