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Zion Williamson had 16 points, nine assists and eight rebounds to lead the New Orleans Pelicans to a 139-98 rout of the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday.

TORONTO – Zion Williamson had 16 points, nine assists and eight rebounds to lead the New Orleans Pelicans to a 139-98 rout of the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday.

Trey Murphy III came off the New Orleans (37-25) bench with a season-high 34 points to lead all scorers. Murphy hit 10 three-pointers as the Pelicans shot an impressive 24 for 49 from beyond the arc.

Herb Jones contributed five of those three-pointers, finishing with 17 points and former Raptors centre Jonas Valanciunas had a double-double with 10 points and 10 boards.

Immanuel Quickley had 17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for Toronto (23-39). Gary Trent Jr. had 16 points and RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., added 15 points with six rebounds.

The injury bug bit the Raptors yet again, with guard Ochai Agbaji leaving the game early with left knee soreness.

All-star forward Scottie Barnes (hand surgery), starting centre Jakob Poeltl (dislocated finger) and reserve guard Bruce Brown (right knee inflammation) were unavailable for the game.

After the Raptors reeled off a quick 8-0 run for a five-point lead, Pelicans head coach Willie Green called a full timeout. New Orleans responded with an 18-4 run to storm out in front. That helped the visitors to a 42-28 lead after one quarter.

Toronto started the game shooting 5 for 7 from three-point range but then struggled from distance, dropping to 7 of 23 from beyond the arc in the first half.