New Orleans Pelicans Grades: Pelicans Lapse in Overtime Loss to Spurs

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B. Jrue Holiday led the charge for the Pelicans. He finished the game with 26 points, five assists and seven rebounds. Holiday came up big at most times for the Pelicans, but he had a key defensive lapse that left Patty Mills wide open late in the game. All in all it was a good game for Jrue and he had the ball in some of they biggest moments of the game. Instead of going to Davis, New Orleans went to Jrue on the biggest plays of the game.<p>Unfortunately, he did not convert. Jrue had an opportunity to win the game in regulation, but missed a heavily contested shot. Those misses are the reason Holiday drops to a B grade. With Gentry trusting him in those situations. those are shots that are badly needed by the Pelicans. Jrue finished the game 12-27 from the field and 2-7 from three. Jrue also gave the ball away in crunch time, but it was against the leagues best defender in Kawhi Leonard.</p>. PG. . JRUE HOLIDAY

C. Hollis Thompson also played a decent amount against the Spurs. In 29 minutes of play, Thompson was 2-7 and finished the game with five points and two rebounds. More production could have occurred between him and Solomon Hill. Every little bit helps, against a great team like the Spurs.. SG. . HOLLIS THOMPSON

SF/PF. . SOLOMON HILL. C. Solomon Hill played 40 minutes and finished up more fouls than points. Hill finished with three points, with those three coming by him making his first shot from deep. Overall shooting, Solomon finished the game just 1-5 from the field and 1-3 from deep.

A. After a scare and leaving the game in the first half with a left thumb injury, Anthony Davis played very well. Davis finished the first half with 12 points. Although he only had just one rebound, Boogie made up for it. Anthony finished 4-6 the first half and was already looking very comfortable next to his star center. He did miss some clutch free throws, but he also made some big ones. Davis did not get the ball in the fourth to win the game, but he was very active in scoring throughout the entire game. His slow third period did not affect his overall line too much. Anthony finished the game with 29 points and nine rebounds.. PF/C. . ANTHONY DAVIS

DEMARCUS COUSINS. A+. DeMarcus Cousins was aggressive on the boards for the Pelicans all night. He finished the first half with 11 boards and eight points. He also had some GREAT passes, as he dished out four first half assists. Cousins found the open man and went after the rebounds hard. Boogie finished the game with 23 rebounds, which is tied for the most rebounds in a game for the franchise. He now holds the record with former New Orleans’ big man Tyson Chandler. Cousins also had 19 points and was called for a late-foul in regulation, to put Gasol at the line to tie up the ball game. DeMarcus, though in foul trouble, still came out and played aggressive. The trio of Cousins, Holiday and Davis looked very comfortable playing with each other against the Spurs.. C.

Tim Frazier did not really play that much. When he was in, he did not provide much production. Would love to see more than an eight-man rotation by Alvin Gentry, However, Frazier seems to be the odd man out in that rotation, only playing 10 minutes tonight.. PG. . TIM FRAZIER. C

C+. In 37 minutes, E’Twaun Moore had a pretty well-rounded game. He did have a rough shooting night, finishing 2-8 from the field. Still, he did other things besides scoring. Moore was able to facilitate and rebound in tonight’s game, which helped the big three in minor ways. Moore finished with six points, four rebounds and five assists.. SG/SF. . E'TWAUN MOORE

B-. Dante Cunningham found a way to score when he was in the game, which was rare for anyone not named Jrue, DeMarcus or Anthony in this game. Cunningham put the ball in the basket on his opportunities. That is all you can ask him to do on that end. The only thing more he could have done is get more rebounds, which is something Cousins took care of well on his own.. SF/PF. . DANTE CUNNINGHAM