Scott Agness: Back-to-back Pacers wins for the 2nd time. They held off the Pelicans 114-110. Murphy/McCollum combined for 47pts, Elfrid Payton (14-7-21) was special — but it was Haliburton posting 34/13a. They were +24 beyond the arc; Ty had as many (9) as NOP. Next: Wed. v BlazersSource: Twitter @ScottAgness
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Elfrid Payton just set the new league-wide season-high in assists this season with 21.
It was his third game back in the league after spending two years in Puerto Rico and the G-League. – 9:35 PM
Elfrid Payton just set the new league-wide season-high in assists this season with 21.
It was his third game back in the league after spending two years in Puerto Rico and the G-League. – 9:35 PM

Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Elfrid Payton in his second game in over 900 days:
– 14 POINTS
– 21 ASSISTS (career-high)
– 7 REBOUNDS
– The most assists in a single game this season pic.x.com/GQIfDK2pzn – 9:32 PM
Elfrid Payton in his second game in over 900 days:
– 14 POINTS
– 21 ASSISTS (career-high)
– 7 REBOUNDS
– The most assists in a single game this season pic.x.com/GQIfDK2pzn – 9:32 PM


NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
Tyrese Haliburton and Elfrid Payton put on a show in Indy 🔥
Pacers win
pic.x.com/v5sJJvw9MP – 9:31 PM
Tyrese Haliburton and Elfrid Payton put on a show in Indy 🔥
Pacers win




Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA
Elfrid Payton signed with his hometown Pelicans six days ago. Tonight against the Pacers, @elfrid had:
• 14 points (63.6 FG%)
• 20 assists
• 7 rebounds
• 2 steals
pic.x.com/q1Uh5qk4ei – 9:21 PM
Elfrid Payton signed with his hometown Pelicans six days ago. Tonight against the Pacers, @elfrid had:
• 14 points (63.6 FG%)
• 20 assists
• 7 rebounds
• 2 steals
pic.x.com/q1Uh5qk4ei – 9:21 PM

Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Back-to-back Pacers wins for the 2nd time. They held off the Pelicans 114-110.
Murphy/McCollum combined for 47pts, Elfrid Payton (14-7-21) was special — but it was Haliburton posting 34/13a. They were +24 beyond the arc; Ty had as many (9) as NOP.
Next: Wed. v Blazers – 9:21 PM
Back-to-back Pacers wins for the 2nd time. They held off the Pelicans 114-110.
Murphy/McCollum combined for 47pts, Elfrid Payton (14-7-21) was special — but it was Haliburton posting 34/13a. They were +24 beyond the arc; Ty had as many (9) as NOP.
Next: Wed. v Blazers – 9:21 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Elfrid Payton tonight:
14 PTS
7 REB
21 AST (career-high)
2 STL
The most assists in a single game this season. pic.x.com/U9SnO3v6d8 – 9:21 PM
Elfrid Payton tonight:
14 PTS
7 REB
21 AST (career-high)
2 STL
The most assists in a single game this season. pic.x.com/U9SnO3v6d8 – 9:21 PM


Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
This is an absolute darn shame that #Pelicans are going to lose this game given the kind of night Elfrid Payton has delivered (14 pts, 7 reb, 20 ast) – 9:20 PM
This is an absolute darn shame that #Pelicans are going to lose this game given the kind of night Elfrid Payton has delivered (14 pts, 7 reb, 20 ast) – 9:20 PM

Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
Elfrid Payton is a passing maestro – 9:09 PM
Elfrid Payton is a passing maestro – 9:09 PM

Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
“Point guard is not a skill set; it’s a mindset” – words of wisdom from @adaniels33 on Elfrid Payton (8 assists in 1H) – 8:00 PM
“Point guard is not a skill set; it’s a mindset” – words of wisdom from @adaniels33 on Elfrid Payton (8 assists in 1H) – 8:00 PM
More on this storyline
The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that the team has signed guard Elfrid Payton. -via NBA.com / November 20, 2024
Shamit Dua: Pelicans signing Payton is not all that surprising – he’s been around their group all season and participated in training camp -via Bluesky / November 20, 2024
Point guard Elfrid Payton has agreed to a deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, his agent, Darrell Comer of Tandem, told ESPN. -via ESPN / November 20, 2024