US EditionPOST-GAME REACTION: Alvarado’s 3-pointer sends Pelicans past Hornets for first win of the season
Jose Alvarado scored 18 points including the winning 3-pointer to end the Pelicans’ six-game losing streak, leaving the Brooklyn Nets as the only winless NBA team.
- With the game in its final moments, Jose Alvarado made a go-ahead 3-pointer, sending the Pelicans to a 116-112 win over the Hornets on Tuesday.
- After starting the season winless, the New Orleans Pelicans entered Tuesday's game after dropping their first six outings and announced Zion Williamson will miss at least a week with a strained left hamstring.
- Bench contributions featured prominently as Jose Alvarado scored 18 points, Saddiq Bey added key scoring, and rookie Derik Queen had 12 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists in 18 minutes.
- Rookie Derik Queen came up with a late steal after Charlotte inbounded following Trey Murphy III's two free throws that made it 115-112, and Miles Bridges missed a tying 3.
- With the victory, New Orleans Pelicans head to Dallas on Wednesday while the Charlotte Hornets visit Miami on Friday, leaving the Brooklyn Nets as the NBA's only winless team.
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The New Orleans Pelicans got their first win of the season Tuesday night, beating the Charlotte Hornets 116-112 in a thriller at the Smoothie King Center. The win snapped a 13-game losing streak dating back to March 30 last season.…
NBA: Late surge vs. Hornets gives Pelicans first win of season
Trey Murphy scored 21 points and Jose Alvarado added 18 as the New Orleans Pelicans broke through for their first win, finishing with an 11-0 burst to reel in the visiting Charlotte Hornets 116-112.
POST-GAME REACTION: Alvarado’s 3-pointer sends Pelicans past Hornets for first win of the season
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Alvarado's 3-pointer sends Pelicans past Hornets for their first win of the season
Jose Alvarado made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 16 seconds left and the New Orleans Pelicans won for the first time this season by beating the Charlotte Hornets 116-112 on Tuesday night.
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thesportsleader.comLate surge vs. Hornets gives Pelicans first win of season
Trey Murphy scored 21 points and Jose Alvarado added 18 as the New Orleans Pelicans broke through for their first win, finishing with an 11-0 burst to reel in the visiting Charlotte Hornets 116-112.
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