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Game On: Pels host the Denver Nuggets
The Pelicans put their 4 game win streak on the line as they host the Denver Nuggets tonight for their 3rd home game in a row. Their current win steak is the longest of the season, and they will need to keep it going against a sub-.500 team at home if they want to keep […]
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Pelicans avenge 76ers loss
Dare I say it? Do I talk about cohesion and team play and sharing the ball? Or do I just chalk it all up to the team looking good playing a totally overmatched squad. I’d love to make this recap all rainbows and flowers, but good lord – did you look at that starting line-up […]
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Game On: 76ers @ Pelicans
Danger! Danger! The Pelicans won a high-energy game last night against Dallas that went down to the wire, and today get to face a bottom-dwelling 76ers team at home. The team needs to keep their focus up, since the 76ers got their largest win of the season (by margin of victory) against the Pelicans just 10 days ago. […]
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Game On: Pels host Mavs
The Pels host the Dallas Mavericks tonight in a crucial South West matchup. Dallas won both the previous meetings, but both were close contests. Dallas has become one of the more well rounded teams with addition of star pg Rajon Rondo, improving their perimeter defense by a large margin. The Pels, meanwhile, have lost their […]
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Observations: Pelicans take down Wolves
For a short time I thought this might just be one of those Mo Williams nights, when he would be hitting everything and make it really hard for the Pelicans to win. The way the game opened, with a 11-1 run by the Wolves, I also thought I’d seen this pattern before by the Pelicans. […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Wolves
If recent history tells us anything,we should expect a loss tonight. The team is on the road and apparently doesn’t care about the quality of the team it is facing. And they won the last game. Ergo, time for a loss despite the Wolves being terrible. Feh. Let’s hope not. Keys to the Game End […]
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Game On: Pels @ Sixers
Wednesday night the Pelicans (19-19) won their first road game against an Eastern Conference opponent of the season, a 105-94 win over a Detroit Pistons team that had won 9 out of its last 10 (the Pels were previously 0-7). Now they head to Philadelphia (7-31) for the third of a five game stretch out […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Celtics
The Pelicans kick off a 5 game road trip in Boston tonight, opening a slate of games against a fairly easy schedule. As part of the trade that netted the Pelicans Quincy Pondexter, Boston sent out their leading scorer, Jeff Green, and replaced him with . . . butkus. Or Tayshaun Prince. Which may be […]
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Pelicans’ All Around Effort Too Much for Grizzlies
4 Pelicans players score 20 or more points (5 in double digits) and 6 players grab 5 or more rebounds as the Pelicans record their 5th divisional win of the season, 1 more than the entirety of last season. The win puts the Pels back at .500 and keeps them a half-game ahead of OKC […]
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Grizzlies @ Pelicans Open Thread
The Pelicans (17-18) host the Grizzlies (25-10) tonight at the Smoothie King Center at 7ct. It is the second meeting between the divisional foes this season, with Memphis taking the first 93-81, holding the Pelicans to an awful 33.7% from the field. The Pelicans come in on a disappointing two-game losing streak since the return […]
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Pelicans Can’t Match Wizards’ Depth or Defense
The Pelicans lost to the Wizards tonight for the second time this season in a very similar fashion to the first. The Pels led only once all game (early in the first quarter), but managed kept it close down the stretch, just couldn’t come up with the plays they needed. Some notes on the game: […]
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Observations: Pelicans crush Rockets
Just one minute and 31 seconds into the second quarter, Kevin McHale had seen enough. He pulled his starters, sent in the second unit, and only James Harden would see minutes again – and he would get only a few before the white flags went up for good. Perhaps it was a bit premature, but […]
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Game On: Rockets @ Pelicans
It’s too early to tell what the addition of Josh Smith will mean to the Rockets. Since he’s arrived, they have two narrow losses against good teams, one narrow win against a good team, and a crushing defeat of a bad team. However you look at it, he’s taking minutes from the released Tarik Black and […]
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Observations: Bulls beat Pelicans
I felt like Tyreke was doing a really solid job on Jimmy Butler for most of the game. He was physical with him, fought him for position, and contested his shots well. The Bulls, apparently, thought so as well. The last 10 plays they ran for Butler were designed to get a switch – putting […]
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Pelicans take Rockets
The folks at Tracey’s obviously had a blast as the Pelicans snatched a win in Houston against a team that had been playing at a very high level. Yes, the Rockets had played an OT game the night before in Denver, but these wins matter in a tough Western Conference. The Pelicans fought hard through […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Rockets
There have been buckets of ink spilled about the Sexy Golden State Warriors this season. Memphis has gotten actual notice from the national media for it’s amazing play. (mostly because they did bad things to the Sexy Golden State Warriors) However, toiling along behind them, mostly ignored, are the 19-5 Houston Rockets. 19-5 despite missing […]
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Pelicans storm back on Jazz
I felt like someone had kicked me in the gut with 11 minutes to go in the game and the Pelicans down 14 to the Jazz. Up to that point, it had all the hallmarks of a trap game gone wrong, The Pelicans were playing sloppy and had 7(!) turnovers in the first quarter and 11 […]
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Game On: Jazz @ Pelicans
When last the Pelicans played the Jazz, they were a scrappy 5-8 team looking to stay in contact with a .500 record. Since then, they’ve gone 1-10 and are now cannon fodder for the good teams in the league. The Pelicans need this game so they can continue to weather a tough stretch of teams […]
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Pelicans Lose Heartbreaker in OT
For the 3rd game in a row the Pelicans had two 30pt scorers. This time it was the Pels’ backcourt duo of Tyreke Evans and Jrue Holiday, combining for 64pts, 11rebs, 14asts, 7stls, and 3blks to help take the NBA’s best team down to the wire. Unfortunately it wasn’t enough as the Pels fell in […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Mavericks
The Pelicans, now on a 2-game winning streak, are at it again tonight for their 6th back-to-back of the season taking on a divisional rival in the Dallas Mavericks. This is the second meeting this season between the two, with the Mavericks outlasting the Pels 109-104 back in early November. The Pelicans have only beaten […]