New Orleans Pelicans Player Grades: Pels blown out at home by Brooklyn Nets

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C+. Holiday just didn’t look like himself this game. He struggled early to score the basketball and didn’t display the playmaking ability that he’s typically known for. He wound up with 8 assists, but when he’s unable to knock down his jump shots, the Pelicans typically seem to falter. New Orleans’ second best player wasn’t a factor this game, something that’ll have to change against Cleveland.. PG. New Orleans Pelicans. JRUE HOLIDAY

BUDDY HIELD. C-. Buddy didn’t see much of the floor in the first quarter, but when Brooklyn began to run away with the game, he was able to put in some decent minutes. He was lackluster on the defensive end (so was everyone else), but managed to get a few buckets in the fourth quarter to pump up his stat line. The rookie went 4-8 from the floor, including 1-3 from long range, but it was far too little, far too late.. SG. New Orleans Pelicans

C+. It wasn’t a bad game from Solomon Hill. He was decent on defense in a game that had very little of it, and scored eight points on 4-6 shooting. Hill hasn’t been much of an offensive weapon this season, and with the rest of the team seemingly letting the Nets do whatever they wanted to on offense, Hill was pretty under-the-radar in this one.. F. New Orleans Pelicans. SOLOMON HILL

B+. Due to Anthony Davis’ injury, Cunningham wound up playing the most minutes of anybody on the Pelicans’ roster. That being said, it was well-deserved. Cunningham continued his solid play, taking quality shots and knocking down most of them. He was the only New Orleans player that was “on” from long range in this game, knocking down 4-6 to finish with 14 points. He also was strong on the glass. In a total beatdown like this game, sometimes players like Cunningham don’t get recognition, but all things considered, he had a pretty good game.. F. New Orleans Pelicans. DANTE CUNNINGHAM

A. Another night, the same old story for Anthony Davis. The All-Star big man looked well on his way to another ridiculous night, scoring 22 points to go along with eight rebounds and four assists in the first half, but had to head to the locker room early with an apparent quad injury. Davis would return in the third quarter, but was obviously in pain. He eventually sat early in the third due to foul trouble, but never returned because well… what would’ve been the point? It’s sad to see AD continue to struggle with these ticky-tack injuries each night, because early on, he looked unstoppable.. PF/C. New Orleans Pelicans. ANTHONY DAVIS

D+. Tyreke went off against the Magic last night, so the Pelicans were hopeful he would be able to match or at least come close to that production, but he was abysmal. Reke only managed a mere 13 minutes, shooting 2-10 in an ugly display of offensive ineptitude. He’s one of the most gifted players on this roster, so he’ll simply have to be better to help the Pelicans in the future.. G. New Orleans Pelicans. TYREKE EVANS

C-. Moore is tough to grade in this one simply due to the fact that he was basically irrelevant. Despite playing 17 minutes, Moore only put up four shots on the night, totaling just three points for the game. He really didn’t touch the ball much offense, and clearly didn’t help much on the defensive end, as he was beaten on backdoor cuts and dribble drives on multiple occasions.. SG. New Orleans Pelicans. E’TWAUN MOORE

C+. His shooting percentage was subpar (33 percent), and he missed on some easy jumpers, but overall I actually liked what I saw out of Terrence Jones. Despite being down by thirty points in the fourth, he was one of the few Pelicans players that continued to fight hard and attack the basket. He was decent on the glass as well, pulling down eight rebounds to go along with his 13 points. Jones has been very hit-or-miss this season, but he managed a decent game tonight in spite of an otherwise horrible performance for New Orleans.. PF/C. New Orleans Pelicans. TERRENCE JONES

G. New Orleans Pelicans. LANGSTON GALLOWAY. D+. He shot the ball, A LOT. That’s to be expected from a player like Langston Galloway, but unfortunately, the ball really didn’t go in all that often. He had the hot hand against Orlando, so he likely had the green light to continue jacking up shots (he took seven three-pointers and only connected on two), but his stroke was off. That being said, he did continue to fly around the court and show some good hustle.

C+. It’s tough to see Frazier continue to ride the bench. He played so well early on in the year and continues to put in some quality time when he gets to see the floor. Despite most of his minutes tonight coming in the garbage time of the fourth quarter, Frazier continued to play fast and get to the basket, scoring on a few drives as well as moving the ball around as well as anybody else did all game. I’d love to see Frazier get more minutes as the season moves forward, but in this one it was just nice to see him have a little time to work.. PG. New Orleans Pelicans. TIM FRAZIER

New Orleans Pelicans. DONATAS MOTIEJUNAS. D. Not sure what to say about Motiejunas. I wasn’t a huge proponent of his signing in the first place, and now in back-to-back games, he’s found himself left out of the rotation. Like Frazier, he was given some garbage time in the midst of this blowout, but he did far less with it.. PF/C