Trey Murphy III scores 41 points, Pelicans top Blazers 127-110
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Trey Murphy III hit a career-best 9three-pointers to highlight his career-high 41 points, and the NewOrleans Pelicans beat the Portland Trail Blazers 127-110 on Sundaynight.
The Pelicans are now 33-35 as they try to stay in contention fora Western Conference postseason berth.
CJ McCollumhad 22 points and 11 assists for New Orleans, which made 18 of itsfirst 30 3-point attempts as a team before finishing 19 of 40(47.5%) from deep. Josh Richardson scored 19 points for thePelicans.
HerbertJones added 16 points, and Jonas Valanciunas had 11 points and 12rebounds to help New Orleans win handily despite playing for asecond straight game without high-scoring wing Brandon Ingram(right ankle).
AnferneeSimons scored 17 for Portland, while Shaedon Sharpe and Kevin Knoxeach scored 14 points and Cam Reddish added 11.
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