Pelicans overpower Chicago Bulls 126-109

Devonte' Graham hit five 3-pointers en route to a season-high 30 points, CJ McCollum scored 25 and the New Orleans Pelicans crushed the Chicago Bulls 126-109 on Thursday night. Zach LaVine scored 39 points and Coby White added 23 for Chicago, which played without driving scorer DeMar DeRozan and lost the fifth game of their last six matches. Bulls are now at risk for sliding out of a main six seed in the East as the seventh and eighth seeds would need to take part in the play-in round to qualify for the playoffs.

Pelicans saw Jonas Valanciunas at 16 points and 19 rebounds as they maintained a winning momentum winning the fourth match in six games and clinching the Western Conference play-in spot.