Jonas Valanciunas, Pelicans beat Hornets, win third straight

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Jonas Valanciunas cranked out 29 points and 13 rebounds and teammate CJ McCollum had a big fourth quarter as the visiting New Orleans Pelicans held on to defeat the Charlotte Hornets 112-107 on Friday night.

Zion Williamson finished with 21 points, McCollum had 19 points, Trey Murphy III added 13 points off the bench and Herbert Jones posted 11 points for the Pelicans, who matched their season-best streak with three wins in a row.

McCollum scored 11 points in the first 6 1/2 minutes of the fourth quarter, when he ended up with 13 total points.

The Hornets were stuck with their third consecutive loss despite Terry Rozier's 30 points…