Three victories over .500+ opponents is bound to make national NBA writers take notice. That’s exactly what the New Orleans Pelicans accomplished last week defeated the Boston Celtics, Portland Trail Blazers, and Charlotte Hornets. Anthony Davis was incredible and earlier this afternoon won his second Western Conference Player of the Week award for his efforts.
The bigger story was the return of Jrue Holiday who exceeded all reasonable expectations. In two games under significant minutes restrictions Holiday is averaging 21.5 points and 8 assists while posting an incredible 30.