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New Orleans Pelicans: Game grades for win over Los Angeles Lakers

By Matt Cianfrone

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The New Orleans Pelicans entered the Staples Center on Sunday night with a chance to end a two game losing streak and close out a roadtrip on the right foot and behind Jrue Holiday and Anthony Davis they did just that. Holiday finished with 22 points, eight assists and four rebounds and Davis finished with 23 points, six rebounds, two blocks and a steal as the Pelicans built a 20 point second half lead and coasted to victory.

69. Final. 87. 20. 104

A+. <strong><a href=. PG. New Orleans Pelicans. JRUE HOLIDAY

A-. Tyrke Evans picked his moments really well tonight, even if his shooting line may not show it. He repeatedly attacked the rim and found his open teammates for good shots and hauled in a bunch of rebounds as well. Defensively he got lost a few too many times against <strong><a href=. SF/PG/SG. New Orleans Pelicans. TYREKE EVANS

Yet again <strong><a href=. SF. New Orleans Pelicans. LUKE BABBITT. A-

A. <strong><a href=. PF/C. New Orleans Pelicans. ANTHONY DAVIS

A. Against smaller teams <strong><a href=. C. New Orleans Pelicans. OMER ASIK

A. With 11 points, 10 rebounds and a pin block of a <strong><a href=. PF/SF. New Orleans Pelicans. RYAN ANDERSON

PG/SG. New Orleans Pelicans. AUSTIN RIVERS. C+. Despite a few nice finishes <strong><a href=

For the second straight night <strong><a href=. PG. New Orleans Pelicans. GAL MEKEL. A

New Orleans Pelicans. ALEXIS AJINCA. A. <strong><a href=. C

C. Cunninghame was 3/6 from the field and rebounded well in his time but I wonder if he can give the Pelicans heavy minutes nightly without showing a three-pointer. <strong><a href=. SF/PF. New Orleans Pelicans. DANTE CUNNINGHAM

Other observations:

  • The Pelicans did a great team job on Kobe Bryant. Any time he drove towards the paint a wall of Pelicans appeared to impede his way and force him into a tough shot. Kobe was going to shoot early and often so the fact that the Pelicans made all the looks so tough forced Bryant and the Lakers into rough shooting.
  • The Pelicans out rebounded the Lakers 50 to 38 and totaled 38 assists to the Lakers 18. New Orleans was the much better team and they made it clear tonight.
  • Hopefully the injury to Babbitt isn’t serious. It seemed to happen late in the second half when he closed out on Nick Young and slipped on around the part of the floor that Kobe had slipped on a few moments earlier. Those are the type of things that can cause bad injuries so hopefully Babbitt got lucky.
  • The Pelicans have a chance to build a two game winning streak with the Knicks coming into New Orleans on Tuesday. It is another team the Pelicans are significantly better than so a win will be expected.
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