Maybe this is how it has to be now. Maybe Lance Stephenson can only have good games when his team loses. Is is a coincidence that the Pelicans had a putrid offensive showing while “Born Ready” was spearheading that offense?
Or maybe it’s because all the so-called “talent” on the Pelicans is actually not very talented when you look at it under the microscope. It’s hard to tell who’s at fault here. I mean, Stephenson scored 21 points. That’s roughly one-fourth of his team’s score. He also dimed six times for 16 points I think? So Stephenson, when all was said and done, came close to accounting for half of his team’s scoring output. That’s Westbrook-without-Durant territory right there.
I think I’ll just leave it at this: Lance Stephenson played well and it didn’t lead to team success, but I didn’t actually watch the game so all I can do is posit uninformed speculations just like I do in every video description.