With news Eric Gordon would miss four to six weeks, Alvin Gentry was invariably forced to look down in the direction of the end of his bench. As the Pelicans 5th guard on the depth chart, Toney Douglas was the next man up, but just as he surprised in early November, his recent performance merits attention once again.
In 35 combined minutes against the Pistons and Bucks, he tallied 16 points, dished out 6 assists, ran off with 6 thefts and splashed home 4 threes.