Holiday's 22 Points Leads Pelicans Past Clippers, 109-105
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jrue Holiday scored 22 points and the injury-riddled New Orleans Pelicans beat the Los Angeles Clippers 109-105 on Sunday night.
Omer Asik scored a season-high 15 points and tied his season best with 14 rebounds for New Orleans, while Dante Cunningham scored a season-high 19 points. Reserve guard Tim Frazier added a season-high 17 points.
Chris Paul and J.J. Redick each scored 24 points, and Paul also had 13 assists for the Clippers, who lost in Memphis on Saturday night and were playing their second game in less than 24 hours. Los Angeles missed 19 3-point attempts and 13 free throws.
Still, despite trailing by 11 with 1:23 left, the Clippers could have tied it when DeAndre Jordan dunked as he was fouled. But Jordan missed his free throw with 27 seconds left. Former Pelican Austin Rivers also missed a 3-point shot that would have tied it in the final seconds.
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