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Nash dishes out 17 in debut as Pelicans hold off Twolves

Minnesota Timberwolves at New Orleans Hornets
Jan 1, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Minnesota (17-16)	25	23	28	32	108
New Orleans (22-17)	25	30	28	28	111

Minnesota Timberwolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Ricky Rubio	39	8-22	1-4	0-0	3	7	2	1	3	17
Brandon Roy	31	3-18	0-4	0-0	3	3	2	1	0	6
AK47	32	5-7	0-0	2-3	3	2	6	0	0	12
Kevin love	37	5-6	0-0	2-2	6(3 off)	5	3	1	0	12
Nikola Pekovic	27	5-11	0-0	7-8	7(5 off)	1	1	2	0	17
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Derick Williams	21	9-13	1-1	0-0	7(1 off)	1	4	1	3	19
Alexey Shved	18	0-4	0-0	2-2	0	1	1	0	1	2
Marcus Camby	15	3-4	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	6
Luke Ridnour	13	5-7	1-1	2-2	0	3	1	0	0	13
Tony Mitchell	11	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Woolridge	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Darius Miller	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		45-95(47%)	3-10(30%)	15-17	32(9 off)	23	20	6	8	108

New Orleans Hornets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Steve Nash	34	3-9	0-2	7-7	3(2 off)	17	1	0	7	13
Eric Gordon	32	12-15	4-5	3-3	6	2	0	0	2	31
JJ Reddick	30	4-10	3-7	0-0	7	4	0	0	3	11
Anthony Davis	33	6-10	0-0	4-5	10(2 off)	2	0	0	3	16
Nerlens Noel	29	2-2	0-0	2-2	7(2 off)	0	0	1	1	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Chris Copeland	25	8-15	1-6	0-0	4(2 off)	0	2	1	6	17
Darius Morris	15	1-4	0-1	0-0	3(1 off)	4	1	0	2	2
Tony Allen	19	2-4	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	4
Chris Kaman	20	5-7	0-0	1-2	4(1 off)	0	1	0	0	11
Metta World Peace	8	0-3	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Greg Stiemsma	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Lance Thomas	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Linas Kleiza	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Augusto Lima	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		43-79(54%)	8-23(34%)	17-19	50(10 off)	29	5	2	24	111

This game was back and forth throughout. Steve Nash was dishing like crazy with 17 assists and Gordon was lighting it up shooting 12-15 from the field. This was a fast paced game, with both teams trying to get up and down the floor. This game was back and forth throughout with the biggest lead being 12, that was gone a minute later on a 8-0 run by the Twolves. Throughout the 4th it was close, we were done 1 with a minute left, when Gordon cut to the rim and got a 3 point play. Love tied it with a dunk. Gordon drove and sunk a short jumper with 36 seconds left to give us a two point lead. We got a stop and Nash hit 2 free throws. Off a Tony Allen deflection Rubio drained a stepback three with 8 seconds left to make it 109-108. Nash was able to invade the defense and take a key 4 seconds off the clock. Nash hit both and Rubio's half court three bounced off the front rim as the Pelicans won.

Player of the game: Eric Gordon 31 points 12-15 FG, 4-5 on threes
Xfactor: Steve Nash ran our offense great dishing out 17 assists in his debut

Positives:
1. New guys fitting in- Nash and Morris both fit in and did a very good job filling their roles. It is clear that the Pelicans have upgraded at the point.
2. Bench- Kaman and Copeland provided solid scoring. Morris ran the offense with Nash out, Metta and Allen bring defensive energy.
3. Rebounding- We dominated a Love and Pekovic front court on the boards, good work.

Negatives:
1. Defense-108 points is too many. at times we offered no resistance.
2. Turnovers- 24 turnovers, the new guys took some time to get in the flow which is understandable, Nash won't have 7 tos every game, but Copeland as a pick and roll and catch and shoot guy can't have 6 turnovers.

Around the league:
Mavs lose OJ Mayo for 4 to 6 weeks
Denver lose Mcgee for 1 to 2 weeks
In third game after the big trade, the Pistons get their first win by beating the Heat 102-84

Next up: vs Dallas(17-19)

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Pelicans Blast Mavericks

Dallas Mavericks at New Orleans Hornets
Jan 16, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Dallas (17-20)	24	24	13	14	85
New Orleans (24-17)	19	32	37	28	116

