New Orleans Pelicans Player Grades: Pelicans fall to Mavericks
It was another tough night as the New Orleans Pelicans entered halftime with a lead before tired legs and a lack of rotation players cost them late as they fell to 0-6 with a 107-98 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
79. 98. 69. Final. 107
It was not a good day offensively for <strong><a href=. PG. New Orleans Pelicans. ISH SMITH. C+
A-. <strong><a href=. SG. New Orleans Pelicans. ERIC GORDON
New Orleans Pelicans. LUKE BABBITT. D-. This was the second consecutive tough game for <strong><a href=. SF
A. It was another ho-hum 25 point game from Davis. He seriously makes these numbers look so routine that sometimes you forgot how good he is. Davis finished 11-19 from the field and he scored in a variety of ways, from mid-range to jump hooks, to transition baskets. With all this praise it must be said that Davis did not look dominate in this game. He scored efficiently and looked comfortable on offense but it never felt like AD was going to take over the game. I think that speaks more on his current teammates than him however.. PF. New Orleans Pelicans. ANTHONY DAVIS
<strong><a href=. C. New Orleans Pelicans. AJINCA. B
RYAN ANDERSON. B. <strong><a href=. PF. New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans. TONY DOUGLAS. B+. Tony Douglas brought his usual energy and feisty defense and the results were not bad. Douglas scored 11 off the bench and you can tell he was frustrating <strong><a href=. PG
New Orleans Pelicans. CUNNINGHAM. C. <strong><a href=. SF/PF
C+-. <strong><a href=. SF. New Orleans Pelicans. ALONZO GEE
Other Observations:
- The Pelicans have to win this game. The Mavs could not buy a bucket in the second quarter and the Pelicans could not capitalize. They were only up six at the half with Dirk Nowitzki shooting 2-10 from the field. New Orleans have to take advantage of situations like this.
- It is a disappointing loss considering the Pelicans three best players all scored over 20 points. If the Pelicans are going to win someone else has to step up and right now I have no idea who that is going to be.
- The defense looked better at times but the Mavericks still got tons of open shots right at the rim and rotations were either late or just not their at all. This led to the Pelicans over committing later in the game which of course led to open threes. Omer Asik can’t come back quick enough.
The Pelicans will get another crack at the Mavs Tuesday in the Smoothie King Center.