Brandon Ingram scored 36 points and Zion Williamson added 27 as the host New Orleans Pelicans routed the depleted Los Angeles 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.
Ingram made 14 of 21 shots, Williamson made 9 of 13, Alexander-Walker 7 of 14, Lewis 5 of 9, Hayes 4 of 6, and Adams 6 of 6 as the Pelicans shot 52.2 percent from the floor.
36 POINTS on 14-21 FGM for @B_Ingram13 in the @PelicansNBA win! pic.twitter.com/uhjxUUmaYN
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