A look at three key numbers related to Sunday’s game at Ball Arena between New Orleans and Denver (7 p.m. Central, Bally Sports New Orleans, ESPN Radio New Orleans 100.3 FM):
26/35: Brandon Ingram shooting from the field over the past two games, going 15/19 vs. Sacramento on Wednesday, then 11/16 against Utah on Friday. Among the 49 games Ingram has played this season, those are his top two shooting percentages (78.9, 68.8). It’s been proven repeatedly in 2021-22 that an efficient Ingram means a New Orleans team that’s very difficult to beat – when the 2020 All-Star forward makes more than half of his shots from the floor, the Pelicans are 15-3, including 9-1 at home.