Big double-double in win Valanciunas notched 16 points (5-12 FG, 0-4 3Pt, 6-6 FT), 19 rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal over 34 minutes during Thursday's 126-109 victory over the Bulls. Impact The double-double was his sixth straight and 46th of the season, leaving Valanciunas four shy of establishing a new career high while tying him for second in the NBA in that category alongside Rudy Gobert and Domantas Sabonis. Valanciunas is averaging 21.8 points, 13.8 boards, 3.2 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.8 blocks over that six-game stretch as he wraps up an impressive first season with the Pelicans and tries to make sure they don't fall out of a spot in the play-in tournament.
MARCH 25, 2022 • ROTOWIRE