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The Dallas Mavericks could make some major moves in the offseason, looking to attract not only some Texas natives in DeAndre Jordan and Julius Randle, but also likely a max-level player in DeMarcus Cousins, according to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer. “There have also been rumblings that the Dallas front office will look to make […]

DeMarcus Cousins was putting up numbers for the New Orleans Pelicans before he ruptured his Achilles tendon. Although Cousins only played 48 games in the entire season, the Pelicans still managed to make the playoffs behind stellar play from Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday. But if the team would have had Cousins, it’s possible that […]

Of all the stories told in Star Trek’s 52-year history, the Kobayashi Maru is perhaps the most intriguing. Originally introduced in Star Trek’s second movie, The Wrath of Khan (though you might be more familiar with it from JJ Abrams’ 2009 reboot), it tasked prospective captains with an impossible task. It’s not a test meant to be […]

Life has been hard for DeMarcus Cousins, going down to a torn Achilles injury in the same game his New Orleans Pelicans had taken down the Houston Rockets, who were just starting to hit stride in the regular season. The Pels made an unexpected push for the postseason, sweeping their way past their first-round opponents […]

In the new age of social media, everything a player does in analyzed, and then overanalyzed about exactly what it might mean. DeMarcus Cousins finds himself in the middle of that. DeMarcus Cousins caused one of those stirs on Tuesday when he unfollowed the New Orleans Pelicans account on Instagram. He was asked by a […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Dwayne Casey was recently awarded the NBCA’s Coach of the Year following his team’s first-place finish in the Eastern Conference. Among the notable coaches not to receive any votes was New Orleans head coach Alvin Gentry. However, Gentry is certainly not bitter about being snubbed in the votes. In fact, he is […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have some crucial decisions to make in the offseason, including the re-signing of some of their key stars. Head coach Alvin Gentry and general managed Dell Demps said the team will like to bring back center DeMarcus Cousins as well as point guard Rajon Rondo this offseason, according to the team. […]

The season wasn’t supposed to end in the first round of the playoffs for Paul George. He went to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the hopes of expanding his horizons other than going to the L.A. Lakers in the 2018 offseason. The Lakers weren’t willing to give up any of their young players to acquire […]

What will DeMarcus Cousins do this summer? That is the question that will primarily hound the New Orleans Pelicans as they field exit interviews in the wake of their 113-104 defeat against the Golden State Warriors, going home five games into the Western Conference Semifinals. Head coach Alvin Gentry was asked for his thoughts on […]

Following a 4-1 defeat at the hands of the Golden State Warriors, the New Orleans Pelicans will have a myriad of decisions to make in the offseason. The signing of DeMarcus Cousins is bound to be priority No. 1 in the books, while other impending free agents like Rajon Rondo and Ian Clark could be […]

If you are wondering what happened to Rajon Rondo after halftime during the New Orleans Pelicans’ critical must-win homestand against the Golden State Warriors, it is not a strategic line-up adjustment or (worse) a tiff with another head coach in the middle of a playoff game. Rather, it was an old familiar foe. Head Coach […]

Draymond Green took a page out of his old book and joined his former assistant coach, Alvin Gentry, in the New Orleans Pelicans huddle during the first quarter — a sight so familiar that it look as if Gentry didn’t even notice him there. The Golden State Warriors forward was kindly removed from the huddle […]

After sending the New Orleans Pelicans home in five games, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green commended Rajon Rondo as one of the smartest players in the league. As posted by Dime on UPROXX, Green tipped his hat off to Rondo: “I got much respect for Rondo, man. That guy’s been great for a lot […]

When it comes to New Orleans Pelicans superstar power forward Anthony Davis, head coach Alvin Gentry says that the 25-year-old reminds him of a lot of an NBA legend: San Antonio Spurs 15-time All-Star power forward Tim Duncan. It was revealed by ESPN’s Nick Friedell that Gentry compared Davis to Duncan in a way that […]

The Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets are on the verge of closing out their respective series tonight, which would result in the expected collision course to the Western Conference Finals. But Klay Thompson warned his team won’t look that far ahead, instead keeping the eye on the task at hand. “It’s the hardest […]

The New Orleans Pelicans and the Golden State Warriors series has seemed to turn into a one on one series between Draymond Green and Rajon Rondo with all the media attention that it has received. Steve Kerr wasn’t happy with some of the things that Rajon Rondo has done during the series. It appeared near the […]

For superstar point guard Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors, it’s no secret that Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the New Orleans Pelicans got out of hand and resulted in a lopsided 119-100 loss. However, early in the game, a certain play with Curry and Pelicans veteran point guard Rajon Rondo […]

The Golden State Warriors had a whole lot of trouble with the New Orleans Pelicans during Friday night’s lopsided 119-100 in Game 3. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr knows his team must make the necessary adjustments to put this series away with them up 2-1 in the Western Conference Semifinals, but it will not be […]

Draymond Green and the New Orleans Pelicans have not been making any friends during this playoff series. Green has been going at it with the entire Pelicans team most of this series, and Rajon Rondo and Green have already gotten into a few disputes. After Game 3 Draymond Green said he wasn’t an idiot about […]

