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That game could’ve been a lot easier. The Lakers were up by as much as 22 against the Pelicans, but LA allowed New Orleans to go on a 12-0 run from the end of the third quarter to the start of the fourth. This forced head coach JJ Redick to call a timeout and bring […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 2 days ago | 0 reads
The Lakers handled business against the Pelicans with a 118-104 win on Friday night. They are now 2-0 in NBA Cup play. Luka Dončić ended with 24 points, seven rebounds, 12 assists, and two steals. Austin Reaves had 31 points with seven assists. Deandre Ayton pitched in with 20 points and 16 rebounds. Marcus Smart […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 2 days ago | 0 reads
UPDATE: Adou Thiero is now officially available to play against the Pelicans. Thiero was upgraded earlier on Friday to probable, but now he is ready to make his NBA debut. We’ll see how much time he gets or if he even plays at all. Dan Woike of The Athletic says that Lakers head coach JJ Redick […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 2 days ago | 1 read
The Lakers resume their road trip in New Orleans, where they will take on the struggling Pelicans (2-9) on Friday. This is an NBA Cup game and the first night of a back-to-back for the purple and gold. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Orleans Pelicans When: 5 p.m. PT, Nov. 14 Where: Smoothie […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 3 days ago | 0 reads
The road hasn’t been kind to the Portland Trail Blazers lately. Losses in Miami and Orlando this week blunted an otherwise-promising start to the season. But just when you think you have the NBA Blues, here come the New Orleans Pelicans. They hosted the Blazers tonight but didn’t suit up Zion Williamson or Jordan Poole. […]
From Blazer's Edge | 4 days ago | 2 reads
According to an old Hawaiian proverb, you can’t dance to the music if you don’t pay the band—and judging by the way the Portland Trail Blazers called the tune against the New Orleans Pelicans in NBA action tonight, my ancient ancestors may have been on to something. Playing without injured bandmaster Zion Williamson, the Pelicans […]
From Blazer's Edge | 4 days ago | 3 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers are playing the New Orleans Pelicans today in Game 3 of a five-game road trip. Here’s the info you need in order to watch the game: Portland Trail Blazers (5-5) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (2-8) – Wed. Nov. 12 – 5pm Pacific How to watch via antenna or cable: See your options […]
From Blazer's Edge | 4 days ago | 2 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers will face the New Orleans Pelicans today, in Game 3 of a five-game road trip. Here’s the info you need in order to watch the game: Portland Trail Blazers (5-5) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (2-8) – Wed. Nov. 12 – 5pm Pacific How to watch via antenna or cable: See your options […]
From Blazer's Edge | 4 days ago | 2 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers look to regain their swagger versus the New Orleans Pelicans on the third game of a five-game road trip. The team rolls into the Crescent City, licking its wounds after dropping two winnable games against the Miami Heat and Orlando Magic. This Pelicans team is banged up and trying to find […]
From Blazer's Edge | 5 days ago | 0 reads
The Mavericks were 1-3 this past week, and remain in 14th place in the West. The lone win came against Washington (111-105), while the three losses came in Memphis (118-104) and at home to New Orleans (101-99) and Milwaukee (116-113). Cooper Flagg, for the first time in his young career, led the team in scoring […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 5 days ago | 1 read
It’s almost time for Adou Thiero to make his rookie debut. Lakers head coach JJ Redick stated before the team’s game against the Hornets that Thiero could play during the team’s current road trip. The Lakers are in the middle of a five-game road trip with contests against the Thunder, Pelicans and Bucks still remaining. […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 6 days ago | 1 read
As I mentioned yesterday, I have been stuck indoors with a cold. I thought it best to hunker down on the couch and watch the second half of Saturday night’s Spurs/Pelicans game (yay!) and then a bunch of movies. I decided to focus on basketball flicks and add on to the “basketball movie of the […]
From Pounding The Rock | 7 days ago | 3 reads
