With the huge win, the Pelicans additionally finished a four-game sweep of the season collection.
Brandon Ingram scored 32 issues to guide 5 New Orleans avid gamers in double figures for the host Pelicans.
Jonas Valanciunas added 19 issues and 15 rebounds, Trey Murphy III scored 17, CJ McCollum had 15 and previous Spur Josh Richardson had 10.
Ingram made all 10 of his loose throws and 10 of 16 field-goal makes an attempt as New Orleans shot 55.6 p.c (45 of 81) from the ground.
Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 20 issues, former Pelican Devonte’ Graham and Tre Jones added 15 every and Keita Bates-Diop had 12. The Spurs (19-53) performed with out main scorer Keldon Johnson (neck), second-leading scorer Devin Vassell (knee ) and main rebounder Zach Collins (leisure).
The Pelicans scored the primary six issues of the 3rd quarter to take a 70–39 lead.
The Spurs trimmed the deficit to 22 issues two times within the length sooner than New Orleans rebuilt it to 31 and held a 91–65 lead on the finish of the quarter.
The Spurs held their closing lead at 14–13 after Mamukelashvili’s 3-pointer with 6:58 left within the first quarter. That additionally was once their closing subject target of the length.
Ingram and McCollum every scored 4 issues all through a 10-0 Pelicans run sooner than Graham made two loose throws to finish San Antonio’s 5 1/2-minute scoring drought.
Four loose throws by means of Ingram concluded the quarter’s scoring and left New Orleans with a 27–16 lead on the finish of the length.
Valanciunas had 4 issues because the Pelicans started the second one quarter with a 10-2 run that gave them a 19-point cushion.
Jones scored seven issues to assist the Spurs shut inside of 12 sooner than Richardson made two 3-pointers to assist New Orleans open a 22-point lead.
Graham transformed a three-point play and made a 3-pointer to assist San Antonio get inside of 15 sooner than the Pelicans scored the closing 10 issues and expanded the result in 64–39 getting into halftime.
(With inputs from Reuters)