Pelicans earn 105-101 win over Clippers, claim No. 8 seed
Pelicans Clippers Basketball New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram, right, drives past Los Angeles Clippers guard Terance Mann during the first half of an NBA basketball play-in tournament game Friday, April 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. The Pelicans made the playoffs for the first time since 2017-18, guided by first-year coach Willie Green, a former Clipper. The Clippers were dealt a huge blow earlier in the day when Paul George entered the league’s health and safety protocols. Ingram scored five of the Pelicans’ final 12 points to send them into the fourth trailing 84-74. After the Clippers scored to go up by 13 points, the Pelicans ran off 11 straight points and then McCollum hit a 3-pointer to tie it, 88-all.
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