Ingram, Williamson power the Pelicans to a 129-93 win over Pacific Division-leading Kings
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Brandon Ingram hit all five of his 3-pointers and led all scorers with 31 points, and Zion Williamson dominated the paint by scoring 26 points on 12-for-16 shooting to power the New Orleans Pelicans to a 129-93 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night.
“Tonight was a glimpse of what we could be,” said New Orleans coach Willie Green, who was especially pleased with the Pelicans’ season-high 38 assists. “Z (Williamson) and B.I. (Ingram) are capable of doing this, night in and night out. It’s good to see them continue to grow and play off each other.”
Ingram said his offensive synergy with Williamson will continue to grow as the two stars get more playing time together. Injuries have short-circuited that in the last three seasons.
“It’s just communication,” Ingram said. “If somebody has it going, you’re going to let him keep going. I got it going (in the third quarter). There’s enough time on the basketball clock, and it’s being patient and getting the best shot on the floor. We both have time to attack and play with each other.”
The Pelicans trailed 47-43 midway through the second quarter and used a 44-10 scoring outburst spanning the second and third quarters to build an 87-57 lead.
Harrison Barnes scored 16 points and De’Aaron Fox 14 for Pacific Division-leading Sacramento. Fox and Donatus Sabonis, who finished with 10 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, did not play in the fourth quarter.
Fox refused to place blame on the Kings playing the second game of a back-to-back after a 129-113 win at Dallas on Sunday.
“I mean, pull nothing from this," he said. "Back-to-backs are normal. We just didn’t have a good game. Credit to them. They came out, they had a good game, and we just played bad. But, at the end of the day, you have games like this, you try to throw that away, and we see them again in two days. So (we’re) just trying to prepare for that one.”
Keegan Murray injured his lower back and did not play in the second half. Guard Chris Duarte sustained a left hand injury and did not return for the Kings.
“From the start to the end, they kicked our behind,” Sacramento coach Mike Brown said. “We did not show any resistance at all, no matter who we threw out there. Zion was a ... man tonight, and we had no answers for him at all. Obviously, Brandon Ingram got hot in the second half, but … we couldn’t do anything with Zion tonight.”
Ingram had 18 points on 6-for-10 shooting, including all four of his 3s, as New Orleans outscored Sacrament 34-16 third quarter and snapped the Kings’ six-game winning streak.
Williamson, who missed Saturday’s game against Minnesota for rest, had 18 points in the second quarter, shooting 8 for 11 as the Pelicans outscored the Kings 37-22 to take a 66-53 halftime lead.
While Ingram struck from the outside, Williamson did his damage inside on drives to his left against an overloaded Sacramento defense that couldn’t handle him.
“It’s definitely a lot of progress that’s been made,” Williamson sad. “We both want the same thing, but we haven’t been on the court a lot. The more were on the court together, the more our chemistry will build in real time. What (Ingram) did in that third quarter, I was shaking my head.”
Williamson scored eight points from close range during a 22-4 run that turned a four-point deficit into a 65-51 lead. Pounding the ball inside helped New Orleans shoot 57.8% (26 of 45) in the first half, and 54.3% (50 of 92) for the game.
Fox entered the game having scored at least 28 points in all but one game. He finished 5 of 8 from the floor.
