Brandon Ingram leads the Pelicans past the Kings 127-117 to advance to In-Season Tournament semis
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Brandon Ingram scored 30 points and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Sacramento Kings 127-117 on Monday night in the quarterfinals of the NBA's In-Season Tournament.
Ingram helped New Orleans erase an early deficit and the Pelicans never trailed in the second half as they advanced to play the winner of Tuesday night's game between Phoenix and the Los Angeles Lakers in the semifinals Thursday in Las Vegas.
“It’s a growth moment for us to have an opportunity to be one of the first," New Orleans coach Willie Green said. "This is the first time we’ve had the In-Season Tournament. You put a game in front of us that’s meaningful, I don’t care who it is, where it is, we want to win. That’s the type of heart that we have in that locker room.”
Herb Jones added 23 points and Jonas Valanciunas had 18 to give the Pelicans their third win over Sacramento in the past two weeks.
De'Aaron Fox scored 30 points and Domantas Sabonis added 26 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for the Kings. Sacramento lost for the first time in the tournament after sweeping all four games in group play.
There was good energy from the sellout crowd, with many fans wearing blue T-shirts handed out to give the In-Season Tournament a playoff feel.
The intensity carried over to the court, with Sacramento's Trey Lyles getting into a dustup with Valanciunas in the first half that earned him a technical foul.
“High-intensity game. Fun to be a part of,” Green said. "I think the guys just relish these type of moments. It’s experience for us, more than anything. We can lean on these experiences when we start to get down the stretch, when we face adversity, things like that. We love these moments.”
The Kings made 12 of their first 14 shots to take a 32-17 lead before going cold during a 28-5 run spanning the first two quarters for the Pelicans. Sacramento missed 16 of 18 shots from the field during the spurt and had 10 turnovers in the first half.
“We have to be able to answer their run a lot better,” Fox said. “When you turn the ball over, just losing possessions, it starts to add up. Once they got the lead, we were never able to get it back.”
New Orleans built its cushion to 15 in the third quarter behind big shots from Ingram before Sacramento started to chip away.
“(Ingram) was incredible,” Green said. “He put us on his shoulders and he carried us. He had big shot after big shot. Whenever we needed a big bucket, we put it in his hands. He’s a big-time player."
The Kings got within six midway through the fourth before the Pelicans scored nine straight points to put the game away.
Valanciunas made a hook shot and Trey Murphy hit a 3-pointer before Ingram and Jones each made a pair of free throws for New Orleans.
UP NEXT
Pelicans: Play the winner of Tuesday's Suns-Lakers game in the In-Season Tournament semifinals Thursday night in Las Vegas.
Kings: Visit the loser of Tuesday’s Suns-Lakers game on Friday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jonas Valanciunas vs. Domantas Sabonis (Harrison Barnes gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 | | +3 | Kevin Huerter makes three point pullup jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:22 |  | CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:18 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 11:12 | | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point cutting layup (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 0-5 |
| 10:50 | | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:46 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup | 2-5 |
| 10:31 | | +2 | Kevin Huerter makes two point reverse layup (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 2-7 |
| 10:24 | | +2 | Herbert Jones makes two point reverse layup (CJ McCollum assists) | 4-7 |
| 10:11 | | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point stepback jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 4-10 |
| 9:55 | | Zion Williamson turnover (bad pass) (Domantas Sabonis steals) | ||
| 9:46 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:42 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | Zion Williamson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 4-13 |
| 9:23 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:08 | | +3 | Herbert Jones makes three point jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists) | 7-13 |
| 8:49 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point driving dunk (Kevin Huerter assists) | 7-15 |
| 8:36 | | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:30 | | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | +3 | Harrison Barnes makes three point running jump shot | 7-18 |
| 8:17 | | Domantas Sabonis personal foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 8:10 | | Keegan Murray personal foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul) | ||
| 8:00 | | CJ McCollum misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:56 | | Herbert Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | +3 | CJ McCollum makes three point jump shot (Herbert Jones assists) | 10-18 |
| 7:36 | | Keegan Murray turnover (lost ball) (Zion Williamson steals) | ||
| 7:33 | | Zion Williamson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:09 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:06 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | CJ McCollum misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:51 | | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point running layup (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 10-20 |
| 6:33 | | Domantas Sabonis shooting foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul) | ||
| 6:33 | | Brandon Ingram misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:33 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 6:33 | | +1 | Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-20 |
| 6:18 | | +2 | Kevin Huerter makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 11-22 |
| 6:03 | | Brandon Ingram misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:00 | | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | Harrison Barnes turnover (lost ball) (CJ McCollum steals) | ||
| 5:49 | | Trey Lyles shooting foul (Naji Marshall draws the foul) | ||
| 5:49 | | +1 | Naji Marshall makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-22 |
| 5:49 | | +1 | Naji Marshall makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-22 |
| 5:37 | | Naji Marshall shooting foul (Trey Lyles draws the foul) | ||
| 5:37 | | +1 | Trey Lyles makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-23 |
| 5:37 | | +1 | Trey Lyles makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-24 |
| 5:22 | | Herbert Jones misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:18 | | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | ||
