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Ingram leads Pelicans past Jokic-less Nuggets, 101-94
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Brandon Ingram scored 29 points to lift the New Orleans Pelicans to a 101-94 victory Friday night over the Denver Nuggets, who played without three-time MVP Nikola Jokic.
Ingram twisted his left ankle in the second half but stayed in the game to help the injury-riddled Pelicans snap a six-game skid and end the Nuggets' five-game winning streak.
Brandon Boston Jr. scored 19 points and Trey Murphy III had 17 points for New Orleans.
Michael Porter Jr. led Denver with 24 points and Peyton Watson added 18. Jamal Murray scored 16 points for the Nuggets but struggled from long range, making 2 of 8 from beyond the arc.
Nuggets: Denver entered the game shooting 40.4% from 3-point range but made only 10 of 37. With Jokic out for personal reasons, the Pelicans double-teamed Murray and slowed down Denver’s high-powered offense. Assistant coach David Adelman took over head coaching duties while Michael Malone remained in Colorado to watch his daughter, Bridget, compete in the state volleyball playoffs.
Pelicans: New Orleans had scored only 88 points in two of its previous three losses but had much better spacing and outshot the Nuggets from the perimeter. Ingram, Murphy and Boston combined to shoot 26 of 54 from the floor.
Denver closed within 87-86 on Russell Westbrook's 3-pointer with 6:19 left, but the Pelicans scored the next eight points, including 3s by Javonte Green and Boston.
Boston, a third-year player from Kentucky, has averaged 19.9 points in his last four games.
Nuggets: At Memphis on Sunday.
Pelicans: Host the Los Angeles Lakers Saturday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Dario Saric vs. Yves Missi (Nuggets gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 |  | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Dario Saric assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:28 | | Brandon Ingram turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 11:25 | | Jamal Murray misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:22 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Javonte Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:07 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:58 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 10:52 | | Brandon Ingram turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:32 | | Yves Missi shooting foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:32 | | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-0 |
| 10:32 | | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-0 |
| 10:17 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point driving floating jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists) | 5-2 |
| 10:07 | | Christian Braun misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:06 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point tip layup | 7-2 |
| 9:50 | | +3 | Brandon Boston Jr. makes three point jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists) | 7-5 |
| 9:31 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:28 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 9:25 | | Trey Murphy III turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals) | ||
| 9:25 | | Christian Braun turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:10 | | +2 | Brandon Boston Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 7-7 |
| 8:53 | | Dario Saric misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:50 | | Brandon Boston Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:36 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:25 | | Dario Saric turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Boston Jr. steals) | ||
| 8:20 | | Dario Saric personal foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul) | ||
| 8:11 | | Brandon Ingram misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:09 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | +2 | Dario Saric makes two point layup (Christian Braun assists) | 9-7 |
| 7:44 | | Javonte Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | Dario Saric misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:30 | | Brandon Boston Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | Yves Missi turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals) | ||
| 7:17 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running dunk | 11-7 |
| 6:54 | | Brandon Boston Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:51 | | Trey Murphy III offensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point stepback jump shot | 11-9 |
| 6:25 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Dario Saric assists) | 13-9 |
| 6:25 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:13 | | Brandon Boston Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:11 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point running layup | ||
| 6:06 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | +3 | Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 16-9 |
| 5:43 | | Dario Saric shooting foul (Yves Missi draws the foul) | ||
| 5:43 | | +1 | Yves Missi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-10 |
| 5:43 | | +1 | Yves Missi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-11 |
| 5:20 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point stepback jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 18-11 |
| 5:09 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 18-13 |
| 4:42 | | Jamal Murray misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:37 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | Jamal Cain misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:26 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:17 | | Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:14 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | +3 | Brandon Ingram makes three point pullup jump shot | 18-16 |
| 3:49 | | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:46 | | Jamal Cain defensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point driving finger roll layup | 18-18 |
| 3:13 | | Peyton Watson misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:10 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | Brandon Ingram misses two point running layup | ||
| 3:03 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | +2 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes two point tip dunk | 18-20 |
| 3:03 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:47 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:45 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | Jamal Cain misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:30 | | Trey Jemison III offensive rebound | ||
| 2:28 | | +3 | Brandon Ingram makes three point pullup jump shot (Trey Jemison III assists) | 18-23 |
