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The New Orleans Pelicans are set to face the Oklahoma City Thunder in the play-in tournament on Wednesday, Apr. 12. However, if they were hoping to have All-Star forward Zion Williamson join them, they’ll be sorely disappointed. In fact, Zion is set to miss more than the play-in game against the Thunder. If the Pelicans […]

Heading into its third edition, it’s clear that the NBA’s play-in tournament has been a massive success. More teams are trying and more games matter. In particular, the final week of this season was a barn-burner as the entire back half of the Western Conference playoff field jockeyed for position; just three games separate the […]

Are you a Minnesota Timberwolves fan? Is the NBA’s tiebreaker situation confusing the heck out of you heading into the final day of the regular season? If the answer to both of those questions is yes, then we’ve got you covered. The Western Conference’s playoff picture could still see movement from seeds 5 through 9. […]

The New Orleans Pelicans come into the final days of the 2022-23 NBA season as the most intriguing team of the bunch. Unlike most of the other playoff/Play-In hopefuls, NOLA has a wide range of possibilities depending on how the games go. They can go from fifth (!!!) to ninth in the standings: quite a […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will battle the Minnesota Timberwolves in the regular-season finale. We are in Minneapolis, sharing our NBA odds series, making a Pelicans-Timberwolves prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Pelicans defeated the New York Knicks 113-105 in their last game. Significantly, Trey Murphy III led the way with 31 […]

The New Orleans Pelicans took care of business on Friday as they defeated a depleted New York Knicks side, 113-105. The Pels needed this win in order to keep up the pace as a handful of teams continue to battle for final positioning in the West. After Friday’s win, this is how New Orleans’ playoff/Play-In […]

With both Julius Randle and Jalen Brunson already unavailable for Friday’s contest against the New Orleans Pelicans, New York Knicks fans expect RJ Barrett to do most of the heavy lifting for the squad tonight. Well, that might actually not be the case for the Knicks after Barrett popped up on the injury report yet […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves still have a lot to play for in their final two games of the regular season. It’s going to be a back-to-back set on Saturday against the San Antonio Spurs, followed by a matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday. With their final positioning in the West on the line, Timberwolves […]

The New York Knicks (47-33) visit the New Orleans Pelicans (41-39) on Friday night! Action tips off at 8:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Knicks-Pelicans prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are the Knicks-Pelicans NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel NBA Odds: Knicks-Pelicans Odds New York Knicks: +8.5 (-108) New […]

New Orleans Pelicans superstar Zion Williamson won’t see game action until at least the first round of the NBA playoffs, team executive vice president David Griffin confirmed on Friday. Griffin said the Pelicans wouldn’t be in a position to get the big man 5-on-5 work prior to play-in games, meaning a first round return would […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have been hanging on a single thread all season long. After a hot start, Zion Williamson’s injury seemingly derailed the team. They went from battling for a top-four spot to a Play-In Tournament seed. Unfortunately for the Pels, Zion isn’t returning anytime soon. The star forward is officially out for the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are becoming the boy who cried wolf as far as their fan base is concerned. After dangling the possibility of a Zion Williamson return, the organization has again reverted back to the company line: “He will continue his rehabilitation.” Everyone knows the book on Williamson by now. An incredible talent who […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are in the middle of a playoff push, and most believe if they’re going to make an impact in the postseason, they’ll need forward Zion Williamson as close to full strength as possible. With that said, the question is whether or not the Pelicans will have Williamson at all. The forward […]

The New Orleans Pelicans probably wish their game on Wednesday started a little earlier. After the New York Knicks became the first team in NBA history to have three players score 30+ points and make 5+ threes in the same game, three Pelicans players accomplished the same feat on the same night. CJ McCollum, Herb […]

History was made in the NBA on Thursday night. Twice. After the New York Knicks set a new Big 3 record, the New Orleans Pelicans matched the same record a few hours later. The odds of that happening have to be astronomically low, but somehow, it happened. For starters, the Knicks trio of Immanuel Quickley, […]

The Memphis Grizzlies (50-29) visit the New Orleans Pelicans (40-39) on Wednesday night! Action tips off at 8:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Grizzlies-Pelicans prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are the Grizzlies-Pelicans NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel NBA Odds: Grizzlies-Pelicans Odds Memphis Grizzlies: +6.5 (-108) New Orleans Pelicans: […]

Brandon Ingram is playing incredibly well for the New Orleans Pelicans late this 2022-23 season, and even better, CJ McCollum doesn’t think his superstar teammate has reached his peak. Heading to Tuesday’s game against the Sacramento Kings, Ingram has been on fire and playing like an MVP for the Pelicans, just exactly what the team […]

For the first time in 16 years, the Sacramento Kings are heading to the playoffs! The Pelicans are aiming for back-to-back appearances for the first time since the days of Byron Scott in ’08 and ’09. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Kings-Pelicans prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Sacramento […]

It’s the same story for the New Orleans Pelicans for the second straight season. They currently find themselves in the play-in tournament picture, shaking off a rough stretch of the season behind inspired basketball from Brandon Ingram and CJ McCollum, all the while the uncertainty of Zion Williamson’s injury status hangs over their heads. And […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum is not happy with the San Diego State-UConn match-up in the national championship game. After all, for him, there was a more exciting showdown that should have been the main event: the Iowa vs. LSU battle that concluded Sunday. McCollum said as much as the Aztecs and Huskies face […]

