Team Stats (Pelicans @ Cavaliers) Final Score: 100-128 Rebounds: 40-52 Assists: 23-29 Blocks: 3-9 Steals: 9-10 Turnovers: 11-11 Stat Leaders (Pelicans/Cavaliers) Scoring Leaders: Antonio Reeves, 34; Ty Jerome, 29 Rebound Leaders: Yves Missi, 8; Jaylon Tyson, 11 Assist Leaders: Elfrid Payton, 8; Jaylon Tyson, Craig Porter Jr., 7 My Player of the Game: Antonio Reeves Takeaways If you didn't know who Austin Reeves was before this game, well you should now. The rookie scored 34 points against the best team in the NBA right now. The Pels were without Brandon Ingram, Trey Murphy III, Dejounte Murray, CJ McCollum, Herb Jones, Jose Alvarado, and Zion Williamson in this game. So there's that. BI and Trey Murphy will hopefully be available for Friday's home game against the Warriors, and it's got to be close to time for McCollum and Jones to be coming back as well. New Orleans is 4-12 on the season, and are the second to last team in the Western Conference standings. It can only get better from here. Follow The Kneaux on X , and follow me there too @SportsChrissy.
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Team Stats (Pelicans @ Mavericks) Final Score: 91-132 Rebounds: 37-48 Assists: 19-26 Blocks: 3-7 Steals: 9-12 Turnovers: 21-11 Stat Leaders (Pelicans/Mavericks) Scoring Leaders: Trey Murphy III, 19; Luka Doncic, 26 Rebound Leaders: Yves Missi, 9; Quentin Grimes, 8 Assist Leaders: Brandon Ingram, Yves Miss, Jaylen Nowell, 4; Kyrie Irving, 7 My Player of the Game: Trey Murphy III Takeaways The Pelicans lost by 40 points. New Orleans had 21 turnovers, which started early in the game, and there was no coming back. Until some of the Pelicans starters come back healthy, Brandon Ingram is going to keep being double-teamed. Not much good to say from this game except thank God it's over. The Pelicans play again tonight on the road against the Cleveland Cavaliers and will be without every single starter along with their next-off-the-bench players. Follow The Kneaux on X , and follow me there too @SportsChrissy.
Tulane Green Wave Basketball
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Tulane Green Wave- 35 @ Navy Midshipman- 0 By: Patrick Harkness Spread: Tulane -7.5 Total: 48.5 Put a Goose Egg on the board for the Tulane Green Wave defense. The Green Wave defense only allowed 113 total yards (least amount of yards than any other team they played) against a complicated and explosive navy offense. Sam Howard led the way by collecting 2 turnovers, a fumble and an interception. He now holds the record for most fumble recoveries at Tulane. At the moment Tulane is currently ranked 20th with playoff implications on the line. Let's get into the individual performances. Offense Quarterbacks We finally got to see what Mensah is capable of doing on the ground with 8 carries for 57 yards (7.1 avg) and a long of 22 with a nice 14-yard scamper for a touchdown. Through the air he was 10/14 with 138 yards and 2 touchdowns. That brings his total up to 2,197 yards, 18 touchdowns, 4 interceptions, and a QBR rating of 75.6 which is 23rd in the nation. An amazing start to the redshirt freshman's career. The only thing that could use some improvement is his deep ball accuracy but other than that he has exceeded expectations by a mile. Ty Thompson Ty got into some late 4th quarter action by getting 5 carries for 20 yards with a long of 9. I think in about 2 weeks against Memphis we may see some new plays installed for him. Running Backs It was a team effort on the ground for Tulane with Makhi leading the way with 22 carries for 82 yards and 2 touchdowns. His 5 game over 100 yards rushing streak ended. Arnold Barnes got the ground game going in the second half with 12 carries for 62 yards and the quarterbacks finished with 13 carries for 77 yards and a touchdown for Mensah. That's a total of 48 carries for 220 yards (4.6 avg) and 3 rushing touchdowns. Receiving Game This unit was burning the coverage of Navy all game. Mensah missed on two deep passes to wide open guys that would've been scores but Dontae Fleming got the game going through the air early with a 44-yard catch that led to a Tulane touchdown. He later on got hurt but walked off under his own power. He finished the day with 2 catches for 56 yards. Mario Williams led the team in catches with 3 for a total of 56 yards. Shazz Preston filled in nicely for Dontae when he went down and had another week with a long play for 27 yards. Alex Bauman the do it all Tight End got Tulane on the board by a beautiful play action cooked up by Offensive coordinator Joe Craddock on a 3rd and goal on the 1-yard line and Arnold Barnes even helped out in the passing game with a 1-yard touchdown. Alex Bauman has 6 total touchdowns on the year and leads the team. Offensive Line Another great day for the offensive line only giving up one sack and a total of 358 yards. The run game struggled early on but after the half the Oline started to wear down the Navy defense allowing Arnold Barnes to get some nice runs and finish the day with a team total of 220 yards. For the most part Mensah had a clean pocket but when things did break down after holding onto the ball for 5 seconds, he was able to capitalize on some good running lanes. Player of the Game: Darian Mensah 3 TD Defense Defensive Line It was a group effort in this game by the Green