{"id":312092,"date":"2025-11-25T04:25:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T04:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/312092\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T04:25:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T04:25:07","slug":"zion-williamson-scores-29-and-the-pelicans-end-a-9-game-skid-with-a-143-130-win-over-the-bulls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/312092\/","title":{"rendered":"Zion Williamson scores 29 and the Pelicans end a 9-game skid with a 143-130 win over the Bulls"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW ORLEANS — – Zion Williamson<\/a> tied a season high with 29 points and the New Orleans Pelicans<\/a> defeated the Chicago Bulls<\/a> 143-130 on Monday night to end a nine-game losing streak and win for the first time under interim coach James Borrego.<\/p>\n

Saddiq Bey<\/a> had 20 points and 14 rebounds, highlighted by a pair of late 3s to help New Orleans hold a lead that was 18 points with 5:15 left but fell to single digits in the last two minutes.<\/p>\n

Fans stood to applaud as the Pelicans began to run down the clock for their first victory since Nov. 5 at Dallas, 10 days before the firing of coach Willie Green, when New Orleans was 2-10.<\/p>\n

Borrego needed six games to get his first win, and it came with a balanced, high-scoring effort.<\/p>\n

The Pelicans (3-15) had eight players with 10 or more points. Trey Murphy scored 20 points, Jose Alvarado<\/a> had 16, Yves Missi<\/a> had 14 points and 14 rebounds, Bryce McGowens<\/a> scored 11 and Micah Peavy<\/a> had 10.<\/p>\n

Ayo Dosunmu<\/a> scored 28 points and Coby White<\/a> added 24 for Chicago, which went 20 of 50 on 3-pointers. Josh Giddey<\/a> added 21 points and Jalen Smith<\/a> 13 for the Bulls, while Tre Jones<\/a> had 10 points and 11 assists off the bench.<\/p>\n

The Pelicans led by as many as 22 points in the second quarter when Murphy made it 55-33 by converting a 3-point play on a reverse layup while being fouled by Smith.<\/p>\n

After the Bulls had chipped away in the final minutes of the second quarter, Williamson hit a driving layup and added a finger-roll in the final seconds of the period to put the Pelicans up 74-58 at halftime.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Bulls: Visit the Charlotte Hornets<\/a> on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Pelicans: Host the Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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