NEW ORLEANS -- Tyreke Evans hit the final shot. Stefan Medina Jersey . Jrue Holiday made every big play before that to put the New Orleans Pelicans in position to win. Evans sank a mid-range, pull-up jumper with 1.2 seconds left, and Holiday scored 15 of his season-high 31 points in the fourth quarter as the Pelicans beat the Portland Trail Blazers 110-108 on Monday night. Holiday, acquired in a draft-night trade with Philadelphia last June, connected on seven shots in the fourth when the score was tied or New Orleans led by two or fewer points. He also tied his season high for assists with 13. "I was just being aggressive," he said. "They were backing off on the screen-and-roll where I had the guard behind him, and I had a lot of confidence in my shot. I just felt good and it came at a good time." Evans big basket came right after Portlands Damian Lillard, who has hit several game-winners this season, made a contested 3-pointer to tie the score at 108. New Orleans, which won its fourth in a row at home, never trailed in the second half but never led by more than five in the final 10 minutes. Anthony Davis added 27 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks. Evans had 20 points, getting his first eight baskets in the lane before making his first jump shot at the end. The opportunity came after Holiday pushed the ball up the court instead of calling a timeout when Lillards 3-pointer rolled in with 10.9 seconds left. "It really kind of gets them off guard," Holiday said. "Sometimes when they celebrate like that, well go right back down in 2 or 3 seconds. Thats definitely big for us." Davis then forced LaMarcus Aldridge into a tough shot from the baseline that bounced off the top of the backboard and came after the buzzer anyway. "I thought they were going to try to give him the ball and hit a jump shot," Davis said. "I just tried to play good defence on him and put my hands up and make him shoot real high." Lillard scored 29 points and Aldridge had 28 for Portland (24-7), which lost its second straight. "Its a lot of stuff," Lillard said. "This was just a game that we couldnt pull out our best abilities. We just need to learn from this game and use it in a way to win our next one." Holiday answered every Portland challenge down the stretch. When the Blazers scored the first seven points of the fourth to tie the score at 89, he sank a 3-pointer. Holiday then hit an outside shot and a buzzer-beating driving bank to keep the Pelicans ahead 98-95. After Nicolas Batum missed a free throw that would have given Portland its first lead since 33-32 in the second quarter, Holiday sank a floater to make the score 100-98. After Aldridge missed an outside shot with the score tied at 100, Holiday sank one from just beyond the free throw line. "He was excellent in the fourth quarter," Evans said. "He was in control. Thats what hes here for." The Blazers, who have struggled defensively lately, allowed the Pelicans to hit 53.9 per cent of their shots. Portland entered having allowed an average of 111.8 points in its last four games. "There are a lot of causes," Blazers coach Terry Stotts said. "Its penetration, its not helping out one another, its transition." The Pelicans limited the Blazers to 44.3 per cent shooting, and Davis was a major factor. He blocked two fallaway attempts from Aldridge before stifling him on the final shot. The Pelicans dominated the first half statistically -- shooting 52.2 per cent to the Blazers 38.3 per cent and outrebounding them 28-19 -- so New Orleans 56-49 lead at the break felt as though it should have been larger. New Orleans outrebounded the Blazers 18-8 in the first quarter, had a 10-0 advantage in second-chance points and held Lillard to one basket. The Pelicans also committed only one turnover, yet were up only 26-21. That advantage disappeared quickly when Dorell Wright and Lillard sank consecutive 3-pointers to put Portland ahead 33-32 early in the second, but Evans scored six in a row to start a 12-0 New Orleans run. NOTES: Pelicans guard Eric Gordon missed his third consecutive game with a bruised right hip. ... Pelicans centre Jason Smith sat out with a left shoulder injury. He had missed three games with a bruised right knee before returning against Houston on Saturday. ... New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton sat courtside a day after his team clinched its fourth NFL playoff berth in the last five years. ... The Pelicans Ryan Anderson had made at least one 3-pointer in all 20 games he played in this season and 26 in a row dating to last season. Jeison Murillo Jersey . -- The taxing preseason, which included two games in China, is finally over. Frank Fabra Jersey . Costa Rica followed up its wins over Uruguay and Italy by holding England to a dour 0-0 draw on Tuesday, enough to finish first in Group D. http://www.soccercolombiamart.com/world-cup-carlos-valderrama-football-jersey/ . The struggling New Orleans Pelicans were simply overmatched. Crawford hit seven 3s on his way to 24 points, and the Clippers beat the Pelicans 123-110 on Monday night. "We understand what we do well. If we all do what we do well, well make our team stronger," Crawford said.Watch and vote for your favourite Sky Bet EFL goals of the month from October, including efforts by Ayoze Perez, Matty Taylor and Jonathan Kodjia. Nominations from each of the Sky Bet EFL divisions were initially compiled after input from fans on Twitter.These were then whittled down to three goals per league by our judging panel, comprising Sky Sports EFL expert Don Goodman, Sky Bet sponsorship manager David Tweed and EFL commercial marketing manager James Walker. Watch all the nominations below and dont forget to vote for your favourite, with all winners to be announced on Friday November 18...Sky Bet Championship Heres the nominees for the Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month award for October. Ayoze Perez - NEWCASTLE UNITED v Ipswich TownA great team goal involving all 11 Newcastle players straight from kick-off. Perez finished the move with a powerful volley without Ipswich getting a touch.Wes Hoolahan - NORWICH CITY v Rotherham UnitedAlex Pritchards skillfully threaded through ball found Hoolahan on the penalty spot. He turned the first man, before checking and coolly slotting the ball home.Jonathan Kodjia - ASTON VILLA v FulhamKodija harried David Button after a heavy touch from the Fulham goalkeeper and when the clearance fell to Albert Adomah, he crossed for Kodjia to finish acrobatically and emphatically.Sky Bet League One Heres the nominees for the Sky Bet League One Goal of the Month award for October. Johan Mojica Jersey. Erhun Oztumer - Swindon Town v WALSALLOztumer impressively read the play to intercept Darnell Furlongs pass before spotting Swindon keeper Lawrence Vigouroux off his line and driving the ball over him from 40 yards.Matty Taylor - Milton Keynes Dons v BRISTOL ROVERSWith the ball in the air, Charlie Colkett checked his surroundings before playing a deft back-heel to fellow Chelsea loanee Jake Clarke-Salter, who had the composure to pick out an unmarked Matty Taylor just two yards out.Chris Forrester - PETERBOROUGH UNITED v BuryTwo quality touches from Forrester turned an over-hit cross into a beautiful goal. The first cushioned the ball to Tom Nichols, the second sent the keeper the wrong way.Sky Bet League Two Heres the nominees for the Sky Bet League Two Goal of the Month award for October. Nathan Thomas - Grimsby v HARTLEPOOLThomas was moving away from goal, seemingly unlikely to trouble Grimsby keeper James McKeown, when he dinked an incredible lobbed effort into the far corner of the goalLuke Joyce - CARLISLE UNITED v Crawley TownJoyce brought the ball down from Andre Blackmans defensive header and unleashed a fierce drilled strike into the top left corner of the goal via the Crawley bar.Luke Berry - Blackpool v CAMBRIDGE UNITEDA beautifully hit, curling 25-yard free kick that sailed into the top corner. The ball cleared the jumping wall and evaded Blackpool goalkeeper Dean Lyness best diving effort.To suggest a goal to be considered for future Sky Bet Goal of the Month awards, fans can tweet details of their nominated goal to @SkyBet using #SkyBetGotM. Also See: Championship video Fixtures Table Live on Sky Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '