2023-12-05 06:08:02
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 In-Season Tournament .
Ingram helped New Orleans erase an early deficit and the Pelicans never trailed in the second half to advance to the semifinals, where they will play the winner of Tuesday night’s game between Phoenix and the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday in Las Vegas.
Herb Jones added 23 points and Jonas Valanciunas had 18 to give the Pelicans their third win over Sacramento in the last two weeks.
De’Aaron Fox finished with 30 points and Domantas Sabonis contributed 26, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for the Kings. Sacramento lost for the first time in the tournament following sweeping all four games in the pool round.
There was great energy among the fans that filled the arena, with many of them wearing blue t-shirts that were given to them to give a special playoff atmosphere to the In-Season tournament.
The intensity came to the floor, with Sacramento’s Trey Lyles getting into an exchange with Valanciunas in the first half that cost him a technical foul.
The Kings made 12 of their first 14 shots to take a 32-17 lead before being extinguished on a 28-5 run in the first two quarters by the Pelicans. Sacramento missed 16 of 18 shots from the field during that span.
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