Derrick Favors is back, healthy, and playing instrumental basketball for the New Orleans Pelicans.
So much was previously said in regards to Favors while he was battling injuries on the court earlier in the season — nevertheless he was an irreplaceable figure when off the floor. Somehow through it all, Favors is playing at a level again that could easily have you forget all the turmoil which includes missing almost a month of game action.
Derrick Favors joins Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins as the only players in #Pelicans history to have a game w/ 13 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 blocks, with Favors securing the stat line in the least amount of minutes (Favors - 30; Davis - 39; Cousins - 44).