Lonzo Ball was pushing the pace at every opportunity. Ball and E’Twaun Moore were draining shots from all over the Smoothie King Center. Despite a commendable effort by undermanned Houston to try to pull off a road win Sunday – while playing without its three leading scorers – New Orleans rode some of Ball’s and Moore’s best basketball of 2019-20 to a come-from-behind win. The Pelicans won a fourth consecutive game, marking their longest winning streak of the season to date.
Ball also nearly registered a career-best scoring game, finishing with 27 points, two shy of his top game as a pro.