CJ McCollum scored 33 points and the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans beat the Detroit Pistons 125-116 on Thursday with both teams playing for the second straight night.
Williamson, who has been injury prone during his first four NBA seasons, was given the night off with the back-to-back and the Pelicans also playing the second of three games in four nights., a third-year pro out of Chattanooga, got his first-career start and scored a career-high 20 points, hitting the first four 3-pointers he took and finishing 6 of 8 from deep.
His early production helped New Orleans build a 25-point lead in the second quarter when Jones' free throws made it 70-45. Having pulled off the largest road comeback in franchise history a night earlier when they erased a 22-point deficit in Oklahoma City, the Pelicans briefly looked to be in danger of blowing a big lead at home.
Coming off a home loss to Portland, Detroit got back within single digits when Sasser's 3 made it 111-103 with 4:03 left, but Jones hit a driving layup while being fouled on New Orleans' next trip down the court.' bail-out 3 as the shot clock wound down a couple minutes later gave him 10 points and helped the Pelicans hold Detroit at bay.
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