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Postgame wrap: Nets 108, Pelicans 101 (OT)

New Orleans played one of its best defensive games of 2019-20, holding Brooklyn to just 42 percent shooting from the field and no more than 21 points in any of the first three quarters, but it still wasn’t enough.

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Pain continues for Pelicans as they lose 13th straight in overtime

As the final seconds of the first half ticked away, Jrue Holiday waited, waited and then waited some more to attack. The Pelicans hadn’t scored in more than seven minutes up to that point. When he finally did start his approach, the Nets collapsed. He kicked the ball to Lonzo Ball, who pump faked and failed to get a shot off before the backboard lit up red.

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Dinwiddie’s 31 points push Nets past Pelicans, 108-101 in OT

NEW ORLEANS — Spencer Dinwiddie and the Brooklyn Nets didn’t sound bothered that a team that hasn’t won in almost a month took them to overtime.

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Pelicans’ Alvin Gentry says refs made ‘wrong call’ late in loss

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Pelicans’ franchise-worst 13th consecutive loss came with very unlucky circumstances late in regulation.

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‘I just try to attack it every day like this is my game’: How Pelicans’ Darius Miller is recovering from torn Achilles

Pelicans forward Darius Miller’s season ended before it even began when he ruptured his right Achilles during an offseason workout in New Orleans in late August. The 29-year-old was coming off one of his best seasons as a pro and was one month removed from signing a two-year, $14 million deal that kept him with the Pelicans even after the large-scale rebuild that took place under new Pelicans executive vice president David Griffin.

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David Griffin refutes report that star guard Jrue Holiday is on trading block

Jrue Holiday maintains Twitter and Instagram pages, but for the most part, he is on social media for the fodder that has nothing to do with professional basketball. In 11 NBA seasons, Holiday has found it is healthiest to tune out the constant buzz that is sports media in the social media era.

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Zion Williamson goes through light shooting work after practice

A little more than eight weeks after undergoing right knee surgery, Zion Williamson continues to take baby steps toward making his on-court return. The No. 1 overall pick went through shooting drills and walked through offensive sets following Tuesday’s shootaround, the latest in his rehab as he recovers from a torn right lateral meniscus.

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Zion Williamson ‘fully weight-bearing,’ but no return date set

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson returned to full weight-bearing exercises, but team executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin isn’t ready to set a return date just yet.

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