The Pelicans recorded an important win against the Clippers (122-114) as they remain in race for a direct playoff spot.

With 40 wins and 38 losses, New Orleans is seventh in the Western Conference. The Clippers are sixth with a 41-38 record.

Jonas Valanciunas, who scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in this game, was doing his postgame press conference when his two sons walked over to him.

“My security and massage therapist,” the 30-year-old Lithuanian center joked.