The Thunder blew a 19-point lead as the Pelicans came away with a 114-107 win at the Smoothie King Center.
Anthony Davis did the heavy lifting for New Orleans, dropping 36 points and grabbing 15 rebounds. Jrue Holiday and DeMarcus Cousins each added 18 points.
Cousins was ejected for elbowing Russell Westbrook in the head in the third quarter. He received a flagrant two.
The Pellies ended a two-game losing streak to get to 9-and-8.
Oklahoma City is 1-and-9 in games decided by single digits. Westbrook complied a triple-double with 22 points, 16 rebounds and 12 assists. Paul George knocked down six threes on his way to 26 points in the loss. The Thunder are 7-and-9.
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