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Pelicans force OT but come up short in sloppy game with 94-88 Loss
I really hate to start a post about an overtime loss so negatively, but outside of Anthony Davis, I’m really running out of good things to say about this Pelicans team. The first half today was a total joke outside of AD; it’s a miracle that the team was only down by 4 at halftime. […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Try to Save Christmas
The New Orleans Pelicans (9-19) are spending Christmas morning in Miami playing the Miami Heat (16-11). This is the first night in a back-to-back for the Pelicans, who play the Rockets tomorrow back in New Orleans. The game tips just after 11 am CT (UTC -6) and is on ESPN and the Pelicans Radio Network, […]
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Pelicans Finally Defend a Little
The New Orleans Pelicans (9-19) handily defeated the struggling and shorthanded Portland Trail Blazers (11-20) at the Smoothie King Center 115-89. The Trail Blazers were without Damian Lillard, and it affected them on a number of levels. They were unable to assist at a high rate, it affected their attacks from the perimeter, and it […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Host Portland Trail Blazers
Tonight, the New Orleans Pelicans (8-19) finally host the Portland Trail Blazers (11-19), a team they lost to twice, for the first time season. The Trailblazers are the team just above the Pelicans in the Western Conference standings, so, 13th compared to 14th, and a Pelicans win will place the Pelicans just a half-game behind […]
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New Path the Pelicans Are On Makes Coaching Change Seem Pointless
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. This is a popular saying attributed to one of President Carter’s advisors in 1977. The idea was that the government was hemorrhaging billions of dollars trying to tinker with things that didn’t need tinkering with, while ignoring the true problems that did need to be fixed. Ah, the more […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 238: Two and Two and a goodbye
Michael and I recap a week in which the Pelicans have some crazy highs and lows – and actually get to play their preferred five for a few minutes. Yay. Then – we predict the rest of the year as Michael says goodbye to the pod after 238 episodes. Yeah. Don’t have much else to […]
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Pelicans finishing five take down Denver
I wanted to bring some attention to the line-up on the floor at the end of this game. It was the finishing five we talked about being so good last year – and they came in and turned a 4 point deficit into a 7 point advantage in a little over four minutes. It’s not […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Denver
So now it’s time for us to adjust our thinking. The initial thought is “Denver’s not a good team, we should totally beat them!” That’s not the case. Records aside – which can be misleading – Denver has given up 4.9 more points per 100 possessions than they have scored this season. The Pelicans have […]
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Pelicans Completely Fold Against Suns
The New Orleans Pelicans (7-19) effectively quit in their latest “effort” against the Phoenix Suns (12-16). The score of 104-88 shows a decisive victory, but it does not indicate the absolutely unacceptable reasons why the game was decided so early in the contest. In the pre-game post, efficiency, turnovers, and getting to the line were […]
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New Orleans Pelicans @ Phoenix Suns
The New Orleans Pelicans (7-18) look to take the season series against the Phoenix Suns (11-16) tonight in Phoenix, leaving just one game against them and on this road trip. The Pelicans are coming off a win against the short-handed Jazz, while the Suns are coming off a pair of road losses to (I hate) […]
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Old Habits Die Hard
I want to share something I was taught with you. Now it isn’t that complex of an idea, and you may already have an understanding of its message but basically it goes like this: To change who you are you have to change how you think and how you act. Ground breaking stuff I know. […]
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The Pelicans take down the Jazz
Well, I suppose my pessimism in the preview paid off as the Pelicans defeated the Jazz for their second road win of the season. While it wasn’t a perfect game for the Pelicans, they did a lot of things right. Look, it was only our 7th win of the season. It is worth celebrating. Here […]
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Game On: Pelicans at The Utah Jazz
The Pelicans are in Utah tonight to take on the Jazz, who are coming off a pretty rough week. They’ve dropped their last three, but they’ve had a tough schedule including two games against the Thunder. Then there was that game against San Antonio… Of course, they Jazz couldn’t hope for a better matchup tonight as […]
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Pelicans Lose to Pelicans for Trail Blazers
The New Orleans Pelicans fall to 6-18 in the 105-101 loss in Portland. It’d be easy to say that the Trail Blazers beat them, and they certainly played a part. Lillard, McCollum, and Henderson combined for 65 points on 40 shots (that’s incredible, by the way), while the rest of the Blazers scored 40 points […]
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New Orleans Pelicans @ Portland Trail Blazers
Tonight, the New Orleans Pelicans (6-17) play the Portland Trail Blazers (10-15) in Portland for the second and final time this season. The Trail Blazers lead the series 1-0, and given the teams’ relative positioning, a tie-breaker scenario could be important down the road. The game tips just after 9 pm CT (UTC -6), and […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 237: Is it time for the Tank?
In a lot of respects the Boston loss (and its aftermath) crystalized just how bad this team has been over the course of the season for many fans. So Michael and I talk fallout – trades, what we want this team to do, what we think they will do, what is a decent outcome if […]
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A Blueprint for Blowing It Up
Mark Borchardt is arguably the greatest subject in a documentary film, possibly ever. But before he was the centerpiece of American Movie, he was an aspiring director with a series of movies under his belt titled, “I Blow Up.” (see video here) The footage is grainy, and there is no sound, but essentially the victims […]
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Pelicans Outscored by 10 in 4th Quarter, Fall 98-94 to Bulls
For three quarters, the Pelicans looked like the better team in Chicago tonight. They didn’t play great offensively, but they were on the second night of a back-to-back against a very good defensive Bulls team. Their defense was solid, holding Chicago to 20-58 shooting from the field. Simply put, the Pels played well enough to win this […]
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Game On: Pelicans at Bulls
Fresh off of an entertaining 2-point win over the Wizards, New Orleans now will be further tested in Chicago against a tough Bulls team tonight. The Bulls enter tonight’s game 3rd in the NBA in defensive rating, but also have the league’s 3rd worst defensive rating. Scoring against this Chicago team won’t be easy, especially since he Pelicans are going […]
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Pelicans Win! Pelicans Win!
Well it wasn’t pretty at times, but the Pels battled down the wire for a win against the Washington Wizards in the Smoothie King Center, their first against Washington since 2011. It is hard to tell with this team. They did not play a sustainable style of basketball. They scrapped by hitting shots they would not […]