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Observations: Knicks @ Pelicans
The Pelicans beat a bad team tonight, and normally I’d not have a ton of comments to make in that situation because you can’t take a win over a terrible defense that seriously. Tonight, however, I saw a bunch of interesting things during the game. Let’s get rolling. Gorgeous play with 2:20 to go in […]
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Game On: Knicks @ Pelicans
The Jason Smiths come to town tonight to face the Pelicans, who will try to take the game and get back to .500 in time to face a slate of tough opponents. So far this season the Pelicans have been able to take care of games against bad teams without too much difficulty, but tonight […]
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Observations on Thunder @ Pelicans
After the Wizards game, Monty said over and over that the team had lacked ball movement and that needed to be fixed. Tonight, the team came out moving the ball snappily and the first half (minus a few bench-heavy minutes) was a showpiece. At one point in the second, The Pelicans ran a play which […]
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Game On: Thunder @ Pelicans
The Thunder have returned to scary. Westbrook is back. Durant will probably be back tonight. It doesn’t matter what sort of rust their might be clinging to Durant’s game, put those two guys on a floor together and fireworks will happen. So the question is: Can the Pelicans stymie the Thunder as they begin their […]
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New Orleans Pelicans at Washington Wizards Open Thread
The New Orleans Pelicans take on the Washington Wizards tonight in the nation’s capital city. The game broadcast starts at 6:00 pm CT and is on Fox Sports New Orleans and NBA TV. You can also catch the game of 105.3 FM locally or elsewhere on the team’s radio network. The 9-5 Wizards have had […]
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Game on: Pelicans @ Hawks
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you all stuffed yourself with turkey and some pumpkin pie. Personally since I’m Australian we don’t do thanksgiving for the obvious reasons, but I’m always down for stuffing my face with food and spending time with the family. On to the game, the Pelicans travel to Atlanta to take on […]
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Observations on Kings v Pelicans
Tonight you saw the true impact of Eric Gordon being out of the game. Now, before you get all excited and say things like “Have you seen Gordon play this year?” or “We’ll really miss his 4 baskets and 1 rebound a game!” hear me out. What we saw tonight, particularly in the fourth, was […]
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Game On: Kings @ Pelicans
First, if you haven’t listened to On the Fly, you should. Jake and Pelli talk with Aaron Bruski about the Kings and how the Pelicans matchup. However, if you aren’t going to do that, here’s my take! Injuries are starting to crop up, and tonight’s game is no exception. On the Kings side, Collison, Gay […]
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Observations: Pelicans @ Blazers
For the second time this season, the Pelicans held all the cards through the first three quarters – and then sputtered in the fourth and lost the game. Really – the Blazers didn’t change their defense much – it’s just that the Pelican guards started missing. I mentioned in the game preview that the Blazers […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Trailblazers
I’m hoping Aldridge shows up for this game since he’s listed Day to Day. While that would make the game somewhat more difficult than otherwise, I currently have two Pelican plays I enjoy more than any other – A Ryan Anderson step back three – and Anthony Davis blocking shots that no other player in […]
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Observations on Pelicans v Lakers
109-102 is the final score. Looked at without context, that’s probably a bit disappointing. The Pelicans are trying to be hot stuff, and the Lakers are simply an incubator for lots of shots from Kobe. The Pels should rock that team. Well they did. Until the last five minutes of the game the Pelicans were […]
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Pelicans v Wizards observations
Once again the Pelicans rolled against a team without all of its big guns, as Pierce and John Wall both sat out the game, leaving Gortat and Nene to hold the fort. Still, don’t be confused by the final score (88-84) this was a blowout. Monty played Darius Miller, Austin Rivers, John Salmons, Alexis Ajinca, Jeff Withey, […]
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Pelicans lose to Spurs by 2. Dangit.
The Pelicans failed to capitalize on their strength advantage as the Spurs – a lousy rebounding team, controlled the boards and edged out a two point win. My observations: Russ wasn’t wearing his awesome pastel shoes tonight. It made me sad. I think it also affected his game. His opening quarter was brutal. Almost every […]
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Pelicans go small, can’t handle Suns
Down three and under a minute to go, I certainly wouldn’t have drawn up a pull-up three pointer from Tyreke Evans tonight. Of course, neither did Monty as the Pelicans had a little bit of Hero Ball going at the end as each guy tried something that maybe wasn’t their best skill to win the […]
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Game On: Phoenix @ Pelicans
Five games left. Suns, Rockets, Thunder, Rockets, Thunder. Yikes. Tonight they get, by record, the easiest of those three opponents, but I’m not sure that’s really an accurate statement. Those other two teams are pretty much locked into the top 4. Phoenix is battling with Memphis for that final spot in the West. If the […]
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Blazers do enough to beat the Pelicans
For a stretch in the fourth, LaMarcus Aldridge seemed like he could hit everything – and I kept sighing and shaking my head, feeling like he was doing it just because I said he couldn’t in the preview. Then, of course, I looked at the box score, and sure he nough, he was 11-25 from […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Trailblazers
At this point in the season, I’m just hoping the Marquee matchup of this game actually shows up to play. Nothing is more fun than Aldridge vs Davis as two lanky, premier power forwards battle each other. If Davis’ back and ankle are bothering him too much, this game immediately becomes about 87 times less […]
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Pelicans out-worked by Kings
I could waste time complaining about the same things we always complain about. It’s getting a bit old, however, and why dwell on why certain guys are getting minutes? Instead, let’s focus on the real reason the Pelicans lost that game: They rarely had more than one rebounder out there – and the Kings were […]
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Game On: Kings @ Pelicans
The Pelicans wrap up the season series against the Kings at home tonight and catch the Kings on a bit of a downswing. The Kings are missing one of their trio of efficient scorers – Isaiah Thomas – and his absence is causing a surprising number of issues. Since Thomas has gone down, the team […]
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Pelicans role players down Clippers
This is one of those games that just leaves you scratching your head. No Holiday, Gordon, Anderson, Smith, Rivers, or Roberts. Darius Miller played long stretches of the game as a point guard. Anthony Davis couldn’t stroke any of his midrange shots, scoring just 16 points on 19 shots. Tyreke scored 10 points on 16 […]