Game recap
Impact player
Dante Cunningham, Pelicans
The former Timberwolf started and played 35 minutes, scoring 14 points and grabbing five rebounds, adding two steals and one block.
By the numbers
23 Shots needed by Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis to score 21 points.
15 Rebounds by Gorgui Dieng, to go along with 14 points.
13 Points for Nikola Pekovic in 21 minutes off the bench. He also had nine rebounds.
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