Herb Jones Sets Multiple Career Highs

The Crimson Tide product led the Pelicans with 35 points in a 17-point comeback win.

Hunter De Siver | Apr 5, 2023

New Orleans Pelicans forward Herb Jones scored a career high 35 points, shooting 11-for-21 and set an additional personal record with five buckets from downtown in a comeback 138-131 overtime win against the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Crimson Tide product also recorded seven rebounds, three assists, three blocks and made 8-of-9 free throws. Jones became the second player in NBA history to have at least 30 points, five 3-pointers and three blocks in a game (DeMarcus Cousins).

The Pelicans were down by 17 at halftime, even with Jones scoring 15 points in the first quarter alone. Jones and other starters C.J. McCollum, Brandon Ingram and Trey Murphy III combined for 124 of the New Orleans 138 points.

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This was the first game in franchise history where three players scored at least 30 points. New Orleans also had a franchise record of 21 shots made from downtown.

Since his college days, Jones has been known as a pure lockdown defender without a heavy offensive arsenal. This season, he's only averaged 9.4 points and less than one 3-point field goal per game.

His defensive presence is one of the reasons New Orleans has a 41-39 record and are in the playoff hunt without star player Zion Williamson. They have likely clinched the Play-In Tournament, but are half a game behind the No. 6 seed Los Angeles Clippers and No. 7 seed Los Angeles Lakers

Hunter De Siver is a graduate from the University of Alabama, earning a degree in sports media. During his time in Tuscaloosa, Hunter distributed articles covering Alabama football, basketball, and baseball for WVUA 23 TV and discussed these topics on Tide 100.9 FM. Hunter also generated articles highlighting Crimson Tide products in the NFL and NBA for BamaCentral. Since graduation, he's been contributing a plethora of NFL and NBA stories for FanNation and is a staff writer at MizzouCentral, Cowbell Corner and is back at BamaCentral.

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