The New Orleans Pelicans picked up their second straight impressive win over a playoff team on Christmas Day, knocking off the Denver Nuggets with a big fourth quarter, 112-100.

The Good: Brandon Ingram

On a career night, Brandon Ingram knocked down seven of his nine three-point attempts en route to 31 points. He was his normal incredible self on the night, shooting 11-for-18 from the field. He also had seven rebounds, two assists and two steals.

It should be noted, though, that the win was a total team effort. Six players finished in double figures and the only starter not to, Derrick Favors, had 13 rebounds, eight assists and three blocks and held Nikola Jokic to 8-of-20 shooting.

Honorable Mention: Jrue Holiday, Fourth-quarter performance, J.J. Redick’s close to the first half

The Bad: The “what could have been?”

The Pelicans are going to head home from this road trip 3-1 with the only loss being to the worst team in the league. If the team had been propositioned a 3-1 road trip, they certainly would have taken it but most expected the Warriors game to be an easy win in that scenario.

Still, the team will head back home now for a two-game stand and four of their next six games. Most importantly, for the first time in a long time, they have real momentum this season.

Honorable mention: Jamal Murray, the Denver Nuggets as a whole

The Ball: Big contributions down the stretch

Lonzo Ball had himself a quietly great night. While Ingram and Holiday led the team in scoring, Ball did a bit of everything, finishing with 10 points, nine rebounds, three assists and just one turnover while finished with a plus-minus of +12.

The one negative on the night was that Ball shot 4-of-13 from the field and 2-of-8 from three, but he made contributions all over the court and may have solidified his spot in the starting lineup moving forward.

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