Pelicans @ Pistons Takeaways
Chrissy Smith • March 25, 2024
Team Stats
(Pelicans @ Pistons)
Final Score: 114-101
Rebounds: 41-46
Assists: 27-20
Blocks: 7-5
Steals: 8-4
Turnovers: 10-16
Stat Leaders
(Pelicans/Pistons)
Scoring Leaders: Zion Williamson, 36; Malachi Flynn/Chimezie Metu, 17
Rebound Leaders: Trey Murphy III/Naji Marshall, 8; James Wiseman, 11
Assist Leaders: CJ McCollum, 7; Jaden Ivey/Malachi Flynn, 4
My Player of the Game: Zion Williamson
Takeaways
- Zion put on an absolute clinic. He was unstoppable, and no one from the Pistons could slow him down whatsoever.
- CJ McCollum picked up where he left off against the Heat, scoring 23 points and draining threes.
- Herb Jones better be first-team all-defense or we riot.
- Trey Murphy scored eight points, missing every three-pointer he took. He only is shooting deep threes for some reason instead of taking a dribble in closer to the three-point line. He can certainly hit those, but this is something he needs to tweak.
- The Clippers lost today, which means the Pelicans are only half a game back for the #4 seed.
- Join the Pelicans at home for the next six games as they take on some very good teams -- OKC, Milwaukee, & Boston.
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