Pelicans (7-18), Jazz (10-14)
SALT LAKE CITY – After two previous games on their current road trip ended in narrow four-point defeats, this time the New Orleans Pelicans were the team making more big plays down the stretch of a tight matchup. The result was a much-needed road victory, the Pelicans’ second of the season, against a Jazz team that entered Wednesday tied for eighth place in the Western Conference. In a back-and-forth affair, neither team was able to grab control until the final minutes, when New Orleans used big baskets by the likes of Jrue Holiday, Tyreke Evans and Ryan Anderson to win by 10, its biggest edge on the scoreboard all evening.
IT WAS OVER WHEN…
Holiday nailed a three-pointer from the top of the key to give New Orleans a 10-point lead at 102-92 with 1:30 left. After the ball went through the rim, many Utah fans headed for the exits. It was NOLA’s first victory away from the Smoothie King Center since Thanksgiving Eve at Phoenix.
