New Orleans Pelicans Lose Excruciating Game to Spurs 93-95
The New Orleans Pelicans lost New Years Eve to the San Antonio Spurs, dropping back to .500 in the Western Conference. The game was highlighted by a Tim Duncan tip in with .7 seconds left in regulation, which many, including myself, thought Omer Asik tipped in. As for the summary of overtime, down by two points with 16 seconds to go, none other than Tyreke Evans dribbled the ball out above the left wing and hoisted a fade away three point attempt to try and steal the win. Anthony Davis was posting up on the left elbow from 12 seconds onward, and had just made an amazing cut to the basket to give his team the lead the possession before.
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B. <strong><a href=. PG. New Orleans Pelicans. JRUE HOLIDAY
New Orleans Pelicans. TYREKE EVANS. F. See the tweet in the other observations section. . SF/PG/SG
A+++. Anthony Davis did what he could. Whenever he got the ball on offense, the Spurs brought a double team. But, once the fourth quarter arrived, Davis found space, and started to make plays, including an amazing alley oop from Jrue Holiday. AD played like the Destroyer of Worlds tonight, despite being locked up in a cage for 3/4 of a game. How about that put back slam that everyone thought was going to win the game with .7 seconds left on the clock in regulation? Eventually, a player can’t make up for every mistake his team makes, especially when they are CRUCIAL mistakes.. PF/C. New Orleans Pelicans. ANTHONY DAVIS
C. New Orleans Pelicans. OMER ASIK. F. It hurts to watch Asik play basketball much anymore. If he isn’t bobbling a rebound, he’s batting at a ball and knocking it out of bounds, giving the other team another possession. It could stand to reason that <strong><a href=
A-. <strong><a href=. PF/SF. New Orleans Pelicans. RYAN ANDERSON
F. <strong><a href=. PG/SG. New Orleans Pelicans. AUSTIN RIVERS
New Orleans Pelicans. JIMMER FREDETTE. A+. Jimmer Fredette. Where do I start. For one, he played again tonight. He also came into the game and didn’t miss a field goal until only five minutes were left in the game. He played really well, and spaced the floor. He was the shooter that the Pelicans could use for AD tonight.. PG/SG
C. Not quite sure I understand Babbitt’s minutes, or playing situation. He starts, only plays 15-18 minutes a game, and doesn’t get the shot attempts that he excels at very often. Monty is starting to drive me insane. . SF. New Orleans Pelicans. LUKE BABBITT
<strong><a href=. C. New Orleans Pelicans. DANTE CUNNINGHAM. B-
Other Observations:
- Tyreke Evans played 17 minutes in the first half, all of which were accompanied by big man Omer Asik. These two are not a polite pairing on the floor, seeing as how their games contradict each other on offense. Asik can’t drag his defender out of the paint, and Tyreke spends a majority of his time there, placing an extra body in front of him is not going to help his shooting percentage. Maybe Monty should think about changing up how the offense is run when Asik is in the game.
- Jimmer will probably start to see some of Austin Rivers minutes after tonight’s game. Monty is a fan of the hot hand, and it’s not a secret. Hopefully Jimmer can keep his shooting going.
- Anthony Davis is good at basketball, Omer Asik, not so much.