INGLEWOOD (Interstat) — Darius Garland had 24 points and 10 assists, Brook Lopez added 20 points and the Los Angeles Clippers ended a seven-game losing streak with a 139-123 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday at Intuit Dome. Gradey Dick and rookie Keaton Wagler each scored 15 points and Rui Hachimura added 14 as the Clippers won for the first time since getting past the Sacramento Kings in the season opener. The Clippers improved to 2-7, while New Orleans fell to 4-6. Attendance was 17,927.

Jeremiah Fears led New Orleans with 25 points, six rebounds and five assists. Zion Williamson also scored 25 points and added four rebounds and two assists. Trey Murphy had 26 points, seven rebounds and three assists, and Saddiq Bey finished with 13 points, four rebounds and three assists. The Pelicans shot 41 of 81 from the floor, 10 of 29 from 3-point range and 31 of 35 from the free-throw line. They scored 123 points on 104 possessions for an offensive rating of 118.7, collected 10 offensive rebounds, had six assists, two blocks, 16 turnovers and 29 fouls.

Garland paced the Clippers with 24 points and 10 assists in 32 minutes. Lopez scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Kris Dunn added 14 points, five rebounds and four assists, Wagler had 15 points, two rebounds and four assists, Baba Miller contributed 12 points, five rebounds, four assists and two blocks, and Dick scored 15 points with four rebounds. The Clippers shot 46 of 84 from the field, 16 of 38 from beyond the arc and 31 of 38 from the foul line. They scored 139 points on 100 possessions for an offensive rating of 138.9, finished with 13 offensive rebounds, eight assists, two blocks, 11 turnovers and 24 fouls.

The Clippers led 102-95 after three quarters and opened the fourth with a 15-6 run to take a 117-101 advantage. Baba Miller started the quarter with a turnaround jumper, Keaton Wagler hit a 3-pointer and two free throws, and Brook Lopez capped the burst with a layup. The run helped Los Angeles finish off the victory after the Clippers had failed to hold double-digit fourth-quarter leads in their previous two games. New Orleans could not cut the deficit below 14 points the rest of the way. Garland made three free throws with 4:56 remaining to push the lead to 124-107, and the Clippers maintained a comfortable margin from there.

The Pelicans committed 29 fouls, while the Clippers were whistled for 24. Los Angeles held a 13-10 edge in offensive rebounds. New Orleans had 16 turnovers to Los Angeles’s 11. The Clippers made 16 3-pointers to New Orleans’s 10. Garland’s 10 assists were more than New Orleans’s team total of six.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of New Orleans 111, L.A. Clippers 109. Interstat’s ELO system had projected the Clippers with a 69 percent probability to win. New Orleans had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 262 went under the over/under line of 226.5.