Brandon Ingram scores a season-high 40 points as the Pelicans beat the Wizards 142-122
WASHINGTON (AP) Brandon Ingram scored a season-high 40 points, Trey Murphy III added six 3-pointers and 27 points and the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans had their best offensive showing of the season in a 144-122 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.
Jonas Valanciunas added 16 points and 18 rebounds, and CJ McCollum had 22 points as the Pelicans opened a three-game road trip without two-time All-Star Zion Williamson, who sat out with a sprained ankle.
“We've got a lot of guys on the team who can put the ball in the basket and contribute to winning basketball," Murphy said.
Ingram, Murphy, Valanciunas and McCollum combined to shoot 35 of 56 (62.5%) from the floor as New Orleans eclipsed its previous season high point total of 131.
"For us, it’s really about, no matter who we play, having an understanding that it’s tough to win basketball games in the NBA," Pelicans coach Willie Green said. “We wanted to start the game right. We didn’t, but we got it going and then it’s about finishing play after play.”
Williamson is day to day, according to Green, after he suffered the injury late in Monday’s win against Minnesota.
Kyle Kuzma scored 27 points to lead Washington, which led by 15 points early but trailed from the middle of the second quarter.
Bilal Coulibaly, the seventh pick in the draft, added 16 points while hitting four 3-pointers for just the second time in his young career.
“I think it’s something that he has worked on quite a bit,” Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr. said of Coulibaly's long-range shooting. “To see him just let it fly, find a rhythm, I think that’s positive.”
The Wizards allowed more than 140 points for the second time this week, losing 146-101 to Philadelphia on Monday. Washington lost for the 20th time in 23 games, the fastest the team has reached that loss total since the 2012-13 season.
The Pelicans erased most of their early deficit by the end of the first quarter and took their first lead when Murphy hit a 3-pointer from the top of the arc to make it 42-40.
McCollum followed with a 3, and Murphy hit a 31-footer as the Pelicans continued a 22-4 run that was part of a 47-point second quarter and 75-point first half. Both marks were season-bests for New Orleans.
“Once he sees one goes in, his range is unlimited,” Green said of Murphy. “And it was on full display tonight.”
UP NEXT
Pelicans: Visit Charlotte on Friday.
Wizards: Host Indiana on Friday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jonas Valanciunas vs. Daniel Gafford (Herbert Jones gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 |  | Daniel Gafford blocks Herbert Jones's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:39 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 11:38 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point cutting dunk (Deni Avdija assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:23 | | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:20 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | +3 | Deni Avdija makes three point pullup jump shot | 0-5 |
| 10:59 | | Brandon Ingram misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:56 | | Herbert Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | +2 | Herbert Jones makes two point tip layup | 2-5 |
| 10:33 | | +3 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 2-8 |
| 10:24 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point driving reverse layup | 4-8 |
| 10:10 | | +3 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point jump shot (Deni Avdija assists) | 4-11 |
| 9:56 | | Dyson Daniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:52 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point driving reverse layup | 4-13 |
| 9:50 | | CJ McCollum shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 9:50 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 4-14 |
| 9:40 | | CJ McCollum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Dyson Daniels offensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | Brandon Ingram misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:33 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:23 | | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | Herbert Jones misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:21 | | Dyson Daniels offensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | Dyson Daniels misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:20 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | Jordan Poole turnover (bad pass) (Jonas Valanciunas steals) | ||
| 8:59 | | Herbert Jones misses two point layup | ||
| 8:55 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | Tyus Jones turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:30 | | Dyson Daniels misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:30 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | Pelicans turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 8:15 | | Herbert Jones shooting foul (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | ||
| 8:15 | | Kyle Kuzma misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:15 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | +1 | Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-15 |
| 7:57 | | Jonas Valanciunas turnover (lost ball) (Daniel Gafford steals) | ||
| 7:51 | | +3 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point pullup jump shot | 4-18 |
| 7:50 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:32 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point floating jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 6-18 |
| 7:13 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:11 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 7:07 | | Herbert Jones misses two point running layup | ||
| 7:05 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | +3 | Tyus Jones makes three point jump shot (Deni Avdija assists) | 6-21 |
| 6:49 | | CJ McCollum misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:48 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point tip layup | 8-21 |
| 6:32 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving layup (Tyus Jones assists) | 8-23 |
| 6:18 | | Trey Murphy III misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 6:16 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | Deni Avdija misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:08 | | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | Daniel Gafford shooting foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 5:56 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-23 |
| 5:56 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-23 |
| 5:43 | | Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 5:43 | | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-24 |
| 5:43 | | Daniel Gafford misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:40 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | Brandon Ingram turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Kuzma steals) | ||
| 5:28 | | Jordan Poole misses two point running reverse layup | ||
| 5:26 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point alley-oop dunk (Naji Marshall assists) | 12-24 |
| 5:08 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point fadeaway bank jump shot | 12-26 |
| 4:50 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot | 14-26 |
| 4:31 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:28 | | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | +3 | Jose Alvarado makes three point pullup jump shot (Naji Marshall assists) | 17-26 |
