National Basketball Association

Hornets, Walker top Pelicans 122-113 for 5th straight win

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 11:04 a.m. ET

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Kemba Walker scored 35 points, and the Charlotte Hornets held off the New Orleans Pelicans 122-113 on Wednesday night for their 11th win in the last 13 games.

Walker shot 9 of 18 from the field and had five 3-pointers for his fourth-straight 30-point game. He also added seven assists and seven rebounds for Charlotte (35-28), which has won five straight during its recent playoff push.

Courtney Lee had 16 points and Nicolas Batum added 15 as all five Charlotte starters reached double figures in scoring midway through the third quarter.

Anthony Davis had 40 points and 13 rebounds, and Jure Holiday scored a season-high 38 points as the injury-plagued Pelicans fell to 7-24 on the road this season.

Walker came in averaging 30.8 points, 6.8 assists and 5.5 rebounds during the previous four games.