NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jalen Johnson scored 29 factors and the Atlanta Hawks ended a four-game skid with a 126-111 victory over the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night time.
Pelicans star ahead Zion Williamson was scratched out of the lineup with a proper hamstring pressure shortly earlier than the sport, leaving Brandon Ingram because the membership’s solely common starter in uniform.
Ingram scored 32, but it surely wasn’t sufficient to defeat a Hawks crew that had six gamers with no less than 11 factors.
Trae Younger scored 23, whereas former Pelican Dyson Daniels, coming back from a two-game damage absence, added 16 for Atlanta. Larry Nance Jr. scored 14 in opposition to his former crew.
New Orleans was additionally with out starters Dejounte Murray, CJ McCollum and Herb Jones, in addition to standout reserve Trey Murphy III.
The Hawks performed with out starter De’Andre Hunter, in addition to rotation gamers Bogdan Bogdanovic, Vit Krejci and Kobe Bufkin as a consequence of damage.
Takeaways
Hawks: Daniels and Nance have made no secret of the satisfaction they received from producing in opposition to the membership that traded them final offseason in a deal that introduced Murray to New Orleans. Nance blew a kiss to the Pelicans bench with a 3 late within the third quarter. Daniels celebrated a 3 with a hand gesture that resembled photographs being fired on the New Orleans bench.
Pelicans: The younger reserves hustled however lacked the firepower to remain in Atlanta. Backup starter Jordan Hawkins scored 19 factors. Reserves Brandon Boston Jr. and Jamal Cain every scored 14.
Key second
The Hawks positively broke away with a 14-0 run halfway by means of the fourth quarter, making it 116-97. David Roddy ignited it with a 3 and Johnson had three dunks through the spurt.
Key statistic
The Pelicans had been outscored 66-32 within the paint.
To be continued
The Hawks host the defending champion Boston Celtics on Monday night time. The Pelicans will host Portland on Monday night time within the second of two video games in two nights.
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