
Celtics' 7-game win streak halted
Pelicans rally late to force overtime, then Davis, Holiday make key plays
Updated 12:18 am, Wednesday, January 17, 2018
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Anthony Davis had 45 points and 16 rebounds to lead the New Orleans Pelicans to a 116-113 overtime victory over Boston on Tuesday night, ending the Celtics' seven-game winning streak.
Davis had four points in overtime and blocked two shots for the Pelicans, who erased a five-point deficit in the final few minutes of regulation.
DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points and 15 rebounds, and Jrue Holiday added 23 points and seven assists. Ian Clark added 15 points for the Pelicans, whose size inside ended up prevailing in overtime when Boston's barrage of 3-pointers stopped falling.
Kyrie Irving led Boston with 27 points and Al Horford had 14 points and nine rebounds. Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown added 16 points apiece for the Celtics, who attempted a season-high 50 3-pointers.
Boston was 1-for-4 on 3s in overtime. Holiday made two shots to put New Orleans up for good.
Magic 108, Timberwolves 102: Evan Fournier scored a season-high 32 points to help Orlando break a seven-game skid. D.J. Augustin added 11 points and three assists in the fourth quarter, when the Magic scored 35 points after trailing by two through three. Jimmy Butler had 28 points and seven rebounds for Minnesota, which had won five straight by an average of 18.8 points. Bismack Biyombo had 16 rebounds for Orlando, leading the team with the NBA's worst rebound percentage to a 51-37 advantage.
Nuggets 105, Mavericks 102: Nikola Jokic had 29 points and a season-high 18 rebounds, Gary Harris hit two late free throws and Denver held on after leading by 23.
Notes: Hall of Famer Jo Jo White, a two-time NBA champion with the Celtics and an Olympic gold medalist, has died. He was 71. ... Hornets coach Steve Clifford returned to practice following a 21-game absence due to headaches caused by sleep deprivation. Clifford was an assistant coach at Siena in 1994-95 under Bob Beyer.