Pelicans at Trail Blazers Takeaways
Chrissy Smith • February 11, 2024
Team Stats
(Pelicans @ Trail Blazers)
Final Score: 93-84
Rebounds: 36-42
Assists: 27-19
Blocks: 6-4
Steals: 9-7
Turnovers: 12-17
Stat Leaders
(Pelicans/Trail Blazers)
Scoring Leaders: Trey Murphy, 24; Jerami Grant, 24
Rebound Leaders: Jonas Valančiūnas, 9; Deandre Ayton, 17
Assist Leaders: Brandon Ingram, 9; Jerami Grant/Ashton Hagans, 4
My Player of the Game: Trey Murphy
Takeaways
- Trey Murphy's shot was working for the Pels again, which was great to see and helped the Pels get the win.
- The Pelicans were without Zion, Dyson Daniels and Cody Zeller but were still able to finish with a victory.
- New Orleans looked very tired in the game, but did just enough to top the Trail Blazers.
- The Pels are now 4-4 in back-to-back games.
- Herb Jones is big time from that corner three.
- CJ McCollum is a gift. This man is resilient, calm, cool, and collected.
- It was a close game, but the Pelicans finally wore out the young Trail Blazers team.
- Pels have two more games to play before the All-Star Break.
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