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Game On: Kings @ Pelicans
The playoffs are a longshot now, but if the race is to even remain interesting, the Pelicans have to string some wins together over this soft part of their schedule. Which means taking down Sacramento, on a 4-game win streak of their own, tonight in New Orleans. Sacramento isn’t a total joke this year, as […]
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A few members of the Pelicans lose to the Suns
I don’t know what to say. The Pelicans were missing Jrue Holiday and Ryan Anderson. They got 18 minutes from Asik before he got hurt himself – and, by the way, he was murdering the Suns on the glass and defensively when he could play. Tyreke Evans came up gimpy with a rolled ankle that kept him from ever […]
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Davis Unstoppable as Evans goes down
I wanted so hard to enjoy Michael Carter-Williams regression to the mean in the fourth quarter of that game. I wanted to enjoy Davis ripping cord for 43 points in the flow of the game as well. But, of course, the Pelicans had yet another injury as Tyreke rolled his ankle in the third and did […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Bucks
Time for another road game against the Eastern Conference! If recent history is correct, that means you should now prepare for an evening of swearing, facepalms, and muttered imprecations. The one saving grace is the Bucks aren’t actually that bad this year and sport a winning record, which means . . . the Pelicans might win! If […]
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Pelicans Rally From 18 Down to Stun Grizzlies
The Pelicans rallied back from as many as 18 down to beat the Southwest Division-leading Memphis Grizzlies to equal their win total from last season with 19 games still to play. The win moves New Orleans within a half game of Oklahoma City and the 8th seed, and brings their South West Division record to […]
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Game On: Pels Host Grizzlies
The Pelicans host the Memphis Grizzlies tonight in the Smoothie King Center, tip off is for 6CT. Both teams are coming into the second of a back-to-back, tho Memphis won their game against the Lakers while the Pels fell last night to Boston. The Pelicans remain a game back from the playoffs while Memphis sits […]
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Pelicans Blow Chance to Pull Even with OKC
Another night another disappointing loss for the Pelicans against a sub-.500 team from the East. Looking at the stat sheet the Pelicans out shot, out rebounded, and assisted more than the Celtics did, but 18 big turnovers and 10 more FT attempts for Boston led to the Pels falling 98-104. The loss keeps the Pels […]
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Game On: Pels Host Celtics
Lost amid the MVP race, the mounting the number injuries to big name players, game-changing calls, and other national story lines, is the race for the Western Conference Playoffs. Tying into the MVP discussions, Russell Westbrook’s recent statistical performances have overshadowed the fact that the Pelicans, who hold the head-to-head tie-breaker over the Thunder this season, […]
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Davis returns and takes down Pistons
Davis returned, played 42 minutes, and put up 39 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, and 8 blocked shots. He had 1 turnover, and 1 personal foul. He was phenomenal, was all over the court, was contesting everything, and made Monroe’s life miserable in the post. Better yet, he showed no ill effects to […]
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Game On: Pistons @ Pelicans
The Pistons haven’t played a game since Feb 28th. The Pelicans are smack dab in the middle of a stretch of 12 games in 19 nights. Fortunately, this game is the start of a three-game home stretch, so that should help the Pelicans face a rested team that is also fighting for its playoff life. […]
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Pels Come from Behind to Win 4th Straight in Amazing Team Win
New Orleans fought back from a 10-point deficit in the 4th quarter to tie their longest winning streak of the season (4). The Pelicans stretched their wings in the 4th quarter and let the gusts building from the fans’ chants carry them to a fantastic team win. Alexis Ajinca was the man of the match, […]
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Game On: Pelicans Host The Heat
The New Orleans Pelicans host the Miami Heat tonight in the Smoothie King Center at 7 CT. Miami clings to the 7th spot in the East with 5 teams all within 2 & 1/2 games of the 25-31 Heat. They hope recent additions of Goran Dragic and Michael Beasley can keep their playoff hopes afloat […]
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Pelicans take down Nets
The Nets called two plays tonight. High pick and roll with a center. Post up for wing guy. Oh wait, there were three plays – they ran a wonderful misdirection play in the fourth to get a wide open shot for Joe Johnson from three. Other than that, it was pretty much the other two […]
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Pelicans lose to Magic
Yech. I have other words to use about that game! Blech comes to mind. Yuck. Feh. Sigh. Whatever. Blah. It was a weird game. The Pels didn’t rebound the way they needed to – a key to the game I put up earlier – had a few bad stretches that the Magic turned into runs, […]
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We’re Back: Pelicans @ Magic
Armed with a new point guard familiar with Florida, the Pelicans play their first game in more than a week tonight in Orlando, going up against former Hornet Assistant Coach James Borrego’s squad. The team will, of course, be without Jrue Holiday, but should be fielding Davis and Anderson to bring their squad to “mostly […]
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Pels Follow Up Best Win of the Season with One of the Worst Losses of the Season
The Pelicans lost to the Bulls 107-72 in a horrible home loss, dropping the Pels to 8-11 against the East. Some thoughts on the game: Both teams had very slow starts to the game, the Pelicans didn’t even score until the 8:30 mark in the first. The Pelicans couldn’t hit any outside shot, which is […]
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Game On: Pels Host Bulls
The Pelicans (27-23), coming off probably their biggest win since being rebranded, host the Chicago Bulls (30-20) tonight in the second of a back-to-back, tipoff is for 6CT. Despite winning 7 of their last 10, New Orleans is still one game back from Phoenix in the race for the 8th seed, with OKC in hot […]
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What a Game: Pelicans @ Thunder
Instant Classic tonight, folks. It had all the right ingredients for a game you’ll remember all year, and I’m seriously pumped. It had heroes. It had goats. It had amazing shots. It had multiple “WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?!?” moments. I mean, holy shit, Tyreke Evans. He opened the game like a spastic monkey […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Thunder
I’m feeling pretty good about our chances tonight. The Pelicans have a history this season of losing games that were stacked in their favor – and winning games where they were not. Somehow, I doubt that Anthony Davis, Eric Gordon and Tyreke Evans are going to combine to shoot 17-55 again. It’s also not that […]
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Nuggets Outlast Pels
The Pelicans lost to the Nuggets for the second time this season 93-85, ending New Orleans’ 4 game winning streak and Denver’s 7 game losing streak. The Pels were down by as many as 16 in the first half, but battled all the way back to tie the game at 70 by the end of […]