Ingram 得点する／非難する／２０s 34 as Pelicans 持つ／拘留する off 雷鳴, 103-100
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Brandon Ingram 得点する／非難する／２０d 34 points and the New Orleans Pelicans outlasted the Oklahoma City 雷鳴 103-100 on Monday night.
Ingram made 14 of 24 field goal 試みる／企てるs and helped New Orleans 勝利，勝つ even though high-得点する／非難する／２０ing guard CJ McCollum sat out with a sprained 権利 ankle.
"Brandon was phenomenal," Pelicans coach Willie Green said. "He can get his 発射 anywhere on the 床に打ち倒す. You know, he was 患者. ... At the end of the day, he had a 支配的な 業績／成果, and we needed his 得点する／非難する／２０ing tonight."
Oklahoma City had a chance to tie in the の近くにing seconds, but Isaiah Joe´s 3-pointer bounced away at the buzzer.
Josh Richardson 得点する／非難する／２０d 10 points and made five steals in his first game with the Pelicans since 存在 貿易（する）d from San Antonio.
"J-Rich was good," Green said. "You can see his 退役軍人 savviness on the 床に打ち倒す. Makes 広大な／多数の／重要な 決定／判定勝ち（する）s defensively. ... That´s part of what we 手配中の，お尋ね者 when we acquired him is bringing in another 退役軍人 who can 得点する／非難する／２０ but who can defend who´s smart on the 床に打ち倒す."
New Orleans Pelicans 今後 Brandon Ingram (14) shoots over Oklahoma City 雷鳴 guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/告訴する Ogrocki)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 24 points and 10 回復するs, Jalen Williams 得点する／非難する／２０d 22 points and Joe 追加するd 16 for the 雷鳴.
Oklahoma City coach 示す Daigneault said his players will need to adjust now that 対抗者s are taking them more 本気で.
"They know they have to show up against us, and that´s a good thing, but we´re going to get heavier and heavier punches, and we need to understand the mentality of the 対抗者 for that," he said.
Ingram 得点する／非難する／２０d 23 points in the first half to help the Pelicans take a 60-51 lead at the break. New Orleans led by 20 in the second ４半期/4分の1.
"They were more ready to play," Daigneault said. "I thought they threw the first punch. They were more physical, more 警報 in the first ４半期/4分の1. And it took us a long time to get it going."
Oklahoma City chipped away in the third. A steal by Josh Giddey led to a 急速な／放蕩な break, and Williams' perfect behind-the-支援する pass to Gilgeous-Alexander led to a two-手渡すd dunk that 削減（する） New Orleans' lead to 72-71. The Pelicans took a 76-73 advantage into the fourth.
New Orleans 得点する／非難する／２０d the first eight points of the final ４半期/4分の1, but the 雷鳴 決起大会／結集させるd again. Oklahoma City 伸び（る）d 所有／入手 追跡するing 101-98 with 35 seconds remaining, but the 雷鳴 turned it over.
The Pelicans took a 103-98 lead with 9.5 seconds to play on a pair of 解放する／自由な throws by Trey Murphy III. Williams went downcourt for a quick dunk with 5.3 seconds left, then the 雷鳴 軍隊d a turnover on the inbounds pass to 伸び（る） 所有／入手 and 始める，決める up the final sequence.
Daigneault said it all （機の）カム 負かす／撃墜する to the way the 雷鳴 started the game.
"You want to 焦点（を合わせる） on controllables and the things that we can 支配（する）／統制する and how we start the game, how physical we are, how 警報 we are from the onset," he said. "We can 支配（する）／統制する that, and we 許すd them to get into a pretty good rhythm there 早期に."
TIP-INS
Pelicans: Ingram 得点する／非難する／２０d New Orleans' first 12 points, all in the first 3 1/2 minutes. He finished with 16 in the first ４半期/4分の1. ... New Orleans 発射 65% in the first ４半期/4分の1 to take a 33-25 lead.
雷鳴: Gilgeous-Alexander was 指名するd Western 会議／協議会 Player of the Week for helping Oklahoma City 勝利，勝つ two of three last week. ... The 雷鳴 started rookies Jalen Williams and Jaylen Williams together for the fifth time this season. ... F/C Jeremiah Robinson-Earl returned after 行方不明の 25 games with a sprained 権利 ankle. He went scoreless in 18 minutes.
UP NEXT
Pelicans: Visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday.
雷鳴: Host the Houston ロケット／急騰するs on Wednesday.
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New Orleans Pelicans 今後 Brandon Ingram dunks in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City 雷鳴, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/告訴する Ogrocki)
Oklahoma City 雷鳴 guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 後部, shoots in 前線 of New Orleans Pelicans 今後 Brandon Ingram (14) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/告訴する Ogrocki)
Oklahoma City 雷鳴 guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) 運動s past New Orleans Pelicans guard Josh Richardson, left, in the first half half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/告訴する Ogrocki)
