Daniel Gafford Takes Charge Against The Pelicans

Darrell Owens | Jan 29, 2023

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NEW ORLEANS-The Washington Wizards hit the road to take on the New Orleans Pelicans for the third game of their five-game road trip. This game was the second and final game of the season series between New Orleans and Washington. New Orleans took game one in Washington 132-112.

In the first match-up, CJ McCollum led the way for the Pelicans with 34 points and five rebounds. Jonas Valancuinas scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the win. For Washington, Kristaps Porzingis had 23 points and Kyle Kuzma scored 19 points.

The Wizards defeated the Rockets 108-103 in their last game to push their winning streak to four games. Saturday night, Washington would make it a five-game winning streak with a 113-103 win over the Pelicans. It was a tight contest until 8:03 left in the 2nd quarter when Washington would pull away for good.

Daniel Gafford led the way with a team-high 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Wizards. Bradley Beal (16 points), Deni Avdija (15 points), and Kendrick Nunn (12 points) help push the Wizards to the win.

For the Pelicans, CJ McCollum scored a game-high 24 points with five rebounds. Brandon Ingram scored 22 points and grabbed six rebounds in the loss.

The Washington Wizards (23-26) will head to San Antonio to take on the Spurs on Monday, January 30 at 8:30 PM EST from the AT&T Center.

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Published Jan 29, 2023

DARRELL OWENS

Title: Staff Writer, Video Producer and Graphic Designer for SI’s Fan Nation’ “Inside The Wizards” site Location: Midlothian, Virginia Expertise: Play-By-Play Commentator, Video Production, Graphic Designing & Photography My name is Darrell Owens I’m the owner and founder of LegacyMaker Sports Network. I’ve covered Sports in the Virginia, Maryland and DC area for 6 years. Major Teams and College Teams that I have covered. Washington Wizards, Washington Commanders, Baltimore Orioles, Virginia Cavaliers (Basketball & Football), Washington Mystics, VCU Rams (Basketball), Richmond Spiders (Basketball & Football), Washington Nationals & Baltimore Ravens. PA announcer Amelia County High in Amelia, VA for 23 years. Started in my sophomore year in high school. As well as, PA announcer for Blessed Sacrament, Huguenot high school in Powhatan, Virginia for 6 years. The last 5 years doing Play-By-Play Commentator at Richmond & VCU Women’s Baskeball.