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Simmed Games December 1st through December 14th

December 1st: Mavericks 90 Pelicans 109
Player of the game: Eric Gordon 33 points 4 rebounds 4 assists 13-20 FG, 3-4 three pointers
Mavericks player of the game: Dirk 21 points 4 rebounds 1 block 8-15 FG

December 5th: Pacers 110 Pelicans 77
Player of the game: Paul George 29 points 7 rebounds 2 assists 2 steals 3 blocks 11-20 FG 4-7 three pointers
Pelicans player of the game: Anthony Davis 20 points 10 rebounds 3 blocks

December 7th: Rockets 123 Pelicans 127
Player of the game: Eric Gordon 33 points 4 rebounds 3 assists 12-20 FG, 3-6 3 pointers
Rockets player of the game: James Harden 33 points 5 rebounds 7 assists 11-19 FG, 4-7 three pointers

December 8th: Pelicans 95 Heat 112
Player of the game: Lebron 25 points 7 rebounds 7 assists 1 steal 1 block 12-24 FG
Pelicans player of the game: Anthony Davis 22 points 11 rebounds 5 assists 1 block 8-17 FG

December 10th: Pelicans 104 Rockets 98
Player of the game: Eric Gordon 31 points 3 assists 11-22 FG, 5-9 three pointers
Rockets player of the game: James Harden 22 points 8 rebounds 5 assists 8-20 FG, 2-9 three pointers

December 12th: Pelicans 126 Jazz 102
Player of the game: Anthony Davis 29 points 12 rebounds 3 blocks 10-21 FG
Jazz player of the game: Gordon Hayward 17 points 6-10 FG 3 rebounds 3 assists

December 13th: Pelicans 104 Trail Blazers 111
Player of the game: Lamarcus Alridge 28 points 8 rebounds 14-19 FG
Pelicans player of the game: Eric Gordon 39 points 10-15 FG, 4-7 three pointers, 15-16 FT

Pelicans record: 15-9

Around the league:
Grizzlies trade Tony Wroten and Athanasios Adetokoubo to the Wizards for Patrick Millis and a second round pick
Wizards lose Allen Crabbe for 4-6 weeks
Celtics lose Jared Sullinger for 2 to 4 weeks
We get JJ Reddick back(after first Rocket's game)
Spurs lose Tim Duncan for 6 to 8 weeks and sign Jermaine O'Neal
Jazz lose Derick Favors for 1 to 2 weeks
Raptors lose Rudy Gay for 2 to 4 weeks
Pistons lose Kim English for 4 to 6 weeks and sign Rudy Fernandez
Pablo Prigioni will retire after this year
Cavs lose Anderson Varejao for 6 to 8 weeks. They sign Daniel Orton and cut CJ Miles

Next up: VS Raptors(8-14)

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Strong 4th quarter leads Pelicans over Gay-less Raptors

New Orleans Hornets at Toronto Raptors
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New Orleans (15-9)	30	18	22	14	84
Toronto (8-14)	23	24	20	24	91

New Orleans Hornets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Greivis Vasquez	29	0-2	0-1	1-2	3(1 off)	11	2	0	2	1
Eric Gordon	34	9-20	2-9	0-0	6	4	2	1	3	20
JJ Reddick	29	7-14	3-5	0-0	6	1	0	0	1	17
Anthony Davis	24	4-10	1-2	3-5	7(1 off)	0	0	0	0	12
Nerlens Noel	32	0-3	0-0	1-2	9(2 off)	4	1	2	0	1
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Chris Copeland	27	8-17	4-8	4-5	6(1 off)	0	1	0	3	24
Will Bynum	20	0-5	0-1	0-0	3	6	2	0	6	0
Tony Allen	23	3-5	0-1	0-0	9(2 off)	1	0	0	0	6
Chris Kaman	21	4-7	0-0	0-0	4(1 off)	0	0	1	1	8
Austin Rivers	5	0-1	0-1	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Greg Stiemsma	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Lance Thomas	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Linas Kleiza	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		32-90(35%)	3-15(20%)	17-21	47(11 off)	21	11	4	9	84

Toronto Raptors
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Kyle Lowry	37	4-18	1-6	2-2	5	10	5	0	3	11
Demar Derozan	32	4-11	0-1	5-6	4	3	1	1	0	13
Terrence Ross	35	8-15	2-4	1-2	6(1 off)	1	1	2	2	19
Andray Blatche	40	7-20	0-1	2-2	8(3 off)	0	0	0	0	16
Jonas Valanciunas	28	5-8	0-0	3-3	4(3 off)	1	3	0	0	13
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Amir Johnson	20	1-5	0-1	3-4	11(4 off)	1	0	1	0	4
Jason Kidd	13	0-2	0-0	0-0	3	3	0	0	2	0
Boris Diaw	10	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Alan Anderson	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Landry Feilds	7	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	14	1-7	0-2	1-2	2	1	0	0	2	3
Acy	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		35-84(41%)	10-28(35%)	11-16	53(9 off)	27	8	4	16	91

We struggled on defense in the first quarter, but played lock down defense for the rest of the game. Offense was iffy today, but Copeland and Reddick hitting jumpers gave us enough. Gordon scored 5 straight in the 4th, when we were down 4, to put us up for good. Offense went through some struggles, but our defense was able to carry us to a solid win.

