Tag: New Orleans Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans improved to 6-0 against the Sacramento Kings this season with Friday night’s 105-98 play-in tournament victory, becoming the first NBA team to go 6-0 in a season (without a playoff series) against an opponent since the Denver Nuggets against the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1994-95. According to ESPN Stats & Information, the […]
New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has officially been ruled out for Friday’s play-in tournament elimination game against the Sacramento Kings with a left hamstring strain, the team announced Wednesday. The Pelicans said an MRI confirmed the injury. Williamson will be re-evaluated in approximately two weeks. The two-time All-Star finished with a season-high 40 points and 11 […]
The New Orleans Pelicans (49-32) can clinch the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference on Sunday with a win over the Los Angeles Lakers (46-35) or a loss by the Phoenix Suns (48-33) at the Minnesota Timberwolves (56-25). New Orleans currently ranks sixth in the West standings. The top six teams in each conference […]
Four NBA teams in the Western Conference can secure either a playoff or play-in spot on Tuesday, April 9. The Dallas Mavericks (48-30) will clinch a playoff spot with a win and a loss by either the Phoenix Suns (46-32) or New Orleans Pelicans (46-32). Dallas will win the Southwest Division title with a win […]
Zion Williamson is the only New Orleans Pelicans player to post at least 30 points in a single game on 90% shooting from the field. The two-time All-Star forward has done so three times. In New Orleans’ 114-101 win over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday, he tallied a season-high-tying 36 points, seven rebounds, six assists, […]
New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram suffered a bone contusion in his left knee and is expected to miss at least two weeks, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. The eight-year veteran exited early during the second half of Thursday night’s 121-106 loss to the Orlando Magic. He was defending Jalen Suggs on […]
New Orleans Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III became the seventh player in NBA history to make 10 or more 3-pointers in a game off the bench, during Tuesday night’s 139-98 blowout win over the Toronto Raptors. The third-year wing recorded a season-high 34 points and six rebounds while finishing 11-of-17 (64.7%) shooting from the floor […]
The New Orleans Pelicans are signing guard Malcolm Hill to a two-way contract, according to sources. Hill, 28, went undrafted in 2017 out of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and signed his first deal with New Orleans in October 2021. Hill played for five international teams overseas before beginning his NBA career — Star […]
New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum is the only NBA player this season who is shooting over 50% on pull-up 2-point field goals and 40% on pull-up 3-pointers. Thirty-seven players have attempted a minimum of 100 pull-up 2s and 100 pull-up 3s. Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is averaging an NBA-best 14.5 points per game […]
Spencer Dinwiddie is set to be the hottest candidate on the buyout market. After being traded to the Toronto Raptors in a deal at the NBA Trade Deadline, the Raptors wasted no time in waiving the veteran guard. However, there are still plenty of teams interested in his services. Without further adieu, here are four […]
