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Two teams with familiar narratives but on opposite ends of the championship windows will meet for an early January stress test in the Smoothie King Center. The young New Orleans Pelicans will put a four-game winning streak on the line versus the experienced LA Clippers to start the first weekend of Mardi Gras. Kawhi Leonard’s […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (21-14) are off to one of the best starts in franchise history but practically no one in the Big Easy was buying this team’s stock just a few weeks ago. First came the 44-point NBA In-Season Tournament semifinal loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Three straight demoralizing home losses by two […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have had a rollercoaster ride over the first 35 games of the 2023-24 NBA season. Their up-and-down experience is starting to stabilize, however. The locked-in locker room got a boost with the return of Larry Nance Jr. to the rotation and the offense has been firing on all cylinders. Furthermore, Zion […]

Where are those Willie Green naysayers now? The grumbling towards the New Orleans Pelicans head coach has been completely silenced over the past few weeks. The 42-year-old Green is finding an NBA Coach of the Year caliber groove midway through a third season with Pelicans. The Pelicans are surging up the standings and Green’s growth […]

The Los Angeles Clippers and the New Orleans Pelicans put their respective four-game winning streaks on the line against each other on Friday night. Below is our NBA odds series as ClutchPoints hands out a Clippers-Pelicans prediction and pick. ClutchPoints will also let you know how to watch the game. Los Angeles is coming off […]

The New Orleans Pelicans picked up a big win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, a statement game on the road against the top team in the Western Conference so far this season, and Larry Nance Jr. spoke about how defense is the key for the Pelicans to be an elite team in the league. […]

Behind the Minnesota Timberwolves’ early-season success has been an unbelievably stout defense. With a ton of questions coming into the year, Minnesota aimed itself at finding its identity on the defensive end of the court. Opening the season, the Wolves were holding teams below 100 points routinely, but that’s not been the case as of […]

For the first time all season, the Minnesota Timberwolves have lost consecutive games. On the heels of a road loss to the New York Knicks, the Timberwolves hosted the New Orleans Pelicans Wednesday for the second leg of a tough back-to-back. Zion Williamson and the Pelicans had their way with the Wolves all night, cruising […]

The New Orleans Pelicans traveled into Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves Wednesday night. On the second leg of a back-to-back, the Pelicans were looking to get their second win in as many days. A rough performance for Minnesota all the way around left the Target Center crowd quiet for most of the night. […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (20-14) are off to one of the best starts in franchise history and Larry Nance Jr. is putting the league on alert. It’s a credit to both the team’s depth and health, especially All-Stars Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram. Third-year head coach Willie Green is one Trey Murphy day-to-day injury from […]

The New Orleans Pelicans come into this back-to-back riding three consecutive wins and are looking to keep their winning ways going with a matchup against the Western Conference’s best the Minnesota Timberwolves this Wednesday night showdown. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Pelicans-Timberwolves prediction and pick. We will […]

NBA fans on social media chastised the New Orleans Pelicans for sending rookie Jordan Hawkins down to the G-League Birmingham Squadron last week. He was third on the NBA Rookie of the Year Ladder a month into the season. However, the team’s developmental priorities for Hawkins outweighed any pride the rookie had to check due […]

The New Orleans Pelicans handily took care of business on Tuesday night after they demolished the Brooklyn Nets, 112-85, at Smoothie King Center. It was a balanced effort for a Pelicans team that simply outplayed the Nets from the opening tip until the final buzzer, but it was their defense that stole the show; they […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have won seven of their last 10 games, but third-year head coach Willie Green does not think this team is close to its ceiling, not yet anyway. However, with 48 games remaining on the schedule, Green is not looking too far ahead either. The NBA Playoffs race has plenty of time […]

The Brooklyn Nets come into this matchup riding three consecutive losses and are looking to right the ship when they head on the road to the Big Easy New Orleans to take on the Pelicans in this Tuesday night showdown. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Nets-Pelicans prediction […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are off to one of the best 30-game starts in franchise history, yet most everyone with an interest in the team is not quite satisfied. It is a testament to the organization’s championship potential and playoff expectations with Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson leading the way. It has not been the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans ended 2023 on a high note by avenging an embarrassing NBA In-Season Tournament loss. Larry Nance Jr. trolled LeBron James after the NBA scoring champ trotted down the tunnel before the final horn sounded. It was all fun and confetti as head coach Willie Green’s entire squad took out some frustrations […]

On New Year’s Eve, the New Orleans Pelicans won against the Los Angeles Lakers, 129-109. In the one-sided blowout, the Lakers struggled to keep up with the Pelicans throughout the outing, despite LeBron James’ 34-point game. James in particular was on the wrong end of Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado’s antics during the game. Alvarado, known […]

It takes more than talent to succeed in the best basketball league in the world. The Los Angeles Lakers have talented players, but they’re still having trouble picking up wins, especially since winning the NBA In-Season Tournament. For big-man Anthony Davis, being on the same page and improving their communication, particularly on defense, will go […]

