Celtics Pelicans Basketball

New Orleans Pelicans forward Solomon Hill (44) slam dunks over Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart (36) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

• Team: New Orleans Pelicans 

• Points per game: 5.8

• Field goals: 71-191 (37.2 percent) 

• 3-pointers: 34-102 (33.3 percent) 

• Free throws: 46-54 (85.2 percent) 

• Rebounds per game: 3.7

• Assists per game: 1.7

• Steals per game: 0.9

• Blocks per game: 0.4

• Turnovers per game: 0.9

• Minutes played per game: 27.2 — Hill leads in minutes played per game. 


• Breakout game: Hill's best game of the season so far came against former Wildcat Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and the Brooklyn Nets on Jan. 12. Hill posted his only double-double of the season with 14 points (5-10 FGs) and a season-high 10 rebounds. He also added three assists and two steals across 33 minutes. It was the only time this season Hill has posted double-digit rebounds. The Pelicans won 104-95. 


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