Cam Thomas scored 10 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, including a 3-pointer for the lead in the final minute, and the Brooklyn Nets defeated New Orleans 107-105 to extend the Pelicans’ losing streak to five games.

If Thomas wants to be respected like those All-Stars, he must continue to thrive with the game on the line. The clutch gene is already there. He has the most field goal attempts this season with four or fewer seconds on the shot clock and is shooting 47.1% from the field in those scenarios (16-for-34).

The Brooklyn Nets (5-6) had been looking to go back to Brooklyn with at least one win in their three-game road trip after losing at the Boston Celtics and at the Cleveland Cavaliers as part of a back-to-back.