{"id":4592,"date":"2023-01-05T03:40:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T03:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/mccollum-leads-short-handed-pelicans-beats-rockets-119-108\/"},"modified":"2023-01-05T03:40:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T03:40:25","slug":"mccollum-leads-short-handed-pelicans-beats-rockets-119-108","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/mccollum-leads-short-handed-pelicans-beats-rockets-119-108\/","title":{"rendered":"McCollum leads short-handed Pelicans, beats Rockets 119-108"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"3236f5e5-559b-5f9e-b07c-e51e31d5d4a0\" overlaytype=\"article\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\" data-v-dccbf392=\"\">  <!----> <\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">NEW ORLEANS (AP) \u2014 CJ McCallum scored 28 points as the shorthanded Pelicans extended their lead to 31 points in a 119-108 victory over the struggling Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">Jonas Valanciunas had 16 points and 17 rebounds for New Orleans. The Pelicans snapped him a two-game skid in the first game. This is because his power star forward Zion Williamson has been sidelined for about three weeks with a strained right hamstring.<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">Jalen Green and Kenyon Martin Jr. each scored 16 points in Houston, with Martin making all seven shots.<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">Jabari Smith Jr. had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and Eric Gordon added 13 points for the Rockets. They dropped five games in a row and suffered their 10th loss in 11 contests.<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">New Orleans took a 45-22 lead in the first quarter, during which Rockets coach Steven Cyrus was ejected for angrily arguing and gesturing at officials.<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">The Pelicans led 63-32 thanks to one of Jose Alvarado&#8217;s three 3-pointers. New Orleans led 75-52 at the half and 98-73 after the third quarter, and with the Pelicans stagnating in the final period, coach Willie Green had to bring McCallum and Valanciunas back into the game with New Orleans 7:41. I didn&#8217;t.  18 up.<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">However, the Rockets continued to close the gap, closing to 115-108 with Josh Christopher&#8217;s driving scoop with 47 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">Trey Murphy III and Willie Hernangomez each scored 14 points for New Orleans, giving them the best start at home in franchise history with a 17-4 record. Alvarado finished with 13 points.<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">tip in<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">Rockets: Kevin Porter Jr scored 11 points.  &#8230;all in all he shot 44.3% (39 of 88) and from 3-point range he shot 31.6% (12 of 38).  &#8230; finished with 41 bench points.  &#8230; dropped to 4-16 on the street.<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">Pelicans: F Brandon Ingram has missed 19 straight games with a contused left big toe.  &#8230; FL Larry Nance Jr. has missed four games in a row with a sore right shoulder.  &#8230; 13 rocket turnovers he converted into 25 points.  &#8230; from deep he shot 36.8% (14\/38). <\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">next<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">Rockets: Host Utah on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">The Pelicans: Host Brooklyn on Friday Night.<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">___<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">AP NBA: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/NBA and https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP_Sports<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <\/p>\n<hr class=\"story-section-divider\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\"\/>\n<hr class=\"story-section-divider\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\"\/> <!----> <\/p>\n<hr class=\"story-section-divider\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\" data-v-dccbf392=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMiXmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZveHNwb3J0cy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZXMvbmJhL21jY29sbHVtLWxlYWRzLXNob3J0aGFuZGVkLXBlbGljYW5zLXBhc3Qtcm9ja2V0cy0xMTkxMDjSAQA?oc=5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] NEW ORLEANS (AP) \u2014 CJ McCallum scored 28 points as the shorthanded Pelicans extended their lead to 31 points in a 119-108 victory over<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2466,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other-sports","two-columns"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SiteShareImage.vresize.1200.630.high_.0.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4592"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4592\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}