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Pelicans Play Well Enough, Then Quit Against Magic
The New Orleans Pelicans (10-21) continued their road woes as the lost to the Orlando Magic (18-13). The Pelicans are 4 games out of the eighth seed in the West with 5 teams in between. The Pelicans found themselves in a hole early when an uncharacteristically efficient run by the Magic forced a timeout. The […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Try to Hold the Magic
The New Orleans Pelicans (10-20) travel to Orlando to see if they can win create another winning streak as they are hosted by the Magic (17-13) tonight. The game is a 6 pm CT (UTC -6) on Fox Sports New Orleans and the Pelicans Radio Network, 99.5 FM locally. The Pelicans’ depth charts is projected […]
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Pelicans Fall to 0-4 via 103-94 Loss to Magic – Running Diary Recap
In order to discuss and help recap tonight’s game, I enlisted the help of Eddy Rivera, an avid Orlando Magic follower (formerly of Orlando Pinstriped Post and Magic Basketball) and great basketball mind, not to mention a fellow current Chicagoan. Eddy and I had a back-and-forth email thread as the game progressed, in which we discussed some of […]
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Short-Handed Pelicans Need Preseason Overtime to Lose to Magic
After four quarters, the New Orleans Pelicans had 101 points, matching that of the hosting Orlando Magic. Nate Robinson scored the Pelicans’ only field goals in the extra period. after 19 seconds and at the buzzer. Davis added a pair of free throws, but the Magic scored 9 between Nate’s buckets, and the Magic won […]
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Davis Returns as Pelicans Play the Magic
The New Orleans Pelicans play the Orlando Magic tonight at 6pm CT (UTC -5). The game is in Orlando at the majestic Amway Center, is not being televised, and is available locally on the radio network, 99.5 FM in New Orleans, or the Pelicans app. Nothing new to report on the injury front that is […]
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Weakside Eyes: Reviewing the New Orleans Pelicans’ Home Opener (Audio)
Gerry talks about the shooting and the defense in the New Orleans Pelicans’ victory of the Orlando Magic in the season’s opener at the Smoothie King Center. V on the Magic Game 2014.10.28 Gerry V is a 21-year NBA analyst, 17-year talk radio host, a 16-year coach . . . also hosts “News Talk” on […]
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Pelicans Overcome Magic and Poor Shooting
“Man, that was something.” That was the first thought that came to my mind leaving the SKC Tuesday night. Pelicans shoot 40.6% from the field, 23.5% from 3, 48.4% from the line, and their talented backcourt of Jrue Holiday, Eric Gordon, and Tyreke Evans shoot a combined 12-34 (and their backups Austin Rivers, Jimmer […]
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Chris Romaguera’s Season Opener
((As part of our constant change here at Bourbon Street Shots, we’ve added new writers we spent the summer recruiting, though that’s fancier sounding that it actually was. You’ve already gotten an article from Graham this summer, and he’ll have more up soon. Today, I’m pleased to reintroduce you to Chris Romaguera. I’ve included a […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Sweep the Magic
The New Orleans Pelicans enter the regular season on a high note, defeating the Orlando Magic for a second time this preseason, 101-82, bringing the nearly meaningless preseason record to 7-1. The Pelicans started strongly, outscoring the Magic 21-11 in the second 6 minutes of the first quarter. After a few minutes into the second, […]
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Hornets Tank (err, Choke) Down the Stretch in Brutal 105-102 Home Loss to Magic
Despite leading by as much as 17, the Hornets couldn’t close out one of the worst teams in the NBA and fell by three points on their own home court. After 44 1/2 minutes, all indications pointed towards a second straight home win with the Hornets in possession of a commanding 97-88 lead. However, we’ve […]
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Game On: Magic @ Hornets
New Orleans wraps up their two-game season series against Orlando at home, looking to finish off the sweep. In a game that could make a difference in the draft lottery this summer, the 16-44 Magic take on the 21-39 Hornets in the New Orleans Arena tonight. While the Magic and Bobcats are likely in a […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Magic
Much like the Indiana game, the Hornets will be up against a team that struggles to score, but gets it done on the defensive end – though the extremes aren’t quite as exaggerated. The Magic post the seventh best defense in the league and the 2nd worst offense, resulting in an efficiency differential of -1.7 […]
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Life without Superman – Ryan Anderson’s first month as a Hornet
With one month of the 2012-13 NBA season in the books, we’re finally starting to learn more about all of this Hornets team’s new faces and what they bring to the table on the court. Assumptions were made about many of these players before the season; while some of were right, others were a bit […]
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Hornets’ Changes Do Not Show, but They Claim Una Victoria
The new look New Orleans Hornets look a little too familiar, despite the heavy roster turnover, and look unimpressive in their defeat of the Magic in Mexico City.
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Game On: Hornets vs. Magic in Mexico City
The New Orleans Hornets and Orlando Magic open up their pre-seasons in Mexico City at 1:30 CDT. Coverage live on NBATV
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Why Hornets fans and Magic fans should be rooting for the Heat to win it all
On July 1st, the NBA owners are going to lock out the players because the current economic model is simply not working. The summer will be spent negotiating a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, and that battle is not just an Owners vs. Players battle; it is a Players vs. Large Market Owners vs. Small Market […]
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Hornets Survive the Magic in a Thriller
In a game that will surely be remembered by everyone in attendance, the Hornets survived a barrage of threes by the Magic late in the fourth quarter to escape with a much needed victory. MVP goes to Emeka Okafor, who despite being outplayed by Dwight Howard, did enough to get his team the victory. The […]
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Game On: Magic @ Hornets
Matchup: Magic (25-12) @ Hornets (22-16) Off Efficiency: Magic 105.9 (10th), Hornets 102.6 (19th) Def Efficiency: Magic 98.9 (4th), Hornets 100.0 (6th) Pace: Magic 93.9 (18th), Hornets 91.7 (28th) The Orlando Magic come to New Orleans tonight for a game as important in the stands as it is on the court. With five games remaining […]