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The veteran guard notched a career-best 21 assists in the Pelicans' loss to the Pacers on Monday. NBA.com Staff Elfrid Payton set a new career-high and NBA season-high with 21 assists in a loss to the ...

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Elfrid Payton racked up an eye-popping assists total during Monday's game versus the Indiana ...

Back-to-back Pacers wins for the 2nd time. They held off the Pelicans 114-110. Murphy/McCollum combined for 47pts, Elfrid ...

Signing six-year veteran guard Jaylen Nowell at the beginning of this month, the Pelicans then waived him before signing ...

Regardless of how Knicks fans feel about Payton, his comeback is remarkable. It's part of what makes sports so special. Many assumed he'd never play in an NBA game again, but he's exceeded ...

The Pelicans and a finally healthy CJ McCollum will not find much solace in moral victories amid an injury-ravaged NBA season ...

Jalen Brunson is pairing his otherworldly ability to put the ball in the basket with a newfound facilitating knack.

The return of shooting guard C.J. McCollum and a remarkable 21-assist night from Gretna native Elfrid Payton wasn’t enough to ...

Haliburton's tiebreaking 3 with 3:06 to go and Bennedict Mathurin's alley-oop dunk off Haliburton's pass with a minute ...

Trey Murphy III led the Pelicans with 24 points, matching his season high. CJ McCollum added 23 points in his first action in nearly a month, and Elfrid Payton dished out a career-high 21 assists — ...

New Orleans, though, has gotten a lift from recently signed point guard Elfrid Payton, who had a career-high 21 assists, the ...