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Moleskin Moments: New Orleans Pelicans vs. Indiana Pacers 12.23
Pelicans lost 96-84 against the Indiana Pacers, in the kind of game they can’t afford to give up. It was the Pelicans’ seventh straight loss against the Pacers. In an unimportant stat for the day, David West has never lost against New Orleans. The Pelicans saw no ball movement, and the Pacers were able to […]
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Flat Pelicans Performance Leads to 96-84 road loss to Pacers
In the NBA, teams that make shots tend to do better than teams that miss. I know, shocking, right? That fact is true for more than just the obvious reason, though. When a team misses, the opponent gets to start its possession without the defense being able to get set. As a result, that opponent typically has […]
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Pelicans at Pacers: Open Thread
The Pelicans finish up their quick two-game road trip in Indiana tonight with a match-up against the Pacers. Before the game, I recommend reading this nice “bittersweet” column written by Gregg Doyel of the Indy Star about Eric Gordon’s return to Indianapolis and a kindergarten teacher of his who never misses when he comes to town. Other notes to […]
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Pelicans’ Late Game Defense Seals 101-99 Victory over Thunder
Instead of starting this recap with words, let’s start with a beautiful, beautiful picture: This chart, my friends, displays the Oklahoma City Thunder’s shots during the final 5 minutes of the 4th quarter tonight. THIS is what many were expecting when Omer Asik joined forces with Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday in the Big Easy. While the […]
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Pelicans @ Thunder: Open Thread
The Pelicans travel to take on the resurgent Oklahoma City Thunder, who are 8-2 in their last 10 games. The Thunder will be missing Kevin Durant but are still a very tough opponent. Questions 1. The Pelicans put up a bit of a dud last night- can they move past that and steal a road win […]
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Pelicans lose big to the Trail Blazers
Tonight nothing seemed to work. The Pelicans strength has been their offense and a lot of that is due to Anthony Davis’ stellar play. For proceedings this evening Davis was struggling. The Blazers did an excellent job defensively forcing him into tough shots and making sure that when he missed they pushed the ball up […]
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Game on: Blazers @ Pelicans
If you missed the game last night between the San Antonio Spurs and Portland Trail Blazers you missed an absolute barn burner. Triple Overtime and Damian Lillard taking over to settle matters in the final extra period. Every time the Blazers looked down and out Lillard would some how keep his team in the game. […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Recall Russ Smith from D-League
Per the New Orleans Pelicans: The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that the team has recalled rookie point guard Russ Smith from the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League. In his recent assignment, the second of the season, Smith, 6-0, 185, appeared in four games for Fort Wayne, averaging 17.5 points, and […]
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Notes from the Underground: New Orleans Pelicans Practice 12.19
After last night’s 99-90 road victory against the Houston Rockets, the New Orleans Pelicans had a short practice in preparation of tomorrow night’s home game against the Portland Trailblazers. Since last night, Tyreke Evans has had a MRI that’s revealed he has a bone bruise. Evans was seen taking jumpshots after practice. Monty Williams on […]
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On the Fly, Episode 7: We Hung Out With Eric Gordon
Wow, these Bourbon Street Shots guys are really cool We know Eric, we know. So Eric Gordon decided to join our watch party at Tracey’s last night. He sat down across from us for 2 hours and answered questions about everything ranging from the Clippers trade to this year’s team to the antics of Chris […]
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On the Fly, Episode 6: Rockets
Jake and I decided to do some recapping of the Cleveland, Golden State, and Utah games, and we follow with some quick analysis of the Rockets. I forget that LeBron was shut down because teams ignored his teammates and have some other brain farts resulting from sleep deprivation.. but we do not go gentle into […]
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Moleskin Moments: Golden State Warriors vs. New Orleans Pelicans 12.14
The Golden State Warriors have been red-hot, led by Stephen Curry, who has been on video game mode for what feels like an eternity. With the New Orleans Pelicans short Anthony Davis, this wasn’t expected to be a close game, despite the recent impressive win against the Cleveland Cavaliers. But the Pelicans played a good […]
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Pelicans Lose Heartbreaker in OT
For the 3rd game in a row the Pelicans had two 30pt scorers. This time it was the Pels’ backcourt duo of Tyreke Evans and Jrue Holiday, combining for 64pts, 11rebs, 14asts, 7stls, and 3blks to help take the NBA’s best team down to the wire. Unfortunately it wasn’t enough as the Pels fell in […]
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Game On: Warriors @ Pelicans
The Pelicans host the Golden State Warriors tonight at 5 CT. It is the 2nd meeting between the two this year, with the first ending in a 112-85 thumping of New Orleans. The Warriors (20-2) are off to one of the best starts to a season in NBA history, currently on a 15-game win streak, […]
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Observations: Pelicans Win At Home Against Cleveland
With 5:30 left in the 1st quarter Anthony Davis checked out of the game and did not return. It’s unclear what exactly caused the issue with the official word being that he suffered a chest contusion. There’s been a lot of commentary recently that without Anthony Davis the Pelicans have a hard time playing well. […]
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Game On: Cavs @ Pelicans
After battling against the Mavericks a few nights ago the Pelicans return home to play the Cleveland Cavaliers. LeBron will play in the game despite suffering a knee injury that head-coach David Blatt said was “nothing major.” Kyrie Irving also is battling through injury and is likely to play tonight. New Orleans has been a […]
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Quick Hits
I started binge-tweeting on the site account and then realized I could make a quick post to summarize some things we are seeing with the Pelicans and their players. 1. Anthony Davis is already a historically good offensive big man Davis’s season at 21, as it stands, […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Mavericks
The Pelicans, now on a 2-game winning streak, are at it again tonight for their 6th back-to-back of the season taking on a divisional rival in the Dallas Mavericks. This is the second meeting this season between the two, with the Mavericks outlasting the Pels 109-104 back in early November. The Pelicans have only beaten […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Net Easy Win over Los Angeles Lakers
It was a game the New Orleans Pelicans were supposed to win, and they did so. Though this was the second game in as many nights and on the road, the Pelicans started strong and were able to build, hold, and grow a lead against the outmatched Los Angeles Lakers. The Pelicans move to 9-10 […]
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New Orleans Pelicans at Los Angeles Lakers: Open Thread
Tonight at Staples Center, the 8-10 New Orleans Pelicans take on the 5-15 Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers aren’t an empty 5-15 . . . that’s a representative record. They’d had 4 players start all 20 games (Kobe Bryant, Jeremy Lin, Wesley Johnson, Jordan Hill) with Carlos Boozer missing just a single start. The returned-to-action […]