Valanciunas scores 33 points, Pelicans beat Pistons 116-110


              New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas (17) drives on Detroit Pistons' Nerlens Noel (9) in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Detroit, Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
            
              New Orleans Pelicans head coach Willie Green watches in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons in Detroit, Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
            
              New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas (17) shoots on Detroit Pistons guard Hamidou Diallo (6) in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Detroit, Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
            
              Detroit Pistons guard Killian Hayes (7) reaches for the ball as New Orleans Pelicans forward Naji Marshall (8) drives in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Detroit, Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
            
              Detroit Pistons forward Bojan Bogdanovic (44) drives on New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado (15) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Detroit, Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
            
              New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum (3) is pressured by Detroit Pistons guard Rodney McGruder (17) and Bojan Bogdanovic (44) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Detroit, Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
            
              New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes (10) is fouled by Detroit Pistons forward Kevin Knox II (20) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Detroit, Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
            
              Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey (23) drives on New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas (17) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Detroit, Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Valanciunas scores 33 points, Pelicans beat Pistons 116-110