Oleh Kosel 🇺🇦🇺🇸🇦🇺

What led to Dejounte doing that:

YVES BLOCK TO Z WINDMILL 🤯

Pelicans beat Raptors 122-111. Good win against quality road opponent. Dejounte playing with noticeable edge this team needs. Pels 12-9 in last 21 games.

Trey Murphy: 28 PTS, 7 REB, 5 3s
Dejounte Murray: 27 PTS, 6 AST
Zion Williamson: 19 PTS, 6 REB
Herb Jones: 16 PTS, 4 3s
Yves Missi: 10 REB, 2 BLK

Pelicans beat Wizards 138-118. Nola outscored Wash 46-30 after leading 92-89 w/ 2:13 remaining in 3rd quarter. Pels improve to 10-4 this season when scoring 125+ points

Trey Murphy: 24 PTS, 4 3s
Saddiq Bey: 23 PTS, 10 REB
Zion Williamson: 20 PTS
Dejounte Murray: 19 PTS, 6 REB
Jeremiah Fears: 18 PTS

Trey Murphy is back on the floor, pacing behind the team's huddle before the start of the fourth quarter.

Trey Murphy checks out of the game and immediately heads for the locker room. Looked like the issue is his surgically-repaired shoulder again -- he even high-fived a fan to his right with his left hand before heading into the players tunnel.

Pelicans are three of 15 from 3-point range through three quarters. Their season low for makes is four, and attempts, 21.

Pelicans lead Wizards 102-93 after three. Washington crept within a possession at 2:13 mark of third, but New Orleans closed quarter reasonably well.

Zion Williamson: 20 PTS
Dejounte Murray: 19 PTS, 6 REB
Trey Murphy: 18 PTS, 5 REB
Saddiq Bey: 15 PTS, 10 REB

Pelicans begin 2nd half on 14-7 run, extending lead over Wizards to 81-72. Dejounte Murray with last two made buckets for Pels, giving him 19 for the game, a new season-high.

DJM is moving incredibly well. Feet look as fast as ever when driving by an opponent or staying in front of one defensively.

According to StatMuse, the Pelicans' 27 free throw makes and 36 free throw attempts in the first half against the Wizards are highs in any half in any NBA game this season.

Pelicans lead Wizards 67-65 at halftime. New Orleans responded to angry timeout by James Borrego early in second quarter, but Washington closed first half stronger. Pels made 27 of 36 free throws, both category highs in any half this season.

Trey Murphy: 16 PTS, 2 3s
Dejounte Murray: 13 PTS, 5 REB

Yes, but must be pointed out that letdowns are typical in first home game after road trip. Good to see team has responded since that timeout.

Wizards start second quarter on 5-0 run. James Borrego with a quick, angry timeout. Inside the huddle, he's yelling so loudly that we can almost make out what he's saying to the team, 30 rows down from media row.

Pelicans trail Wizards 35-32 at the end of the first quarter. Washington drained four 3s early (made six in frame overall) and generally played harder/tougher/more decisively than New Orleans.

Saddiq Bey: 6 PTS, 6 REB
Jeremiah Fears: 6 PTS (3-4 FG)
Trey Murphy: 5 PTS, 2 AST
Zion Williamson: 5 PTS

Pelicans lose 118-116 to Suns. Nola made it interesting down stretch thanks to Dejounte Murray. It was 1-possession game w/ less than minute remaining. PHX attempted season-high 58 3s.

Trey Murphy: 22 PTS, 4 3s
Saddiq Bey: 19 PTS, 6 REB
Zion Williamson: 19 PTS, 10 REB
Dejounte Murray: 15 PTS, 8 REB

Dejounte Murray has probably suffered through his worst game of the season, but it's readily apparent he hasn't quit. Came up with a steal after turning it over and then nearly forced another turnover near the half court line.

Seconds later, he drills a 3-pointer and nearly had another steal/bucket

Pelicans have seemingly reacted positively far more times than not out of Borrego timeouts this season.

Regardless of whether the ball fell through the hoop but love the Pelicans going into the post to begin second half. Play to your strengths and control the pace!

Pelicans trail Suns 58-52 at halftime. Solid 1st quarter but offense stalled in 2nd. New Orleans' ball movement lacking. Meanwhile Phoenix playing to desired pace -- 30 3-point attempts. Suns are 9-3 when attempting 48+ 3s this season.

Zion Williamson: 15 PTS, 3 REB
Trey Murphy: 10 PTS, 3 AST

Zion Williamson shouted out Jeremiah Fears for his game tonight unprompted, "I want to give a big shout-out to Jeremiah Fears. Seeing his growth throughout the season. You know, he's really figuring out the game...Our bench really won us the game tonight."

Pelicans beat Kings 133-123. New Orleans' bench was instrumental in victory, Derik Queen and Jeremiah Fears' efforts in first half; Karlo Matkovic and Bryce McGowens' in second.

Zion Williamson: 23 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST
Trey Murphy: 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 3s
Saddiq Bey: 20 PTS, 3 3s
Nola bench: 50 PTS

Zion Williamson scoring nine straight points gave Herb Jones and Trey Murphy open looks from 3-point range, which they both drained, opening up a 129-116 lead over Kings. Only 1:49 left in regulation.

Haha, already thinking about tomorrow. No, actually, I've been so focused on Phoenix game tonight (they lost close one to Bulls) that the Kings and Suns have apparently blurred together.

Saddiq Bey had four points at halftime. He's up to 20 points with 9:12 left in this game.

Pelicans lead Suns 105-91 after three quarters. After scoring 41 points in second quarter, New Orleans put 38 on the board in the third. Third was best defensive QTR so far too.

Trey Murphy: 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 3s
Zion Williamson/Saddiq Bey/Bryce McGowens: 14 PTS each
Derik Queen: 12 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST

Pelicans currently on a 15-0 run, buoyed by 3 straight makes from 3-point range. Pels have opened up a 95-81 advantage over the Kings with 3:05 left in the third quarter, their biggest lead of the game.

Finally sustained focus and energy on both ends of the court.

That's Herb Jones' first three-pointer for the month of March. (He was 0-12 before that make.)

After knocking down 40.9% from deep in October and 34.0% in November, Herb has failed to surpass 30% from the 3-point line in any month since.

Pelicans lead Kings 67-63 at halftime. 3-point shot not dropping (3-16) & defense lacking consistency. For instance, Kings scored on 7 straight possessions in middle of second quarter.

Zion Williamson: 12 PTS, 6 REB
Derik Queen: 10 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
Trey Murphy: 13 PTS
Bryce McGowens: 11 PTS, 5 REB

Herb Jones having confidence to shoot the open three-point shot is good to see, but not at the expense of flipping the ball to a wide open Trey Murphy standing nearby.

And so little resistance on other end too, allowing DeRozan to get to his spots and Westbrook into lane.