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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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Pelicans Hang Tough but Falter Late in 112-111 Loss to Rockets
Late in the second quarter, the Pelicans lost Anthony Davis to a head injury after taking an elbow from teammate Tyreke Evans. New Orleans entered halftime with a 60-58 edge, but soon found out that AD would not return, as his injury was ruled to be a concussion (surprisingly enough, this is not the first time […]
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Pelicans Look to Continue Hot Streak at Home vs. Rockets
Tonight, the red-hot (what?) New Orleans Pelicans host the Houston Rockets in an intra-division match-up with the season series tied at one game apiece. The Pelicans are playing some of their best basketball as of late, winning their past 3 games by a combined 48 points and winning 5 of their last 6 (only losing on the […]
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Pelicans Stifle Rockets in Final Minutes for the Win
The New Orleans Pelicans (10-20) continue their erratic ways in squeaking out a 110-108 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets (16-16). Both teams played Christmas day, both teams split their back-to-back, winning at home. This victory leaves the Pelicans in 14th in the conference, but 3 games behind 8th. The problem is that there are […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Host Houston Rockets
The New Orleans Pelicans (9-20) host the Houston Rockets (16-15) tonight with both teams on the second game of a back-to-back. The Pelicans lost yesterday afternoon in overtime at Miami, while the Rockets played at home against the Spurs, holding on for a victory against the strong, veteran team. The game tips just after 6 […]
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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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Some Pelicans Against More Rockets
The New Orleans Pelicans take on the Houston Rockets tonight at 7 pm CT (UTC -5) at the Toyota Center situated above the underground part of downtown Houston. The game is on 99.5 FM locally, on the Pelicans radio network regionally, but Houston has local TV coverage. This is not faithfully accurate . . . […]
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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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Game On: Pelicans @ Rockets
So it comes down to this. With just 3 games left the Pelicans remain neck and neck with the Oklahoma City Thunder as the season comes down to a photo finish for the two playoff-hopefuls; and right now, the Pels have their noses out in front. The next hurdle comes in the form of a […]
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Quotes, Stats, and Moleskin Moments: Pels Lose A Tough One to the Rockets
The New Orleans Pelicans (37-34) suffered a huge loss to the Houston Rockets (48-24). The Pelicans lead by as many as 17 in the second quarter, but went into the half only up by 3. Later, they trailed by as many as 11. Stats that really stick out: The Pelicans gave up 62 points in […]
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Game On: Pelicans take on Rockets
The New Orleans Pelicans (37-33) takes on the Houston Rockets (47-23), in a game with major playoff implications. The two teams have been heading in very different directions of late. The Houston Rockets have won four of five, moving up to third in the conference, and only 2 ½ games back of the Memphis Grizzlies. […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Win First Preseason Game, Lose Tyreke Evans
The first outing for the New Orleans Pelicans was a win on the scoreboard and a loss on the depth chart. With Eric Gordon and Ryan Anderson not playing (Coach’s Decision), the Pelicans entered the game without key offensive cogs and a solid defender in Gordon. Then, after scoring his 7th point, Evans injured his […]
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New Orleans Pelicans at Houston Rockets: First Preseason Game
At long last, the New Orleans Pelicans will pre-take the floor for the pre-first time against their division rivals and new NBA must-see team, the Houston Rockets. The game will be played at the Rockets’ home, the Toyota Center in Houston. CSN Houston will begin their broadcast at 7 p.m. CDT (UTC -5), but the […]
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As Trade Deadline Nears, Warriors Emerge as Favorite to Land Gordon
If Eric Gordon is traded prior to the deadline this Thursday, it will most likely be to the Golden State Warriors. As reported by ESPN’s Chris Broussard last week, the Warriors are among several teams interested, but it appears that the Mavericks and Rockets are focusing on Gordon as a backup option should they miss out […]
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Hornets’ Weaknesses Quite Clear Against Rockets
The outcomes of some games are determined by nuances, subtleties of the game, or being able to capitalize on pure luck. This was not one of those games. This time, it’s easy find the answer to “Why?” in the bulk play statistics of the 100-82 loss by the New Orleans Hornets to the Houston Rockets. […]
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Hornets Battle Back to Beat the Rockets. How U?
The first three quarters of the game were predictable. Sloppy play for the first half followed by a complete collapse in the 3rd quarter. Overall it was pretty bad. Both the Hornets and Rockets shot under 37% at the break and the score was a whopping 34-36. And then the second half started and the […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Rockets
Things have been on a slight uptrend for New Orleans recently with back to back wins over Southwest division rival Mavericks and Spurs. Tonight they go for their longest winning streak of the season against yet another division foe the Houston Rockets. The Rockets are on their own five game winning streak. New Orleans should […]
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Scouting the NBA: Week Three — Wrong Predictions, New Orleans Hornets Looking Good
After losing Anthony Davis and Austin Rivers to injury the New Orleans Hornets put up their worst offensive performance in franchise history. Let’s look at how we can put that behind us this week.
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Rockets Pull Away From Hornets in Second Half
Once again, turnovers are the problem as the Hornets fall to the Rockets 97-90