McCollum stared down the Kings’ bench as he walked off the court as the Smoothie King Center scoreboard clock ticked down to zero. A few fans let out “C.J” chants as he headed to the locker room. It was the Pelicans’ first win since beating the Utah Jazz on Jan. 20.

Of course, all is well that ends well. McCollum and the Pelicans went on to outscore Sacramento 13–6 in overtime to secure a 140–133 win—their 13th of the season. McCollum scored 11 of New Orleans' 13 points in overtime and finished with a game-high 43 points on 16-of-25 shooting.