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Cousins' historic triple-double lifts Pelicans over Bulls

By The Associated Press which has lost four of five.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — De- Kidd was fired hours before
Marcus Cousins had 44 the game, ending a three-
points, 24 rebounds and plus season tenure that
10 assists, Anthony Davis included two playoff ap-
scored 34 points, and the pearances but stretches of
All-Star pair led a 17-point inconsistency on both ends
New Orleans comeback of the floor. Other than a
in the final five minutes of 33-win season in 2015-16,
regulation before the Peli- the Bucks hovered around
cans pulled out a 132-128 .500 under Kidd as a young
victory over the Chicago core of Giannis Antetok-
Bulls in double overtime ounmpo, Middleton and
Monday night. Brogdon blossomed into
Cousins scored seven top-flight players.
points in the second over- ROCKETS 99, HEAT 90
time on a 3-pointer, a HOUSTON (AP) — James
turnaround jumper and Harden scored 28 points
two free throws with 8.2 and Houston overcame
seconds left. He became a big early deficit to beat
the first NBA player since Miami.
Hall of Famer Wilt Cham- Miami led by double dig-
berlain in 1968 to have as New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins (0) goes to the basket against Chicago Bulls its before halftime, but
many as 40 points, 20 re- center Robin Lopez in the second half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Monday, Jan. the game stayed close
bounds and 10 assists in 22, 2018. The Pelicans won in double overtime, 132-128. throughout most of the
a game.E'Twaun Moore Associated Press second half. It was tied with
about three minutes left
scored 15 points, including when Harden hit a 3-point-
a 3 in the second overtime er just before the shot clock
to help the Pelicans win for expired. That was the start
the fifth time in six games. of a 7-2 run that made it
Jerian Grant had 22 points 95-90 with 38 seconds left.
and 13 assists, and Robin James Johnson missed a
Lopez also scored 22 for 3-pointer on the other end,
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BUCKS 109, SUNS 105
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GAMES START 8 PM TO THE WEE HOURS MILWAUKEE (AP) — Khris bounds. The team was
Middleton scored 35 points missing Goran Dragic for
and hit two long jumpers in the second straight game
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CRAPS Brogdon added a steal Marc Gasol scored 19
points, Tyreke Evans add-
ONLY CASINO IN ARUBA TO OFFER 3, 4 & 5 TIME ODDS with 40 seconds left after ed 18 points and eight
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