Ah, what a difference a day makes. Just 24 little hours is all anyone needs to shift their perspective, reach a different conclusion, and fire off another take. In the event that another species discovers the remains and records of human civilization, I think that’ll be one of their favorite things about us. For better […]
From Pounding The Rock | 8 days ago | 2 reads
Coming off a hard-fought victory versus the Houston Rockets, the Spurs took on the New Orleans Pelicans in a SEGABABA. The Pelicans had six key players on their injury report, and De’Aaron Fox finally returned from injury. With that being said, it sounds like an incoming blowout, right? Guess again. Except for a key run […]
From Pounding The Rock | 8 days ago | 3 reads
Good day, dear Pounders. As I write this, it’s Saturday night and I am watching the Spurs/Pelicans game. I am as sick as a dog and will definitely not make it to the end of this game…until tomorrow morning. But De’Aaron Fox just dropped 15 points in the first half of the second quarter after […]
From Pounding The Rock | 8 days ago | 1 read
The Spurs are making it a habit of winning tough games that come down to the wire. After taking down the Rockets on Friday, they were at risk of dropping a winnable game against the Pelicans on the second game of a back-to-back before De’Aaron Fox closed the night in style in his season debut […]
From Pounding The Rock | 8 days ago | 1 read
After an emotional roller coaster of a week, from losing two straight on the road to a wild, chaotic home win against the Rockets the night before, the Spurs were staring at the ultimate trap game against a shorthanded New Orleans Pelicans squad that had still won two straight. Sparked by the season debut De’Aaron […]
From Pounding The Rock | 8 days ago | 2 reads
Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. The Spurs played their best game of the season last night, […]
From Pounding The Rock | 8 days ago | 1 read
De’Aaron Fox makes his long-awaited season debut on Saturday when the San Antonio Spurs host the infirmary-ridden New Orleans Pelicans. It will be the second night of a back-to-back for the Spurs, while their guests last played on Wednesday. Even with NOLA’s absences, they can’t be taken lightly because there’s an NBA phenomenon of undermanned […]
From Pounding The Rock | 9 days ago | 1 read
In his post-game presser following an embarrassing home loss to the Pelicans, Head Coach Jason Kidd claimed the Dallas Mavericks’ offensive struggles were just “missed open shots”—a cold streak that would soon thaw. But eight games into 2025–26, the numbers and the film agree on something harsher: the Mavericks aren’t just cold. They’re uncreative. Fast […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 10 days ago | 0 reads
Despite the last two games, the San Antonio Spurs are off to one of their most successful seasons in recent memory. The Silver and Black are 5-2 heading into a back-to-back against the Houston Rockets and New Orleans Pelicans. Through seven games, they’ve at times looked like a team ready to compete for the playoffs, […]
From Pounding The Rock | 10 days ago | 2 reads
It might be time to take your hand off the “panic” button and click “rebuild” instead. Coming into Wednesday, the 2-5 Mavericks desperately needed a game against the New Orleans Pelicans to get back on track. New Orleans was just 1-6 coming into the night with their sole victory being against the Charlotte Hornets the […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 11 days ago | 0 reads
It’s no secret that the Dallas Mavericks are in a bad place at the moment. Sitting at 2-6, these Mavs have lost at home to two of the worst teams in the NBA already, losing to the Wizards and Pelicans all within a spell of three weeks. This extended stretch has taxed everyone involved, seemingly […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 11 days ago | 0 reads
Jason Kidd may not think the boat is burning after the Dallas Mavericks (2-6) suffered the team’s latest loss, at home on Wednesday, 101-99, to the New Orleans Pelicans, who were down three of their top players and on the second end of a back-to-back set. But it’s certainly is starting to smell like smoke […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 11 days ago | 3 reads
Even graded on a curve, the Dallas Mavericks’ 101-99 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday at American Airlines Center was a particularly ugly one. Dallas (2-6) shot just 6-of-22 (27.3%) from the floor in the first quarter. They shot 2-for-12 in the paint through the first quarter and a half of the game. […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 11 days ago | 1 read