The 36-point victory was the most lopsided of the season for New Orleans.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Domantas Sabonis vs. Jonas Valanciunas (Brandon Ingram gains possession) | |||
11:31 | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 0-2 | |
11:20 | Herbert Jones blocks Kevin Huerter's three point jump shot | |||
11:12 | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | |||
10:58 | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 0-4 | |
10:46 | Jonas Valanciunas blocks Keegan Murray's two point driving layup | |||
10:45 | Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound | |||
10:45 | Herbert Jones shooting foul (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul) | |||
10:45 | +1 | Domantas Sabonis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-4 | |
10:45 | Domantas Sabonis misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
10:43 | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | |||
10:26 | +3 | Dyson Daniels makes three point jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 1-7 | |
10:07 | Harrison Barnes misses three point jump shot | |||
10:02 | Pelicans defensive rebound | |||
9:48 | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point pullup jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 1-9 | |
9:36 | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving layup | 3-9 | |
9:26 | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 3-11 | |
9:16 | Dyson Daniels shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | |||
9:16 | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-11 | |
9:16 | De'Aaron Fox misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
9:12 | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | |||
8:57 | +2 | Herbert Jones makes two point driving layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 4-13 | |
8:40 | De'Aaron Fox misses three point fadeaway jump shot | |||
8:38 | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | |||
8:21 | +2 | Herbert Jones makes two point cutting layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 4-15 | |
8:13 | Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | |||
8:13 | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-15 | |
8:13 | De'Aaron Fox misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
8:11 | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | |||
7:56 | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup (Dyson Daniels assists) | 5-17 | |
7:47 | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point driving reverse layup (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 7-17 | |
7:38 | Brandon Ingram turnover (traveling) | |||
7:21 | De'Aaron Fox misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
7:18 | Keegan Murray offensive rebound | |||
7:14 | +3 | De'Aaron Fox makes three point jump shot (Kevin Huerter assists) | 10-17 | |
6:58 | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 10-19 | |
6:42 | De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | |||
6:40 | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | |||
6:34 | Zion Williamson turnover (bad pass) (De'Aaron Fox steals) | |||
6:28 | Kevin Huerter misses three point jump shot | |||
6:24 | Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound | |||
6:22 | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point hook shot | 12-19 | |
6:02 | Herbert Jones misses two point driving hook shot | |||
6:00 | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | |||
5:56 | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 15-19 | |
5:55 | Pelicans 60 second timeout | |||
5:33 | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point hook shot (Brandon Ingram assists) | 15-21 | |
5:20 | Domantas Sabonis turnover (bad pass) (Naji Marshall steals) | |||
5:14 | Naji Marshall misses three point jump shot | |||
5:09 | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | |||
5:03 | Keegan Murray misses three point jump shot | |||
5:00 | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | |||
4:57 | Keegan Murray shooting foul (Herbert Jones draws the foul) | |||
4:57 | +1 | Herbert Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-22 | |
4:57 | +1 | Herbert Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-23 | |
4:41 | Domantas Sabonis misses two point cutting layup | |||
4:40 | Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound | |||
4:39 | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point tip layup | 17-23 | |
4:30 | Jordan Hawkins misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
4:27 | Chris Duarte defensive rebound | |||
4:19 | Malik Monk misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
4:16 | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | |||
3:56 | Keegan Murray blocks Brandon Ingram's two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
3:54 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound | |||
3:54 | Pelicans turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
3:38 | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point driving hook shot | 19-23 | |
3:26 | Jordan Hawkins turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
3:10 | +3 | Malik Monk makes three point jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 22-23 | |
2:44 | Jose Alvarado turnover (bad pass) (Keegan Murray steals) | |||
2:39 | Chris Duarte misses three point running jump shot | |||
2:35 | Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound | |||
2:34 | Malik Monk misses three point jump shot | |||
2:34 | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | |||
