Postgame wrap: Rockets 122, Pelicans 116
Improbably, even though it’s only 10 games into the season, New Orleans has been without every member of its projected starting five at least once due to injury. Leading scorer Brandon Ingram made it a clean sweep just before tip-off Monday, being ruled out of action due to knee soreness, after he had warmed up and tried to play through the discomfort.
James Harden too much late as Rockets clip Pelicans
Slowing James Harden is the toughest individual task in the league, at least according to Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry. The Houston Rockets’ lefty stepback artist has shattered scoring records by launching an unprecedented number of 3-pointers and getting to the free-throw line a maddening number of times.
Rockets-Pelicans roundtable: What’s the vibe with these teams after 10 games?
The New Orleans Pelicans and Houston Rockets faced off in a Southwest Division game on Monday night at Smoothie King Center in the 10th game of the season for each team.
Harden scores 39 points as Rockets beat Pelicans 122-116
NEW ORLEANS — As usual, scoring comes in concentrated bursts for James Harden.
LightHarted Podcast gives Pelicans’ Josh Hart a new way to connect
As the minutes turned into hours at the 2009 NBA Draft in New York City, Jrue Holiday did his best to not let the cameras know that his heartbeat was fluttering. Holiday was the last player sitting in the green room when the Philadelphia 76ers mercifully ended his wait by taking him 17th overall.
Brandon Ingram out vs. Rockets with right knee soreness
Injuries have played a significant part in the New Orleans’ Pelicans 2-7 start to the season, and they haven’t yet weathered the storm. Roughly 30 minutes before Monday’s Pelicans-Rockets tilt at Smoothie King Center, the team announced that leading scorer Brandon Ingram would miss the game with right knee soreness.
Brandon Ingram late scratch for Pelicans with knee soreness
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram was a late scratch from Monday’s 122-116 loss to the Houston Rockets because of right knee soreness.
