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Recap: Pelicans Lose Home Opener to the Warriors
The New Orleans Pelicans (0-3) lost their home opener against the Golden State Warriors (3-0) 134-120. Steph Curry led the Warriors scoring 53 points on 17/27 shooting. He made 8/14 shots from beyond the arc and all 11 of his free throws. Draymond Green made four of five shots from beyond the arc on his […]
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Moleskin Moments: Warriors beat the Pels in Home Opener
First Quarter 7:41 Like a flurry during a prize fight, every time Davis gets matched up with Curry the audience holds their breath. 6:09 in the 1Q 17-17. Thompson just picked up his second foul. Toney Douglas comes in for Jrue Holiday after 6 minutes. Holiday was 1/4 for 2 points with 2 assists. 5:13 […]
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Warriors v. Pelicans Game 3 Recap
Quotes and a Recap “If you play poorly on offense, it’ll put you in difficult positions defensively.” “They kicked our butts for three quarters, but fortunately we had time to come back.” -Golden State Warriors Head Coach Kerr on the Warriors’ struggles early on. Head Coach Monty Williams Tidbit: Said the plan was to foul […]
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Game On: Warriors v. Pelicans Game 3
“It’s not a series until someone wins on the road,” is an old adage that Quincy Pondexter was quoted as saying after the New Orleans Pelicans lost Game 2. The Pelicans know they need to win today if they want to win the series. The stats are daunting, if the Golden State Warriors win tonight, […]
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Moleskin Moments (And the Morning After): Game 2
Notes of the New Orleans Pelicans game 2 defeat against the Golden State Warriors, where we saw a lot of things get better, but not enough for the win. Omer Asik started the game. Many at Tracey’s were wondering if Ryan Anderson should start. I even heard some “Alexis Ajinca starting” talk being brought up […]
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Podcast: Talking with Steph Curry’s college friend + a chat with Warriors World
The Bourbon Street Shots office is a oozing with material for this unexpected trip to the postseason. Videos, podcasts (In the N.O.), columns, parties, more podcasts (On the Fly), and even one more podcast. On this very special edition of Trew 2 the Game (normally released on Tuesdays), I got to talk to lead writer […]
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The Key to Beating the Dubs, Part One: Offense
The New Orleans Pelicans made the playoffs for many reasons (and not all of them are named Anthony Davis). One of the main reasons is that they had a top-10 offense for most of the year, finishing with an offensive rating of 108.2, good for 8th in the league. The Pelicans offense rated just behind […]
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Moleskin Moments: Pels Win a Huge Game Against the Warriors
This was a classic tale of two halves for the New Orleans Pelicans (42-35) as they beat the Golden State Warriors (63-15) 103-100. The Pelicans started the game off being very much like a team that doesn’t make the playoffs, a team the Pelicans have looked like before. The Pelicans struggled mightily at the end […]
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Game On: Pelicans v. Warriors
When our own Michael McNamara said that “If Pelicans (and Their MVP) Want Playoffs, They Are Going to Have to Earn It,” this is one of the games circled. After being 3.5 games out of the playoffs just a short while ago, the New Orleans Pelicans (41-35) went on a four game winning streak (while […]
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Game On: Pelicans Take On Warriors
The New Orleans Pelicans’ fell a game behind the Oklahoma City Thunder after their 74-72 loss against the Phoenix Suns. The score, which is eerily reminiscent of games played in the 90s or Memphis, is not the most encouraging as the Pelicans head to Oakland to play the best offense in the NBA. The Golden […]