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Game On: Pelicans @ Lakers
The 23-37 New Orleans Pelicans will try to snap their 8 game losing streak tonight against the 21-39 Los Angeles Lakers. The Pels still have not won a game since All-Star Weekend, but with both them and the Lakers playing for the second consecutive night, they may be poised to break the streak. Los Angeles […]
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2014 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference – Day 2
After a great first day at Hynes Convention Center in Boston, I returned on Saturday morning for Day 2 of the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. The morning started with a panel about how to launch a career in sports, which included former ESPN writer and current Memphis Grizzlies VP of basketball operations John Hollinger. […]
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2014 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference – Day 1
Ever since I started following and studying the NBA to the degree at which you must to write about it knowledgeably, I have wanted to attend the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics conference. Throughout the eight years of the conference’s existence, though, tickets have become increasingly sought after (according to the organizers, there was a waiting […]
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Melo Carries Knicks to 98-91 Victory over Pelicans
Another night of questionable rotations for New Orleans, and another loss. In this game, both teams’ best and most efficient scorers averaged between 1.4 and 1.45 points per field goal attempt; the difference was that the winning team’s top option (Carmelo Anthony) took 29 shots and the losing team’s top option (Anthony Davis) attempted just […]
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Game on: Knicks @ Pelicans
Tonight, the 23-29 Pelicans host the 20-33 Knicks in their first game after the all-star break. New York has been one of the NBA’s most disappointing teams thus far, going from the #2 seed in the Eastern Conference last season to the bottom third of the league this season despite little roster turnover. Like New […]
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New Orleans Pelicans NBA Trade Deadline Rumor Mill
Thursday, February 20th, 2 PM The 2014 NBA trade deadline comes and goes with no movement from the New Orleans Pelicans. Update: Wednesday, February 19th, 10 PM Ramona Shelburne reports that the Pelicans are one of three teams to be in negotiations with the Lakers for big man Jordan Hill. New Orleans could use their […]
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All-Star Weekend Interview with Anthony Davis on ESPN Radio
In advance of All-Star Weekend in New Orleans, Anthony Davis joined ESPN Radio to talk about his NBA career thus far. Because I value our readers so much, I went ahead and transcribed the interview below. Enjoy! One of the guys representing his city of New Orleans here at all-star break: in his second year […]
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Where Art Thou, Darius Miller?
Arguably no player on the New Orleans Pelicans has endured as frustrating of a 2014 as Darius Miller. The second year wing player from Kentucky has totaled as many games with over 15 minutes as he has games with under 5 minutes (7). For a player whose shooting ability has made up so much of […]
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Pelicans lose game of runs to Raptors in 108-101 Defeat
Five runs. That’s all this game was tonight. The Raptors threw the first punch, and the Pelicans responded. The Raptors threw another punch, and the Pelicans again responded. The final seven minutes were closer, but New Orleans was outplayed down the stretch and fell a little short. Let’s take a look at each of the […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Raptors
Tonight at 6 PM central time, the Pelicans cross the border for their lone trip to Canada this season to take on the Raptors. To help me with the preview today, William Lou of Raptors Republic (the Raptors blog within ESPN’s TrueHoop Network) was kind enough to answer a few questions for me about the […]
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Anthony Davis selected to replace injured Kobe Bryant in 2014 NBA All-Star Game
After originally missing the cut, New Orleans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis has been added to the Western Conference all-star team, replacing injured Lakers guard Kobe Bryant. The 20 year old Davis has averaged 20.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.3 blocks, & just 1.8 turnovers per game this season – unprecedented numbers for anyone, not just for […]
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Pelicans Mid-Season Review Google Hangout – Thursday, Feb 6th at 8 PM CST
It has been too long since we did our last live writer Google hangout, so we’re doing another one to assess the New Orleans Pelicans’ season thus far. Block off Thursday, February 6th at 8 PM central time on your calendars and watch/listen to some of us discuss what we have and have not liked […]
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Pelicans Picked and Rolled to death in 4th by Spurs, blow double-digit lead in 102-95 loss
After three quarters, the Pelicans were in the driver’s seat with a 76-64 lead. They managed to hold the Spurs to 42.6% shooting (2-12 from long range) and only 12 free throw attempts (including just three in the 2nd and 3rd quarters combined). San Antonio had totaled just two offensive rebounds, and though Parker and […]
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Game On: Spurs @ Pelicans
Tonight, the depleted Spurs come to town to take on the depleted Pelicans in a battle of stars and benches. The list of inactive players is a long one: Jrue Holiday, Manu Ginobili, Ryan Anderson, Kawhi Leonard, and Jason Smith. Fortunately for San Antonio, starting center Tiago Splitter returned from injury on Saturday night, though […]
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New Orleans Pelicans’ Anthony Davis left off of 2014 Western Conference All-Star Game Roster
In a relatively surprising turn of events, New Orleans superstar 20 year old big man Anthony Davis was not selected by the NBA coaches as a reserve for the 2014 Western Conference All-Star team. The list of those chosen for the team’s bench included four guards – Chris Paul, Damian Lillard, James Harden and Tony […]
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Kings make it reign from all over the court in 114-97 demolition of Pelicans
In a game that was never really close, the Kings straight up crushed the Pelicans tonight. There really isn’t much else to say. Even missing both Ryan Anderson and Jrue Holiday, New Orleans should have been able to, at the very least, keep the game close against one of the bottom-feeders in the Western Conference. […]
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Game On: Kings @ Pelicans
Tonight, the 14-25 Kings come to town to take on the 16-24 Pelicans. Though New Orleans owns the better record, Sacramento has been the better team recently, going 5-5 over its past 10 compared to 2-8 for NOLA. The addition of Rudy Gay in mid-December has actually improved his new team, as Gay has been […]
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Bourbon Street Shots Reader Feedback – How can we Serve you Better?
Here at Bourbon Street Shots, one of our primary initiatives for this season was to focus on the quality of our work. You may have noticed that there have been less regular weekly columns, instead replaced by more frequent and unique content. With that in mind, we also really want to know what our readers […]
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Short-handed Pelicans play Spurs tough but come up short, losing 101-95
In a game that this Pelicans fan thought could be over before the 4th quarter, New Orleans made an impressive showing and took San Antonio down to the wire. The game was reasonably tight all night long, as the Spurs were never able to get comfortable. In the end, however, no one could stop Tony […]
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Game On: Spurs @ Pelicans
Tonight, the dreaded Spurs come to town to take on the Pelicans with both teams at less than 100%. San Antonio will be missing Danny Green and Tiago Splitter, while Manu Ginobili is set to return after a brief absence. New Orleans, of course, will be without both Ryan Anderson and Jrue Holiday, and Tyreke […]