The Pelicans held a 56-41 lead late in the second quarter, watched the Clippers answer with a 34-6 run but then rallied right back in the fourth, scoring a 105-101 win and a spot against the top-seeded Suns in the opening round.
playing most of the minutes down the stretch. It gave New Orleans a switchable lineup on defense with enough shot-making to get things going offensively.
After the Clippers got off the first punches of the first quarter, the Pelicans answered back with a 27-7 run that gave them a 101-94 lead with 2:10 to go, completed by Murphy's fourth 3-pointer of the night. "Brandon Ingram is the truth," Green said."He just brought it. He had that look in his eye from the time we got on the plane. Shootaround, he's been locked in. He has been waiting for this moment, for this type of moment."
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