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Fans stood to applaud as the Pelicans began to run down the
clock for their first victory since Nov. 5 at Dallas, 10 days
before the firing of coach Willie Green, when New Orleans was
2-10.
Borrego needed six games to get his first win, and it came with
a balanced, high-scoring effort.
The Pelicans (3-15) had eight players with 10 or more points.
Trey Murphy scored 20 points, Jose Alvarado had 16, Yves Missi
had 14 points and 14 rebounds, Bryce McGowens scored 11 and
Micah Peavy had 10.
Ayo Dosunmu scored 28 points and Coby White added 24 for
Chicago, which went 20 of 50 on 3-pointers. Josh Giddey added 21
points and Jalen Smith 13 for the Bulls, while Tre Jones had 10
points and 11 assists off the bench.
The Pelicans led by as many as 22 points in the second quarter
when Murphy made it 55-33 by converting a 3-point play on a
reverse layup while being fouled by Smith.
After the Bulls had chipped away in the final minutes of the
second quarter, Williamson hit a driving layup and added a
finger-roll in the final seconds of the period to put the
Pelicans up 74-58 at halftime.
Up next
Bulls: Visit the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.
Pelicans: Host the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.
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