EPower forward Brandon Ingram scored 30 points as the leader of the winning attack for the New Orleans Pelicans that beat the Indiana Pacers 113-114 on the road.
Ingram, who also dished out seven assists and grabbed six rebounds, helped the Pelicans (9-12) win their second straight game and fourth in the last six.
The starting power forward for the Pelicans confirmed that he is growing with his individual and team play and scored 12 of 21 shots from the field.
Point guard Lonzo Ball added 20 points and nine rebounds, all defensive, and forward Zion Williamson added 18 points, dished out five assists and put up three blocks.
Spanish power forward Willy Hernangmez had quality minutes with the Pelicans again after coach Stan Van Gundy took him out for 18 minutes as a reserve.
Hernangmez did not disappoint in his individual and team game by getting two points in the attack after scoring 1 of 2 shots from the field, without going to the personnel line.
The Spanish international player did have a leading role in the paint with six rebounds -four defenses-, gave an assist, recovered two balls, lost none, put a plug and committed a personal foul.
The Pacers’ attack was led by point guard Justin Holiday, who scored 22 points.
While guard Jeremy Lamb contributed 17 points and reserve forward Doug McDermott reached 14, without being able to avoid the defeat of the Pacers (12-11), second in a row.
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