Pelicans @ Mavericks Takeaways
Chrissy Smith • January 14, 2024
Team Stats
(Pelicans @ Mavericks)
Final Score: 118-108
Rebounds: 44-34
Assists: 29-23
Blocks: 4-1
Steals: 7-6
Turnovers: 10-12
Stat Leaders
(Pelicans/Mavericks)
Scoring Leaders: Jordan Hawkins, 34; Kyrie Irving, 33
Rebound Leaders: Jonas Valančiūnas, 12; Dwight Powell, 9
Assist Leaders: Jonas Valančiūnas/Dyson Daniels, 12; Dwight Powerll, 8
My Player of the Game: Jordan Hawkins
Takeaways
- This game showed that the Pelicans role players are better than the Mavs' role players.
- Jordan Hawkins went off.
- With Zion, BI, CJ, and Trey all sitting out this game, it was a time for the bench to show that they could play and they did well.
- The Pelicans are 5-2 in 2024.
- It was a great game to see what the young guys can do.
- Herb Jones got in foul trouble early, but Jonas was a beast as usual.
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