Jeremiah Fears is so fearless, he’s made Willie Green just as fearless.

How else do you explain Green’s willingness to throw two rookies (Fears and Derik Queen) into the fire down the stretch of Friday’s overtime loss to the San Antonio Spurs?

The closing lineup in regulation consisted of Fears, Queen, Zion Williamson, Trey Murphy and Jordan Poole.

“I saw a lot of poise from both guys at the end of the game,” Green said. “Throughout the whole game, really. Their competitiveness, you can see it. They want it. When you evaluate those two guys on the floor with our group, the future is bright.”

Both Queen and Fears made an impact in what ended up being a 120-116 loss. Of the nine Pelicans who played in the game, four had a positive plus-minus: Fears, Queen, Zion Williamson and Jordan Hawk

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