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Highlights: Brandon Ingram Drops 49, Donovan Mitchell Posts 46 in Epic OT Duel
Alex Goodlett/Getty ImagesNew Orleans Pelicans small forward Brandon Ingram continued his breakout season Thursday night against the Utah Jazz, going toe-to-toe with guard Donovan Mitchell in an overtime game that pushed both to new heights. The Pelicans eventually pulled off a 138-132 victory, but that wasn’t as impressive as how both teams got there. Bleacher Report @BleacherReportBRANDON INGRAM…
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New Orleans Pelicans small forward Brandon Ingram continued his breakout season Thursday night against the Utah Jazz, going toe-to-toe with guard Donovan Mitchell in an overtime game that pushed both to new heights.
The Pelicans eventually pulled off a 138-132 victory, but that wasn't as impressive as how both teams got there.
Bleacher Report @BleacherReport
BRANDON INGRAM DROPS CAREER-HIGH 49 PTS AND GETS THE WIN IN OT 😤 https://t.co/OX3LTx9bF5
Bleacher Report NBA @BR_NBA
S/o to @spidadmitchell 💪
Didn't get the W but battled it out and dropped a career-high 46 points https://t.co/8yShg9UGaI
Ingram posted a career high with 49 points on 15-of-25 shooting with eight rebounds and six assists. A missed free throw at the end of overtime cost him the first 50-point game of his career. Not to be outdone, Mitchell responded by tying his career-high 46 points while matching a career-high seven three-pointers. It's the first game of 40 points or more for Mitchell this season after reaching the mark twice last year. Ingram had previously never scored more than 36.
Lonzo Ball @ZO2_
Yeah it’s right after the game and I know I never do this but BRANDON INGRAM is an All Star‼️‼️‼️‼️@B_Ingram13 #B4L
Will Guillory @WillGuillory
Per @bball_ref, here are all the guys in NBA history to score at least 49 points on 25 or fewer shots before their 23rd birthday:
Shaquille O'Neal
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Brandon Ingram
The Pelicans' budding star nearly pulled off a game-winner as well. With less than five seconds left, Ingram hit a running jumper to give New Orleans a one-point lead with 1.3 seconds remaining in regulation. A controversial foul on the ensuing inbounds put Utah on the line where big man Rudy Gobert hit one of two free throws to send the game to overtime.
Gobert wouldn't get a chance to do much more in overtime. He fouled out on another questionable call while trying to defend an Ingram drive to the rim, a whistle the center wasted no time expressing his displeasure over after the game.
Rudy Gobert @rudygobert27
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Utah won't get to see the Pelicans again until March. By then, Zion Williamson should be fully integrated into the NBA, and a rebuilding New Orleans team should have a much better idea of where it can grow.
But more of Ingram vs. Mitchell would be the main attraction, and no one will complain about that.
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