8th March - New Orleans Pelicans @ Minnesota Timberwolves - 27-36

I would rather Ingram shoot that off the catch from 26 feet than for him to dribble in to the line. That's how dramatic the difference between his off the dribble and C&S stuff is.

Jrue sink both 4th QTR fts. Lock this game as a W

''They're going to call a foul on the Pels, this is amazing... that's entertaining.'' - Joel Myers lol

Awful pass from Ingram. Not nearly enough speed or lift on that one

Hart, Moore, Jackson... = kiss of death when on the floor for extended periods, from what ive seen...

Good timeout there. Two baskets in a row from them, both on imbalanced defense. Timeout, reset.

Jrue making em look silly today

Jrue's great

Refs have swallowed their whistles

That's a tough call. Lonzo definitely made contact but at the same time, it's not like you don't expect contact on that kind of play

Zion fouled as he comes off the curl. Goes down as a turnover, but was clearly bumped. Some games that gets called. Not tonight.

Jrue hits 3/3, we're back up 15

Good Jrue/Ingram give and go, very nice passing on the touch

Jrue has 35/9/8 on 70% shooting with 1 turnover lol

Jrue is a bona fide star...this team is loaded with enough talent to make noise if they can get to the playoffs. It would be a shame to see Memphis limp in and get prison rolled.

jackson...lmao...really?!!

Transition D brutal again

Just like that, the lead is evaporating instantly.

Bench outside of Melli: 5 points on 2/16 shooting

Yet again, as of late, bench just not really contributing.

Melli has 11 on 3/6, just to be fair.

Big 3 from Lonzo

The rest of the month. It's Lonzo Curry. Lol

Zion with a great kick out, Lonzo needs to shoot that. Closeout was late. Instead passed to Ingram, who turned it over.

Ball is now the real deal...very nice starting squad!

Great finish at the rim over the block from Lonzo. More of that.

Transition D failure again

Jrue has 37, new season high

Zion takes his first shot of the 4th quarter; tough (righty?) finish in traffic. Scores, he has 22

Good stuff.

Flagrant one called on that mugging. Zion goes to the line

Kudos to Jrue, this one is on him.

Alvin Gentry is nothing but a place holder coach...poor guy. Good gig if you can get it though....

Endgame Statline
Pels Win: 120-107

Zion: 23 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block. 9/15 shooting (60%), 1/1 from 3. 3 turnovers, 0 fouls
Ingram: 15 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal. 6/12 shooting (50%), 0/2 from 3. 5 turnovers, 3 fouls
Jrue: 37 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal, 1 block. 13/20 shooting (65%), 3/8 from 3 (37.5%). 1 turnover, 5 fouls
Favors: 9 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks. 4/6 shooting (66.7%). 2 turnovers, 0 fouls.
Lonzo: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal. 7/13 shooting (53.8%), 4/8 from 3. 7 turnovers, 5 fouls


Bench

Moore 3 points, 1 rebound. 1/3 shooting
Hart: 1 point, 5 rebounds. 0/8 shooting
Melli: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists. 3/6 shooting, 1/3 from 3
Frank: 3 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist. 1/6 shooting (16.7%)

Its time to play NAW. I cant believe Frank still gets PT he is horrible almost cost us early on.

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Originally Posted by PelicanNation

Its time to play NAW. I cant believe Frank still gets PT he is horrible almost cost us early on.

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He got a hairline fx

Lonzo 3pt shot is up to 38.3% for the season


What a tremendous turnaround

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Its time to play NAW. I cant believe Frank still gets PT he is horrible almost cost us early on.

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That would be great if he wasn't out indefinitely.

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Originally Posted by Taker597

He got a hairline fx

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well damn.. hopefully Frank gets it together because we need him, Moore and Hart to pick up the slack with no JJ cause tonight was unacceptable between all three.

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Lonzo 3pt shot is up to 38.3% for the season


What a tremendous turnaround

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The vastness of the change his shot has undergone is stunning. Vinson has turned it around completely for him. It's bonkers.

I wished they would send JAXSON to Erie for some seasoning.

I don't think any of us expected it to be 38.3% at this time of the season on what also seems to be a healthy volume that is increasing. Really fantastic.

Just finished.....wow......that officiating, though....

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Alvin likes him

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Point proven!

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

The vastness of the change his shot has undergone is stunning. Vinson has turned it around completely for him. It's bonkers.

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It really is. I’ve never seen this done really to a degree this quickly. Fred deserves an award or something lol

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It really is. I’ve never seen this done really to a degree this quickly. Fred deserves an award or something lol

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Yep, and obviously all credit to Lonzo for putting in the time, effort, and repetition to get it to stick.

Lonzo just needs to keep on that path man. He becomes the optimal fit if he ever gets to 40% from 3 and can clean up his FT shooting.

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Originally Posted by Taker597

The rest of the month. It's Lonzo Curry. Lol

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lonzo see he will be playing against his baby brother come october and said he cant let the youngun come in and out shine him lol.......

i cant wait to see those 2 play against each other......espn will blow it up..

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Originally Posted by rudy sanders

Why is Zion so bad at boxing out when he's the biggest thing out there??

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His rebounding numbers are never going to be astronomical I think for 2 reasons. His wingspan I think actually affects him here because sometimes rebounds come at you faster than you can jump which is his equalizer to the 7 foot behemoths in the league.

And 2, he doesn’t hunt rebounds if another teammate is in the area. I swear Josh Hart takes 3-4 rebounds from him every game haha. I think Zion does it because he’s a nice kid and also doesn’t want to expend valuable energy if another teammate is clearly also in the area

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Originally Posted by akhan786

His rebounding numbers are never going to be astronomical I think for 2 reasons. His wingspan I think actually affects him here because sometimes rebounds come at you faster than you can jump which is his equalizer to the 7 foot behemoths in the league.

And 2, he doesn’t hunt rebounds if another teammate is in the area. I swear Josh Hart takes 3-4 rebounds from him every game haha. I think Zion does it because he’s a nice kid and also doesn’t want to expend valuable energy if another teammate is clearly also in the area

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I think the 2nd part is especially true. Zion is not a stat padder in the slightest. And no, I don’t mind the competitiveness from Hart in that regard. In fact, I think it’s the best possible mentality you can have coming off the bench. Fight for everything. Zion just needs to box out a little better. That is my only gripe.

Alright, Raptors starting to get up.

Well dang. I really did not see the Kings going on a run like this. Against some good teams, too. Usually I would love an underdog doing what they're doing but.....c'mon!