New Orleans Pelicans: Grades for blowout win vs. Magic
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Magic: Grades for the guards
B. . Guard. New Orleans Pelicans. LONZO BALL
A quiet scoring night for Lonzo Ball, but he still made his presence felt with his facilitating.
Ball dished out 12 assists against the Magic, including one great lob for Zion Williamson. The Pels’ one-two punch continues to be the funnest combination in the big easy.
Ball had a slow start from the field, but sprung back into action with two quick threes. Still, Pelicans fans will be hoping that the former UCLA guard recuperates his best shooting ahead of the end of the season.
The Pels’ playmaker has seen a slight slump, especially compared to his form that had fans raving earlier this season, but I wouldn’t be too concerned.
Guard. New Orleans Pelicans. ERIC BLEDSOE. B+.
Eric Bledsoe played a really solid game during his 21 minutes on the floor.
Bledsoe was aggressive, getting downhill and then making the right decisions after getting into the paint. Bledsoe had 15 points and three assists, including some nice dump passes to Steven Adams.
I still don’t think Bledsoe has a long-term future in New Orleans, but the former Bucks guard has to revitalize his reputation ahead of the off-season. Then, we will see where his future lays.
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C. . Guard. New Orleans Pelicans. KIRA LEWIS JR.
Kira Lewis Jr. took the third most shots out of anyone on the Pelicans, but made just two of them.
Lewis’ end of the season is rougher than his start, but it is what it is when it comes to rookies. The Alabama guard can’t get too discouraged because he has never played this many games in a season.
Regardless of that, I like what Lewis brings to the Pelicans every night. His uptempo play is a breath of fresh air and always impacts the game, even when the shot isn’t falling. The next step for Lewis, which will come over the next few seasons hopefully, is knowing when exactly to speed up and then decelerate.