NEW ORLEANS — Anthony Davis scored a game-high 35 points and rookie Buddy Hield had a season-high 21 as the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Indiana Pacers 102-95 on Thursday night in the Smoothie King Center.
Hield made a season-high five 3-pointers, all in the second half, Jrue Holiday added 16 points and Terrence Jones had 10 points off the bench for the Pelicans, who finished the game on a 17-5 run.
Myles Turner led the Pacers with 26 points, Jeff Teague scored 21, Paul George had 18 and Al Jefferson scored 14 off the bench.
The Pacers extended their four-point halftime lead to seven before Hield got hot. He made four 3-pointers as the Pelicans pulled even at 68.
Jefferson made a pair of baskets as Indiana grabbed a 74-71 lead after three quarters.
Bucks 108, Bulls 97
MILWAUKEE — Matthew Dellavedova drained a 3-pointer that restored a double-digit lead with 1:34 left as Milwaukee held off a late charge by Chicago.
Making a rare appearance in front of a national television audience, the Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jabari Parker put on a show. They combined to hit 24 of 46 shots and sink five 3-pointers to finish with 30 and 28 points, respectively.
Antetokounmpo added 14 rebounds, three assists and three steals, while Parker grabbed five boards and dished out three assists.
The Bulls’ Taj Gibson scored 17 of his 19 in the first half while Jimmy Butler added 10 before the break and finished with a team-leading 21. Dwyane Wade scored 16 of his 20 in the second half.