It was not pretty but the New Orleans Pelicans escaped some late game chaos and beat the Washington Wizards 107-105 on Friday night.
The New Orleans Pelicans had four days off before facing the Wizards at home with no Bradley Beal, so even without Ryan Anderson anything but a win would have caused an already disappointing season to reach a new low. Alas, the Pelicans were able to squeak out a 107-105 win but it wasn’t pretty and it was due to the hot three-point shooting of the backcourt as Eric Gordon, Jrue Holiday, and Tyreke Evans combined for 13 three-pointers on only 19 attempts.
New Orleans returns to action Saturday night in Chicago against the Bulls.