Zion Williamson is set to be re-evaluated this week as the New Orleans Pelicans assess whether he can return before the end of the regular season and at the start of the playoffs. However, things aren’t looking good for the forward in terms of his possible injury comeback. The Pelicans star has been dealing with […]

The most likely scenario for the play-in tournament is a showdown between the Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Pelicans, per ESPNs Andrew Lopez and Matt Williams. If this matchup were to occur, it would pit former Pelicans franchise cornerstone Anthony Davis against his old team. Though the first thought for many would be the […]

We are coming down the stretch in the NBA season, and there is one possible scenario in the Western Conference that could result in absolute chaos. It is a six-way tie scenario between the Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, New Orleans Pelicans, Minnesota Timberwolves and Oklahoma City Thunder. All of those […]

It’s been some time since New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson stepped foot on an NBA court. The last time he played for New Orleans was back on January 2nd when he finished with 26 points, seven assists, and six rebounds against Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers. But a recent, encouraging injury update indicates that […]

Saturday night, the New Orleans Pelicans captured their 40 win of the season and inched themselves closer to attaining a top-six seed with four games remaining in the regular season. NOLA managed to scrape out a 122-114 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers, and leading the charge for the club was none other than star […]

The New Orleans Pelicans’ winning ways continued on Saturday evening, as they pulled out a stellar victory against the Los Angeles Clippers in front of a packed crowd at Smoothie King Center. Leading the charge once again was star forward Brandon Ingram who finished the contest with a whopping 36 points, 8 assists, and 4 […]

Brandon Ingram was not going to let the New Orleans Pelicans lose on Saturday. The slithery wing made every decisive pass and big shot necessary to vanquish the Los Angeles Clippers for a monumental 122-114 win. The victory placed them half a game behind the Clippers, right at the cusp of a top-six spot in […]

The New Orleans Pelicans needed a win on Saturday night against the Los Angeles Clippers, and Brandon Ingram was there to answer the call. The Pelicans star came out with a massive performance to lead his team to a crucial 122-114 victory over Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers. After the game, New Orleans head coach […]

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Clippers big man Ivica Zubac and New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram have come a long way from their years with the Los Angeles Lakers. Ingram has developed into an all-around All-Star for the Pelicans, while Zubac has turned into one of the best defensive big men who can score […]

The second-half of Saturday’s NBA double-header will feature a close matchup in the Western Conference between two contenders. The Los Angeles Clippers (41-37) will make the road trip to face the New Orleans Pelicans (39-38). Don’t miss a second of this exciting showdown! Check out our NBA odds series for our Clippers-Pelicans prediction and pick. […]

Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers are ramping up for the NBA playoffs, and it’s expected to start this weekend. Leonard is planning to play in his first back-to-back set of the season against the Memphis Grizzlies and New Orleans Pelicans. The Clippers star played 18 first half minutes against the Grizzlies on Friday […]

With the New Orleans Pelicans not yet in the clear for the playoffs, Pelicans star forward Brandon Ingram is aware of the mindset that his team has with their backs against the wall. “Everyone has one goal,” Ingram says, per Christian Clark of the New Orleans Times-Picayune. “Championship. Playoffs. Just coming in with our heads […]

Currently positioned as the seventh seed in the Western Conference standings, the New Orleans Pelicans are looking to capitalize on these final five games of the regular season and lock up a spot for a play-in appearance or, better yet, a playoff position. Brandon Ingram‘s latest showing against the Nuggets helped inch the club closer […]

For a worrying stretch of time, the New Orleans Pelicans looked dead in the water without the services of their best player, Zion Williamson, who has missed their last 39 games, including their Thursday night tilt against the Denver Nuggets. In fact, they even lost 10 straight games at one point, almost knocking them off […]

It’s been quite a long time since we’ve seen Zion Williamson take the court for the New Orleans Pelicans. As a matter of fact, the 22-year-old has not played since January 2nd as he continues to rehab a nagging hamstring injury. Well, Zion gave Pelicans fans quite a treat on Thursday night ahead of their […]

Denver Nuggets superstar big man Nikola Jokic stuffed the stat sheet in Monday’s contest against the Philadelphia 76ers. He scored 25 points — on 8-for-11 shooting from the field — grabbed 17 rebounds, and dished out 12 assists in a game the Nuggets went on to win by a final score of 116-111. So when […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (38-38) visit the Denver Nuggets (51-24) on Thursday night! Action tips off at 10:00 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Pelicans-Nuggets prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are the Pelicans-Nuggets NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel NBA Odds: Pelicans-Nuggets Odds New Orleans Pelicans: +5.5 (-110) Denver Nuggets: […]

The Denver Nuggets are keeping their foot on the gas as the regular season winds down. At the moment, they are still three games ahead of Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies for the No. 1 seed in the West. Denver has matched the Grizzlies’ seven-game winning streak with a four-game winning run of their […]

The top three seeds in the Western Conference standings are all but set in stone. The 4-through-10 spots, however, remain completely fluid with every seed held by a different owner on a day-to-day basis. The New Orleans Pelicans find themselves right in the thick of things in the wild West, sporting an even 38-38 record […]