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Brandon Ingram unloaded 36 points and Zion Williamson added 27 as the host New Orleans Pelicans routed the depleted Los Angeles Lakers, 128-111, on Tuesday night, March 23 (Wednesday, March 24, Manila time).
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 18 points, Kira Lewis Jr had 16, Jaxson Hayes had 15 and Steven Adams scored 12 as the Pelicans ended a seven-game losing streak against the Lakers.
Ingram, a former Laker, made 14-of-21 shots and Williamson made 9-of-13 as the Pelicans shot 52.2% from the floor.
Alexander-Walker also shot 7-of-14, Lewis 5-of-9, Hayes 4-o- 6, and Adams a perfect 6-of-6.
New Orleans won its second straight game despite the absence of point guard Lonzo Ball (hip flexor strain) for both games.
LA was playing its second consecutive full game without LeBron James, who suffered a high ankle sprain in a loss to Atlanta on Saturday. The Lakers lost at Phoenix ,111-94, on Sunday. (READ: LeBron James out indefinitely after injuring ankle)
Former Pelicans forward Anthony Davis has missed the last month because of a calf strain and is expected to be reevaluated Friday by the Lakers.
Montrezl Harrell scored 18 points and Kyle Kuzma had 16 points and 10 rebounds for LA, which shot 42.4%.
Markieff Morris added 16 point for the Lakers, Dennis Schroder had 15, Wesley Matthews 14, and Alex Caruso 10.
Ingram had 7 points and an assist, and the Pelicans made their first 6 shots of the 3rd quarter to take a 72-55 lead.
Hayes converted a three-point play, Lewis made back-to-back three-pointers and Alexander-Walker added a triple to extend the lead to 96-66.
Ingram had 17 points in the 3rd quarter, which ended with New Orleans holding a 102-76 lead.
The score was tied 4 times in the 1st quarter before Williamson scored the final 3 points. He finished with 10 points and Adams had 8 as the Pelicans grabbed a 32-29 lead at the end of the period.
Hayes scored 6 straight points as New Orleans opened the 2nd quarter on a 9-2 run.
The Pelicans built the lead to as many as 17 points before Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s three-pointer reduced the lead to 59-46 at halftime. – Rappler.com
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