Los Angeles: Anthony Davis scored 44 points and Rajon Rondo had a triple double as the New Orleans Pelicans ended a three-game losing streak with a 138-128 double overtime win over the Brooklyn Nets.
The Pelicans won despite blowing a 28-point lead in the third quarter to the Nets on Saturday in front of a crowd of 16,500 at the Barclays Center arena. Davis added 17 rebounds and Rondo finished with 25 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds for the Pelicans.
Nikola Mirotic had 21 points and 16 rebounds, and Jrue Holiday chipped in 22 points. In Dallas, Germany’s Dirk Nowitzki scored a season-high 22 points and Harrison Barnes had 21 as the Dallas Mavericks spoiled Isaiah Thomas’s Los Angeles debut with a 130-123 win over the Lakers.