| 5:17 | | +2 | Malik Monk makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Trey Lyles assists) | 13-26 |
| 5:08 | | Trey Lyles shooting foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 5:08 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-26 |
| 5:08 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-26 |
| 4:55 | | +3 | Malik Monk makes three point jump shot (Trey Lyles assists) | 15-29 |
| 4:40 | | Sasha Vezenkov personal foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul) | ||
| 4:40 | | +1 | Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-29 |
| 4:40 | | +1 | Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-29 |
| 4:27 | | +3 | Malik Monk makes three point pullup jump shot | 17-32 |
| 4:10 | | Trey Murphy III misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:08 | | JaVale McGee defensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | Malik Monk misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:49 | | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | ||
| 3:46 | | Naji Marshall turnover (lost ball) (Malik Monk steals) | ||
| 3:40 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:38 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 3:23 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 19-32 |
| 3:12 | | De'Aaron Fox turnover (lost ball) (Cody Zeller steals) | ||
| 3:08 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point running dunk (Naji Marshall assists) | 21-32 |
| 3:08 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:54 | | De'Aaron Fox turnover (lost ball) (Jose Alvarado steals) | ||
| 2:46 | | Harrison Barnes blocks Zion Williamson's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:40 | | Malik Monk defensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point running layup | ||
| 2:36 | | Harrison Barnes offensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | Jose Alvarado personal foul (JaVale McGee draws the foul) | ||
| 2:18 | | Jose Alvarado blocks JaVale McGee's two point hook shot | ||
| 2:18 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | Kings turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 2:04 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:01 | | Naji Marshall offensive rebound | ||
| 1:58 | | Zion Williamson turnover (lost ball) (JaVale McGee steals) | ||
| 1:45 | | De'Aaron Fox turnover (lost ball) (Naji Marshall steals) | ||
| 1:42 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point running dunk (Zion Williamson assists) | 23-32 |
| 1:33 | | De'Aaron Fox turnover (lost ball) (Jose Alvarado steals) | ||
| 1:27 | | +2 | Naji Marshall makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists) | 25-32 |
| 1:09 | | +3 | De'Aaron Fox makes three point jump shot (Keegan Murray assists) | 25-35 |
| 0:56 | | +3 | Brandon Ingram makes three point pullup jump shot | 28-35 |
| 0:51 | | Zion Williamson shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 0:51 | | De'Aaron Fox misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:51 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 0:51 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-36 |
| 0:37 | | +3 | Jose Alvarado makes three point jump shot (Naji Marshall assists) | 31-36 |
| 0:18 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:16 | | Jose Alvarado defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists) | 33-36 |
| 0:01 | | Keegan Murray shooting foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | Trey Murphy III misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 0:01 | | Herbert Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | Herbert Jones makes two point tip layup | 35-36 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | Sasha Vezenkov shooting foul (Jose Alvarado draws the foul) | ||
| 11:43 | | Jose Alvarado misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:43 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 11:43 | | +1 | Jose Alvarado makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-36 |
| 11:30 | | Herbert Jones blocks De'Aaron Fox's two point layup | ||
| 11:27 | | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | +3 | Jose Alvarado makes three point running jump shot (Herbert Jones assists) | 39-36 |
| 11:07 | | Zion Williamson shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 11:07 | | De'Aaron Fox misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:07 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-37 |
| 10:56 | | Jose Alvarado misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:51 | | Malik Monk defensive rebound | ||
| 10:46 | | Sasha Vezenkov misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:43 | | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | ||
| 10:33 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point pullup jump shot (Herbert Jones assists) | 41-37 |
| 10:16 | | Trey Lyles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:11 | | Sasha Vezenkov offensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | Sasha Vezenkov misses two point tip layup | ||
| 10:11 | | Sasha Vezenkov offensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | Jose Alvarado blocks Sasha Vezenkov's two point putback layup | ||
| 10:11 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | De'Aaron Fox offensive foul (Jose Alvarado draws the foul) | ||
| 10:08 | | De'Aaron Fox turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:08 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:48 | | +2 | Herbert Jones makes two point driving layup | 43-37 |
| 9:34 | | Herbert Jones personal foul (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul) | ||
| 9:23 | | Malik Monk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:21 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point hook shot | ||
| 9:06 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point layup (Malik Monk assists) | 43-39 |
| 8:37 | | CJ McCollum misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:36 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | Keon Ellis shooting foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 8:36 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-39 |
| 8:36 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-39 |
| 8:25 | | Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul) | ||
| 8:25 | | +1 | Domantas Sabonis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-40 |
| 8:25 | | +1 | Domantas Sabonis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-41 |
| 8:15 | | CJ McCollum turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:02 | | Trey Murphy III blocks Malik Monk's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:00 | | Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | Keegan Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:54 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 7:53 | | Jonas Valanciunas turnover (bad pass) (Domantas Sabonis steals) | ||
| 7:41 | | Kevin Huerter misses three point jump shot |