Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams (12) shoots over New Orleans Pelicans center Jahlil Okafor (8) in the first half of an NBA basketball game i...
Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams (12) shoots over New Orleans Pelicans center Jahlil Okafor (8) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) drives to the basket between New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes (10) and forward Brandon...
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) drives to the basket between New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes (10) and forward Brandon Ingram (14) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams (12) blocks a shot by New Orleans Pelicans center Jahlil Okafor (8) in the first half of an NBA basketball g...
Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams (12) blocks a shot by New Orleans Pelicans center Jahlil Okafor (8) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes (10) goes to the basket against Oklahoma City Thunder center Nerlens Noel (9) in the first half of an NBA bas...
New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes (10) goes to the basket against Oklahoma City Thunder center Nerlens Noel (9) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram (14) goes to the basket against Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams (12) in the first half of an NBA...
New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram (14) goes to the basket against Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams (12) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday (11) slam-dunks over Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) in the first half of an NBA baske...
New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday (11) slam-dunks over Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
New Orleans Pelicans guard E'Twaun Moore (55) passes around Oklahoma City Thunder center Nerlens Noel (9) in the first half of an NBA basketball game ...
New Orleans Pelicans guard E'Twaun Moore (55) passes around Oklahoma City Thunder center Nerlens Noel (9) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Chris Paul scored seven of his 16 points in a late 12-0 run in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 107-104 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday.
Danilo Gallinari led the Thunder with 23 points and 11 rebounds, and Steven Adams, Dennis Schroder and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 17 points each. Adams also had 10 rebounds
Jrue Holiday had 26 points for New Orleans, Brandon Ingeram added 20, and Josh Hart had 11 points and 11 rebounds. The Pelicans have lost five in a row.
Lonzo Ball made his fourth 3-pointer of the game to give New Orleans a 94-89 lead with 5:12 left
Gallinari made a 3-pointer from the right baseline to tie it at 94 with 3:51 left.
Paul dominated after that, hitting a pair of 15-footers near the free-throw line and capping his personal run with a deep 3-pointer from the right wing over the arms of Jaxson Hayes to give the Thunder a 101-94 lead.
TIP-INS
Thunder: The Thunder improved to 2-8 on the road.
Pelicans: Ball returned to the starting lineup after missing the previous two games with a stomach virus. Ball has missed eight of the Pelicans’ first 19 games, the other six because of a right adductor strain. ... Derrick Favors has missed the last three games following the sudden death of his mother. Her funeral was Saturday. ... Kenrich Williams sat out with a left ankle sprain.
UP NEXT
Thunder: Host Indiana on Wednesday night.
Pelicans: Host Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night.
