T.J. McConnell’s value to a basketball team stretches far beyond the box score. That doesn’t mean he isn’t capable of putting up some big numbers from time to time.
The former Arizona point guard had 15 assists in the Indiana Pacers’ loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, becoming the first bench player to have that many in less than 30 minutes since former All-Star Manu Ginóbili on March 1, 2013. The last player to do it before that was John Lucas all the way back in 1988.