The Pelicans finished the first half strong, beating the Jazz for their fourth straight win.

Saddiq Bey scored 24 points and the visiting New Orleans Pelicans beat the Utah Jazz for the second time in three nights, 115-105 on Saturday.

Bay, who scored a season-high 42 points in the Pelicans’ 129-118 win on Thursday night, was joined by rookies Jeremiah Pierce (18), Bryce McGowens (18), Herb Jones (17) and Jordan Poole (11), who added a season-high 11 rebounds, as New Orleans won its fourth straight win.

Leading scorer Trey Murphy III missed his fifth straight game with a right shoulder contusion, and second-leading scorer Zion Williamson scored just four points in 11 minutes before leaving the game with a right ankle injury.

New Orleans still had plenty of firepower, leading by as many as 27 points just like two days ago.

Isaiah Collier had 21 points, Keyonte George (ankle) had 17 in his return from a six-game absence, Elijah Harkless had 14, Ace Bailey had 13, Kyle Filipowski had 12 and Brice Sensabaugh had 10 to lead the Jazz, who have lost their fifth straight game.

The Pelicans went from a 25-point lead to 27 at halftime with 3:57 left in the third quarter, but the Jazz were up 89-73 by the end of the period. Utah got close to seven points early in the fourth quarter, but New Orleans scored eight points and maintained a double-digit lead for the remainder of the game.

The Pelicans scored the first nine points of the game with nearly five minutes remaining before the Jazz made their first field goal. Utah tied the game at 17-19 before New Orleans took a 27-22 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Yves Missy, who returned from a five-game absence due to a calf injury, scored in the second quarter with a dunk, and Poole followed with a 3-pointer to extend the lead to 10 points.

Jones hit two 3-pointers and Bey had five points during a 15-0 run that completed a 20-2 surge that gave New Orleans a 65-40 halftime lead. The Jazz didn’t make a field goal in the final 4:55.

–Field level media