2:18 | +2 | Naji Marshall makes two point pullup jump shot | 22-25 | |
2:16 | Kings 60 second timeout | |||
1:52 | +2 | JaVale McGee makes two point cutting dunk (Malik Monk assists) | 24-25 | |
1:34 | Jordan Hawkins misses two point jump shot | |||
1:32 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound | |||
1:32 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses two point tip layup | |||
1:30 | JaVale McGee defensive rebound | |||
1:25 | Zion Williamson blocks Harrison Barnes's two point driving layup | |||
1:25 | Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound | |||
1:18 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses two point running reverse layup | |||
1:18 | JaVale McGee defensive rebound | |||
1:09 | +2 | JaVale McGee makes two point alley-oop layup (Malik Monk assists) | 26-25 | |
0:57 | De'Aaron Fox personal foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | |||
0:47 | Naji Marshall misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
0:45 | Chris Duarte defensive rebound | |||
0:41 | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point running finger roll layup | 28-25 | |
0:32 | Jose Alvarado turnover (traveling) | |||
0:24 | +3 | Harrison Barnes makes three point jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 31-25 | |
0:02 | +3 | Jordan Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists) | 31-28 | |
0:02 | JaVale McGee shooting foul (Jordan Hawkins draws the foul) | |||
0:02 | +1 | Jordan Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 31-29 | |
0:00 | De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Kings offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:48 | Malik Monk misses two point driving layup | |||
11:47 | Kings offensive rebound | |||
11:43 | De'Aaron Fox turnover (bad pass) (Dyson Daniels steals) | |||
11:39 | JaVale McGee blocks Jordan Hawkins's two point running layup | |||
11:38 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
11:26 | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point cutting layup (Dyson Daniels assists) | 31-31 | |
11:12 | JaVale McGee turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
11:05 | JaVale McGee kicked ball violation | |||
10:57 | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup (Cody Zeller assists) | 31-33 | |
10:57 | Kings 60 second timeout | |||
10:45 | Kevin Huerter misses three point jump shot | |||
10:41 | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | |||
10:33 | Jordan Hawkins misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
10:30 | Cody Zeller offensive rebound | |||
10:22 | Zion Williamson misses two point driving layup | |||
10:21 | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | |||
10:16 | +3 | Malik Monk makes three point running jump shot (Kevin Huerter assists) | 34-33 | |
9:53 | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
9:49 | JaVale McGee defensive rebound | |||
9:46 | De'Aaron Fox misses two point running finger roll layup | |||
9:44 | Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound | |||
9:31 | Zion Williamson misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
9:30 | Cody Zeller offensive rebound | |||
9:30 | +2 | Cody Zeller makes two point tip layup | 34-35 | |
9:17 | +3 | Harrison Barnes makes three point jump shot (Kevin Huerter assists) | 37-35 | |
9:03 | Malik Monk personal foul (Herbert Jones draws the foul) | |||
8:55 | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving finger roll layup (Cody Zeller assists) | 37-37 | |
8:40 | Kevin Huerter misses three point jump shot | |||
8:37 | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | |||
8:30 | Davion Mitchell personal foul (Cody Zeller draws the foul) | |||
8:21 | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup | 37-39 | |
8:01 | +2 | Kevin Huerter makes two point stepback jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists) | 39-39 | |
7:50 | Dyson Daniels misses three point jump shot | |||
7:44 | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | |||
7:40 | Davion Mitchell misses three point running jump shot | |||
7:38 | Cody Zeller defensive rebound | |||
7:26 | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup | 39-41 | |
7:15 | +3 | Harrison Barnes makes three point jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 42-41 | |
6:56 | Naji Marshall misses three point jump shot | |||
6:53 | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | |||
6:47 | +3 | Kevin Huerter makes three point jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 45-41 | |
6:38 | Pelicans 60 second timeout | |||
6:28 | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point dunk (Jose Alvarado assists) | 45-43 | |
6:05 | Jordan Hawkins shooting foul (Davion Mitchell draws the foul) | |||
6:05 | +1 | Davion Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-43 | |
6:05 | +1 | Davion Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-43 | |
5:53 | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point driving layup (Jordan Hawkins assists) | 47-45 | |
5:37 | Davion Mitchell misses three point jump shot | |||
5:33 | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | |||
5:27 | Brandon Ingram misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
5:26 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
5:26 | Domantas Sabonis personal foul (Loose ball) (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | |||
5:17 | Keegan Murray personal foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul) | |||
5:11 | Chris Duarte personal foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul) | |||
5:11 |