LaMelo Ball and Rudy Gobert connect as Timberwolves defeat Pelicans in NBA Cup

LaMelo Ball spent last night in New Orleans making everyone around him look better. He finished with 22 points and eight assists in a 115-109 NBA Cup win, and the assists told the story: he found Rudy Gobert at the rim for dunks, set up Jaden McDaniels on a cut, and kept kicking it out to Ayo Dosunmu, including the pass for the jumper that put Minnesota up 109-99 with under two minutes left. In between, he hit three threes of his own and went a perfect five-of-five at the line. Dosunmu led the Wolves with 26, Gobert went four-of-five with 11 rebounds, and New Orleans saw its four-game winning streak end. Without Anthony Edwards, this offense now runs through Ball, and right now it's running smooth.