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3 takeaways from New Orleans Pelicans big win over the Suns

3 takeaways from New Orleans Pelicans big win over the Suns

New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram Credit: Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports

CJ McCollum continued his hot streak and the New Orleans Pelicans got a much-needed win against the Phoenix Suns to claw closer to the play-in tournament.

The win put the Pelicans just a game behind the Portland Trail Blazers for the 10th position after the Blazers were routed by the Warriors. The Lakers also lost last night, so the Pels inched al little closer to them as well.

It was another amazing game for CJ McCollum who has averaged 29 points, six rebounds and 5.1 assists since being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans just before the deadline.

It appears as though the Pelicans are starting to gel and answer some of the questions we had about this team down the stretch.

Here are three takeaways from a nice road win over the Suns.

CJ McCollum and Brandon Ingram go off

This was really the first game that Brandon Ingram and CJ McCollum have gone off in the same night, as they combined for 60 points and…

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