Dallas Mavericks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Steve Nash	29	11-13	1-1	0-0	3	10	1	0	6	23
Eric Gordon	30	7-15	4-8	6-6	4	0	1	0	0	24
JJ Reddick	27	5-8	1-3	0-0	4	1	2	0	0	11
Anthony Davis	25	4-8	0-0	1-1	9	3	1	0	0	9
Nerlens Noel	29	6-10	0-0	1-2	16(6 off)	1	0	0	2	13
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Chris Copeland	20	2-11	0-3	0-0	7(2 off)	1	0	0	0	4
Darius Morris	20	2-7	1-3	6-6	4(1 off)	6	1	0	5	11
Tony Allen	24	4-6	0-2	2-2	4	3	4	0	1	10
Chris Kaman	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	0
Augusto Lima	11	0-2	0-0	0-0	1(1 off)	1	0	1	0	0
Greg Stiemsma	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	3(1 off)	1	1	0	0	0
Metta World Peace	16	3-11	2-6	3-4	4(1 off)	0	1	0	1	11
Linas Kleiza	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		30-85(35%)	5-19(26%)	20-26	43(7 off)	22	11	3	14	85

New Orleans Hornets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Darren Collison	27	2-9	0-1	2-2	6	8	1	0	2	6
Rodrigue Beaubois	24	5-22	1-10	3-4	1	2	1	0	0	14
Shawn Marion	28	4-8	0-0	3-4	3(2 off)	4	0	1	2	11
Dirk Nowitzki	32	4-9	1-1	0-0	5	0	1	1	2	9
Brandon Wright	25	5-10	0-0	2-2	9(2 off)	1	2	1	0	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jae Crowder	24	2-4	1-1	4-6	5(1 off)	0	3	0	1	9
Dennis Schroeder	23	0-6	0-1	4-4	3	2	1	0	4	4
Anthony Morrow	21	2-7	1-1	0-0	3	3	1	0	0	5
Timofey Mozgov	20	1-2	0-0	1-2	2(1 off)	1	1	0	2	3
Jason Smith	12	3-3	0-0	1-2	5(1 off)	0	0	0	0	7
Carlos Delfino	6	1-4	1-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Cunningham	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
TEAM TOTALS		44-92(47%)	9-26(34%)	19-21	61(13 off)	28	12	2	15	116

The first half was close, we blew them out and dominated them in the second half, this was our best all-around performance of the season, kudos to everyone. Stats should do most of the talking.

Player of the game: Steve Nash 23 points 11 assists, shot a staggering 11-13 from the field.
Xfactor: Nerlens Noel- 13 points and 16 rebounds, played a key role in anchoring our defense as Davis had foul trouble much of the game.

Postives:
1. Great all-around play. We played well in every facet. The turnovers are still a tad up there, but with the fast style we play this number isn't too bad and when we are stroking like we did today, we will be fine.

Next up: Vs suns(16-21)

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Pelicans Blow Out Suns

Phoenix Suns at New Orleans Hornets
Jan 18, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Phoenix (16-22)	25	21	25	19	90
New Orleans (24-17)	22	30	33	19	104

Phoenix Suns
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Goran Dragic	30	1-9	0-2	2-2	1	12	1	0	5	4
Shannon Brown	34	3-11	0-4	4-4	1	3	1	0	1	10
Jared Dudley	29	4-7	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	8
Anthony Bennett	27	3-8	0-1	3-3	2(1 off)	3	1	1	0	9
Marcin Gortat	34	11-13	0-0	3-7	12(3 off)	2	4	0	1	25
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Michael Beasley	24	7-14	0-2	0-0	8(2 off)	1	0	1	1	14
Kendall Marshall	19	3-6	0-0	0-0	2	2	1	0	1	6
Wesley Johnson	17	0-5	0-1	0-0	2(1 off)	0	0	0	1	0
Marcus Morris	16	1-3	0-1	2-2	1(1 off)	1	0	0	1	4
Luis Scola	16	5-9	0-0	0-0	5( 1off)	0	0	1	1	10
PJ Tucker	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Markieff Morris	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		38=85(44%)	0-11	14-18	36(9 off)	26	8	3	12	90

New Orleans Hornets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Steve Nash	34	5-10	2-4	0-0	6	15	1	0	5	12
Eric Gordon	36	10-21	4-11	0-0	3	4	1	0	4	24
JJ Reddick	31	7-13	1-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	15
Anthony Davis	32	2-6	0-1	4-6	13(5 off)	1	2	0	0	8
Nerlens Noel	29	5-7	0-0	2-3	13(5 off)	2	2	2	2	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Chris Copeland	20	7-12	2-4	5-5	7(2 off)	0	0	0	0	21
Darius Morris	15	1-7	0-3	1-2	1	5	0	0	1	3
Tony Allen	17	0-1	0-1	1-2	0	3	5	1	0	1
Chris Kaman	19	4-8	0-0	0-0	6(2 off)	0	0	2	0	8
Augusto Lima	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Greg Stiemsma	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Metta World Peace	13	0-3	0-2	0-0	3(1 off)	0	0	1	1	0
Linas Kleiza	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		41-88(46%)	9-30(30%)	13-18	64(15 off0	30	11	6	13	104

Another coast to coast blow out by us. Another great all-around performance. I hate to be so breif, but the last two games have just been great all around play. This was a team effort. positives all around no complaining today.

