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Pelicans Show A Lot in Loss to Hornets
After a 4 game losing streak that all but put the final nail in the coffin containing a lifeless corpse of an unidentifiable large bird inside, New Orleans came out and went down 17 points in consecutive games. But in both those games they showed some character, battling back to win the 1st one, and […]
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Game On: Pelicans Go Back to their Roots against the Hornets
The Charlotte Hornets are on a 4-game winning streak that has pushed them up to 34-28 and the 6th seed in the Eastern Conference standings. Kemba Walker has recorded 3-straight 30+ point games as he continues to impress in his career season. Meanwhile the Pelicans just ended a 4-game losing steak with a win on […]
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Rockets Shoot 3 of 34 from Deep, Still Beat the Pelicans Anyway
New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry summed it up best with his post game quotes: “We come out after every game and say ‘well we’re in the playoff picture.’ No, we’re not. We’re not. What we are is a team that when we have an opportunity to do something, we didn’t get it done. So […]
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Game On: New Orleans Pelicans @ Houston Rockets
Hey everyone! Guess what day it is?! It’s Wednesday. Which means the New Orleans Pelicans are traveling to take on the Houston Rockets. The Rockets, currently in the 8th seed at 29-31, are five games ahead of the Pelicans in the standings. If the Pelicans want to make the playoffs over these last 24 games they […]
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Pelicans sans Davis can’t hold on
Davis injured his foot in shoot around (designated a sprained big toe during the game) and with that the Pelicans were back to having only one of their projected started five again. One. The Pels then went ahead and did everything they could to get a win in that game – taking advantage of really […]
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Pelicans Make the Cavaliers Play all 4 Quarters
The Pelicans were able to somehow fight, compete, and stay around for most of the game, but could stop the Lebrons from taking control in the 4th. It was a 4-pt game heading into the the final frame despite the Pels being down double digits multiple times. They were in the game thanks in large […]
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Game On: Pelicans in Cleveland
The New Orleans Pelicans take flight to the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio to take on the East-leading Cavaliers in their 50th game of the season tonight at 6:30 CT. The Pels have now lost 3 in a row and are coming off a morale-sapping 99-96 defeat against the Los Angeles Lakers, their second […]
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Pels fall to Spurs
It was a pretty good game until the last five minutes or so. That was when the Spurs unleashed their true team – rolling with Parker-Green-Manu-Leonard-Aldridge – with Mills doing some offense-defense rotations with Manu. The Pels couldn’t figure out what their counter would be. They tried Anderson, but decided he couldn’t guard Kawhi and […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Spurs
The Pelicans best win of the year was probably their defeat of San Antonio back at the end of November. Tonight they hope to repeat that outcome on the road, ending the Spurs undefeated streak at home. The Spurs, for their part, have looked simply very good without Tim Duncan to anchor their backline defense. […]
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Jrue Holiday Ends the Pelicans’ January with a Bang
Almost 3 weeks ago the Pelicans’ season looked over. At 11-26 following a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, it seemed the Pelicans were destined to “blow it up” and fight for a high draft pick rather than post season play. Since that game the Pelicans have gone 7-2, with with a chance to make it […]
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Game On: Kings @ Pelicans
Gear up for a cold Thursday night game as the New Orleans Pelicans take on the Sacramento Kings. Personally, I think this is going to be a weird one. Just 15 days ago the Pelicans defeated the Kings, in Sacramento 109-97, and this game looks like it will resemble very little from their first matchup. […]
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Pelicans bury Bucks in threes
The first half of this game was pretty rough en route to a 52-51 halftime lead for the Pelicans. The half had multiple little 10-2 runs from both teams, as each squad took turns looking very mortal offensively and turning the ball over. The Bucks, in particular, came out hard on Davis – doubling him […]
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Game On: Bucks @ Pelicans in Defenseless bowl
Expect a pretty high score tonight as two of the three worst defenses in the league clash tonight in New Orleans. Both of these teams have been disappointments after their surges last year, but in some respects the Bucks have actually had the largest decline. Bringing in Monroe for Zaza and dropping Jared Dudley for […]
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Pelicans Remind Everyone It Isn’t How You Start but How You Finish
After going down by as many as 17 points in the first half, the Pelicans were able to turn it around and beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-99. It is the 3rd win in 4 games for the Pels, and a good start to their 7-game home stand if they hope to get back in the […]
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Game On: Pelicans vs Timberwolves
Well this is it. At 13-27, the Pelicans sit 4.5 games out of the 8th seed in the West and just 1 game out of the 4th seed in the Tank. Starting tonight the Pels enjoy a 7-game long home stand. At the end of it, the direction of this team should become much clearer. […]
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Game On: Pacers @ Pelicans
The Pacers are one of those teams that don’t get any respect. If you look at their line-up, only Paul George strikes you as an above average player. (and yes, he’s really good) Even George has his warts, as he’s not a natural offensive force – due to his middle of the road ball-handling. There isn’t […]
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Pelicans play three quarters of basketball
Even when things should be going well for these guys, things don’t. They came out with energy and good defense in the first half. They executed plays and got rolling to the basket for easy scores. And they ended down 2 as the Clippers hit 9 threes to keep them right there. Even Austin Rivers […]
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Pelicans finishing five take down Denver
I wanted to bring some attention to the line-up on the floor at the end of this game. It was the finishing five we talked about being so good last year – and they came in and turned a 4 point deficit into a 7 point advantage in a little over four minutes. It’s not […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Denver
So now it’s time for us to adjust our thinking. The initial thought is “Denver’s not a good team, we should totally beat them!” That’s not the case. Records aside – which can be misleading – Denver has given up 4.9 more points per 100 possessions than they have scored this season. The Pelicans have […]
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Pelicans Win! Pelicans Win!
Well it wasn’t pretty at times, but the Pels battled down the wire for a win against the Washington Wizards in the Smoothie King Center, their first against Washington since 2011. It is hard to tell with this team. They did not play a sustainable style of basketball. They scrapped by hitting shots they would not […]