NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Pelicans interim coach James Borrego finally got to celebrate with his players Monday (Nov. 24), as they outlasted the Chicago Bulls, 143-130 at the Smoothie King Center.

The scoring output was a season-high for the Pels (3-15), who snapped a nine-game losing streak that included an 0-5 start under Borrego since the firing of Coach Willie Green.

The victory ended nearly a month of frustration for a New Orleans team that had not won a game since Nov. 5 in Dallas.

The Pelicans finally got off to a fast start, outscoring the Bulls 37-30 in the first quarter and taking a 74-58 lead into the halftime break.

As has often been the case this season, New Orleans was outscored in the third period, but this time by only a single point. The Pelicans eventually built a lead as

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