Jazz edge the Pelicans 120-119 and end an eight-game skid

Utah beat New Orleans 120-119 at the Delta Center, ending an eight-game losing streak against the Pelicans. Dejounte Murray scored the first 12 points of a 31-13 third-quarter run that turned a 15-point deficit into a 90-86 lead, but Jaren Jackson Jr. scored nine of his 24 points in the fourth and blocked a Zion Williamson shot. Darryn Peterson made the go-ahead free throws with 50.5 seconds left, a charge on Williamson was upheld and Murray missed a pull-up at the buzzer. Keyonte George had 19 points and 10 assists, Jaxson Hayes 17; Williamson scored 23 and Saddiq Bey 20.