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Dominant Davis wills Pelicans into 2nd round of playoffs | |
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Now that five-time All-Star Anthony Davis has his first taste of a playoff triumph, he sounds eager to see what's next. Davis' Pelicans looked like anything but a shoo-in for the postseason after fellow All-Star DeMarcus Cousins was lost for the season in late January with an Achilles tear. They needed 81 games just to clinch a playoff spot. They ran the table during a pressure-packed final five games of the regular season, climbing to sixth in the Western Conference. Four games later, New Orleans is on a nine-game winning streak and moving on to the second round of the playoffs for only the second time in 16 seasons since the NBA returned to the city in 2002. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | Anthony Davis | 28.1 | |||
| Rebounds: | DeMarcus Cousins | 12.9 | |||
| Assists: | Rajon Rondo | 8.2 | |||
| FG%: | Anthony Davis | 53.4% | |||
| Steals: | DeMarcus Cousins | 1.65 | |||
| Blocks: | Anthony Davis | 2.57 | |||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 110.4 (29) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 45.5 (25) | ||||
| Assists: | 23.7 (20) | ||||
| FG%: | 45.4% (9) | ||||
| FT%: | 78.4% (28) | ||||
| 3P%: | 35.5% (8) | ||||
| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 111.7 (3) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 44.4 (10) | ||||
| Assists: | 26.8 (3) | ||||
| FG%: | 48.3% (2) | ||||
| FT%: | 77.2% (14) | ||||
| 3P%: | 36.2% (14) | ||||
| Standings | ||||||||||||
| Southwest Division | ||||||||||||
| W | L | Pct | GB | |||||||||
| xyz-Houston | 65 | 17 | .793 | -- | ||||||||
| x-New Orleans | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 | ||||||||
| x-San Antonio | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18.0 | ||||||||
| Dallas | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41.0 | ||||||||
| Memphis | 22 | 60 | .268 | 43.0 | ||||||||
| Full Standings | ||||||||||||
| Transactions | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Transactions | |||||||
| 4/7/2018 | Larry Drew II | 10-Day Contract Expired; Player Not Re-Signed | |||||||
| 4/5/2018 | Jordan Crawford | Signed as Free Agent | |||||||
| 3/26/2018 | Larry Drew II | Signed to Second 10-Day Contract | |||||||
| 3/15/2018 | Larry Drew II | Signed to 10-Day Contract | |||||||
| 3/14/2018 | Walt Lemon Jr. | 10-Day Contract Expired; Player Not Re-Signed | |||||||
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| Injuries | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Status | |||||||
| 1/26/2018 | DeMarcus Cousins | Torn Achilles | |||||||
| 10/17/2017 | Alexis Ajinca | Sore knee | |||||||
| 9/1/2017 | Frank Jackson | Right foot fracture | |||||||
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