Christian Wood keeps cooking with career-best 25 points, 9 boards in Pelicans' victory
New Orleans Pelicans forward/center Christian Wood scored a career-high 25 points (11-of-16 field goals, 3-of-3 free throws) with 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals, 1 block, and 1 turnover in 27.7 minutes of a 121-118 win over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday.
What It Means:
Wood has now set career-highs in scoring in back-to-back games after putting up 23 points on Tuesday. Darius Miller (thigh) made an early exit and Anthony Davis (back) may be done for the year, so Wood should see all the run he can handle over the Pelicans' remaining five games. The face the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.
Wood scored 48.3 FanDuel points in the victory. He's averaging 54.3 FanDuel points over the past two games, compared to 10.5 FanDuel points overall for the season (16 games).
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