Pelicans pull away in second half to beat injury-depleted Knicks 115-92
NEW YORK (AP) Trey Murphy III scored 26 points, Brandon Ingram had 24 and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the New York Knicks 115-92 on Tuesday night.
Zion Williamson added 21 points for the Pelicans.
Donte DiVincenzo led the Knicks with 23 points and Bojan Bogdanovic added 20 off the bench.
Jalen Brunson (neck spasms) and Isaiah Hartenstein (Achilles tendinopathy) did not play for the Knicks, who are still without starters Julius Randle, OG Anunoby and Mitchell Robinson.
The Pelicans only led 48-47 at halftime, but scored the first 10 points of the second half and increased their lead to 65-52 on Jonas Valanciunas’ dunk with 4:54 remaining in the third quarter.
“We got stops, that was the biggest thing,” Murphy said. “We got on a run. That’s our best offense, when we get stops and get out on transition. We’re a young team. We have a lot of guys who can finish in transition, so I think that was the biggest thing.”
The Knicks managed to get as close as seven points and trailed 74-67 at the end of the quarter.
New Orleans opened the fourth on a 6-0 run and again went up by 13.
The Knicks pulled within 83-75 on Precious Achiuwa’s free throws with 9:15 remaining, but the Pelicans scored the next seven points and held a double-digit lead the rest of the way.
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl’s 3-pointer with 21 seconds left ended the scoring as the Pelicans took their biggest lead.
The Knicks scored the first five points of the game. They still led 10-8 when the Pelicans scored the next five points and never trailed again.
“We want to win. At the end of the day people remember winners,” Williamson said. “This was my first time playing at Madison Square Garden when there was no COVID restrictions. New York is the mecca of basketball. Playing here for the first time here was dope, even though I fouled out.”
The Pelicans opened up their biggest lead of the half at 35-25, but a 7-0 run brought the Knicks within three.
New York tied the game at 45 on Achiuwa’s free throws with 1:07 remaining, but Ingram knocked down a 3-pointer and the Pelicans led 48-47 at halftime.
Herb Jones added 15 points for the Pelicans, who shot 50.6% (39 of 77) from the field and 52.9% (18 of 34) from behind the arc.
Achiuwa and Josh Hart each scored 15 points and Miles McBride had 10 for the Knicks, who only made 37% of their shots and were just 14 of 46 (30%) from 3-point range.
“We knew we were going to have to have volume 3s and make them if we were going to have a chance,” said Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau. “I like the shots that we got. We missed a lot of wide-open shots to start the third and that led to not making transition the way we needed to.”
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jonas Valanciunas vs. Jericho Sims (Josh Hart gains possession) | ||
| 11:39 | | Miles McBride misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:38 |  | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 11:36 | | Brandon Ingram turnover (bad pass) (Miles McBride steals) | ||
| 11:26 | | +3 | Donte DiVincenzo makes three point jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:05 | | Brandon Ingram misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:03 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | +2 | Jericho Sims makes two point alley-oop dunk (Josh Hart assists) | 0-5 |
| 10:31 | | +3 | Brandon Ingram makes three point jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists) | 3-5 |
| 10:11 | | Precious Achiuwa misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:09 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point running pullup jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 6-5 |
| 9:45 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:43 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | Zion Williamson offensive foul (Josh Hart draws the foul) | ||
| 9:28 | | Zion Williamson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:14 | | Herbert Jones shooting foul (Precious Achiuwa draws the foul) | ||
| 9:14 | | +1 | Precious Achiuwa makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-6 |
| 9:14 | | +1 | Precious Achiuwa makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-7 |
| 8:58 | | Brandon Ingram misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:54 | | Miles McBride defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | Precious Achiuwa misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:37 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point turnaround jump shot | 8-7 |
| 8:03 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:01 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:53 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | +3 | Josh Hart makes three point pullup jump shot | 8-10 |
| 7:33 | | Zion Williamson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:15 | | Jericho Sims turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:00 | | Zion Williamson turnover (bad pass) (Josh Hart steals) | ||
| 6:55 | | Zion Williamson blocks Josh Hart's two point running layup | ||
| 6:53 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | Jericho Sims shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:46 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:46 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-10 |
| 6:46 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-10 |
| 6:20 | | Brandon Ingram blocks Miles McBride's three point jump shot | ||
| 6:20 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | +3 | Herbert Jones makes three point jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists) | 13-10 |
| 5:45 | | Jericho Sims turnover (lost ball) (Herbert Jones steals) | ||
| 5:25 | | Jericho Sims blocks Brandon Ingram's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | +2 | Donte DiVincenzo makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jericho Sims assists) | 13-12 |
| 5:12 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:01 | | Jordan Hawkins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:59 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:47 | | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup | 15-12 |
| 4:17 | | Precious Achiuwa turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:03 | | Zion Williamson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:01 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 3:59 | | +3 | Naji Marshall makes three point jump shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists) | 18-12 |
| 3:43 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:41 | | Jericho Sims offensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | Josh Hart misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:35 | | Josh Hart offensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | Larry Nance Jr. shooting foul (Jericho Sims draws the foul) | ||
