The New Orleans Pelicans were in need of a win against the Detroit Pistons tonight if they wanted to keep up in the tense race for the playoffs.
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With Russell Westbrook scoring triple doubles, the Spurs finding their form, and the Phoenix Suns struggling, a win for the Pelicans was crucial. That’s just what they managed to pull off behind an incredible performance from Anthony Davis. He was one of many big time performances across the NBA tonight, but his might have mattered the most.
Whenever the Pelicans were in need of a big play tonight, it was Davis that came through for them on both ends of the floor. Which is a good thing cause the Pelicans were really struggling otherwise unless they were playing out of a designed set. Any time the offense broke down, and New Orleans was forced to come up with something on the fly, more often than not it resulted in a bad shot, or a turnover. Luckily, the game stayed as a low scoring affair in a surprisingly solid defensive performance from New Orleans.
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