Bulls @ Pelicans Takeaways
Chrissy Smith • February 27, 2024
Team Stats
(Bulls @ Pelicans)
Final Score: 114-106
Rebounds: 49-49
Assists: 29-25
Blocks: 0-7
Steals: 12-5
Turnovers: 9-19
Stat Leaders
(Bulls/Pelicans)
Scoring Leaders: Demar DeRozan, 24; Brandon Ingram, 22
Rebound Leaders: Nikola Vucevis, 13; Jonas Valančiūnas, 17
Assist Leaders: Andre Drummond, 8; Zion Williamson, 11
My Player of the Game: Zion Williamson
Takeaways
- The Pelicans were without CJ McCollum, Jose Alvarado, and Naji Marshall, and although Matt Ryan had a nice three-point shooting night, the team had 19 turnovers that killed their chances of pulling out the win.
- The Pels scored the first six points of the third quarter and were ahead by nine points before allowing the Bulls to go on a run. The lead changed hands five times early in the fourth quarter.
- There is no word yet on how long McCollum is out with a sprained ankle. Marshall has served his one-game suspension so he is available in Tuesday's game; Alvarado still has two games left in his suspension to serve.
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Team Stats (Jazz @ Pelicans) Final Score: 113-120 (OT) Rebounds: 49-48 Assists: 24-23 Blocks: 7-6 Steals: 8-9 Turnovers: 20-17 Stat Leaders (Jazz/Pelicans) Scoring Leaders: Keyonte George, 39; Zion Williamson, 23 Rebound Leaders: Lauri Markkanen, Mo Bamba, 10; Derik Queen, 9 Assist Leaders: Keyonte George, 9; Derik Queen, 6 My Player of the Game: Saddiq Bey Chrissy's Takeaways: * This was the second game in a row that went into overtime for the New Orleans Pelicans have and somehow they managed to win both games. * Saddiq Bey was the Player of the Game because he really took over in overtime to solidify the win. He also scored 22 points in 29 minutes of play. * Free throw shooting was huge for the Pels as they shot 90% from the charity stripe. Zion went 11-13 and Dejounte Murray was perfect going 11-11. * Trey Murphy III was out because of tendinitis in both his legs. Murray was back starting in the lineup . Follow @TheKneaux on X, and follow me there too, @SportsChrissy.
