Brandon Ingram scored 29 points on 12-of-19 shooting and the New Orleans Pelicans stretched their winning streak to five games with a 124-90 romp over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night. CJ McCollum added 17 points and eight assists and Trey Murphy III had 16 points as the Pelicans (38-37) sit in eighth place in the Western Conference, but are within two games of fourth. Jonas Valanciunas collected a season-best 21 rebounds go to with 10 points for New Orleans. The Pelicans have won by an average of 23.

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