The New Orleans Pelicans overcame the absence of Zion Williamson and an early nine-point deficit to defeat the winless Washington Wizards, 118-107 Friday night in Orlando. They improve to 2-3 in NBA seeding play.
Jrue Holiday led all scorers with 28 points, and was one of seven Pelicans to reach double figures. Derrick Favors added a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in 29 minutes.
I’d like to stop there. Because spending time thinking about superlatives from a win over the worst defensive team in the NBA; a team that was unofficially TENTH in the Eastern Conference standings coming into the game; and that was playing without John Wall, Bradley Beal, and Davis Bertans; just doesn’t seem worth any of our time.