Pelicans score franchise-record 153, thrash Jazz
CJ McCollum scored 33 points and the hot-shooting New Orleans Pelicans posted a franchise-record point total in a 153-124 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Tuesday night.
McCollum made 9 of 13 3-point attempts and the Pelicans sank 23 of 46 just one game after making 10 of 42 (23.8 percent) during a 123-109 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Friday. New Orleans shot 57.7 percent from the floor on Tuesday.
The Pelicans’ Herbert Jones Jr. scored 22 (making all four of his 3-point attempts), Brandon Ingram put up 18, Jonas Valanciunas had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and Zion Williamson added 17 points and a career-high 11 assists. New Orleans wound up with a franchise-record 41 assists.
The old team mark for points was set in New Orleans’ 149-129 win over the Sacramento Kings on Oct. 19, 2018.
Collin Sexton scored 22, Simone Fontecchio had 18 and John Collins scored 14 for the Jazz, who made 12 of 36 3-point attempts and lost their third straight game after a six-game winning streak.