Shameka Nixon Who Dat Daily.com/Pelicans Contributor  New Orleans,LA – The New Orleans Pelicans  defeated the Memphis Grizzlies tonight 109-99 to halt a two game slide and save their season. The Pelicans were more focused and determined to handle business against the Grizzlies to keep their playoff hopes alive. The team was in control of this one for much of the contest as Memphis Star guard Jah Morant struggled on 5-21 FG shooting. Morant shot a miserable 1-10 from three point range due in large part to New Orleans guard Jrue Holidays sticky defense. Zion Williamson played in 25 minutes and scored 23 points in the game. Zion not only burst through the minute restriction but to paired with Allstar forward Brandon Ingram to lift the team to victory. The tandem combined to score 47 points and serve to close out the match up. Brandon Ingram contributed 24 points 7 rebounds and 5 assists. New Orleans Box

Player	POS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	+/-	OFF	DEF	TOT	A	PF	STL	TO	BLK	PTS
D. Favors	C	28:17	1-4	0-0	0-2	8	2	11	13	0	2	0	0	1	2
B. Ingram	F	31:26	8-16	2-4	6-10	3	0	7	7	5	2	2	4	0	24
Z. Williamson	F	25:07	9-21	0-1	5-10	8	3	4	7	5	2	0	2	0	23
L. Ball	G	34:34	2-7	2-7	1-2	15	0	4	4	6	1	4	3	0	7
J. Holiday	G	33:26	6-12	1-3	2-3	14	2	2	4	3	3	1	1	0	15
J. Redick		29:10	5-11	3-7	3-5	-3	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	16
J. Hart		24:48	5-6	2-3	3-3	1	1	6	7	0	2	0	1	0	15
N. Melli		19:48	1-4	1-4	2-2	6	0	2	2	4	4	0	0	0	5
J. Hayes		6:13	0-0	0-0	2-2	4	0	2	2	0	3	0	3	0	2
N. Alexander-Walker		4:49	0-0	0-0	0-0	-7	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
F. Jackson		2:22	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
E. Moore		DNP
K. Williams		DNP
Total		240:00	37-82	11-29	24-39		8	41	49	25	20	7	14	1	109

Memphis Box

Player	POS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	+/-	OFF	DEF	TOT	A	PF	STL	TO	BLK	PTS
J. Valanciunas	C	29:36	5-9	0-2	3-3	-5	1	12	13	1	6	1	5	4	13
J. Jackson Jr.	F	31:48	7-17	2-8	6-8	-3	1	1	2	2	5	1	1	2	22
K. Anderson	F	28:43	2-9	0-4	1-1	-4	1	4	5	3	0	0	1	2	5
J. Morant	G	39:00	5-21	1-10	0-0	-12	0	5	5	8	4	0	1	0	11
D. Brooks	G	31:19	5-13	2-7	3-3	-1	1	4	5	3	6	0	2	0	15
G. Allen		31:06	6-10	5-6	0-0	-1	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	17
B. Clarke		23:06	5-8	0-1	0-0	-5	3	5	8	1	4	0	1	1	10
D. Melton		16:19	1-4	1-3	0-0	-9	0	2	2	4	3	0	0	1	3
A. Tolliver		9:03	1-2	1-2	0-0	-10	1	1	2	1	2	0	1	0	3
J. Konchar		DNP
M. Guduric		DNP
J. Jackson		DNP
G. Dieng		DNP
Total		240:00	37-93	12-43	13-15		8	35	43	25	32	3	13	10	99

New Orleans (29-38) faces off against the Sacramento Kings (28-38) on August 6th in the NBA Bubble. The Pels must carry this momentum into the Kings matchup and continue to stack up wins on the way to a playoff berth.

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