It was a bad way to start the season for a Nets team that desperately wants to forget the last one. It was 58-50 at the half before Ingram scored 12 points and Williamson added 11 on 5-for-6 shooting in a 40-point third as the lead grew to 26 before the Pelicans took a 98-78 lead to the fourth.
The Pelicans raced to a 20-4 lead and Williamson's layup made it 32-14 after one. It was already 7-0 before Simmons made the first basket of Brooklyn's season. His basket-shaking dunk with about 8 1/2 minutes remaining brought some of the few cheers from a dejected crowd who watched the home team never lead and trail by as many as 26. The 6-foot-6, 285-pound Williamson was quick off his feet for rebounds and forceful with his moves into the paint, displaying his level of athleticism that's rare even in the NBA. Patty Mills had 16 points and Irving managed 15 on 6-for-19 shooting, going 0 for 6 from 3-point range. Kevin Durant scored 32 points but was largely a one-man show, with no other Nets player in double figures until the final two minutes of the third quarter. ''This is a grown man's league and the most physical team wins and New Orleans came into this with an intent to show why they're going to be in the hunt for championships over the next few years,'' Brooklyn's Kyrie Irving said.
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