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Herb Jones achieved a feat Chris Paul pulled off during his time in New Orleans after the Pelicans' matchup against the Rockets on Thursday.
Saddiq Bey scored 29 points, Trey Murphy III added 27 and the New Orleans Pelicans completed a franchise-record-tying comeback to beat the visiting Houston Rockets 133-128 in overtime on Thursday.
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Zion Williamson learned about James Borrego's non-negotiables for Pelicans during a Herb Jones and Trey Murphy III led win over the Rockets.
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Poole scores 22 and the Pelicans snap their 7-game skid with a 143-120 win over the Trail Blazers
Jordan Poole scored 22 points in his return from a left quadriceps injury that sidelined him for 18 games, and the New Orleans Pelicans snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 143-120 victory over the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers.
Jordan Poole admits it wasn’t easy missing 18 games while dealing with a quadricep strain. Poole was often seen holding a basketball or dribbling one during timeouts as he was relegated to just watching in street clothes from the bench. “I didn’t like it,” Poole said. “I didn’t like it at all. But I couldn’t do anything about it.”
On December 2nd, ESPN's Shams Charania reported that the New Orleans Pelicans power forward Zion Williamson suffered a right adductor injury and would be re-evaluated in three weeks. 11 days later, however,
The New Orleans Pelicans, last in the Western Conference, seek their first three-game winning streak of the season when they host the Houston Rockets on Thursday.