January 23rd - New Orleans Pelicans vs Utah Jazz - 25-18

[Pelicanidae]

Back at it tonight!

🏀: vs Jazz
🕖: 7:00 pm CT
📺: @BallySportsNO
📻: @995WRNO#Pelicans | @SmoothieKing pic.twitter.com/AAudLCdI42

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) January 23, 2024

Need some redemption, both from last game and the Jazz in general. Let's see if we get it.

[Pelicanidae]

Game starting strong, like seeing the balanced approach early.

BI and JV starting a little slow on the scoring but that's no big deal this early. Plenty of time.

[hornetsrebirth]

some good ball movement on offense after a couple frustrating possessions to open the game. I didnt realize CJ is shooting a career high from three point this season, considering how good he has been his whole career its awesome that he has managed to elevated his 3 point shooting even more.

[hornetsrebirth]

Not sure why Zion is the first sub off the floor... he was playing well

[Pelicanidae]

CJ hot early

[Pelicanidae]

Not sure why Zion is the first sub off the floor... he was playing well

He is the first sub every game. He sits, Trey comes on, every game. It makes zero sense as a pattern since you really want them together as much as possible, but it's one of the many mysteries of Willie Green.

[hornetsrebirth]

Hawkins with a mental error, dumb foul on a 3 point shot. Cant be doing stuff like that when we are trying to get you minutes

[hornetsrebirth]

Hmmm idk about that lineup, would have maybe benefited from Jose in there instead of Naji

[Pelicanidae]

Zion really diming today

[hornetsrebirth]

OHHHHH that lob from Dyson to Zion was insane!!!

[hornetsrebirth]

man dont look now but Herb is comfortable with that corner 3??

[hornetsrebirth]

CJ 5 of 5 from 3 point in the first half. disgusting

[Pelicanidae]

Lights just getting shot out in this first half

[Pelicanidae]

Pels up 77-59 at halftime

Leaders:

Pts - CJ with 17
Rbds - JV with 6
Asts - Zion with 8

[hornetsrebirth]

where did this dude Sexton come from jeeez

[hornetsrebirth]

Damn Herb!!! forced back to back turnovers on defense leading to fast break points and hit that behind the back assist for style points too

[ragincaucasian]

Naji lookin like:

[hornetsrebirth]

glad to see jose still has his good energy despite the DNP coach's decision thats happening right now.

[djrnno]

Lights just getting shot out in this first half

Good O beats good D every day and twice on Sunday's

[Pelicanidae]

Pels up 24 going into the 4th.

[Pelicanidae]

This is rapidly turning into the sort of game where reasonable criticism sounds like nitpicking.

Zion hasn't rebounded enough, BI is shooting relatively poorly on high volume, Trey can't hit the broad side of a barn from deep.

But we're also up 24 points, we're shooting over 50% from 3, we have 16 more rebounds, and every single Pelican who has played has a positive plus minus.

So, who cares

(the answer is me, but I recognise that it looks silly right now)

[hornetsrebirth]

Jesus Zion just kept elevating on that alley oop. Wtf. I think i would be scared if i jumped that high

[Algiersraised]

Look at the assist to turnover rate cant bank on shots going in all the time the question is the quality idc if Brandon shoots 3s that don’t work in the playoffs what he does do work in the playoffs Zion is running big Val is playing like him
Hawkins getting pt
Herb is herb
And as much as people love to holler we need to get lauri look at his stat line i rather Brandon
And cj is playing his role

[Pelicanidae]

CJ has been a comically good shooter this year

[Pelicanidae]

Look at the assist to turnover rate cant bank on shots going in all the time the question is the quality idc if Brandon shoots 3s that don’t work in the playoffs what he does do work in the playoffs

3s don't work in the playoffs is a fantastic thing to say in 2024