On the second night of a back-to-back and without five players, the Pelicans never found their rhythm in Saturday’s game against Boston and were blown out by a big night from Jayson Tatum, 140-105.
The Good: Frank Jackson
While tempting to write “nothing” in this section, it’d be unfair to Frank Jackson who actually had a career night in the loss. And his scoring didn’t come in garbage time as he poured in 14 points in the first half (though the argument could be made the entire game was garbage time).
Honorable mention: Jayson Tatum
The Bad: Literally everything else
The less said about this game, the better
The Ball: Nearly a triple-double
By looking at the box score, Lonzo Ball technically almost had a triple-double. But he didn’t bring the same aggressiveness or assertiveness that he had in his recent stretch of strong play. So, while he finished the evening with 10 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists, it wasn’t nearly as impactful as other nights when he didn’t flirt with a triple-double.
