NEW ORLEANS _ The Charlotte Hornets blew a 14-point lead, allowing the New Orleans Pelicans to reach overtime and take home this game 121-116 at Smoothie King Center.
The Hornets fell to 8-4, despite point guard Kemba Walker's 11th consecutive game of 20 or more points. Walker finished with 25 points. Reserve Marco Belinelli added 22.
Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis led New Orleans with 38 points and 15 rebounds. He made a 19-foot pull-up with 1 minute, 35 seconds left, then a layup with 47 seconds left for a four-point lead.
The Hornets led by two in the final minute of regulation when Walker missed a 3-pointer and the ball bounced out-of-bounds. Davis tied the game at 108-108 with 18 seconds left on a put-back layup.
Walker missed a 17-foot jump shot and the game went to overtime after the Pelicans failed to complete a pass to the rim with two-tenths of a second left.
