Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson scored 32 points each and the host New Orleans Pelicans overcame a 47-point performance by Bradley Beal to defeat the Washington Wizards.
Ingram tied a career high by making seven 3-pointers as he and Williamson scored 30 in the same game for the first time in their two seasons together.
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Eric Bledsoe added 18 as the Pelicans began a five-game homestand with their second victory in 10 games.
Beal scored 24 of his points in the third quarter and made 17 of his 37 shots overall, including 6 of 14 3-point attempts.
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Garrison Mathews scored 15 points and Robin Lopez added 14 for the short-handed Wizards, who lost their third straight since returning from a nearly two-week absence prompted by COVID protocols.