The Golden State Warriors really struggled most of the night in Game 3 against the New Orleans Pelicans. The final score said they only lost by nine points, but in reality, it wasn’t really that close. They were outplayed on both ends of the floor and that led to the ugly result. One of the […]

New Orleans Pelicans Rajon Rondo has been involved in a lot of playoffs wars in his career, but this second-round series with the Golden State Warriors could end up as among the most memorable ones he’s been part of – especially if he and Draymond Green continue their antics. In Game 3 of the series, […]

Since leaving the Boston Celtics via a trade to the Dallas Mavericks four years ago and subsequently departing Texas on a sour note, Rajon Rondo has spent the last few seasons jumping from team to team with stays that alternate between good and mediocre. Teams are also concerned with the mercurial point guard that they […]

Finally, New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry has a reason to smile. That’s after his Pelicans took down the Golden State Warriors for the first time in the series with a 119-100 victory on Friday at home to cut down the Warriors’ series lead in half. Interestingly enough, even Warriors mentor Steve Kerr sounded […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green and New Orleans Pelicans guard Rajon Rondo have made it very clear already in this series that they won’t be doing any golfing together when the season is over. They have been going at it all series and during the fourth quarter, it really came to a light. After […]

The New Orleans Pelicans made sure that the Golden State Warriors are not going up 3-0 in the two teams’ Western Conference semifinals series by scoring a 119-100 win over the defending champions Friday night. Rajon Rondo played his part in that, thanks to putting up the most Rondo-like stat sheet in the history of […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Nikola Mirotic had an absolute roller coaster of a season, and especially in the month of March. He scored 26 points one night, four points. Had 11 points the next game, then six points a game later. Mirotic mixed double digit scoring performances with single digit scoring games for most of […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have successfully avoided falling down the dreaded 0-3 hole in the playoffs after scoring a convincing 119-100 win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of their series at home on Friday. Key to the Pelicans’ victory was Rajon Rondo, who probably manufactured the greatest 4-point performance in the history […]

Rajon Rondo has gone from one of the most prolific dime enthusiasts to a veteran point guard labeled a “selfish” ball-dsitributor, a ball-stopping, coach-killing, mercurial player that has great intellect, but poor ability to remain content with a team. While some of his teammates have raved about him and his leadership, some others; most notably […]

The Golden State Warriors will head into Game 3 knowing there won’t be an easy task to win on the road at the Smoothie King Center. Steve Kerr has even more pointed expectations as the tilt approaches. “Yeah, we’re going to get some fouls called on us early, for sure,” Kerr said, according to Anthony […]

The Miami Heat just concluded their season on a low note with a 4-1 first-round playoffs series loss to the up-and-coming Philadelphia 76ers. The series was a revelation of sorts, as coach Erik Spoelstra hardly used center Hassan Whiteside to counter Philly’s Joel Embiid. That pretty much sums up how the Heat and Spoelstra have […]

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry made his return from a 16-game absence, including the first six games of the 2018 postseason, on Tuesday night against the New Orleans Pelicans. He didn’t start, however, but was still very effective finishing with 28 points, seven rebounds, two assists, three steals, and six turnovers. In an interview […]

Despite being unable to steal home court advantage during the opening part of their series against the Golden State Warriors, the New Orleans Pelicans are confident their adjustments will translate into wins during their home stretch. “We’ll go home. Our crowd will be into it,” said forward Anthony Davis, according to William Guillory of the […]

Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday are tagged as the superstars of the New Orleans Pelicans. As such, they are expected to be extra aggressive on offense. Though they both had a good offensive night, a longer glance at the stat sheet reveals that the two did not attempt a single free throw in Game 2 […]

Draymond Green and Anthony Davis saw their fair share of playoff tussle, getting tangled up during play and unable to get back in transition in a Twister-like moment right in front of the officials during Game 2 between the Golden State Warriors and the New Orleans Pelicans. Both players were assessed a double foul upon […]

The Golden State Warriors have been clicking on all cylinders in the postseason despite the absence of point guard Stephen Curry. Fortunately, they may not have to proceed without him any longer with his probable return for Game 2 of their series with the New Orleans Pelicans. Curry is finally ready to make his playoff […]

As of late, there has been plenty of chatter amongst the NBA community regarding the idea of going to a 1-16 playoff seeding, regardless of teams being in the Western of Eastern conferences. If you ask New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry about the matter, he feels there is no need to make any changes […]

As much as the NBA playoffs magnify the focus on the stars, the postseason also gives second-tier and unexpected players a chance to prove that they, too, matter in determining how deep their teams will go. Here we have five players who have been stepping up for their respective squads and surpassing expectations in the […]

The Golden State Warriors took care of business in Game 1 by defeating the New Orleans Pelicans 123-101 on Saturday night. The Pelicans’ likely only chance to steal a game without Stephen Curry turned out to be a disaster for them, and now it looks like they’ll have to prepare for his return. According to […]

Anthony Davis knows his New Orleans Pelicans will have to make plenty of adjustments for Game 2 against the Golden State Warriors, with the impending return of Stephen Curry. But the team’s focus will center around correcting their Game 1 mistakes, even if Curry’s return brings yet another layer of elite-level shooting to an already […]