Player of the game: Steve Nash 12 points 15 assists as he keeps on sparking us since we traded for him.
Xfactor: Chris Copeland 21 points off the bench

After the game the Pelicans have cut Metta World Peace and signed Dominic Mcguire. Metta was shooting 19% from the field as the Pelicans. Mcguire is a very good defender and is younger. World Peace said "it was fun being with the Pelicans, too bad it didn't work out. I've got lots of better things to do that Im free again"

Next up: @ Magic(15-24)

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Pelicans Feast on Another Bad Team as Tougher Schedule Loams

New Orleans Hornets at Orlando Magic
Jan 18, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New Orleans (25-17)	23	33	30	17	103
Orlando (15-24)	18	21	19	19	77

New Orleans Hornets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Steve Nash	24	3-4	0-0	0-0	1	12	3	0	2	11
Eric Gordon	24	6-9	1-3	2-2	3	3	1	0	0	15
JJ Reddick	21	6-10	3-5	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	15
Anthony Davis	24	2-6	0-0	2-2	4	0	0	1	1	6
Nerlens Noel	19	2-3	0-0	1-2	6(1 off)	2	0	1	0	5
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Chris Copeland	28	4-9	1-2	1-2	10(3 off)	4	2	0	1	10
Darius Morris	25	2-9	0-2	0-2	3	7	5	0	5	4
Tony Allen	28	3-6	0-0	2-3	8(3 off)	0	2	0	1	8
Chris Kaman	30	11-18	0-0	5-6	3	0	0	0	2	27
Dominic Mcguire	21	1-4	0-1	0-0	7	4	2	1	2	2
Greg Stiemsma	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Lance Thomas	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Linas Kleiza	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		51-82(50%)	8-17(47%)	13-19	49(7 off)	32	15	3	15	103

Orlando Magic
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Shane Larkin	23	1-5	0-0	3-4	1	2	0	0	3	5
Aaron Affalo	27	3-6	1-2	0-0	3	2	0	0	1	7
Tobias Harris	26	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	0	1	4
Glen Davis	24	6-15	0-0	0-0	6( 1 off)	0	0	1	1	12
Nikola Vucevic	24	1-4	0-0	2-2	6(2 off)	1	0	2	2	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Moe Harkless	23	3-8	0-1	5	0	0	0	1	0	23
Doron Lamb	23	3-7	1-5	0-0	5(1 off)	4	5	2	2	7
Isaiah Canann	25	6-15	1-4	4-4	0	3	1	0	8	17
Al Harrington	20	5-12	1-3	1-2	7(1 off)	0	1	0	1	12
Hedo Turkoglu	8	1-3	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	2
Beno Udrih	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		31-80(38%)	4-16(25%)	11-14	44(7 off)	18	10	8	19	77

The Pelicans picked up their 4th win in a row since the Nash trade. This game was close early on, but we blew it open in the second quarter and it never got close. Kaman came out hot and we ran our second unit offense through him with 17 first half points. Kaman finished with a season high 27 points. We rode him and the second unit for most of the second half after the result was clear. Allen had 8 points 8 rebounds 2 steals and his usual defensive intensity off the bench. Mcguire had 4 points 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and a block off the bench. He played great defense and it will be tough for another teams to score off us when him and Allen are in the game. Morris had 7 assists and 5 steals running the backup PG. Copeland had a double-double off the bench as well. Nash had another double- double in just 24 mins. All positives again, no complaints from me. After 3 easy game our schedule gets very tough as we play the Knicks, Spurs, Grizzlies, Warriors, and Heat to close out the month of January.

Player of the game: Chris Kaman 27 points off the bench, we ran our offense through him a lot of the game, which allowed us to get a lead.
Xfactor: Great play from our bench on both sides of the ball.

Next up: @ Knicks(22-18)




Around the League:
Jazz Lose Randy Foye for 6 to 8 weeks and sign Xavier Henry for depth.
Tim Duncan retires from his major injury.
Jarron Collins retires
Pistons lose Greg Monroe for 1-2 weeks and bring in Chris Wilcox.
Celtics lose Jeff Green for 6 to 8 weeks

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Nets get Zbo



The Nets are 27-12, just 2 games behind the Heat, despite Reggie Evans averaging below 4 points per game at PF. The Nets decided they wanted to boaster their chances in the east by adding a tough presence down low who can score and rebound. The Grizzlies are 14-28, the second worst record in the west. Ed Davis has been the 6th man all year and the Grizzlies want to to give him a chance. The Nets acquired Zach for Kris Humphries expiring contract, Mirza Teletovic who was immediacy waived by the Grizzlies and the Nets unprotected 2015 first round pick. Zach had a big player option, so Memphis gets cap space for next year and they get thw 2015 pick which provides an asset for a team that needs to retool. This is the second big trade in January, expect more and more trades as we get closer to the deadline.

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Sorry guys this dynasty is going to end. I might decide to start another soon.