"The 13th pick, Queen, scored a game-high 33 points with 10 rebounds, 10 assists and four blocks on the way to becoming the first rookie center in NBA history to produce a 30-point triple-double, according to ESPN Research. No. 2 pick Harper finished with a career-high 22 points to go along with three rebounds and six assists. "Special night for him," Pelicans interim coach James Borrego said of Queen."
"So was Harper, a lefty, who pushed past Saddiq Bey with 9.1 seconds left on a physical driving right-handed layup that gave San Antonio a 1-point lead. "At the beginning of the year I was a little iffy, a little hesitant, like, 'Yeah, I'm the new guy. I'm trying to figure it out,'" Harper said. "But as the season kept going, my teammates and coaches just encouraged me to be me. Plays like that just show that I'm gonna attack the rim no matter what.""
Derik Queen scored 33 points with 10 rebounds, 10 assists and four blocks, becoming the first rookie center in NBA history to record a 30-point triple-double. Dylan Harper added a career-high 22 points and delivered a physical right-handed layup with 9.1 seconds remaining that gave San Antonio a one-point lead in a 135-132 game. Both rookies made strong cases for the Class of 2025, prompting a postgame jersey exchange atmosphere after the showcase at Smoothie King Center. Pelicans interim coach James Borrego praised Queen’s defensive rebounding and control of the offense, and Harper said teammates and coaches encouraged him to be himself and attack the rim.
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