Boston Herald

Ingram powers Pelicans

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Brandon Ingram scored a season-high 36 points, Zion Williamson had 27 points and nine rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 128-111 on Tuesday night.

The 20-year-old Williamson became the first NBA player younger than 21 to score at least 20 points in 21 straight games.

Second-year guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 18 and rookie guard Kira Lewis Jr. set a new high with 16 points in a reserve role. New Orleans center Jaxson Hayes scored 15 points in 19 minutes.

The Lakers, struggling without stars LeBron James and Davis, lost their third straight. Montrezl Harrell had a team-high 18 points, while Kyle Kuzma and Markieff Morris each scored 16. Kuzma also grabbed 10 rebounds and had seven assists.

Suns 110, Heat 100 — Devin Booker scored 23 points and Phoenix stretched its road winning streak to seven games by beating slumping Miami.

Deandre Ayton scored 17 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for the Suns. Former Heat forward Jae Crowder had 13 for the Suns.

Kendrick Nunn led the Heat with 25 points.

Nuggets 110, Magic 99 — Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for his 12th triple-double of the season, and Denver built a big lead before holding off Orlando.

Jamal Murray scored 21 points for Denver. Michael Porter Jr. had 18 points and seven rebounds.

Evan Fournier scored 31 points for the Magic — his second 30-point game of the season.

Knicks 131, Wizards 113 — Julius Randle scored 37 points to spark New York to a rout of Washington.

RJ Barrett scored 21, Alec Burks added 20 and Mitchell Robinson had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Knicks.

Bradley Beal scored 22 points for the Wizards.

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