The New Orleans Pelicans still had a salty taste in their mouths after getting pounded in the NBA In-Season Tournament. LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers would mop them to eventually win the whole thing. A certain date was circled in the calendar after this loss and it surely paid off. Zion Williamson outlined […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are looking to bounce back after a controversial loss. LeBron James’ squad needed all the firepower they could get to face the New Orleans Pelicans but that does not look to be the case. Darvin Ham was faced with a grimacing Rui Hachimura and had to err on the side of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will make a quick turnaround from Minneapolis as they head south to face the New Orleans Pelicans. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a Lakers-Pelicans prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Lakers lost 108-106 to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night. Initially, it was […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (18-14) are no stranger to skeleton crew squads due to mounting injuries. Thankfully, they’ve been able to at least shuffle the decks around their two All-Stars instead of trying to replace the production of Zion Williamson (26 games played) and Brandon Ingram (29 games played). The reserve unit has been a […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (18-14) are off to one of the best starts in franchise history but practically no one in the Big Easy was buying this team’s stock over the past two weeks. Three straight demoralizing home losses by two points or fewer had fans and the front office wondering what exactly was brewing […]

The return of Larry Nance Jr. and the Big three’s offense will garner most of the headlines following a 112-105 win over the visiting Utah Jazz. Zion Williamson, CJ McCollum, and Brandon Ingram scored over 20 points, but do not look past Ingram’s defense. In fact, the former All-Star has dialed up the ‘intensity’ on […]

Larry Nance Jr. knew the New Orleans Pelicans needed him to return at full strength but the veteran played through several ailments going back to last season. Both Nance Jr. and the team suffered, failing to live up to their expectations. He was admitted battling through several nagging issues to start this season but a […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are following the trend of sending recent NBA first-round picks to the G-League. Over half of the league’s teams have assigned 2023 first-round picks to their developmental squads. That now includes Jordan Hawkins, after the Pelicans assigned the record-setting rookie to the Birmingham Squadron. It’s not a surprising move for the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are getting a late Christmas gift Thursday night in the Smoothie King Center. Beloved big man Larry Nance Jr. (ribs) will return to the rotation after spending over a month on the injury report. Nance Jr. said during the morning shootaround, “I feel great. I’ll be playing tonight. I’m in great […]

Most everyone enjoys a nice guy-made-good underdog story. From Rudy to the Rocky series, fans go nuts for an overlooked talent finally getting a chance. It is even better if for their team. Fans of the New Orleans Pelicans know the type well. Willie Green has featured second-rounder Herb Jones in the starting lineup from […]

The Utah Jazz are on the road to take on the New Orleans Pelicans Thursday night. Below we will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Jazz-Pelicans prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Jazz are 13-18 this season, and they are currently riding […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have been one of the most inconsistent teams in the NBA this season with poor crunch time execution. Health as always been one of the Pelicans biggest issues the past couple of seasons but recently the team has been pretty healthy overall. The Pelicans have been without Larry Nance Jr. though […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are looking to recover from a short slump in late December. The Pelicans are on a two-game losing streak. Yet, New Orleans has a record of 17-14 and sits in 7th place in the West. Zion Williamson has been a solid contributor to the Pelicans, but his new tattoo has drawn […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson took to social media to unveil his new chest tattoo, and it’s getting a lot of reaction. The design, which features a roaring big cat within a cross, seems to be placed more to one side of Williamson’s chest: Zion Williamson shows off his new chest tattoo 🔥 (via […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (17-14) let Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies “happen again” in the Smoothie King Center on Tuesday night. CJ McCollum talked about the “bizarre” game in the postgame press conference, but there are not many excuses available for a team that is not good enough to learn the same hard lessons […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have been in the headlines a lot recently, most of it surrounding Zion Williamson’s weight. Tuesday night they were in the news again, this time after losing in overtime to the Memphis Grizzlies following a 13-point lead to start the fourth quarter. The Pelicans were outscored 49-35 in the fourth quarter […]

The New Orleans Pelicans lost a heartbreaker in the Smoothie King Center Tuesday night to the Memphis Grizzlies, but because of the unusual nature of the ending, the true agony of defeat has probably not set in for the team just yet. Ja Morant attacked the basket with the Grizzlies trailing by one, and the […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are on a tear since Ja Morant came back. Marcus Smart and Desmond Bane had a hard time catching wins before his return but their fears have been thrown out the window. A superstar is back and he has been creating works of art in the stat sheet in the past four […]

Prior to Tuesday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies, the New Orleans Pelicans (17-13) are 5-7 in close games this season. Willie Green’s young squad has lost eight games after having a double-digit lead. Win half of those contests and they’d be in a battle for first place, not on the fringes of the NBA Play-In […]

It may not feel like it but the New Orleans Pelicans (17-13) are off to one of the franchise’s best 30-game starts of the past decade. Even better, head coach Willie Green’s All-Stars have been relatively healthy. The reserve depth has been hit hardest this season though, as the team is 10th overall in most […]