Positives:
1. Defense- Lockdown for the last 3 quarters
2. Copeland- Davis was in foul trouble, and Copeland provided much needed scoring. He even did a solid jump banging down low, for longer than he is use to.
3. Teamwork- We contiue to lead the league in assists as we do a great job of sharing the ball.

Negatives:
1. PGS- Vasquez and Bynum have to be able to make open shots when Davis, Gordon, and Copeland are doubled. If they can't drain those looks it hurts our offense, expect the Pelicans to look for a PG that can shot as soon as the deadline, and definitely expect a change at PG next season.
2. Noel- He played good on defense and on the boards, but we aren't even getting him the ball and offense and he is missing his 2-3 shots at the rim every game. We need some offense out of him, but he has been great on defense.

Next up: @ Thunder(16-7)

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Thunder Hold Down Top Seed in West

New Orleans Hornets at Oklahoma City Thunder
Dec 17, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New Orleans (16-9)	20	33	25	15	93
Oklahoma City (16-7)	22	28	30	35	115

New Orleans Hornets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Greivis Vasquez	29	2-7	0-1	2-2	7(1 off)	14	1	0	2	6
Eric Gordon	34	9-18	6-11	0-0	3(1 off)	2	1	0	5	24
JJ Reddick	23	2-8	1-6	2-2	2(1 off)	2	2	0	3	7
Anthony Davis	29	7-10	0-0	3-4	7(1 off)	1	1	0	5	17
Nerlens Noel	28	6-10	0-0	5-6	13(4 off)	0	2	0	1	17
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Chris Copeland	28	4-16	0-4	4-4	4	1	0	0	2	12
Will Bynum	20	0-5	0-2	0-0	3(1 off)	3	2	0	3	0
Tony Allen	25	1-5	0-2	2-3	4(3 offf)	1	2	0	0	4
Chris Kaman	19	2-7	0-0	2-2	5(1 off)	0	0	0	1	6
Austin Rivers	10	0-4	0-1	0-0	4(1 off)	0	0	1	1	0
Greg Stiemsma	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Lance Thomas	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Linas Kleiza	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		33-90(36%)	7-27(25%)	20-23	52(14 off)	25	12	1	23	93

Oklahoma City Thunder
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Russel Westbrook	41	5-18	0-1	6-6	9(1 OFF)	15	6	1	5	16
Kevin Martin	38	7-20	1-3	2-2	5	2	1	2	1	17
Kevin Durant	40	16-28	1-4	3-3	8	5	7	2	2	36
Serge Ibaka	35	6-6	1-1	0-0	10(3 off)	0	2	0	2	13
Kendrick Perkins	22	1-1	0-0	2-2	4(1 off)	2	1	0	0	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Thabo Sefolosha	20	5-7	1-2	4-5	4(1 off)	0	0	0	2	15
Kelly Olynyk	1o	2-4	1-1	1-2	2(1 off)	1	1	1	1	6
Reggie Jackson	11	2-4	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	4
Mike Miller	11	2-5	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	4
Nick Collison	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	0
Hasheem Thabeet	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1(1 off)	0	0	2	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		46-93(49%)	5-14(35%)	18-20	47(9 off)	27	18	9	13	115

Before this game the Pelicans were just one game behind the Thunder in the west. The game was close in the first quarter. The Thunder opened up a 14 point lead mid-way through the second. We cut into it thanks to hot shooting by Gordon from downtown. Early in the 3rd quarter we got a 6 point lead. The Thunder came back and the two teams proceeded to go back and 4th until just over 5 minutes left the Pelicans trailed 92 to 90. Durant got a 3 point play which started a 23-3 run by the Thunder to finish off the game and make it a blowout. We fought hard, but couldn't overcome our issues.

Positives:
1. Noel- His most aggressive offense game of the year as he scores a career high 17.
2. Gordon- His 6 3's lead us back and kept us around in the 2nd half.
3. Limiting Westbrook- Russel shot just 5-18 from the field.

Negatives:
1. Defense- Everyone but Russel killed us, we had no answer to Durant as our of outside defenders are too small to body up Durant.
2. Offense- Outside of Gordon and some inside scoring by Davis we struggled to score in the half court. Our PGS continue to be a black hole on offense. This issue will need to addressed.
3. Turnovers-23! 23 against the Thunder resulted in dunk after dunk on the fast-break. Our PGS can't score or hold the ball, quite the issue.

Player of the game: Kevin Durant 36 points 16-28 FGS, 8 rebounds 5 assists, 7 steals 2 blocks

Next up: @ Denver 14-11

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Pelicans Sign Metta World Peace



The Pelicans have signed Metta World Peace to a 1 year 490 K deal, as he is still being paid by the Lakers after being released from the Lakers with an amnesty buyout in the offseason and he went unsigned. He will get limited mintues, as he will just take Austin Rivers mintues at the start. Metta will bring toughness to a young team. He gives a guy to matchup with people like Durant who noone on our roster can guard. Rivers has been nothing on offense so the Pelicans figured to get a lockdown defender for that spot. If Metta can play well, he can earn a bigger role.

