SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 30 points and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Sacramento Kings 127-117 on Monday night in the quarterfinals of the NBA's In-Season Tournament.
"This is the first time we’ve had the In-Season Tournament.
Political Cartoons View All 1277 ImagesThere was good energy from the sellout crowd, with many fans wearing blue T-shirts handed out to give the In-Season Tournament a playoff feel.
The Kings got within six midway through the fourth before the Pelicans scored nine straight points to put the game away.
UP NEXTPelicans: Play the winner of Tuesday's Suns-Lakers game in the In-Season Tournament semifinals Thursday night in Las Vegas.
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