Crescent City Chronicles

[mvp]

Dec 21, 2023: Regular Season Game 29
New Orleans Pelicans @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Rocket Mortgage Field House
Pelicans Beat Cavs On Road, 103-96, Lose Ingram
New Orleans got the win in Cleveland despite losing Brandon Ingram to injury early in the fourth quarter, as Zion Williamson picked up the slack with 13 fourth quarter-points.

(17-12) (13-16)
NOP | 26 | 23 | 24 | 30 || 103
CLE | 27 | 18 | 27 | 24 || 96

Starting Lineups
CJ McCollum - PG - Ricky Rubio
Herbert Jones - SG - Donovan Mitchell
Brandon Ingram - SF - Isaac Okoro
Zion Williamson - PF - Evan Mobley
Jonas Valanciunas - C - Jarrett Allen


Pelicans Highlight: CJ McCollum dazzles with the setup and baseline fall-away!



TEAM STATS: FG - 46% | 3P - 11/28 (39%) | FT - 16/19 (84%) | TO - 7
G CJ McCollum: 25 Pts, 2 Stl, 9-19 FG, 3-6 3PT, 4-4 FT
F Zion Williamson: 17 Pts, 9 Reb, 7-16 FG, 3-4 FT
F Brandon Ingram: 16 Pts, 4 Reb, 4 Ast, 7-15 FG, 2-2 FT (Left in 4Q - Leg)
G Dyson Daniels: 15 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Stl, 5-9 FG, 2-5 3PT, 3-4 FT
C Jonas Valanciunas: 13 Pts, 21 Reb, 4-4 FG, 3-3 3PT, 2-3 FT
F Trey Murphy III: DNP (Knee)



TEAM STATS: FG - 44% | 3P - 11/38 (29%) | FT - 11/13 (85%) | TO - 8
G Donovan Mitchell: 22 Pts, 4 Ast, 8-24 FG, 4-16 3PT, 2-3 FT
F Evan Mobley: 19 Pts, 20 Reb, 2 Blk, 9-17 FG, 1-2 3PT, 0-1 FT
C Jarrett Allen: 16 Pts, 9  Reb, 6 Ast, 7-9 FG, 2-2 FT
G Caris LeVert: 12 Pts, 4-7 FG, 2-5 3PT, 2-2 FT

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Western Conference Standings
1. GSW (20-7)
2. DAL (19-8)
3. LAC (18-9)
4. MEM (17-9)
5. LAL (17-11)
6. NOP (17-12)
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7. PHX (16-11)
8. UTA (16-13)
9. OKC (12-13)
10. POR (12-14)

Season Record
(17-12, 6th West)

[The JZA]

Apparently the boy wasn't well taught in basketball academy..

[mvp]

New Orleans Pelicans Team Update
Injury Bug Hits Again, Pels Lose Brandon Ingram to Strained Hip



Brandon Ingram left last night's contest early in the team's victory in Cleveland over the Cavs. Doctors have confirmed Ingram suffered a strained hip and have given him a timetable of 6-to-8 weeks before he returns to full health.

Ingram leads the team with 21.6 points per contest and is shooting 50% from the field and 86.8% from the stripe, a team high for those who qualify.

With backup Trey Murphy III also out, Naji Marshall is expected to slide into the starting lineup with an uptick in playing time given to Dyson Daniels and EJ Liddell.

[mvp]

Apparently the boy wasn't well taught in basketball academy..

[The JZA]

God damnit B.I...

[Agent]

Turning CJ into Rod Strickland

[chosenone58]

And the injuries continue to pile....2K has it out for the boys

[mvp]

God damnit B.I...

yeah not looking forward to the next few weeks without him.

And the injuries continue to pile....2K has it out for the boys

yeah man just like irl... those injuries are a huge concern for this team. tbh zion plays most of the game with the "low energy" indicator on and it terrifies me. his fatigue and durability is the only holding him back from being an mvp-type player. he needs to lay off the gumbo and log more minutes

Turning CJ into Rod Strickland

idk wat to say to this

[mvp]

i wanna get a few more stories in here. im liking these rookies and the youth on this team. they've filled in nicely

[mvp]

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