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Game On: Clippers @ Pelicans
Sometimes you get lucky in this league and you catch a real good team on a downswing or when it has a significant injury. That time is not now for the Clippers. The Clippers come into the game having lost just one of their last 14 games – and that was to Denver, in Denver, […]
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Game on: Heat @ Pelicans
Both teams are playing back to backs, with Miami coming off a tough, grind-it-out win in Memphis. The Heat have actually been fairly poor on the road (by their standards) this season, only going 20-14 away from Miami. That means, of course, that the Pelicans have a chance tonight, particularly since Dwyane Wade has only […]
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Game On: Blazers @ Pelicans
Tonight the Pelicans catch a break. (and for once, not the bone or back or tendon type) After a scorching start to the season, the Trailblazers have fallen back to earth, winning just nine of their last twenty games. They have struggled even more over the last five, winning just a single game against a […]
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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 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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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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Game On: Clippers @ Pelicans
The Pelicans have lost a series of close games now, and now CP3 and the Clippers come to town to unleash their own brand of high-octane offense. Worse, over the past few months, the Clippers defense has tightened considerably, and what was once their weakness is now a strength as well. As of today, the […]
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Game On: New Orleans Pelicans at Brooklyn Nets
Three weeks ago, this team was in a tail spin. Eight straight losses had fans and writers alike looking at the standings and calculating ping pong ball odds. Now, after seven wins in the last ten games, some are looking at the standing for a different reason. Some are thinking playoffs. Now, playoffs might be […]
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Pelicans drop threes to take down Timberwolves
Through three quarters, the Pelicans were being grinded slowly to death by the Timber wolves defense. When they got into the paint, the shots they get were tough or just plain bad. They had trouble keeping their dribble alive as the Timberwolves simply packed the paint, denying easy shots at the rim. On the opposite […]
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Game On: Timberwolves @ Pelicans
It seems like the Pelicans have played the Wolves frequently – but each time neither team has fielded the same team. The Pelicans didn’t have the Unibrow for the first game and was missing most of the team for the second tiff, starting Roberts, Gordon, Aminu, Stiemsma and Ajinca in perhaps the worst starting line-up […]
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GameDay: San Antonio Spurs
In my Gameday post I try to give fans an in depth look at the Pelicans during gameday. With that said here is an in depth look at the Pelicans vs Spurs.
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Game On: Chicago Bulls at New Orleans Pelicans (Plus Babbitt, Gordon, Super Bowl picks, and More)
The last time these two met, the Pelicans pulled out a close victory in triple overtime, thanks to a remarkable effort by Ryan Anderson. Tonight, the Pelicans will be without him and the Bulls will be without their star of that game – Luol Deng. Still, both these teams have been playing surprisingly well of […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Grizzlies
Playing the Grizzlies used to be a good matchup for the Pelicans. Davis could out-quick both Gasol and Randolph. Jason Smith and Ryan Anderson were both shooters that would make one of those two guys chase them where they didn’t want to go. Jrue Holiday could match Mike Conley. Tony Allen could only guard one […]
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Game On: New Orleans @ Minnesota
Two teams fighting for the end of the playoff seeding clash tonight as the Pelicans visit the Minnesota Timberwolves. Looking at their records, you would assume the teams are comparable, with Minnesota 15-16 and the Pelicans 14-15. The records, however, obscure the fact the Wolves have an offense that generates 108.4 points per possession and […]
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Game On: New Orleans Pelicans at Golden State Warriors
Pelicans trailing the Warriors by one with five seconds left, kick it out to Gordon for an open three and…… clang. Ugh, that one hurt, but let us not forget that a lot of good did come out of that game. The offense was very efficient, as each member of the Big Five scored in […]
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Game On: Golden State Warriors at New Orleans Pelicans
After a beat down at the hands of the Spurs last night, the Pelicans try to crawl back to .500 with a win over the Golden State Warriors at home. The good news is that the Warriors will be shorthanded, missing 4 rotation players (including two starters) in Andre Iguodala, Andrew Bogut, Jermaine O’Neal, and […]
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The Pelicans Demolish Philadelphia in Ryan Anderson’s Season Debut
Let’s just wait until Ryan Anderson comes back until we evaluate this team and its head coach. This was the plea of several fans and writers as the Pelicans blew huge leads and lost several winnable games over the first two weeks of the season. Well, Ryan Anderson is back, and now it is time […]
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Game On: Philadelphia 76ers at New Orleans Pelicans
The Pelicans are back home, as they try to get back on track after their embarressing three game road trip that saw them drop games to the Suns, the Lakers, and the Utah Jazz. When the schedule was first released, tonight’s game looked to be yet another cupcake on a schedule that was full of […]
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Anthony Davis Refuses to Lose, as the Pelicans Defeat the Lakers
I don’t know why, but I couldn’t help but notice the symmetry and the irony in tonight’s game, as the Pelicans defeated the Lakers 96-85. David Stern was in the house this evening, and it was impossible not to think back to the nixed CP3 to the Lakers deal that involved Pau Gasol (who went […]