Trey Murphy III scored 32 points with 10 3-pointers, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the LA Clippers 131-110 for their fourth straight win.
The Pelicans led by as many as 25 and never trailed, pulling away with a 25-10 run bridging the first and second quarters.
Brandon Ingram had 32 points (16 in the paint) and a career-high 13 assists, and CJ McCollum added 21 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. The Pelicans had 2 30-point scorers. Ingram assisted on 5 of Murphy’s 11 baskets, 5 of them 3-pointers.
For the Clippers, Bones Hyland had 18 points (13 in the fourth quarter) and 7 assists off the bench. Hyland scored 13 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter. The Clippers had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Pelicans made 21 3-pointers, 10 of them by Murphy. The Clippers got 2 offensive rebounds, about 6 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. They outscored the Pelicans 54-25 off the bench. The Clippers’ starters were outscored 48-32 in 16 minutes together.