Devonte’ Graham #4 of the New Orleans Pelicans controls the ball during the first half of a game against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on February 6, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Carmen Mandato / Getty Images / AFP
Devonte’ Graham scored a season-high 30 and Jose Alvarado took the lead in the fourth half as the home team New Orleans Pelicans beat the Chicago Bulls 126-109 on Thursday night.
Alvarado had 11 of his 15 points and added two assists in a 21-7 period to start the fourth half, giving the Pelicans (31-42) their third win in four games. CJ McCollum scored 25 points and Jonas Valanciunas had 16 points and 19 rebounds.
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New Orleans overtook Chicago 40-24 in the fourth quarter.
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Zach LaVine scored 39, Coby White added 23 before fouling, Nikola Vucevic had 16 and Alex Caruso 11 to lead the Bulls (42-31), the team had lost for the fifth time in six games and eighth in nine road battle.
The Pelicans scored the first seven points of the third quarter to a 70-62 lead.
Javonte Green’s pitch ended a three-minute scoring drought for the Bulls and started an 8-0 streak that kept them even in 70th place.
LaVine made a free-throw and technical free throw to give Chicago a one-point lead before McCollum scored five straight.
The Bulls regained a lead before Trey Murphy III beat the whistle with a dunk that gave New Orleans an 86-85 lead in the fourth round.
Chicago was in 90th place, but Alvarado had seven points, one assist and one steal to give the Pelicans a 12-0 lead.
Caruso’s 3-pointer pulled the Bulls in round seven with 3:42 to play, but New Orleans scored seven in a row to build a 116-102 lead with 2:01 left.
In the first half, the score was tied four times before LaVine hit a treble with the Bulls leading 30-21.
The Pelicans cut the deficit to five points before LaVine switched to a three-point play that gave Chicago a 39-31 lead late in the first half.
Graham hit two 3-pointers and converted to three to help New Orleans pull even at 52nd.
The Pelicans took a four-point lead twice before White beat the marker by three points to give New Orleans a 63-62 lead after halftime.
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