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National Basketball Association
New Orleans 113, Toronto 99
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Officials: #30 John Goble, #36 Brent Barnaky, #13 Dannica Mosher
Attendance: 3800

Brandon Ingram had 24 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds as the visiting New Orleans Pelicans overcame an 11-point, third-quarter deficit to defeat the Toronto Raptors 113-99 Wednesday night in the season opener at Tampa, Fla.

Ingram just missed his first career triple-double in shooting 10-for-19 from the field.

The Raptors are playing their home games at Amalie Arena because of travel restrictions in Canada because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

JJ Redick added 23 points and had six 3-pointers for the Pelicans. Eric Bledsoe scored 18 points, Lonzo Ball had 16 and Zion Williamson had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Steven Adams chipped with eight points and eight rebounds.

Pascal Siakam scored 20 points for the Raptors, who defeated the Pelicans on opening night last season. Kyle Lowry had 18 points and 10 assists for Toronto and Aron Baynes scored 11 points with nine rebounds while Chris Boucher and Norman Powell scored 12 points each.

The Pelicans used a 38-22 third quarter to take a nine-point lead into the fourth quarter. They led by 11 early in the fourth on Redick's 3-pointer.

Redick hit another 3-pointer with 5:16 to play in the game and New Orleans led by 14 points to clinch the game.

With Powell scoring seven points off the bench, the Raptors led 26-23 after the first quarter.

The Raptors led by 11 points on Siakam's 3-pointer with 1:36 left in the second quarter. Redick finished the first-half scoring with a 3-pointer and Toronto took a lead 57-50 lead into the intermission.

Lowry hit four 3-pointers in the second quarter in his 14-point first half.

The Raptors took an 11-point lead three minutes into the third quarter when Anunoby made an uncontested dunk on Ingram's errant pass.

The Pelicans answered with a 10-0 spurt capped by Bledsoe's 3-pointer, trimming the lead to one point. Ingram's 3-pointer gave New Orleans a 76-73 lead.

The Pelicans stretched the lead to 88-79 when Ingram made a 3-pointer to end the third quarter.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
New Orleans   Toronto
Brandon Ingram 24 Scoring Pascal Siakam 20
Brandon Ingram 11 Assists Kyle Lowry 10
Zion Williamson 10 Rebounds Aron Baynes 9
Lonzo Ball 4 Free Throws Made Norman Powell 7
Steven Adams 4 Steals OG Anunoby 3
Steven Adams 2 Blocks OG Anunoby 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
New Orleans 113 52.5 19-42 10-20 30 45 7 13 27
Toronto 99 42.7 14-46 9-12 26 35 5 10 21
Upcoming Games
  • Toronto will play their next game on the road against San Antonio. The Raptors have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • New Orleans will play their next game on the road against Miami. The Pelicans have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and .000 after a loss.