Pelicans rout Pacers, 129-102
NEW ORLEANS >> Brandon Ingram scored 19 of his 34 points in New Orleans’ franchise record-tying 48-point first quarter and the Pelicans beat Indiana to split a home-and-home set.
Coming off a 123-114 loss in Indianapolis on Wednesday night, the Pelicans were 20 of 22 from the field in the first quarter in racing to a 48-26 lead.
The 90.9% shooting was the highest field-goal percentage by any team in a quarter this season and the highest percentage in a first quarter by any team since Dallas shot 94% in a 2014 game against Utah.
Trey Murphy III added 28 points, hitting 6 of 12 3-pointers.
The Pelicans neutralized Tyrese Haliburton, holding the All-Star guard scoreless for the first time since November 2021. Isaiah Jackson and Bennedict Mathurin led the Pacers with 13 points each.
WARRIORS 120, RAPTORS 105 >>
Stephen Curry scored 25 points, Jonathan Kuminga had 24 and Golden State beat Toronto for its eighth straight road victory.
After beating the Knicks 110-99 in New York on Thursday night, Golden State had to switch planes before enduring a long wait on the tarmac, finally arriving at its Toronto hotel shortly after 7 a.m. Friday.
The Warriors have won three in a row overall and 13 of 15.
RJ Barrett scored 23 points for Toronto. All-Star Scottie Barnes injured his left hand late in the first half and did not return.
CAVALIERS 110, PISTONS 100>>
Darius Garland hit eight 3-pointers and scored 29 points, Evan Mobley had 22 points and 17 rebounds and short-handed Cleveland held off Detroit.
Playing without Donovan Mitchell (knee soreness) and Caris LeVert (elbow), Cleveland
led 77-52 in the third quarter, but only scored 19 fourth-quarter points, allowing the Pistons to get as close as 107-100. The Cavaliers improved to 39-20.
Garland was 8 of 12 from 3-point range and 1 of 9 on 2-pointers.
76ERS 121, HORNETS 114>>
Tyrese Maxey scored 33 points, Tobias Harris had 31 points and 12 rebounds and Philadelphia beat Charlotte.
The 76ers won for only the second time in six games but remain in the hunt for a top-four seed in the Eastern Conference as they try and stay afloat in the standings until the hopeful return of last season’s MVP Joel Embiid. They are 8-17 this season without Embiid and 5-8 since he went down in a Jan. 30 game and eventually needed knee surgery. The 76ers have said there is no timetable for his return. TRAIL BLAZERS 122, GRIZZLIES 92>> Dalano Banton scored a season-high 19 points, Jabari Walker also had 19 points and nine rebounds and Portland beat Memphis to snap a ninegame losing streak.