New Orleans Pelicans rookie Derik Queen recently received high praise from San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan. That's why when the Pelicans hosted the Spurs at Smoothie King Center on Monday, Queen balled out.

Queen registered his first triple-double in the NBA after tallying 33 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. He shot 11-of-15 from the field and also had four blocks.

In the process, he joined Chris Paul in 2006 and Darren Collison in 2010 as the only rookies in Pelicans history to notch a triple-double . Expand Tweet

San Antonio, however, escaped with the win, 135-132. The Spurs improved to 15-7, while the Pelicans dropped to 3-21, including 2-11 at home. Article Continues Below

While New Orleans is languishing at the bottom of the team standings, the 20-year-old Queen ha

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