Check out our daily collection of Pelicans news and notes from local and national reporters around the Internet on December 5, 2023.
NBA In-Season Tournament quarterfinal postgame wrap: Pelicans 127, Kings 117
After a scorching-hot start by Sacramento on Monday, a pair of New Orleans players whose season only recently began helped propel the Pelicans to a momentous first-half surge. In the latter half, Brandon Ingram helped New Orleans cement a trip to Las Vegas.
Willie Green on NBA In‑Season Tournament win | Pelicans‑Kings Postgame Interview 12/4/23
New Orleans Pelicans head coach Willie Green's postgame interview after the Pelicans' In-Season Tournament Quarterfinals win against the Sacramento Kings on Monday, Dec. 4 during the 2023-24 NBA season.
Brandon Ingram on NBA In‑Season Tournament win | Pelicans‑Kings Postgame Interview 12/4/23
CJ McCollum on roster returns, In‑Season Tournament win | Pelicans‑Kings Postgame Interview 12/4/23
Zion Williamson on advancing to Las Vegas, team test | Pelicans‑Kings Postgame Interview 12/4/23
Brandon Ingram, Pelicans punch ticket to Las Vegas with In-Season Tournament win over Kings
The New Orleans Pelicans trailed the Sacramento Kings by 11 points when Jose Alvarado checked in midway through the first quarter. By the time Alvarado subbed back out, the Pelicans had not only erased that deficit — they had pulled ahead by six.
Pelicans stand up to Kings with balanced effort to advance in IST
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- As the Kings stormed out to a 15-point lead in Monday night's NBA in-season tournament quarterfinal game, the New Orleans Pelicans remained calm.
"We just looked at each other like, 'We're straight,'" Pelicans forward Zion Williamson said.
Pelicans show off their toughness with their words and play: ‘We don’t do no sucker punches’
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Naji Marshall wasn’t happy with the Sacramento Kings, and he wanted to let them know it.
It started in the second quarter, when New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valančiūnas and Kings forward Trey Lyles had to be separated after the two got tied up under the basket going after a rebound.
NBA In-Season Tournament bracket, schedule: Pacers and Pelicans to advance to semifinals
The NBA's In-Season Tournament has seen its first two knockout games. In Monday's quarterfinal games, the Indiana Pacers sent the Boston Celtics home with a 122-112 victory in the first East game and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the host Sacramento Kings, 127-117. Both victors now head to Las Vegas for Thursday's semifinal games.
Brandon Ingram leads the Pelicans past the Kings 127-117 to advance to In-Season Tournament semis
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.