Kevin Durant, Nets get past Pelicans

Kevin Durant had 33 factors and 10 rebounds and the visiting Brooklyn Nets held off the New Orleans Pelicans 108-102 on Friday night time.

Kyrie Irving added 19 factors, together with 10 within the fourth quarter, T.J. Warren scored 15 and Royce O’Neale had 14 for the Nets, who received for the thirteenth time in 14 video games.

CJ McCollum scored 28 factors, Naji Marshall scored a career-high 23, Jose Alvarado had 17, Jonas Valanciunas added 12 factors and 10 rebounds, and Trey Murphy III scored 11 factors for the Pelicans, who misplaced for simply the fifth time in 22 properties video games this season.

Durant scored the Nets’ first eight factors of the third quarter, and the Nets went from an 11-point halftime deficit right into a 70-69 lead on a 3-pointer by O’Neale with 8:15 left within the interval.

That was the primary of six lead modifications earlier than consecutive baskets by Valanciunas gave the Pelicans an 85-80 lead.

Warren had six factors as Brooklyn scored the ultimate eight to take an 88-85 lead on the finish of the quarter.

New Orleans scored the primary 5 factors of the fourth, and the Nets went scoreless till Warren’s reverse layup tied the sport at 90 with 7:38 left within the recreation. Irving and Durant every made a 3-pointer to assist Brooklyn take a 96-92 lead.

Murphy’s three-point play trimmed the result in one, however O’Neale answered with a 3-pointer.

McCollum made one free throw, however Irving beat the shot-clock buzzer with a basket from the lane for a 103-98 lead with 1:12 left.

In the primary quarter, Marshall made three 3-pointers in 4 makes an attempt as New Orleans took a 24-14 lead with simply over three minutes left.

Durant completed with 11 factors as Nets acquired inside 28-27 on the finish of the interval.

Alvarado scored eight consecutive factors for New Orleans throughout a 15-1 run to start out the second quarter that elevated the result in 15.

Irving made a jumper for Brooklyn’s first subject aim after greater than 4 minutes and the Nets trailed by 13.

McCollum scored six factors within the remaining 1:22 of the half and the Pelicans led 64-53 at halftime.

–Field Level Media/Reuters