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Pelicans beat Jazz 129-124

By Amos Morale III Mar 02, 2021

The Pelicans picked up a win against one of the NBA’s top teams Monday night as New Orleans earned a 129-124 victory against the Utah Jazz at the Smoothie King Center.

The Pelicans held of a late Jazz rally to seal the victory.

“I thought what we did great was getting a lead that proved insurmountable, but then also, the last two possessions defensively were outstanding,” Pelicans coach Stan Van Gundy said. “The one that we turned into a fast-break is something that we’ve talked about with not slowing down and holding the ball. The last however many possessions it was – but the last two defensive possessions to close the game were great.”

“I thought for most of the game, our half-court defense was really good against a very good team that didn’t have a bad shooting night.”

The Jazz shot nearly 40 percent from 3 making 17 while the Pelicans only attempted 11 3s.

"It tells me that we know our game,” Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram. “It feels like, like I said, it felt really like guys were feeling confident, comfortable in what they were doing tonight and that was just getting to the basket...getting to the basket and taking whatever the defense gives us. It's crazy that we got to the basket so much with a defensive player like Rudy Gobert where he's at the rim all night, but we made it happen."

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