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Rockets Shoot 3 of 34 from Deep, Still Beat the Pelicans Anyway
New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry summed it up best with his post game quotes: “We come out after every game and say ‘well we’re in the playoff picture.’ No, we’re not. We’re not. What we are is a team that when we have an opportunity to do something, we didn’t get it done. So […]
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Game On: New Orleans Pelicans @ Houston Rockets
Hey everyone! Guess what day it is?! It’s Wednesday. Which means the New Orleans Pelicans are traveling to take on the Houston Rockets. The Rockets, currently in the 8th seed at 29-31, are five games ahead of the Pelicans in the standings. If the Pelicans want to make the playoffs over these last 24 games they […]
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Monitoring the Pelicans at the Trade Deadline
The NBA trade deadline is this Thursday, and rumors will be flying right up until the clock his 2 pm central. The Pelicans will be sure to be mentioned with Ryan Anderson and Eric Gordon having expiring contracts. Asik has been rumored to the Cavs, and even Tyreke Evans was mentioned at one point. Will […]
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Watch Party Thursday 2/11 @ Tracey’s!
The All-Star Game is quickly approaching, so come watch the Pelicans take on the Oklahoma City Thunder before a week on basketball. Last season Anthony Davis hit that miraculous 3-pointer to beat OKC and basically send the Pelicans to the playoffs. Maybe some more magic will happen! Come on down to Tracey’s, grab some food, and […]
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Game On: Kings @ Pelicans
Gear up for a cold Thursday night game as the New Orleans Pelicans take on the Sacramento Kings. Personally, I think this is going to be a weird one. Just 15 days ago the Pelicans defeated the Kings, in Sacramento 109-97, and this game looks like it will resemble very little from their first matchup. […]
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The Twist that Woke Up The Pelicans Pick and Roll Game
The pick and roll is pretty much the staple of all NBA offenses. It’s run nearly every possession, and often multiple times during it. You often see double screens, pick and pop/pick and roll combos, and any other combination you can think of. But right now the New Orleans Pelicans are running a very simple […]
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Pelicans Play Hard But Same Problems Lead To a Loss
I said in my preview that this game had the option to show the Pelicans were maybe turning a corner and keeping their slim playoff hopes alive. Or they’d show us that they are the same team that tantalizingly puts two wins together (it’s sad that’s considered a lot at this point) but can’t reach […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Grizzlies
Twice is a coincidence. Three times is a trend. (Or an enemy action if you’re in favor of tanking for a draft pick.) And when the Pelicans put their two game win streak on the line, in an early afternoon tipoff, today they’ll end up with one of those two options. For it to be […]
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Watch Party Tuesday 1/12 @ Tracey’s
It’s 2016, the Pelicans are still in the playoff hunt, and we all need to start getting excited about Quincy Pondexter coming back. So that means it’s time for another watch party! And if there is a team the Pelicans can absolutely beat it’s the Los Angeles Lakers. So come on down to Tracey’s, grab […]
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Watch Party Wednesday, 12/2 @ Tracey’s!
Last year the Pelicans had a one game road trip to Houston (which they won!) and do you know what happened? Bourbon Street Shots had a watch party at Tracey’s Original Irish Channel Bar that night. You know what else happened? Eric Gordon showed up and hung out with us during the game. So you […]
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Looking for Silver Linings: Ryan Anderson
It gets annoying year after year to try and look for silver linings when you expected the Pelicans to be going for goddamn gold all season long. But here we are, watching what appears to be a pile of garbage slog its way to a 1-10 record. But despite all of that there are some […]
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Watch Party Wednesday 11/18 @ Tracey’s
You’ve heard my spiel before about that this just isn’t an excuse to have multiple parties. That it’s about community. And it still remains true. So all of us at Bourbon Street Shots are excited to announce our slate of watch parties this season! And we’re doubly excited that they’ll still be at Tracey’s The Original […]
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Injuries Keep Piling Up As Tyreke Evans Has Surgery
The New Orleans Pelicans just can’t catch a break. Or maybe all that occurs are breaks. Or more injuries. How many times has this been said this season? And it hasn’t even really started yet. Today the Pelicans announced that Tyreke Evans underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. A timetable for his return […]
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Some Pelicans Lose to the Rockets
Some guys wore Pelicans’ jerseys tonight and played a preseason game against the Houston Rockets. You may have recognized a few, but with Anthony Davis, Tyreke Evans, Omer Asik, Alexis Ajinca, and a bunch more in street clothes you probably didn’t recognize most of the team. It’d be easy to write this game off as utterly […]
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Why the Pelicans Should Not Draft a Rookie
While the draft is always exciting, and it is fun to think about the potential that all the future rookies can bring to the Pelicans, Dell Demps should absolutely avoid trading into the first round to select one. You’ve heard since Anthony Davis was drafted that the Pelicans have looked for ‘young veterans,’ and have […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Season In Review: Alexis Ajinca
Alexis Ajinca is not a core player to the Pelicans. But he is a rotation guy, a bench big, and during the 2014-2015 season the New Orleans Pelicans relied on their bench quite a bit to step up when starters went down with injuries. Did he do an admirable job? Does his performance this season […]
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Easy Adjustments the Pelicans Can Make To Win Game 3
With their first round series shifting homeward the New Orleans Pelicans find themselves in a must-win situation. Yes, no one expected them to win this matchup but getting swept would put a slight dent on an otherwise very good season. And getting knocked out of the playoffs while at home is something no fan wants […]
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Help Anthony Davis Win the NBA Cares Community Assist Award
It’s easy to overlook the most important words Anthony Davis says. You’ve heard him talk about how he’s adjusting to the playoff schedule. That he believes the Pelicans can beat the Golden State Warriors. But those are quotes which only affect the game. But in his nomination for the NBA Cares Community Assist Award, Anthony […]
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Pledging Pelicans Allegiance
I love New Orleans. Truly. Deeply. I’ve lived down here since 2004 when I was an 18-year-old freshman at Tulane. I’m 29 now. Those 10-plus years are more formative in shaping who I am now than the 18 spent in my hometown of Los Angeles. I may not be from New Orleans originally, but there […]
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Playoff Watch Parties @ Tracey’s!
Come on, you had to knew we were going to do this. That’s right, Bourbon Street Shots is proud to bring you watch parties for games 1 and 2! And hopefully games 5 and 7, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves yet. It’s been an improbable ride to the 8th seed, and it’s going […]