Ethe Lithuanian ala-pvot Domantas Sabonis He obtained a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds as the leader of the attack for the Indiana Pacers, who won 111-94 over the New Orleans Pelicans, in a duel of teams with a losing mark.
The Pacers starters bounced back from being benched the night before and posted a win.
Coach Rick Carlisle decided to take the players out of the game in the middle of the third quarter of the defeat in Charlotte, but this time the Indiana starters opened with 23 points in the first quarter for a 32-19 lead against the Pelicans.
Carlisle he criticized the egotism of his starters on Friday and decided to stick with his reserves down the stretch at Charlotte, where a 25-point deficit was reduced to three in the final quarter of the game.
Listen to him Justin Holiday encest 17 and the base Malcolm Brogdon got 16 with the Indiana team (7-11).
For the Pelicans (3-15), the best scorer was Sabonis’ compatriot, the pvot Jonas Valančiūnas, who obtained a double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds.
Naji Marshall scored 14 points and the power forward Brandon Ingram and the reserve Kira Lewis they got 12 points each.
The Spanish pvot Willy Hernangmez He scored six points in six minutes from the Pelicans coach, Willie Green, by scoring 3 of 4 field goals, had five rebounds and provided an assist for the New Orleans team, being the most effective player of the Pelicans.
The player of Puerto Rican-Mexican descent Jos Alvarado he got two points in 12 minutes of action, made 1 of 4 shots from the field and had two rebounds with the New Orleans team.
The Pelicans, who still do not have the star power forward Zion Williamson, they have lost 15 of their 18 games and are 1-9 on the road
