Brandon Ingram scored a season-high 40 points, Trey Murphy III added six 3-pointers and 27 points and the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans had their best offensive showing of the season in a 144-122 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. Jonas Valanciunas added 16 points and 18 rebounds, and CJ McCollum had 22 points as the Pelicans opened a three-game road trip without two-time All-Star Zion Williamson, who sat out with a sprained ankle.
Zion Williamson has been open about his diet struggles, but a new report says he "doesn't listen" to the Pelicans' "repeated" requests for him to take it more seriously.
The Pelicans are headed to the semifinals of the first ever NBA in-season tournament. Brandon Ingram scored 30 points, Jonas Valanciunas 18, and CJ McCollum 17 as New Orleans defeated the Kings in Sacramento, 127-117. The Pelicans, who have squandered several double digits leads this fall, led by 9 after three quarters, and never looked […]