Brandon Ingram scored 36 points, Jonas Valanciunas had a double-double and the host New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 122–114 on Saturday night, April 1.
The Pelicans (40–38) won for the seventh time in eight games to move into sole possession of seventh place in the Western Conference and tied the sixth-place Clippers (41–38) in the loss column while completing a three-game sweep of the season series.
Valanciunas had 23 points and 12 rebounds, CJ McCollum and Trey Murphy III scored 19 points each and Herbert Jones Jr. had 12.
Kawhi Leonard, who played in games on consecutive nights for the first time this season, scored 40 points with eight rebounds, and Russell Westbrook finished with 24 points and nine assists. Ivica Zubac netted 15 points and Norman Powell chipped in 12 for Los Angeles….