Tuesday’s matchup between the New Orleans Pelicans and Golden State Warriors appears to boil down to one thing: Can Brandon Ingram direct his squad to put up 120 points or more on the scoreboard?
If recent history is any indication, the Pelicans have rediscovered their offensive firepower behind the play of their star forward. Not only is Ingram filling up the stat sheet on a nightly basis, the Pelicans are averaging 121.2 points during the five-game winning streak. The team’s shooting has been lights out.
50-40-90 is the gold standard for shooters. Largely behind Ingram, Trey Murphy and CJ McCollum, the Pelicans have darn near operated at that level since March 19th’s win in Houston, combining for a team 52.