{"id":704964,"date":"2026-04-08T09:42:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/704964\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T09:42:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:42:43","slug":"rookie-jeremiah-fears-scores-career-high-40-points-in-pelicans-win-over-jazz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/704964\/","title":{"rendered":"Rookie Jeremiah Fears scores career-high 40 points in Pelicans’ win over Jazz"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AnThe Pelicans’ young stars shine in a high-scoring home finale, hinting at a promising future for the franchise.New Orleans Today<\/p>\n

Rookie Jeremiah Fears scored a career-high 40 points and Jordan Poole added 22 of his 34 points in a decisive third quarter as the New Orleans Pelicans closed out their home schedule with a 156-137 victory over the Utah Jazz. Rookie Micah Peavy scored a career-high 20 points, Jordan Hawkins added a season-high 25, and rookie Derik Queen had 17 points with 12 rebounds as the Pelicans ended an eight-game losing streak.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

The win allows the Pelicans to end their home schedule on a high note, despite being eliminated from playoff contention. Fears’ career-high performance and the team’s offensive outburst provide a positive note heading into the offseason as the organization looks to build around its young core.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

Fears set a Pelicans franchise record for rookie points in a game as the team set a franchise mark for total points in a game. New Orleans shot 57.5% from the floor, tied for their second-best shooting performance of the season. The Jazz were without several key players due to injuries, including Lauri Markkanen, Keyonte George, and Jaren Jackson Jr.<\/p>\n

The game was played on April 8, 2026.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Jeremiah Fears<\/p>\n

A rookie for the New Orleans Pelicans who scored a career-high 40 points in the win over the Utah Jazz.<\/p>\n

Jordan Poole<\/p>\n

A Pelicans player who scored 22 of his 34 points in the decisive third quarter.<\/p>\n

Micah Peavy<\/p>\n

A rookie for the Pelicans who scored a career-high 20 points in the game.<\/p>\n

Jordan Hawkins<\/p>\n

A Pelicans player who scored a season-high 25 points.<\/p>\n

Derik Queen<\/p>\n

A rookie for the Pelicans who had 17 points and 12 rebounds.<\/p>\n

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The takeaway<\/p>\n

The Pelicans’ young core, led by impressive performances from rookies Jeremiah Fears, Micah Peavy, and Derik Queen, provided a bright spot in an otherwise disappointing season. The team’s offensive outburst and record-setting night suggest the Pelicans have promising talent to build around heading into the offseason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The Pelicans’ young stars shine in a high-scoring home finale,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":704965,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3796],"tags":[7,6,478,470,4073,4072,675],"class_list":{"0":"post-704964","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-orleans-pelicans","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-nba","10":"tag-new-orleans","11":"tag-new-orleans-pelicans","12":"tag-neworleans","13":"tag-neworleanspelicans","14":"tag-pelicans"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116368439194291583","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=704964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704964\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/704965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=704964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=704964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=704964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}