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Pelicans’ 3rd Quarter Breakdown Against The Wizards Is a Familiar Story
All ball movement stopped and defensive break downs ran wild. Davis couldn’t get the ball and no one knew what to do when he couldn’t. And when the offense wasn’t flowing like it should, Alvin Gentry finally decided made a change: he just benched the guards. After a very lackluster first half that ended with […]
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Pelicans Transformed by Wizards into Flightless Birds in 2nd Half of 109-89 Loss
One game after Anthony Davis led New Orleans to victory in Detroit with a career high (and NBA season high) 59 points, Davis and the Pelicans crash landed in DC in a brutal loss to the Wizards. Despite a lackluster first half, New Orleans only trailed 54-51 at halftime thanks to similar struggles by Washington. In the 3rd quarter, however, […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Wizards
Fresh off of the best performance of Anthony Davis’ young career, the Pelicans head to Washington DC to take on the Wizards. New Orleans got the best of Washington in the two team’s prior meeting this season, winning 107-105 at the Smoothie King Center. Of course, it also bears mentioning that the Pelicans rolled out a […]
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Pelicans Score More Points Than Sixers
The New Orleans Pelicans (21-33) ended the game following regulation play with a larger point total than the Philadelphia 76’ers (8-46), with the totals being 121 and 114, respectively. Gentry’s “new season,” where they are 1-0, started off well enough. Jahlil Okafor picked up 3 quick fouls to help the Pelicans surge to a 37-26 […]
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New Orleans Pelicans v Philadelphia 76’ers
The New Orleans Pelicans (20-33) host the NBA worst Philadelphia 76’ers (8-45) and their vaunted, resultless process. The game is at 7pm CT (UTC -6) at the Smoothie King Center, and can be found on Fox Sports New Orleans and the Pelicans Radio Network, 99.5 FM locally. There are no changes to the Pelicans starting […]
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Bryce Dejean-Jones Signed
The New Orleans Pelicans signed Bryce Dejean-Jones today. Dejean-Jones, 6-6, 203, has played in 11 games for the Pelicans this year, eight of which were starts, averaging 6.3 points and 3.5 rebounds in 19.9 minutes per game. He is shooting 42.9% from the field this year, and 38.5% from beyond the arc. Dejean-Jones, who is […]
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Pelicans Scoop: Another Trade Deadline Letdown
Hundreds, nay thousands, of trade machine proposals were thrown around the interwebs by Pelicans fan, yet nobody got it right. Jarnell Stokes for a protected 2nd round pick was not the move Pelicans fans were hoping for. Some wanted a guy who could help them win now, others wanted a young prospect, and most wanted […]
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Jarnell Stokes Acquired!
Jarnell Stokes has been acquired by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Miami Heat. The Pelicans traded a highly protected second round pick to the Miami Heat, that most likely will never be cashed in. Stokes was taken in by the trade exception that the Pelicans received from the Ish Smith trade earlier this season. […]
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Trade Machine Madness: Jrue Holiday Edition
So as the trade deadline comes our way, rumors and speculation on possible trades have been plentiful for the New Orleans Pelicans. After analyzing what Chad Ford’s Detroit Piston trade would do for the Pelicans last week, I decided to analyze a couple of trades. But with biases often prevalent in these trades (see: Amin […]
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For All the Wrong Reasons: Continuity
It’s been several months since the New Orleans Pelicans 2015 offseason action, for the most part, came and went. The offseason has been met with mixed reviews over time, tending toward negative as the results come in. I do think that the offseason is correctly judged as mixed: I see it as good from some […]
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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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Thunder Gently Destroy Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans (20-33) were soundly defeated in nearly every possible way by the clearly superior team, the Oklahoma City Thunder (40-14). The Pelicans lost every quarter, and the margins were 4, 5, 12, and 5 for a total of 26, on their way to a 121-95 loss. The Thunder shot better, rebounded better, […]
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Pelicans Visit Oklahoma City to Play Thunder in Midst of Heavy Hearts
For those of you who came here looking to read about what the Pelicans need to do to win tonight, I apologize for not delivering that to you. But it’s just impossible for me to write about the basketball game that will be played in Oklahoma City tonight. Every time I start to research anything about […]
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Pelicans End Jazz’s Streak
The New Orleans Pelicans (20-32) ended the streak of one of the hottest teams in the NBA, the Utah Jazz (26-26). The Pelicans were down early, but closed the gap in the first quarter. The game was relatively tight the rest of the way, with the Pelicans finally getting some separation in the closing minutes. […]
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New Orleans Pelicans v Utah Jazz
The New Orleans Pelicans (19-32) host the Utah Jazz (26-25) tonight at the Smoothie King Center at 7 pm CT (UTC -6). The game is on Fox Sports New Orleans and the Pelicans radio network, 99.5 FM locally. The Pelicans are seeking second opinions on the recommendation for surgery (which will happen to be season-ending) […]
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Game On: New Orleans Pelicans @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Lundi Gras brings us a matchup of recent No. 1 draft picks as the New Orleans Pelicans (18-32) take on the Minnesota Timberwolves (16-36.) The Pelicans hope to snap their four game losing streak, while Minnesota has won back-to-back games. The New Orleans Pelicans are (5-20) on the road record this season, while the T’Wolves are […]
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Digging Into the Proposed Chad Ford Trade
In ESPN’s recent Insider piece on trades that Eastern Conference teams should do, NBA Beat Writer Chad Ford proposed a trade between the Detroit Pistons and the New Orleans Pelicans. The deal has the New Orleans Pelicans trading Ryan Anderson and Tyreke Evans away to the Detroit Pistons for Ersan Ilyasova, Brandon Jennings, and Stanley […]
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Pelicans Make the Cavaliers Play all 4 Quarters
The Pelicans were able to somehow fight, compete, and stay around for most of the game, but could stop the Lebrons from taking control in the 4th. It was a 4-pt game heading into the the final frame despite the Pels being down double digits multiple times. They were in the game thanks in large […]
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Ochsner “Train Like a Pelican” Sweepstakes
*Bourbon Street Shots did not receive any kind of compensation for the the publishing of this post* Much like our promotion of 3-Point Club events, we enjoy taking the opportunity to notify Pelicans fans about the chance to both contribute to or benefit from team-related philanthropy. Ochsner Health System has teamed up with the New Orleans Pelicans in order […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Host Los Angeles Lakers
((Sorry this did not post sooner . . . scheduling issue.)) The New Orleans Pelicans (18-30) host the Los Angeles Lakers (10-41) tonight at the Smoothie King Center. The game is nationally televised on the TNT and is on the Pelicans Radio Network, 99.5 FM locally. The Pelicans have no changes to their Injury Report […]