In one evening and one match, the Pelicans killed two birds with one stone. How ? By beating Jazz, they signed a third victory in a row.
This is a first for them this season. A success which was written with a great 3-point performance (22 successes, their season record) allowing them to beat, once again, a season record, with 136 units.
“It was important to get a big head start from the start”, explains Willie Green on this 29-8 to start. “We kept our lead the rest of the game. We experienced this downside, when we get off to a bad start. »
Jazz is now the red lantern of the West
For his part, Zion Williamson shone with a big game: 24 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks. “He’s capable of doing that night after night. He takes rebounds, makes passes. He was solid defensively too. He can do that every night.”insists his coach.
With this series, and even six victories in the last nine matches, New Orleans can finally smile in this very complicated season. And this success, and it is the second shot made with the same stone, also allows the Pelicans (11 victories – 32 defeats) to leave last place in the Western conference to Utah (10-30) precisely.
“We're heading in the right direction and it's always nice and good for our confidence to have victories under our belt. This confirms that we are doing things well,” indicates the coach before returning to Jazz on Monday evening. “We want to continue building, one match at a time. »
