PORTLAND, Ore. -- New Orleans rookie Cheick Diallo has spent the season back and forth with the NBA's Development League, but he helped the Pelicans get one last victory before the offseason.
Diallo had 12 points and 16 rebounds, and the Pelicans snapped a five-game losing streak with a 103-100 victory over the playoff-bound Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.
"He's been with us like four days, no practices, no anything, but he has a really high basketball IQ," New Orleans coach Alvin Gentry said.
Jordan Crawford added 15 points for New Orleans, which finished 34-48 and out of the playoffs for the second straight season.