| 2:18 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point driving layup | 20-23 |
| 1:58 | | Jamal Cain turnover (bad pass) (Zeke Nnaji steals) | ||
| 1:53 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 22-23 |
| 1:42 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:40 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | Zeke Nnaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:20 | | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | +2 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes two point running finger roll layup (Jaylen Nowell assists) | 22-25 |
| 1:05 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:03 | | Trey Jemison III defensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | +3 | Brandon Ingram makes three point jump shot (Jamal Cain assists) | 22-28 |
| 0:46 | | Jamal Cain personal foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 0:32 | | Trey Jemison III blocks Zeke Nnaji's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 0:26 | | Jamal Cain defensive rebound | ||
| 0:24 | | +2 | Trey Jemison III makes two point running dunk (Jamal Cain assists) | 22-30 |
| 0:05 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:03 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point running layup (Brandon Ingram assists) | 22-32 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:35 | | Jaylen Nowell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:34 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | Julian Strawther turnover (traveling) | ||
| 11:22 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:18 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 25-32 |
| 10:46 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Trey Jemison III draws the foul) | ||
| 10:46 | | +1 | Trey Jemison III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-33 |
| 10:46 | | +1 | Trey Jemison III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-34 |
| 10:27 | | Dario Saric misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | Trey Jemison III misses two point hook shot | ||
| 10:11 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | Julian Strawther misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Jaylen Nowell misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | Jamal Cain blocks Russell Westbrook's two point running layup | ||
| 9:37 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point running finger roll layup | 25-36 |
| 9:16 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup (Dario Saric assists) | 27-36 |
| 9:09 | | Jamal Murray personal foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 9:02 | | Yves Missi turnover (bad pass) (Dario Saric steals) | ||
| 8:52 | | +2 | Dario Saric makes two point finger roll layup (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 29-36 |
| 8:28 | | Trey Murphy III misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 8:26 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:19 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point jump shot (Dario Saric assists) | 32-36 |
| 8:18 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:00 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Brandon Boston Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 8:00 | | +1 | Brandon Boston Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-37 |
| 8:00 | | +1 | Brandon Boston Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-38 |
| 7:46 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point cutting layup (Dario Saric assists) | 34-38 |
| 7:46 | | Trey Murphy III shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | ||
| 7:46 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 35-38 |
| 7:29 | | +2 | Brandon Boston Jr. makes two point stepback jump shot | 35-40 |
| 7:14 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 37-40 |
| 6:54 | | Brandon Boston Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:48 | | Yves Missi offensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | Yves Missi misses two point putback dunk | ||
| 6:48 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Jamal Cain blocks Julian Strawther's two point running layup | ||
| 6:47 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 40-40 |
| 6:13 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 40-42 |
| 5:56 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:51 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 5:43 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point driving finger roll layup | 40-44 |
| 5:33 | | Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:30 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | +3 | Jaylen Nowell makes three point jump shot (Brandon Boston Jr. assists) | 40-47 |
| 5:16 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:01 | | Dario Saric turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:43 | | Jaylen Nowell misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:40 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point running layup | 42-47 |
| 4:11 | | Javonte Green misses two point dunk | ||
| 4:07 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 3:52 | | Jump ball. Yves Missi vs. Dario Saric (Javonte Green gains possession) | ||
| 3:52 | | Dario Saric turnover (lost ball) (Yves Missi steals) | ||
| 3:38 | | Christian Braun personal foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul) | ||
| 3:24 | | +3 | Brandon Boston Jr. makes three point jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists) | 42-50 |
| 3:04 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point driving layup | 44-50 |
| 2:43 | | Brandon Ingram misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:40 | | Yves Missi offensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point cutting dunk (Brandon Ingram assists) | 44-52 |
| 2:23 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 47-52 |
| 1:59 | | Yves Missi misses two point hook shot | ||
| 1:57 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:50 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (bad pass) (Trey Murphy III steals) | ||
| 1:38 | | +2 | Brandon Boston Jr. makes two point running jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists) | 47-54 |
| 1:27 | | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:24 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point running jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists) | 47-57 |
| 0:56 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point cutting layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 49-57 |
| 0:48 | | Yves Missi turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals) | ||
| 0:43 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running layup | 51-57 |
| 0:34 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point driving layup | 51-59 |
| 0:25 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 54-59 |
| 0:02 | | Brandon Ingram misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |