Brandon Ingram scored 24 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 19 points and 12 rebounds, and the Pelicans booked a spot in the NBA playoffs with a 105-98 victory over the Kings in a play-in elimination game.
Brandon Ingram scored 24 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 19 points and 12 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans booked a spot in the NBA playoffs with a 105-98 victory over the Sacramento Kings in a play-in tournament elimination game on Friday night. The Pelicans won without leading-scorer Zion Williamson, who strained his left hamstring right as he reached the 40-point mark in a play-in loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.
Instead, New Orleans improved to 6-0 against Sacramento this season, becoming the first team to go 6-0 in a season against an opponent since Denver against Minnesota in 1994-95. The Pelicans also prolonged a streak of No. 7 seeds never missing the playoffs since the play-in tournament was adopted by the NBA in 2020. Because of their loss to the Lakers on Tuesday, the Pelicans will open the playoffs as an eighth seed on Sunday at top-seeded Oklahoma City.
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