Wave defensive line with a total of 11 different defensive lineman ending up on the stat sheet. Mathew Fobbs White is starting to look like Tulane's best pass rusher. He got another sack putting his total up to four now on the year. Gerrod Henderson had a good game finishing with 4 tackles, Parker Peterson and Kam Hamilton had a solid day as well finishing with 3 tackles. Adin Huntington, Pat Jenkins, and Terrel Allen had 2 tackles while Allen was able to get into the backfield for a tackle for loss. The former troy transfer Deshaun Batiste also got a tackle for loss as well. Linebackers Sam Howard was the player of the game by collecting a record-breaking 5th fumble recovery of the season and having his first career Tulane interception. He finished the day with 4 total tackles and 1 tackle for loss. On the year he has a total of 37 tackles and 1.5 sacks. Tyler Grubbs led the team in tackles against Navy with 5 tackles, 3 of them solo. Secondary Navy couldn't do a whole lot in the passing game once Blake Horvath went down so it was a relatively quiet day for everyone. Navy only attempted 11 passes and only completed 3 for 13 yards. Jack Tcheinchou, the starting Free safety, led the unit with 5 tackles. Caleb Ransaw got into the back field for a sack, he finished his day with 1 tackle and a pass break up. Kevin Adams, the rotational piece with Bailey Despaine also got in the backfield for a tackle for loss as well. Player of the Game: Sam Howard Special Teams Kicker/Punter/Return Game K- Patrick Durkin was 5/5 from extra point P-Will Karrol played another nice game punting with 4 punts with a long of 53 and 1 downed inside the 20 Roll Wave!! For more Tulane Football news, check out Wave Watch on YouTube at The Kneaux! This is Patrick Harkness and you can follow me on X @RollDatWave and @BeInTheKneaux everywhere.
Team Stats (Lakers @ Pelicans) Final Score: 104-99 Rebounds: 43-50 Assists: 24-24 Blocks: 3-4 Steals: 10-7 Turnovers: 11-17 Stat Leaders (Lakers/Pelicans) Scoring Leaders: Anthony Davis, 31; Brandon Ingram, 32 Rebound Leaders: Anthony Davis, 14; Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, 9 Assist Leaders: Austin Reeves, 7; Brandon Ingram, 8 My Player of the Game: Brandon Ingram Takeaways This was a sad loss because the Pelicans fought until the very end. They also had the ball to take a three-pointer at the end to tie up the game but they turned the ball over instead. Brandon Ingram is playing for a max contract and he deserves every penny. Brandon Boston Jr. has been a huge boost and a great player for the Pels while so many of his teammates are injured. It was nice to finally see a healthy LeBron James and Anthony Davis play in Nola. In warm-ups, James did some incredible dunks, which had the entire SKC cheering. There were too many Lakers fans in the building. Yves Missi is going to be great. Follow The Kneaux on X , and follow me there too @SportsChrissy.
SAINTS WEEK 11 PREVIEW The losing streak is over! Darren Rizzi stepped up in a big way as the interim coach last week. This team feels like they have life again. If Rizzi’s special teams group was an indicator, he brings the energy every week and it shows in how his group plays. The players have made it obvious how much they enjoy playing for Rizzi. Some of the things he spoke about bringing to this team were a bit alarming to have not had certain procedures in place before he took over. However, we are here now and this team should look very different moving forward. THIS WEEK’S MATCHUP: This week the Saints are hosting the Cleveland Browns. This series has a record of 13-6 in favor of the Browns. The Saints have won the last two meeting and look to make that 3 in a row this week. Jameis Winston makes his return to the Dome for the first time since leaving the team. He is the Brown’s starter today so look for him to bring the energy and make this a good game. YOUR SAINTS: The Saints handled business last week against the Falcons. The team was outplayed in some categories but still pulled off the victory. The Saints totaled 365 yards last game which is a good total yardage to be at if they can average that from here on out. Only 3 trips to the Redzone and going 1-3 will not translate to many victories. Capitalizing in the Redzone is something this team has struggled with as of late. The defense is still doing what they do best, forcing takeaways. The Brown’s offensive line has given up the most sacks so far this season. Look for the Saints defensive line to be in the backfield often. Valdez-Scantling had a big game last week. Giving Carr a reliable target who can go up and get the ball should help moving forward. Kamara is on pace for the most touches and most yards of his career so far. Erik McCoy should be back this week so our offensive line should hold up a little longer in protection to have more time to move the ball downfield. INJURY REPORT: Lucas Patrick and Jamaal Williams are listed as out. Multiple guys are listed as questionable but the list has gotten significantly shorter in recent weeks! MY PREDICTION: I think the Saints will continue to ride the hype of Rizzi as our coach. The energy will be high with Winston back in the building. I predict the Saints to win with a score of 24-17. Geaux Saints!!! Like what you’re reading? Follow @TheTHimel on Twitter/X for more!
