NEW ORLEANS — Kristaps Porzingis scored 30 points, Jarrett Jack made two free throws to break a tie with 9 seconds remaining and the New York Knicks defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 105-103 on Saturday night.
Jack finished with 15 points, and Michael Beasley scored 15 off the bench for the Knicks, who snapped a season-worst four-game losing streak.
Anthony Davis had 31 points and nine rebounds for the Pelicans and missed a 3-pointer just before the final buzzer. DeMarcus Cousins had 29 points and 19 rebounds, Jrue Holiday scored 13 and E’Twaun Moore had 12.
Cousins made a 3-pointer and scored on a drive to give New Orleans a 99-91 lead with 2:57 left before New York fought back.
Porzingis scored seven straight points to give the Knicks a 103-101 lead with 38 seconds left.
Cousins made two free throws to tie the score before Jack was fouled by Holiday while shooting from the lane.
Holiday began the fourth-quarter scoring with a three-point play that started an 8-0 New Orleans run, giving the Pelicans an 86-79 lead.
Frank Ntilikina’s jumper ended the Knicks drought and started an 8-2 run that got them within 88-87 midway through the fourth.
The Knicks led by 11 at halftime, but Davis led a surge in the third quarter. He scored 14 points, including seven straight, as New Orleans got within 75-71.
Holiday’s 3-pointer helped the Pelicans get within 79-78 after three quarters.
Beasley scored 11 points as the New York bench outscored the New Orleans reserves 23-8 in the second quarter. The Knicks led 56-45 at halftime.
TIP-INS
Knicks: New York’s bench outscored the Pelicans’ backups 42-10.
Pelicans: After playing three home games in four nights, New Orleans plays six of its next eight on the road. … Cousins has three games with at least 30 points and 20 rebounds this season, making him the first player to do that since Kevin Love in 2010-11. … Holiday sat out the last 4:36 of the first half after committing his third foul.
UP NEXT
Knicks: Host San Antonio on Tuesday night.
Pelicans: At Utah on Wednesday night.
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