The New Orleans Pelicans are going to go as far as Brandon Ingram wants to go. Whoever was number 2 in the 2016 Draft put the team behind him to turn the game around and beat the Los Angeles Clippers by a final score of 114-122.
The team led by Willie Green is showing itself to be unstoppable in this last stretch of the regular season with seven victories out of eight possible and reducing its deficit to only half a game against the sixth classified, which is precisely the Angelenos.
Ingram had 36 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists on 13/23 shooting from the field. He alone stood up to the spectacular performance of Kawhi Leonard, who went up to 40 points in 41 minutes on the floor.
“If you want to be the best, you have to face the best and beat them,” Ingram acknowledged to the outlet. ESPN. «That is one of the things that I had tonight in my head. I was just trying to get the win,” he added.
THE DATA: Brandon Ingram has scored 25 or more points in his last nine games played.
In addition to the spectacular match starring Kawhi, Russell Westbrook contributed 24 points and 9 assists, and center Ivica Zubac had 15 points and 6 rebounds.
“We have to give them all the credit as they have played amazing. Ingram has been spectacular,” said Kawhi Leonard.
Other highlights
Clippers: Veteran Eric Gordon was absent at the last minute due to problems with his right hip. With the Angelenos he is averaging 11.6 points and 2.2 assists per night.
Leonard hit 15/28 shooting from the field; a 4/8 on 3-pointers and a perfect 6/6 from the free throw line.
Pelicans: The Lithuanian Valanciunas adds 42 double-doubles this season. Last year he got a total of 50.
On the next day the Pelicans will play on Tuesday against the Sacramento Kings, and the Clippers will have a crucial Los Angeles derby on Wednesday.
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