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The 18 hours that might've saved Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram and the New Orleans Pelicans' season

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IT'S NOV. 17 and the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets are in New Orleans for an important in-season tournament contest. With 9:07 left in the first quarter, Pelicans wing Brandon Ingram corrals a rebound off a Jonas Valanciunas missed 3 and stands a foot behind the free throw line.

To his right, Williamson, three feet behind the 3-point line and about to backpedal, sees Ingram reel in the loose ball and sprints up the right side of the court toward the basket.

Ingram sees him immediately, firing a bounce pass between two defenders to a slashing Williamson.