The Pelicans nearly snapped their 12-game losing streak on Tuesday before falling at home in overtime to the Brooklyn Nets, 108-101.

The Good: End of regulation execution

For maybe the first time this season and certainly the first time during the current losing skid, the Pelicans executed down the stretch of regulation. Down 89-83 with little over two minutes left, Jrue Holiday hit a layup, Lonzo Ball knocked down an open three-pointer, Brandon Ingram converted a gorgeous move at the rim and Holiday capped it off with an and-one dunk over Jarrett Allen.

In a span of 1:08, the Pelicans went on an 11-2 run to take a 93-91 run with 56.5 seconds left. Unfortunately, the game didn’t end there but it was a rare bright spot on a night and streak full of dark moments.

The Bad: The blown call at the end of regulation

There are a lot of reasons the Pelicans lost on Tuesday. They shot 34.3 percent from the field, 27.5 percent from beyond the arc and could not stop the Nets in overtime.

But missed calls don’t come more egregious than the one the referees had to end regulation. After Josh Hart forced a wild stepback three-pointer from Spencer Dindwiddie, the shot did not hit rim as the shot clock expired. The result should have been Pelicans ball with a timeout and roughly two seconds remaining.

The refs, though, did not call a shot clock violation and Hart’s half-court heave did not beat the buzzer. Even worse, the refs did not review the missed call and did not seem to even acknowledge that a controversial play just happened.

For a team trying to break out of a slump, moments like that sting all the worse.

The Ball: Clutch three on rough night

Ball was no exception to the Pelicans’ rough shooting on the night, finishing 4-of-13 overall and 1-of-5 from three for 10 points. His one three-pointer, though, was his last one coming in that late fourth-quarter run. He also had an overtime bucket with the game still in balance, finishing at the rim on a fastbreak over a defender.

He added eight rebounds and four assists in the loss in his return to the starting lineup.

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