| 3:34 | | Jericho Sims misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:34 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | Jericho Sims misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:32 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup | 20-12 |
| 2:59 | | +3 | Donte DiVincenzo makes three point jump shot (Bojan Bogdanovic assists) | 20-15 |
| 2:40 | | +3 | Herbert Jones makes three point jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 23-15 |
| 2:14 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point cutting dunk (Miles McBride assists) | 23-17 |
| 2:03 | | Zion Williamson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:01 | | Jericho Sims defensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | +2 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists) | 23-19 |
| 1:35 | | +3 | Jordan Hawkins makes three point bank jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 26-19 |
| 1:19 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:17 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | Herbert Jones turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 0:50 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:47 | | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:36 | | Bojan Bogdanovic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | Bojan Bogdanovic turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 0:28 | | Precious Achiuwa blocks Herbert Jones's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:25 | | Jericho Sims defensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Bojan Bogdanovic offensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | | Jericho Sims shooting foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 11:40 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:40 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 11:40 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-19 |
| 11:17 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point pullup jump shot (Miles McBride assists) | 27-21 |
| 11:08 | | Naji Marshall misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Naji Marshall offensive rebound | ||
| 10:58 | | Brandon Ingram misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:57 | | Knicks defensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | Trey Murphy III personal foul (Loose ball) (Bojan Bogdanovic draws the foul) | ||
| 10:41 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 10:39 | | Bojan Bogdanovic offensive rebound | ||
| 10:37 | | +2 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes two point putback layup | 27-23 |
| 10:26 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point driving dunk (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 29-23 |
| 10:26 | | Josh Hart shooting foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul) | ||
| 10:26 | | +1 | Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 30-23 |
| 10:10 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point pullup jump shot (Jericho Sims assists) | 30-25 |
| 9:55 | | Naji Marshall misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:53 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | Miles McBride misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:46 | | Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point driving dunk | 32-25 |
| 9:38 | | Bojan Bogdanovic shooting foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 9:38 | | Trey Murphy III misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 9:36 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | Alec Burks misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 9:13 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists) | 35-25 |
| 9:08 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:53 | | +3 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes three point jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 35-28 |
| 8:30 | | Brandon Ingram misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:28 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 8:11 | | Donte DiVincenzo offensive foul (Jordan Hawkins draws the foul) | ||
| 8:11 | | Donte DiVincenzo turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:54 | | Brandon Ingram turnover (lost ball) (Donte DiVincenzo steals) | ||
| 7:33 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:32 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | Jonas Valanciunas personal foul (Loose ball) (Precious Achiuwa draws the foul) | ||
| 7:25 | | Zion Williamson shooting foul (Bojan Bogdanovic draws the foul) | ||
| 7:25 | | +1 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-29 |
| 7:25 | | +1 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-30 |
| 7:11 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:09 | | Alec Burks defensive rebound | ||
| 7:02 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:00 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:42 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 6:28 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | Jump ball. Trey Murphy III vs. Precious Achiuwa (Brandon Ingram gains possession) | ||
| 6:12 | | Larry Nance Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:10 | | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | ||
| 6:00 | | Alec Burks misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 5:58 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | Larry Nance Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Donte DiVincenzo steals) | ||
| 5:46 | | +2 | Alec Burks makes two point running finger roll layup | 35-32 |
| 5:23 | | Zion Williamson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:22 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 5:22 | | +2 | Larry Nance Jr. makes two point tip layup | 37-32 |
| 5:22 | | Josh Hart shooting foul (Larry Nance Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:22 | | Larry Nance Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:20 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point dunk (Bojan Bogdanovic assists) | 37-34 |
| 4:46 | | Jordan Hawkins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:45 | | Knicks defensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | Bojan Bogdanovic offensive foul (Charge) (Herbert Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 4:29 | | Bojan Bogdanovic turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:18 | | Donte DiVincenzo shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:18 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:18 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-34 |
| 4:18 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-34 |
| 4:00 | | +3 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes three point jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 39-37 |
| 3:40 | | Zion Williamson misses two point layup | ||
| 3:38 | | Zion Williamson offensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point putback layup | 41-37 |
| 3:11 | | Alec Burks misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:09 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound |