Pelicans Notes: Williamson, Ingram, Hawkins, Collins, Sochan

With injuries Dejounte Murray, Trey Murphy, CJ McCollum And Herbert Jonesthe pressure is even greater Zion Williamson And Brandon Ingram to wear that Pelicanswrites William Guillory of The Athletic.

New Orleans lost three straight games before beating Indiana on Friday. Williamson and Ingram combined for 60 points and 17 assists.

“People always try to tell us that we can’t stick together.” Williamson said. “Me and him just want to have fun and make it happen. That’s what basketball is all about.”

However, Williamson was a late scratch on Sunday due to right hamstring strain, the team tweets.

We have more from the Southwest Division:

• Jordan Hawkins He entered Sunday's action with a points average of 17.3 in his second NBA season. According to Christian Clark of the New Orleans Times Picayune, his Pelicans teammates compare his offensive skills to Hall of Famer Ray Allen. “He’s got a nice release.” McCollum said. “It's fast. It's very similar to Ray Allen. He always seems to be in balance.” Williamson agrees. “Me and him talk about it a lot.” he said. “I tell him it reminds me of Ray Allen. Be able to catch and shoot on the move, whether you are facing the basket or not. Or just a spot-up shot.”
• Spurs big man Zach Collins was fined $2,000 by the league for flopping, NBA official tweets. Collins was assessed the flop fine after reviewing a play involving Minnesota after the game Julius Randle drove to the basket and made contact with Collins.
• Jeremy Sochan got under the opponents' skin. The Spurs According to Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express News, I believe Sochan has been lightened this season because he is no longer tasked with playing point. “It’s part of his game.” center Victor Wembanyama said. “Sometimes it can be an advantage.”