On April 16, Beijing time, with the New Orleans Pelicans beating the Los Angeles Clippers on the road, they also won the last play-off place of the season. It is worth mentioning that this is the first time in Ingram's career in the league for six years since entering the playoffs, and they will face the Suns in the first round. At the same time, Ingram also led the team to a number of miracles.
First, at the start of the season, the Pelicans were just 1-12. The Pelicans became the fourth team in NBA history to make the playoffs after losing more than 12 of their first 13 games in the season. Before the Pelicans, the first three teams were the Suns in 1996–97 (stopping the first round), the Cavaliers in the 1984–85 season (stopping in the first round), and the Bulls in the 1967–68 season (stopping in the semifinals).
Second, because the Pelicans had a poor start to the season, they only had a 3.6 percent chance of making it to the playoffs. As a result, in the absence of Zion, the Pelicans did it!
Ingram played 42 minutes, shooting 14-of-21 from the field, scoring 30 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.
At the same time, under the leadership of Ingram, the Pelicans originally collapsed in the third quarter, but in the fourth quarter, the team played a wave of 14-1 climax, and finally achieved a rebound, winning the game.