New Orleans @ Charlotte preview

Last Meeting ( Mar 11, 2017 ) New Orleans 125, Charlotte 122

Behind DeMarcus Cousins' historic performance, the New Orleans Pelicans stayed hot in perhaps their most dramatic win of the season. Cousins seeks another dominant effort and the Pelicans aim for their sixth win in seven games when they travel to take on the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday.

Cousins put up 44 points, 24 rebounds and 10 assists and New Orleans rallied from 17 points down to steal a 132-128 double-overtime win over Chicago on Monday at home. "My strength coach had the nerve to ask me, do I want to lift after this game? I almost lost it. If I had some energy, we would have fought," Cousins joked with reporters after his 52-minute effort. "I'm just glad it's over. Seriously. I think [the Bulls] feel the same way, too." The Hornets lost a pair of overtime matchups with the Pelicans last season but they enter this one on a high note as well, having won six of their last nine after fending off Sacramento 112-107 on Monday. Kemba Walker, the subject of trade rumors in Charlotte, had 26 points as the Hornets improved to 2-1 on their current five-game homestand.

TV: 7 p.m. ET, FS New Orleans, FS Southeast (Charlotte)

ABOUT THE PELICANS (25-21): Cousins' recorded the first 40-point, 20-rebound, 10-assist game since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1972, and was supported by running mate Anthony Davis, who had 34 points before fouling out in the first OT. "You dream about moments like that as a kid -- a game coming down to the line and just making big plays down the stretch," Cousins added. "I think we just willed our way through this game." Davis may take the leading role in this one after averaging 42 points and 18.5 boards in the two wins over Charlotte last season.

ABOUT THE HORNETS (19-26): Charlotte attempted a season-high 40 3-pointers - making 16 - in the win over the Kings and Walker did the bulk of the work with a 5-for-14 showing. "Just moving the basketball," Walker told reporters. "Whenever you have an open shot just being aggressive and making them. We're all creating for each other to get the best shots possible and whenever we did we just knocked them in tonight." Dwight Howard ran his streak of consecutive double-doubles to five with 14 points and 16 rebounds to go along with a season high-tying six blocks.

BUZZER BEATERS

1. Hornets SF Michael Kidd-Gilchrist missed Monday's game due to an abscess in his arm.

2. New Orleans is 6-3 on the road against Eastern Conference opponents.

3. Charlotte SG Jeremy Lamb is 7-for-14 from 3-point range over a four-game span.

PREDICTION: Pelicans 111, Hornets 109