Duke Basketball: Frank Jackson continues to dazzle off the bench in NOLA
The former Duke Basketball point guard has been sensational off the bench in the last two games for the New Orleans Pelicans.
It’s been a rather quiet year for Frank Jackson with the New Orleans Pelicans until this week.
Jackson has put together back to back games scoring 17 and 19 points, respectively, helping the Pelicans try and get its season back on track with three straight wins and wins in five of its last seven.
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It all started on Monday night with the Pelicans traveled to Memphis to take on the Grizzlies and coming off the bench the former Duke guard was able to cash in 17 points in just 19 minutes of action.
The No. 31 overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft made seven of his ten shot attempts, three of five coming from beyond the arc, as well as recording an assist and a steal in the 114-95 victory.
The 17 points that Jackson scored in that game was a career high for the rookie since he was sidelined all of last season due to a foot injury.
Jackson was able to score 14 points way back on October 27 in a 132-111 loss to the Utah Jazz.
However, one game after posting his career high, Frank Jackson topped himself with 19 points on Wednesday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Once again Jackson received 19 minutes of action and was also able to contribute a rebound and an assist.
The Utah native took and drilled four 3-point shots, and missed his only attempt from inside the arc. Jackson also converted on all seven of his free throw opportunities in the Pelicans 140-124 victory.
The New Orleans Pelicans currently have a 20-22 record, which currently puts them as the No. 12 seed in the Western Conference, two and a half games behind the Los Angeles Lakers for the coveted No. 8 seed.
Frank Jackson and the rest of the Pelicans will look to keep things rolling as they get back on the court on Saturday night in Minnesota to take on the Timberwolves at 8:00 pm ET.