Herb Jones Brandon Ingram Pelicans Grizzlies [Video]

Herbert Jones scored 17 points and Brandon Ingram finished with 16 points including a pair of late buckets as the New Orleans Pelicans held on to defeat Memphis 96-87 on Monday night, sending the Grizzlies to their ninth straight loss.Zion Williamson finished with 14 points and CJ McCollum added 11 as New Orleans won its second straight. Jones had nine rebounds as New Orleans outrebounded Memphis 49-37.“They fought us for 48 minutes,” Pelicans coach Willie Green said of the Grizzlies and their depleted roster. “We didn’t start well, then we got it going. Came out in the third quarter and we’re playing well, then the wheels fell off.”While the Pelicans struggled shooting in the fourth, Memphis never could overtake the New Orleans advantage. But things got a bit shaky with three minutes left as the Grizzlies pulled within five a couple of times.“We just went back to relying on our …