Let’s save the holiday puns and get straight to it:
Tonight’s 113-101 victory over the Blazers proved Jrue Holiday is the Pelican’s second best player. Tonight he reminded us of that.
In his season debut, Jrue scored 21 points, dished seven assists and reminded the Pelican faithful why him and Anthony Davis running the pick ‘n roll together could end up in an exhibit at the Smithsonian some day.
The Pelicans came out with fire tonight. They had defensive lapses. No question. But, they played hard and they made shots. A recipe for success against a puzzling Blazers squad.