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Zion Williamson recently returned to the New Orleans Pelicans lineup and on Friday he erased any lingering concerns over his injuries. In the second quarter of the Pelicans game against the Golden State Warriors, Williamson shot out in transition following a turnover, caught a pass from Jose Alvarado and threw down a monster windmill dunk. […]

The Pelicans host the Warriors in a late battle tonight in New Orleans! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Warriors-Pelicans prediction and pick. The Warriors are coming off a one-point loss to the Orlando Magic last night. Stephen Curry scored 39 while Klay Thompson scored 27 in the loss. The Dubs […]

The Kevin Durant trade request dominated NBA news this offseason. However, Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai was able to talk Durant down, keep him on the team, and do it without having to trade Kyrie Irving or Ben Simmons or having to fire Steve Nash and Sean Marks. All seemed well at the Barclays Center […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are in dire need of a win after suffering a very disappointing loss at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night, 120-117. After coming back from up to 16 points behind against a struggling Lakers side, the Pelicans failed to close out the game in regulation before allowing […]

The NBA community is alive and well thanks in no small part to the endless debates fans can have about everything under the basketball sun. However, one thing all fans can agree on is that the game is in a better place with New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson back at his best on the […]

Kendrick Perkins might want to buy a mulligan. Perkins tweeted too soon when he dismissed the Los Angeles Lakers near the end of the Purple & Gold’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans at home Wednesday night. He deleted his tweet that was oozing with Freezing Cold Takes potential, but unfortunately for him, Twitter never forgets […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans couldn’t hide their delight after witnessing the team win their second game of the season and their first back-to-back victories. While it may not have been that beautiful, as they needed Matt Ryan to save them against the New Orleans Pelicans, it’s still a W and that’s what matters. Not to […]

The New Orleans Pelicans take on the Los Angeles Lakers. Check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Pelicans Lakers prediction and pick. The Los Angeles Lakers finally got their first win of the season this past Sunday against the Denver Nuggets. The Lakers are still in a heap of trouble. It is beyond obvious […]

When it comes to the New Orleans Pelicans, everything revolves around Zion Williamson. How far they’ll go this season rests largely on his very broad shoulders. But one player alone does not a championship team make. LeBron James and Michael Jordan both learned that the hard way during the early portions of their career, as […]

The New Orleans Pelicans took down the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night, 112-91, and it’s all thanks to Zion Williamson. Zion had a double-double of 21 points and 12 rebounds, but he did more than just score and dominate the glass. He took on the initiator role against the Clippers, and he thrived as […]

Zion Williamson has not played a game for the New Orleans Pelicans since Oct. 23 against the Utah Jazz. He sustained a hip and back injury during the game and did not return. He has been out of the lineup since, but he will return against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday. Zion Williamson will […]

If fans are hoping to see Kawhi Leonard play in the Los Angeles Clippers’ game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday afternoon, they shouldn’t hold their breath. The team confirmed in their injury report ahead of Sunday’s game that Leonard would not play due to right knee injury management. Head coach Tyronn Lue spoke […]

The Phoenix Suns and the New Orleans Pelicans face off on Friday night for the first time since going toe-to-toe in the first round of the playoffs last season. It was the top-seeded Suns that emerged victorious in that series, 4-2, so you can be sure the Pels will be out for some revenge this […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson suffered a hip injury because of a hard fall against the Utah Jazz this past Sunday, and this forced him to miss the Pelicans’ last game against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday. New Orleans is back in action against the Phoenix Suns on Friday, and fans want to know: […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are off to a surprisingly great start. They are 3-1, with wins over the Brooklyn Nets and Dallas Mavericks to their credit. The hot start has forced people to recognize what is right in front of them. The Pelicans roster is very, very talented. Zion Williamson has looked like the beast […]

The New Orleans Pelicans picked up a huge win against the Dallas Mavericks despite being severely shorthanded. Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram and Herb Jones watched as CJ McCollum led a balanced effort to take the win. One key player who stepped up was rookie Dyson Daniels. After getting just three minutes of action in the […]

The Dallas Mavericks entered their nationally televised tilt against the New Orleans Pelicans fresh off a rousing 41-point victory against the Memphis Grizzlies, who were on the second night of a back-to-back. Bouncing back was important for Jason Kidd’s squad after a crushing loss to the Phoenix Suns in their season opener, and the Mavericks […]

The Dallas Mavericks were supposed to win easily on Tuesday against the New Orleans Pelicans. With Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram both out, Luka Doncic and co. shouldn’t have any problem against their Western Conference rivals. However, the Mavs ended up losing 113-111 to the shock of many. Doncic, however, wasn’t surprised that they lost. […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will be looking to improve to 3-1 on the season when they face Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks Tuesday night at home. Zion Williamson meanwhile suffered a nasty fall on Sunday evening in an OT loss to the Utah Jazz and ultimately kept playing, but the big man was certainly […]

