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Spurs Move to 38-0 at Home, best Home Start in NBA History
Yes the Spurs won tonight, but the game went to the final minute, a credit to the play of the Pelicans. After a fairly even first half, in which both teams struggled to score consistently, the Spurs pulled away from the Pelicans, outscoring New Orleans by 11. Falling behind as many as 18, the Pelicans […]
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Spurs Contemplate Resting Players While Pelicans Lay Players to Rest
I must admit the image above isn’t 100% accurate, the Pelicans signed James Ennis to a 10-day today. The 6′ 7″ 2013 second round pick has played a couple minutes for Miami and Memphis this year, and most recently the Iowa Energy of the D-League. Tonight could mark his 11th appearance of the season as the Pelicans […]
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Pelicans Play Well in Loss to Spurs
The New Orleans Pelicans (23-37) fell, as expected, to the San Antonio Spurs (52-9). As noted in the pre-game, I’m dispensing with any playoff blather, and even considered not mentioning the record or the 94-86 final score, but I figured the context is valuable. I’ve reflected on the game, and overall I’m happy with the […]
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The cap situations of the Western Conference playoff teams
The other day Michael McNamara analysed the Pelicans options for the mid-level exception for this years’ NBA Free Agency. However, one of the most important things to remember is that not only will the Pelicans be wanting the services of these players, so too will other teams. Today I’ll have a look at each of […]
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The Big Time
You couldn’t have drawn up a better script. One game, for all the marbles (sort of.) It is the basketball equivalent of the final game in the film Major League. If the Pelicans win, with their weird theme music, ragtag crew and eccentric fans; against the epitome of a dynasty in the defending champion San […]
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The Win’s the Thing and One More to Go
In the end you knew it was going to shake out like this. There wasn’t going to be any other way. The Pelicans took care of business tonight against the Timberwolves–after a sluggish start–by the score of 100-88. And that’s all we need to say about the game because the Thunder did their job, beating the […]
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Pelicans Playoff Hunt – Not Quite There
Life can often be a battle of good versus bad, but often this is very much a perception of our own realities. In the New Orleans Pelicans’ case their reality is very much a battle of inconsistencies. We spoke a while ago of the importance of gaining ground in the Western Conference playoff hunt with […]
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The Pelican Playoff Hunt – Gaining Ground in The West
It’s been a full week since the last installment of the Pelican playoff chase and not much has changed. There has been some very intriguing events to note across the four teams battling hard for the 7th and 8th seeds to the playoffs. If you haven’t already, please make sure you check out Chris Romaguera’s […]
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Pelicans’ Chance to Curb Their Road Woes
Roadtrips are often looked at as a time when basketball teams can gel together. Find their own. They spend days at a time on the road, away from the comfort and distractions of home. Just the team. Us against the world. The San Antonio Spurs use their annual rodeo road trip as a platform to […]
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The Pelican Playoff Hunt
Good afternoon all! I’d like to welcome you to the Pelican Playoff Hunt – a new regular segment where we keep track of everything relating to New Orleans’ quest to get into the playoffs. In it we will keep track of the overall standings, upcoming schedule of the Pels as well as the teams also […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Lose to San Antonio Spurs 95-93 in Overtime
The New Orleans Pelicans close out 2014 at 16-16 after losing in overtime to the San Antonio Spurs, 95-93. A short-lived peppy start (9-2 in just over 6 minutes of play), the Pelicans stalled nearly completely on offense, but only slightly on defense, with the half finishing 28-38 in favor of the Spurs. The Pelicans […]
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New Orleans Pelicans @ San Antonio Spurs: New Year’s Eve Open Thread
The New Orleans Pelicans (16-15) will play the San Antonio Spurs (19-14). The game will tip slightly early with the broadcast starting at 6 pm CST (UTC -6). The game can be found on Fox Sports New Orleans and the Pelicans radio network. The Pelicans continue to be without Eric Gordon, though that could change […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Stick San Antonio Spurs 97-90
The New Orleans Pelicans climb back over 0.500 with a 97-90 victory over the San Antonio Spurs, bring their record to 15-14. They face the Chicago Bulls tomorrow on the standard distribution channels. The game did not start off well. In his post-game interview, Coach Williams addressed the matter, sparing the guys a bit by […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Host San Antonio Spurs: Open Thread
The New Orleans Pelicans, at 14-14, host the San Antonio Spurs and their 18-12 record at the Smoothie King Center tonight. The game tips at just after 7:00 pm CT (UTC -6), and can be seen on Fox Sports New Orleans, heard on the Pelicans radio network. Both the Spurs and the Pelicans are evidence […]
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Weakside Eyes: Reviewing the Anthony Davis (Audio)
Gerry talks about Anthony Davis, his improvement, and looks at the Spurs game for some examples. V on Davis’ Improvement V on Davis in the Spurs Game Gerry V is a 21-year NBA analyst, 17-year talk radio host, a 16-year coach . . . also hosts “News Talk” on 99.5 FM WRNO New Orleans 5 […]
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New Orleans Pelicans @ San Antonio Spurs: Yellow Ledbetter Open Thread
The New Orleans Pelicans tip against the San Antonio Spurs tonight at 7:30 CT in San Antonio. The game is on 105.3 FM, Fox Sports New Orleans, and NBA TV. Both the Spurs and Pelicans are 2-2. Digging more deeply into the shallow pool of games played by each team yields very little insight, sadly. […]
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The San Antonio Spurs and the Path Ahead
A few years ago, I hated the Spurs. I was entering college and the Pelicans (Hornets) were fresh off of a devastating series against them. But New Orleans has since taken a descent into the cold lottery waters and now I find myself admiring bits and pieces of other teams.. no more so than the […]
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Pelicans Picked and Rolled to death in 4th by Spurs, blow double-digit lead in 102-95 loss
After three quarters, the Pelicans were in the driver’s seat with a 76-64 lead. They managed to hold the Spurs to 42.6% shooting (2-12 from long range) and only 12 free throw attempts (including just three in the 2nd and 3rd quarters combined). San Antonio had totaled just two offensive rebounds, and though Parker and […]
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Short-handed Pelicans play Spurs tough but come up short, losing 101-95
In a game that this Pelicans fan thought could be over before the 4th quarter, New Orleans made an impressive showing and took San Antonio down to the wire. The game was reasonably tight all night long, as the Spurs were never able to get comfortable. In the end, however, no one could stop Tony […]
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Game On: Spurs @ Pelicans
Tonight, the dreaded Spurs come to town to take on the Pelicans with both teams at less than 100%. San Antonio will be missing Danny Green and Tiago Splitter, while Manu Ginobili is set to return after a brief absence. New Orleans, of course, will be without both Ryan Anderson and Jrue Holiday, and Tyreke […]