The New Orleans Pelicans lost to the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night, 133-105, but don’t concentrate too much on the final score. The lopsided loss shouldn’t have been a surprise, not with Anthony Davis, Jrue Holiday, E’Twaun Moore, Dante Cunningham, Tyreke Evans and Quincy Pondexter sitting this one out. Rather, please be sure to remember the good: the Pelicans rookies got an opportunity to play a lot of minutes and they made the most of it.
Cheick Diallo, who was recalled just 4 days ago from the D-League and had a total of 7 minutes in the NBA entering tonight’s matchup, exploded for 19 points, 10 rebounds and 2 steals.