Tag: New Orleans Pelicans
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Rockets Clinch Playoff Spot with Win Over Pelicans
NEW ORLEANS — During a weekend that is dominated by the NCAA Tournament, there was a professional basketball game being played in New Orleans on Sunday night. Two teams on the opposite ends of the playoff picture squared off in the Smoothie King Arena. The Houston Rockets came to town needing just one more win…
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Pelicans Can’t Knock Off First Place Bucks
The New Orleans Pelicans hosted the Milwaukee Bucks at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Tuesday night. The Pelicans, who currently sit at 12th place in the Western Conference, have had a rough couple of months. Pelicans’ superstar Anthony Davis requested a trade on January 28th and the Pels entered the game with…
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Tim Frazier’s Impact Performance Leads to Big Pelicans Victory
On Wednesday night, the Pelicans took on a struggling Washington Wizards team at the Smoothie King Center. After a four-game losing streak, Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry was looking to make a change that would spark his team. With injured point guard Elfrid Payton out until January, Gentry inserted former Wizard Tim Frazier into the starting…
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Elfrid Payton Continues to Prove That He Is A Worthy Replacement of Rajon Rondo
The New Orleans Pelicans lost two major contributors to free agency this offseason: DeMarcus Cousin and Rajon Rondo. The average NBA fan saw Cousins as the bigger loss. To those who followed the Pelicans closely, it was clear that Rondo would be missed more. While Cousins was an All-Star as recently as last season. However,…
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Pelicans Break Franchise Record for Single Game Points Behind Mirotic’s 36
The Smoothie King Center was back in action on Friday night as a sell-out crowd packed the arena for the New Orleans Pelicans 2018-19 home opener. It was an impressive showing from New Orleanians with Friday night high school football gathering most of Louisiana’s attention and with the Saints in the middle of a probable…
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Kevin Durant Leads Warriors to Important Game 4 Win Over Pelicans
Before the Pelicans played the Warriors in Game 4 of the 2018 Western Conference Semifinals, Pelicans’ Head Coach Alvin Gentry commented on how important he thought the 1st Quarter would be to the Pelicans success. Gentry said, “you have to be able to score the ball against these guys ‘cause they’re going to score it.…
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Pelicans Silence Questioners with Impressive Win Over Defending Champions
The Pelicans were sick and tired of being asked about their 2014-15 season’s first round exit to the eventual champion Golden State Warriors. Until this season, it had been the first and only playoff appearance for the Pelicans in the Anthony Davis era. It had also been an extremely quick exit as the Pelicans were…
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Anthony Davis’ Historic Game Helps Pelicans Complete Sweep of Trail Blazers
The New Orleans Pelicans entered the fourth game of their series with the Portland Trail Blazers with an opportunity to complete a sweep Portland and win their first playoff series since the 2007-2008 season. Some key aspects of the Pelicans game three win over the Portland Trail Blazers were suddenly nowhere to be found in…
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Pelicans Take 3-0 Series Lead Behind Nikola Mirotic, Staunch Defense, and Electric Crowd
There was a buzz in the air as a sell-out crowd packed the Smoothie King Center for the Pelicans return to New Orleans. The Pels led the Portland Trailblazers 2-0 in the first round of the NBA playoffs after winning both games out west to start the series. It was New Orleans first time in…
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Pelicans Beat Down Grizzlies to Maintain 8th Place in Western Conference
The New Orleans Pelicans entered Wednesday night’s matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies needing to win in order to hold onto the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. As the NBA regular season is coming to a close, the Pelicans sat a half-game ahead of the Denver Nuggets for 8th place. The Pelicans won the…