| 4:23 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:15 | | Bilal Coulibaly turnover (bad pass) (Jose Alvarado steals) | ||
| 4:09 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point driving layup | 19-26 |
| 3:52 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point pullup jump shot | 19-28 |
| 3:31 | | Naji Marshall misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:27 | | Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | Bilal Coulibaly turnover (lost ball) (Jose Alvarado steals) | ||
| 3:14 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point pullup jump shot (Naji Marshall assists) | 21-28 |
| 2:45 | | Corey Kispert misses three point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 2:42 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 2:28 | | Naji Marshall misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:24 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | Corey Kispert turnover (lost ball) (Naji Marshall steals) | ||
| 2:04 | | Brandon Ingram misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:03 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 1:51 | | Corey Kispert shooting foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul) | ||
| 1:51 | | +1 | Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 22-28 |
| 1:51 | | +1 | Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 23-28 |
| 1:51 | | +1 | Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 24-28 |
| 1:35 | | Danilo Gallinari misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 1:33 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 1:28 | | Bilal Coulibaly personal foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul) | ||
| 1:28 | | +1 | Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-28 |
| 1:28 | | +1 | Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-28 |
| 1:15 | | Herbert Jones shooting foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul) | ||
| 1:15 | | +1 | Danilo Gallinari makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-29 |
| 1:15 | | +1 | Danilo Gallinari makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-30 |
| 0:58 | | Brandon Ingram misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:55 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 0:41 | | Deni Avdija turnover (lost ball) (Naji Marshall steals) | ||
| 0:37 | | Bilal Coulibaly shooting foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul) | ||
| 0:37 | | +1 | Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-30 |
| 0:37 | | +1 | Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-30 |
| 0:28 | | Danilo Gallinari misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 0:26 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 0:09 | | Jose Alvarado misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:06 | | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Brandon Ingram blocks Deni Avdija's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Jose Alvarado defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Deni Avdija assists) | 28-33 |
| 11:40 | | Naji Marshall personal foul (Loose ball) (Jared Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 11:40 | | Naji Marshall turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 11:34 | | +2 | Danilo Gallinari makes two point cutting dunk (Jared Butler assists) | 28-35 |
| 11:15 | | Trey Murphy III misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:14 | | Wizards defensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | Anthony Gill misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:57 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 10:48 | | Jonas Valanciunas turnover (bad pass) (Jared Butler steals) | ||
| 10:46 | | Jared Butler turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:41 | | +3 | CJ McCollum makes three point jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists) | 31-35 |
| 10:29 | | Danilo Gallinari misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | +3 | CJ McCollum makes three point jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists) | 34-35 |
| 9:57 | | CJ McCollum shooting foul (Jared Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 9:57 | | +1 | Jared Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-36 |
| 9:57 | | +1 | Jared Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-37 |
| 9:41 | | Jordan Hawkins misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Anthony Gill defensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | +3 | Jared Butler makes three point jump shot (Danilo Gallinari assists) | 34-40 |
| 9:19 | | Anthony Gill shooting foul (CJ McCollum draws the foul) | ||
| 9:19 | | +1 | CJ McCollum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-40 |
| 9:19 | | +1 | CJ McCollum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-40 |
| 9:01 | | Danilo Gallinari turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:46 | | +3 | Naji Marshall makes three point pullup jump shot (CJ McCollum assists) | 39-40 |
| 8:32 | | Deni Avdija misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:29 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (Jordan Hawkins assists) | 42-40 |
| 8:07 | | +2 | Anthony Gill makes two point layup (Deni Avdija assists) | 42-42 |
| 7:55 | | +3 | CJ McCollum makes three point pullup jump shot | 45-42 |
| 7:42 | | Trey Murphy III blocks Deni Avdija's two point layup | ||
| 7:40 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (Naji Marshall assists) | 48-42 |
| 7:31 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:16 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:13 | | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | +2 | Naji Marshall makes two point driving layup (CJ McCollum assists) | 50-42 |
| 6:47 | | Tyus Jones misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 6:37 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point floating jump shot | 52-42 |
| 6:29 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving finger roll layup (Tyus Jones assists) | 52-44 |
| 6:06 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point layup (CJ McCollum assists) | 54-44 |
| 5:57 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | +3 | Jonas Valanciunas makes three point jump shot (CJ McCollum assists) | 57-44 |
| 5:25 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 57-47 |
| 5:12 | | CJ McCollum misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:08 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:00 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 4:52 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 59-47 |
| 4:32 | | Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 4:32 | | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-48 |
| 4:32 | | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 59-49 |
| 4:21 | | Kyle Kuzma shooting foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul) | ||
| 4:21 | | +1 | Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 60-49 |
| 4:21 | | +1 | Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 61-49 |
| 4:08 | | +3 | Bilal Coulibaly makes three point jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 61-52 |
| 3:47 | | CJ McCollum misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:44 | | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | ||
| 3:38 | | Jordan Poole turnover (bad pass) (Herbert Jones steals) | ||
| 3:33 | | +2 | Herbert Jones makes two point running layup | 63-52 |
| 3:33 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:19 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point cutting layup (Jordan Poole assists) |