Brandon Ingram scored 24 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 19 points and 12 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans booked a spot in the NBA playoffs with a 105-98 victory over the Sacramento Kings in a play-in tournament elimination game.
New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas shoots against Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis in the first half of an NBA basketball play-in tournament game in New Orleans, Friday, April 19, 2024. New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram shoots against Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray in the first half of an NBA basketball play-in tournament game in New Orleans, Friday, April 19, 2024.
The game was a test of the Pelicans’ ability to handle the pressure of a do-or-die game after squandering two previous chances to lock up a playoff berth at home. The Pelicans also prolonged a streak of No. 7 seeds never missing the playoffs since the play-in tournament was adopted by the NBA in 2020. Because of their loss to the Lakers on Tuesday, the Pelicans will open the playoffs as an eighth seed on Sunday at top-seeded Oklahoma City.
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