The Pelicans beat the Clippers 131-110 on the road today to make it a four-game winning streak. It is worth mentioning that the Pelicans have won 6 of the past 7 games with the Clippers. Since the Suns beat the 76ers today, the Clippers lost and dropped to fifth place in the West, and the record was tied by the Warriors.
After a four-game winning streak over the Clippers, the Pelicans are 37-37, tying the Lakers and Timberwolves. However, due to the record of the three teams, the Timberwolves led 3-1, the Lakers 3-3, and the Pelicans were the worst 2-4, so the ranking of their three teams remained unchanged for the time being, still ranking seventh to ninth in the West.
Ingram continued to perform very well today, playing 33 minutes, shooting 12-of-22 from the field, 3-of-5 from three-point range, 5-of-5 from the free throw line, and had 32 points, 4 rebounds and 13 assists, with just one turnover. In his last game against the Hornets, Ingram played 34 minutes, shooting 10-of-23 from the field, scoring 30 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, earning his first career triple-double without turnovers.
Ingram became only the second player in team history after Paul to record at least 30 points and 10 assists in two consecutive games. In the last five games, Ingram has been excellent individually, cutting 30+ in four games, so the Pelicans can win four straight games. Although Zion has not been able to return, with Ingram leading the team, the Pelicans still have hope to make the playoffs.
Murphy ushered in a big explosion today, feeling hot, playing 37 minutes, shooting 11 of 14, 10 of 12 from three-point range, cutting a team-high 32 points, plus or minus +19, and hitting 10 three-pointers in a single game is also Murphy's career high. Murphy has hit at least nine three-pointers multiple times and is the first player in Pelicans history to do so. Murphy also hit nine three-pointers against the Trail Blazers on March 13.
McCollum played 35 minutes today, shooting 8-of-15, including 3-of-6 three-pointers and 2-of-2 free throws, scoring 21 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.
On the Clippers side, George was absent due to injury, Leonard and Wilson were not good-handed, only 8 of 28 shots in total, of which Leonard played 27 minutes, shooting 4 of 16, 0 of 6 from three-point range, 4 of 6 from the free throw line, only 12 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, with a game-low plus-minus of -20. In the third quarter, Leonard was elbowed in the face by Ingram while competing for the floorball and left the court early and did not play again.
Wei Shao was in average form today, playing only 26 minutes, shooting 4 of 12, only 1 of 5 from three-point range, and 5 of 5 free throws, scoring 14 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds, but also had 4 turnovers, with a plus-minus of -17.