Pelicans (25-21), Bulls (18-29)
You don’t see double overtime every day. You don’t see a team rally from 18 points down midway through the fourth quarter to force extra time often, either. You definitely don’t see many individuals go for 40-20-10 in an NBA game – in fact, it hadn’t happened in the league since 1968.
Yet all of those things occurred Monday, when New Orleans posted a wild, memorable, double-OT home victory over Chicago, despite trailing by 18 points in the fourth period. DeMarcus Cousins turned in a historic performance for the Pelicans by finishing with 44 points, 24 rebounds and 10 assists.