Derik Queen had a historic night, Trey Murphy III scored 32 points and Herb Jones flourished in his return from injury.
But even all of that couldn’t prevent yet another loss for the New Orleans Pelicans.
Queen had the first triple-double for a Pelican this season, finishing with 33 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, becoming the first rookie in NBA history to have at least 25 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and four blocks in a game.
“The stats are cool,” Queen said, “but I just want to win.”
New Orleans (3-21), which faces the Portland Trail Blazers at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Smoothie King Center, hasn’t won any of its last seven games.
Queen could have made his night even more memorable, but he missed a 3-pointer with the Pelicans trailing by one point with 3.8 seconds left.
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