The Dallas Mavericks (1-1) travel to take on the New Orleans Pelicans (2-1) on Tuesday night. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Mavericks-Pelicans prediction and pick. The Mavericks are 1-1 heading into the second week of the season. Last week Dallas narrowly dropped their opener […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are finally coming together, reaping the benefits of that Anthony Davis trade with the Los Angeles Lakers. Head coach Willie Green’s squad thrives on creating mismatches — Zion Williamson can bully almost anyone to the rim, Brandon Ingram is taking that next leap, and CJ McCollum is still a bucket. The […]

New Orleans Pelicans stars Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram were both recently forced to leave a game against the Utah Jazz due to injury. However, Willie Green said both players will be listed as questionable for Tuesday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks, per Will Guillory. Green initially stated that Brandon Ingram is no longer in […]

Zion Williamson was not able to finish Sunday’s game against the Utah Jazz at home after he reportedly suffered a posterior hip contusion, according to Andrew Lopez of ESPN. Williamson apparently picked up the injury in a scary fall in the fourth quarter while trying to finish a dunk. The former Duke Blue Devil seemed […]

The Utah Jazz were supposed to be joining the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes. After trading both Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert in the offseason, the Salt Lake City franchise wasn’t even expected to go 3-0 to start the campaign. But here they are, undefeated and showing incredible grit and energy unimaginable for any tanking team. Utah […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Brandon Ingram was forced to exit Sunday’s game against the Utah Jazz due to what the team is calling a head injury. According to Pelicans Twitter, Ingram is being evaluated for “concussion-like symptoms.” With that said, they decided ton keep him out for the rest of the showdown with Utah. Team […]

The Utah Jazz take on the New Orleans Pelicans. Check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Jazz-Pelicans prediction and pick. The Utah Jazz were supposed to be a bad team this season, but so far, they’re 2-0 with wins over teams expected to make the playoffs and win at least one playoff series. The […]

Zion Williamson has been all smiles now that his New Orleans Pelicans have gone off to a 2-0 start to the new season. At this point, the Pels are living up to all their pre-season hype, and Zion could not be more excited. Williamson did his bit to add more fuel to the flame by […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum knows what his former Portland Trail Blazers teammate Damian Lillard is capable of, so much so that he has a rather funny challenge for him. Speaking with Hoops Hype recently, McCollum talked about Lillard’s commitment to the Blazers and how he is building a “lasting legacy” in Portland as […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will travel to take on the Charlotte Hornets in a Friday night NBA matchup at the Spectrum Center. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Pelicans-Hornets prediction and pick, laid out below. New Orleans has begun their season with a dominant […]

Several Brooklyn Nets players spoke throughout training camp about shedding the team’s “soft” reputation from last season. But “soft” was an accurate description of the Nets in their season opener Wednesday night. The Nets were manhandled by the New Orleans Pelicans 130-108 before a home crowd of 18,000. Brooklyn lost the rebounding battle 61-39 and […]

New Orleans Pelicans scoring machine Brandon Ingram has always been compared with Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant. Both are lengthy bucket-getters who can be unstoppable when they get it going. Before Wednesday night’s showdown between the Pelicans and the Nets, Durant even heaped some praises at Brandon Ingram, though, the latter was not really buying […]

Brandon Ingram was fantastic in the New Orleans Pelicans’ 130-108 demolition of the Brooklyn Nets on the road Wednesday night and it’s CJ McCollum who’d be the first to tell everyone that.  After the game, McCollum called Brandon Ingram a “monster” for the dominant play of his teammate. Ingram led all Pelican scorers with 28 […]

In a message that will make New Orleans Pelicans fans happy, Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant admits Zion Williamson doesn’t look like someone coming from a long injury layoff. Williamson played in his first NBA regular season game after missing the whole 2021-22 season due to a foot injury, and he was phenomenal. The explosive […]

The Brooklyn Nets had a tremendous opportunity on Wednesday night to turn a page on what has been a drama-laden offseason for them. A home win over Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans would have been a great way to kick things off, but unfortunately for them, disaster struck. It was Zion and Co. […]

Zion Williamson couldn’t be prouder of his New Orleans Pelicans teammates after they destroyed the Brooklyn Nets with a balanced effort in their season opener. Williamson made an emphatic return to the NBA after missing out the whole 2021-2 campaign due to a foot injury, banking 25 points on top of nine rebounds, three assists […]

The story behind the Brooklyn Nets’ season opener against the New Orleans Pelicans was the long-anticipated returns of two former number one picks. Ben Simmons and Zion Williamson took the floor for the first time in over 16 months Wednesday. And there was no dispute over who won the highly anticipated matchup. Simmons was outplayed […]

The Brooklyn Nets fans at the Barclays Center did all they can to get the New Orleans Pelicans off their game on opening night. This included some pretty savage chants aimed at Pelicans star CJ McCollum, who himself admits to being affected by the jeers. At one point in the game, Brooklyn supporters started with […]

The New Orleans Pelicans and Brooklyn Nets will square off in a season-opening NBA matchup on Wednesday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Pelicans-Nets prediction and pick, laid out below. The New Orleans Pelicans snuck into the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have some big expectations for their 2022-23 campaign. After their unexpected run to the playoffs last season, which featured a surprisingly competitive first round series against the Phoenix Suns, the Pelicans have a lot of reasons for optimism entering this season. New Orleans finally appears to have a consistent rotation led […]