Jrue Holiday tried to deliver a crosscourt pass Friday to an open Brandon Ingram, but Holiday’s feed didn’t quite have enough velocity to reach Ingram at the three-point line. It was easily picked off.
Fortunately for New Orleans, that would not be recorded as a turnover on the stat sheet, because the intercepting player was actually a Pelicans teammate. Quick-thinking Lonzo Ball stepped in and – in one motion – “relayed” Holiday’s pass to Ingram for a wide-open shot. Ingram drained it for three points and New Orleans continued to roll, en route to a commanding 116-104 win over Cleveland.