Pelicans @ Heat Takeaways
Chrissy Smith • January 3, 2025
Team Stats
(Pelicans @ Heat)
Final Score: 108-119
Rebounds: 31-38
Assists: 25-34
Blocks: 7-1
Steals: 4-6
Turnovers: 10-10
Stat Leaders
(Pelicans/Heat)
Scoring Leaders: Trey Murphy III, 34; Tyler Herro, 32
Rebound Leaders: Yves Missi, Trey Murphy III, Herb Jones, Jordan Hawkins, Brandon Boston Jr., CJ McCollum, 4; Bam Adebayo, 9
Assist Leaders: Dejounte Murray, 7; Bam Adebayo, 10
My Player of the Game: Trey Murphy III
Chrissy's Takeaways:
- The New Orleans Pelicans have lost 20 of their last 21 games.
- The Pels have also lost 11 games in a row.
- In this game against the Heat, the rebounding was divided up evenly among six players, which was a strange thing to see in the stat sheet.
- Trey Murphy III is turning into a full-blown starter for this team and it's great to see. He's not just a three-point shooter anymore.
- Yves Missi is SPECIAL!! This guy has a legitimate shot to win Rookie of the Year. It's rough to think about how good the Pelicans might have been this year if everyone would have been healthy plus the team has a ROY center.
- What could have been....time to focus on the special spots of the season.
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