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Game On: Grizzlies @ Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans will try to extend their three game winning streak at home tonight when they welcome the Memphis Grizzlies to town. Despite the fact that the Pels are headed for another losing record and the Grizzlies are fighting for a playoff berth, New Orleans is actually 3-0 against division rival Memphis this […]
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Birthday Wishes for Anthony Davis
To honor the big man’s birthday, I invited two friends from out of state to join me in answering the birthday questions on all of our minds. Submit your own answers to @Trew2theGame on Twitter. Now that the future of Crescent City Basketball is of legal drinking age, what cocktail do you think best describes […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 173: Anthony Davis turning into a Monster
Michael and I don’t sing the praises about Anthony Davis enough. Well, we do it for a while tonight. The guy is amazing. We also talk Tyreke, the total lack of any defense played against Los Angeles, poke our usual fun at Monty’s rotations, and then are shocked at the rotations we like showing up […]
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Monty Switches Some Things Up and the Pelicans Win an Overtime Thriller
When a player is young and makes mistakes in the NBA, he regularly gets a pass as people assume that he will eventually grow out of those mistakes. Coaches, however, don’t seem to get the same pass for a variety of reasons. Whether you think Monty is a good coach or not, I think that […]
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Game On: Denver Nuggets at New Orleans Pelicans
Can the Pelicans make it three in a row?! After wins over perhaps two of the three worst teams in the NBA right now (Philly being the other), the Pelicans hope to get their first win over a team with a superior record since they defeated the Timberwolves way back on February 7th. The Nuggets […]
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The Pelicans beat the Bucks
When the season starts winding to an end, offensive efficiency improves across the board as teams fall out of the race and stop playing hard defensively. Though there were definite spurts where both teams played a little defense tonight, in general both teams didn’t push too hard. (Well, except for OJ Mayo, who pushed way […]
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Game On: Bucks @ Pelicans
This is one of those games that you feel entitled to a win. The Bucks are the most lowly team in the league, and even with the roster limited by injuries, the Pelicans have to be better than the Bucks, right? Right? Probably not. The Bucks, by their standard, have had a very good last […]
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Pelicans Snap 8 Game Skid with 132-125 Road Victory over Lakers
First things first – this victory was by no means a pretty one. The Pelicans were in complete control halfway through the third quarter, up by 19 and getting to the rim at will. However, the defense slipped from that point forward and the Lakers made this game much closer than it should have been. […]
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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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In the NO Podcast Episode 172: Gerry V and Monty going Youth
Michael and I bring on Gerry V to get his take on the state of the team. We talk all the young guys with Gerry, Michael and he argue about Gordon, and then we talk how he feels about Monty and Dell. Then, once Gerry leaves, Michael argues with him some more about Eric Gordon, […]
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Pelicans are Foul in loss
It’s not like they had a monopoly on the fouls. The Kings managed to contribute a huge number themselves to a choppy game with no visual flow and multiple calls made 25 feet from the hoop. It was, however, the Pelicans, who managed the though feat of gift wrapping 41 free throws to the […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Kings
I’ve got to say – the last two weeks of Pelicans basketball have been a bit of a lowpoint for me. A series of tough, close losses, Eric Gordon’s good stretches becoming fewer and farther between., Tyreke Evans play starting to look a little more apathetic, etc, etc. To top it off, there were some […]
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Pelicans Get Blown Out by Clippers Yet Again
Let’s be honest – this team never really stood a chance. Three minutes into the game, the Pelicans trailed 10-3 and Anthony Davis was heading to the bench with his second foul. Game over. Within minutes, the lead was up to 17 and Davis only returned for four minutes in the second quarter before picking […]
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Game On: New Orleans Pelicans at Los Angeles Clippers
Second night of a back to back On the road. Against a red-hot Clippers team. Not an ideal situation tonight for the Pelicans, but there are reasons to be optimistic about this game for New Orleans – most notably the fact that this team has Anthony Davis. In the midst of a frustrating loss last […]
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Suns Execute Down Stretch, Outlast Pelicans
What a bizarre day. The Pelicans reported that Jrue Holiday will be out for the rest of the season after he underwent successful surgery. This piece of news left me in a terrible mood, and after an hour of moping around and playing NHL 14, I decided to try to move past it. A couple […]
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Game On: New Orleans Pelicans at Phoenix Suns
Well, I certainly didn’t see it. Phoenix enters tonight’s game at a 33-24 record, good for 8th in the West and a far cry from what I expected the team to be. But I wasn’t alone. Las Vegas has Phoenix’s expected record at around 21 wins for the season. Phoenix is exceeding expectations under first year […]
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Anthony Davis is Injured in Blowout Loss to Mavericks
That was painful. I mean every part of the game was painful, but watching Anthony Davis walk off the court with a shoulder sprain was the worst. Frankly, the one thing I was looking forward to for the rest of this season was watching Davis and the other young guys develop. Of course, Davis may […]
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Game On: New Orleans Pelicans @ Dallas Mavericks
The Pelicans have played the Mavericks 3 times this year and have lost every time. One game was a 17-point blowout, but the other two were close losses by 3 points. Despite their winless record against the Mavs, one could easily argue that the Pelicans matches up relatively well with the Mavericks. When games are […]
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Clippers bury Pelicans under the Three Ball
Well, the Clippers certainly do have a high-octane offense. Paul still can get wherever he wants, and he can hit from midrange whenever he feels its his time. Still, the Pelicans could have handled that if they had slowed the rest of the Clippers. It didn’t turn out that way. The Pelicans would go on little […]
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Of Course the Pelicans Will Retire Chris Paul’s Jersey
Chris Paul faces the New Orleans Pelicans tonight, a team he’s never played for. Despite that, he’ll be the first player to have his jersey retired by the Pelicans. Why? Because they wouldn’t exist without him. It’s really that simple. Last time the NBA All-Star came to New Orleans the future of professional basketball wasn’t […]