Oleh Kosel: Zion Williamson calls Brandon Ingram “built for those moments” when he hit him with a pass that led to THE important three-pointer, putting the Pelicans ahead 115-112 with 34.4 seconds left in OT.
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Position: F
Born: 09/02/97
Height: 6-7 / 2.01
Weight:196 lbs. / 88.9 kg.
Salary: $27,285,000
Born: 09/02/97
Height: 6-7 / 2.01
Weight:196 lbs. / 88.9 kg.
Salary: $27,285,000
Pelicans beat Celtics in franchise record comeback
Scott Kushner: FINAL: Pelicans 120, Celtics 115. New Orleans sets franchise record for largest comeback. Record now 13-17. Pels overcome miserable first half, lean on Zion and Ingram and notch a crucial win in the midst of a dismal stretch. Feels like a game to remember.
When the final horn sounded, the Suns joyously walked off the court with a 132-114 win, while the Pelicans headed to their locker room in a daze, trying to figure out what just transpired. According to research by the Elias Sports Bureau, the 18-point defeat was the largest in the NBA in the shot-clock era (since 1954-55) for a team that entered the fourth quarter up double digits. So what happened? “I saw Chris Paul take control of the basketball game,” Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram said.
Full breakdown of All-Star voting for the Western Conference
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In Friday’s 143-130 loss to the Mavericks, Williamson made his first 12 shots. He didn’t miss until midway through the third quarter. He wound up scoring 36 points, a new career high, on 14-of-15 shooting. He also chipped in with four assists. “He’s extremely dominant,” fellow starting forward Brandon Ingram said. “From the free-throw line, he’s building confidence. He’s putting the work in every single day, and it’s showing. He’s just super dominant when he gets into the game. He causes so much attention.”
Oleh Kosel: Brandon Ingram’s belief on growing impact of the 3-point shot. “I think the coaches are big on analytics…shoot threes and get to the basket cause that’s our best shot. Guys are just taking more and more of them, and once you see them go in, the confidence continues to build.”
Doncic had a career-high 46 points and 12 assists, Porzingis had 36 points and eight 3-pointers (both season highs) and Williamson had a career-high 36 points on 14-of-15 shooting as the Mavericks won 143-130, their fourth straight victory. Add in the Pelicans’ Brandon Ingram, who scored 30, and it was the first time in NBA history that four players age 25 or younger each had 30 or more points in a regulation game, according to Elias Sports Bureau research.
