DETROIT -- The New Orleans Pelicans had to work extra hard to snap a three-game losing streak. They're hoping to make things easier on themselves Monday night.
The Pelicans gave away a 20-point halftime lead in Brooklyn on Saturday but survived with a 138-128 double-overtime victory. Anthony Davis carried them with 44 points, 17 rebounds, six steals and three blocks in 49 workhorse minutes.
"You know they live by the 3, die by the 3. They were missing a lot and then they were able to get hot, especially Allen Crabbe, so that's how they get back in the game," Davis said of the Nets, who trailed by 28 points.