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Pelicans beat Jazz 120-113 in overtime as Saddiq Bey scores eight in the extra period and New Orleans wins its fourth straight
Saddiq Bey scored eight of his 22 in overtime and Zion Williamson scored 23, all after halftime, as the Pelicans closed on a 16-3 run to beat the Jazz 120-113 despite Keyonte George's 39.
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Saddiq Bey scored eight of his 22 points in overtime, Zion Williamson scored all 23 of his after halftime, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Utah Jazz 120-113 in overtime at Smoothie King Center on Wednesday, November 4, for their fourth straight win after an 0-4 start. Keyonte George scored 39 for Utah, which has lost six in a row and fell to 1-7. New Orleans improved to 4-4.
A 13-point hole
New Orleans led 42-37 at halftime after Bey scored 8 points in the second quarter, including threes at 10:28 and 8:59. Utah took over in the third, outscoring the Pelicans 43-28 as George scored 19 points in the quarter, and went into the fourth up 80-70. Lauri Markkanen’s three with 10:45 left made it 85-72, Utah’s biggest lead at 13.
The Pelicans answered with a 16-2 run that put them in front, 88-87, with 5:54 left. Dejounte Murray hit a technical free throw and then a three off a Williamson assist, Queen scored on three baskets inside, and Williamson, Trendon Watford and Murray went to the line. Queen scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter.
A tie with 6.4 seconds left
Markkanen made a 24-footer with 1:36 left and a 26-footer with 39.4 seconds left to put Utah up 104-100, but Williamson answered with a layup off a Murray pass and Murray made both free throws with 6.4 seconds left to make it 104-104. Regulation ended tied and the game went to overtime.
Bey’s overtime
George hit back-to-back step-back threes in the first 50 seconds of overtime, at 4:45 and 4:10, for a 110-104 Utah lead. Utah did not score again until Markkanen’s three with 2.7 seconds left, and New Orleans scored 16 of the final 19 points. Williamson hit a turnaround jumper, Bey scored off a Herbert Jones pass, and Fears tipped in a shot that tied it at 110 with 2:37 left.
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Bey then made two free throws, drove for a layup with 1:22 left and hit a 6-foot step-back with 39.3 seconds left for a 116-110 lead. Williamson made two free throws with 9.5 seconds left, Markkanen hit a 30-footer with 2.7 seconds left to cut it to 118-113, and Murray closed it with two more free throws with 0.9 seconds left.
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The numbers
New Orleans shot 38 of 89 (43%) and just 5 of 20 from three, but went 39 of 43 at the free-throw line to Utah’s 20 of 30, and outscored the Jazz 62-48 in the paint and 15-8 on the fast break. Utah shot 41 of 94 (44%) and 11 of 47 from three (23%), turned the ball over 22 times and had 7 blocks. The game had 23 lead changes, and Utah held a 49-48 rebounding edge.
Williamson shot 6 of 14 and 11 of 13 at the line with 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks in 38 minutes. Murray had 20 points, going 11 of 11 at the line, with 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals in 45 minutes. Queen shot 8 of 21 with 9 rebounds and 6 assists, Fears scored 19 on 6-of-16 shooting, and Bey shot 9 of 14. Trendon Watford scored 7 points on 5-of-6 free-throw shooting.
Utah’s side
George shot 14 of 26 and 9 of 13 at the line for 39 points with 9 assists and 4 steals in 44 minutes. Markkanen had 21 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, Ace Bailey scored 15 on 6-of-14 shooting, and Darryn Peterson had 7 points and 7 assists. Mo Bamba had 7 points and 10 rebounds off the bench, and Svi Mykhailiuk added 6.
What’s next
Both teams play Friday, November 6, at 8:00 p.m. ET (3:00 a.m. Saturday Cairo time): the Pelicans host the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Jazz visit the Dallas Mavericks.
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