Brandon Ingram tallied his second career triple-double tonight as he totaled 31 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists on the way to a 107-88 victory for the New Orleans Pelicans over the Denver Nuggets. CJ McCollum scored 23 points while Jonas Valanciunas added 15 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 assists. Jamal Murray led Denver with 21 points, 7 assists, and 4 rebounds. The Pelicans improve to 39-38 with the win, while the Nuggets fall to 51-25 with the loss.
With his performance tonight, Brandon Ingram joins Chris Paul as the only players in Pelicans/Hornets franchise history to have multiple 30-point, 10-assist, and 10-rebound triple doubles, having both done this twice.
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I think the Pelicans are in great shape to make a run at that six-spot.
Brandon Ingram, what a run he is on right now.
Ingram averaging nearly 30 a game across his last seven.
They are the best three-point shooting team in the league.
Count that, Ingram with a two and a harm, he's got a chance at a three-point play.
Murray wanting an explanation.
Boy, Ingram, coach, he has really turned his game up.
Looks so strong right now, looks healthy.
Right through contact, that one could have been a call to foul also, and then finishes through contact.
An 0 for 3 from three-point range.
Ingram, boy, he finishes so well right now.
All three of them.
Coach didn't get that bump fake, I guess he's got another one.
It's like challenge rules for Valanchunas, it's Brandon Ingram on a heater early.
Brandon Ingram, scored eight already, and now he assists on a Valanchunas double.
To guard the three-point line, this is still a problem area, though, for Denver.
Yeah, they're 25th in points.
Just a five-point game, here's Herb Jones.
He knocks down a three, hit a couple of big ones on Tuesday.
Got into the play-in, though, they rallied, they started to figure it out under their first-year head coach.
A year ago, there's Herb Jones.
They beat Santa.
From that basket, Ingram drives and lays it in.
Coming off the miss three, major presence inside.
High flyer, works so well with Jokic.
Ingram drives and darts.
At that time, they got him going to his left hand, but didn't do him any good.
Sharp puck.
Good reset here, Ingram takes a peak, one to shoot, got to go, gets it off in time, and buries the jumper.
Brandon Ingram, right before the timer expires.
Thomas Bryant, guarding Valanchunas.
Ingram, passes one up, drives it, fakes it, Ingram scores.
C.J. McCollum, places a three.
C.J. McCollum, with his first three-pointer, wants to push it.
Brandon Ingram, Bryant defending, pull-up, got it, Brandon Ingram.
Boy, he is lethal wherever he's getting his shot.
Now back to Ingram.
Lehigh, sitting on 18, giving 20.
Boy, he's been a killer in the mid-range tonight.
You can see Bryant just fighting with a little rhythm here, he hasn't played much.
Three-pointer on the other end is good, it's C.J. McCollum.
Last season, without Murray, without that, who is their number two, who is their second scorer?
Murray and Gordon can be on particular nights.
He's 0 for 7, 3 now, tonight.
This guy's an outstanding shooter, 42% on the year.
Ingram is fouled and count the basket.
That on the elbow, but strong enough to power through it and knock it down.
As I was, was outstanding, a lot of fun.
Had an NCAA tournament run here in Denver.
He's got seven in the corner.
They have not scored in over two and a half minutes.
This time it's Murray on Ingram, and Ingram gets it back, lays it in.
Brown was cut from that slot to make the pass easier and at least collapse the defense.
Look at Brandon Ingram.
Down to the 10th spot, 11th spot.
We're running out of schedule right now, but we're talking only a couple of games in the
lost time, and this thing is wide open in the West.
They had taken all of the punches from Trayvon Green, literally.
C.J. McCollum hits another three.
