“Jonas Valanciunas should expect a random NBA drug test soon!”: Pelicans’ big surprises everyone as he goes 7/8 from the deep to take down the Clippers

Akash Murty | 30/11/2021
"Jonas Valanciunas should expect a random NBA drug test soon!": Pelicans' big surprises everyone as he goes 7/8 from the deep to take down the Clippers

The 5-17 New Orleans Pelicans and their big man Jonas Valanciunas sank the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center

Only a few things are going right for the New Orleans Pelicans amid their face of the franchise Zion Williamson struggling with injuries since the start of the season. Jonas Valanciunas is one of few positives.

The big man is having the best season of his career in his 10th season in the NBA. Averaging 18.9 points, 12.3 rebounds, and 2.4 assists a game, it is the 3-point line from where the big man has been pin-point.

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Although he’s just taking 2.3 attempts per game from behind the arc he’s scored 1 each game at 46 percent. Monday night, he attempted 5 shots from downtown when there were 5 minutes left on the clock in the second quarter and made all of them. And then made 2 more before the first half ended.

Jonas Valanciunas and the Pelicans give the Clippers their second loss in a row

Valanciunas went berserk in the game against Los Angeles Clippers and single-handedly outscored them in the first half.

Looks like Clippers are giving off plenty from the perimeter this season. They ended up losing the game 104-123.

The Clippers came tried coming back late in the 4th quarter, but their efforts were not enough to climb the hole Jonas put them in.

NBA Twitter expects a drug test soon for the Pelicans’ big

Twitter thinks he might have a drug test by the NBA coming up.

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Whether the big man gets a drug test or not, he has given some momentum to the Pelicans before Zion comes back next month. Let’s see if this is a one-off game or they do have some intent to not tank this season.

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Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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