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BRANDON Ingram scored 36 points and Zion Williamson added 27 as hosts New Orleans (NOT) Pelicans defeated the exhausted Los Angeles (LA) Lakers (128-111) on Tuesday night.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 18 points, Kira Lewis, Jr. had 16, Jaxson Hayes had 15 and Steven Adams scored 12 as the Pelicans ended a seven-game losing streak against the Lakers.
New Orleans won its second straight game despite the absence of point guard Lonzo Ball (hip flexor strain) in both games.
The Lakers were playing their second straight full game without LeBron James, who sprained his ankle in a loss to Atlanta on Saturday. The Lakers lost at Phoenix (111-94) on Sunday.
Former Pelicans forward Anthony Davis missed the past month due to a calf strain and is expected to be reevaluated Friday by the Lakers.
Montrezl Harrell scored 18 points, Kyle Kuzma scored 16 points and 10 rebounds, Markieff Morris scored 16, Dennis Schroder 15, Wesley Matthews 14 and Alex Caruso won 10 for LA, who shot 42.4%.
Ingram had seven points and one assist, and the Pelicans made their first six shots of the third quarter to take a 72-55 lead.
Hayes made a three-point play, Lewis made consecutive 3s and Alexander-Walker added a 3 to extend the lead to 96-66. – Reuters
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