Ingram’s 33 points lift Pelicans in season opener

By: JIM EICHENHOFER New Orleans Pelicans An illness kept New Orleans’ top player from contributing in the team’s season opener, but the Pelicans demonstrated Wednesday that they have plenty of talent, even without Zion Williamson. Behind hot shooting from Brandon Ingram (33 points) and CJ McCollum (23 points) – along with a defense that got much stingier in the second half – New Orleans broke …