In a Nov. 22 game during which the two teams combined to post a whopping 238 points in the Smoothie King Center, New Orleans forward Alonzo Gee finished with just eight points, a modest tally that went largely unnoticed in the box score. Yet it was what he did on the other end of the floor – tightly defending Phoenix guard Brandon Knight, forcing him into an 0-for-8 shooting start – that helped illustrate Gee’s value to the Pelicans early in 2015-16. New Orleans outlasted Phoenix 122-116.
The NBA journeyman is averaging 3.9 points and 2.9 rebounds through 27 games, ranking him 12th and ninth, respectively, among New Orleans players, but the Pelicans (8-19) moved Gee into the starting lineup Nov.