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Simmed Games December 18th- December 31st


December 18th: Pelicans 119 Nuggets 113
Player of the game: Eric Gordon 28 points 4 rebounds 6 assists 2 steals 11-21 FG. 3-7 three pointers
Nuggets player of the game: Andre Iguodala 17 points 4 rebounds 11 assists 2 steals 1 block 7-8 FG, 3-4 three pointers

December 21st: Spurs 107 Pelicans 94
Player of the game: Tony Parker 23 points 2 rebounds 4 assists 10-14 FG
Pelicans player of the game: Eric Gordon 33 points 7 rebounds 5 assists 9-19 FG, 3-8 three pointers, 12-12 FT

December 23rd: Memphis 90 Pelicans 95
Player of the game: Eric Gordon 38 points 6 rebounds 13-25 FG, 3-7 three pointers, 9-9 free throws
Memphis player of the game: Zach Randolph 26 points 8 rebounds 10-18 FG

December 26th: 76ers 102 Pelicans 113
Player of the game: Chris Copeland 21 points 10 rebounds 4 assists 1 block 6-11 FG
76ers player of the game: Andrew Bynum 26 points 4 rebounds 1 block 9-12 FG

December 28th: Rockets 101 Pelicans 98
Player of the game: Jeremy Lin 19 points 6 assists 3 steals
Pelicans player of the game: Greivis Vasquez 19 points 12 assists 7-11 FG

December 30th: Pelicans 95 Memphis 100
Player of the game: Marc Gasol 26 points 5 rebounds 2 blocks
Pelicans player of the game: Anthony Davis 21 points 8 rebounds 4 assists2 block 8-14 FG

December 31st: Boston 119 Pelicans 96
Player of the game: Rondo 21 points 7 rebounds 7 assists
Pelicans player of the game: Eric Gordon 32 points 2 assists 8-23 FG, 3-6 three pointers, 13-16 FT

Pelicans record: 19-14

Around the league:
Pistons lose Greg Monroe for 4-6 weeks
Clippers lose Blake Griffin for 1-2 weeks and bring back Lamar Odom for depth
Kings are on a 13 game losing steak
Antawn Jamison will retire after the season
Lakers lose Drew Gooden for 6 to 8 weeks and sign Malcom Thomas and they lose Steve Nash for 1 to 2 weeks
Kevin Durant and Deron Williams win players of the month

Next up: end of month recap

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December Recap

NBA Standings - Updated: Jan 1, 2013
ATLANTIC	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Nets	21	9	0	1
76ers	20	11	1.5	2
Celtics	18	13	3.5	3
Knicks	16	15	5.5	4
Raptors	12	18	9.0	5
CENTRAL	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Bulls	20	13	-	1
Cavs	18	14	1.5	2
Bucks	16	14	2.5	3
Pistons	17	15	2.5	4
Pacers	14	15	4.0	5
SOUTHEAST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Heat	22	9	-	1
Wizards	13	15	7.5	2
Hawks	14	17	8.0	3
Magic	12	17	9.0	4
Bobcats	8	21	13.0	5
EAST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Heat	22	9	-	1	1
Nets	21	9	0.5	1	2
76ers	20	11	2.0	2	3
Buls	20	13	3.0	1	4
Celtics	18	13	4.0	3	5
Cavs	18	14	4.5	2	6
Bucks	16	14	5.5	3	7
Pistons	17	15	5.5	4	8
NORTHWEST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Thunder	22	8	-	1
Timberwolves	15	12	5.5	2
Nuggets	16	16	7.0	3
Trail Blazers	11	18	10.5	4
Jazz	12	20	11.0	5
PACIFIC	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Clippers	18	13	-	1
Suns	14	17	4.0	2
Warriors	14	18	4.5	3
Kings	9	21	8.5	4
Lakers	8	22	9.5	5
SOUTHWEST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Spurs	19	11	-	1
Rockets	19	12	0.5	2
Pelicans	19	14	1.5	3
Mavs	11	17	7.0	4
Grizzlies	9	22	10.5	5
WEST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Thunder	22	8	-	1	1
Spurs	19	11	3.0	1	2
Rockets	19	12	3.5	2	3
Clippers	18	13	4.5	1	4
Pelicans	19	15	4.5	3	5
Timberwolves	15	12	5.5	2	6
Nuggets	16	16	7.0	3	7
Suns	14	17	8.5	2	8

NBA League Leaders - Updated: Jan 1, 2014
Points Per Game 1-5		PPG	Points Per Game 6-10		PPG
	1. Lebron James	28.0		1. John Wall	25.9
	2. Kevin Durant	27.0		2. Carmelo Anthony	25.8
	3. Kyrie Irving	26.6		3. James Harden	25.4
	4. Eric Gordon	26.5		4. Deron Williams	25.3
	5. Kobe	26.2		5. Kevin Love	24.4
Rebounds Per Game		RPG	Assists Per Game		APG
	1. Kevin Love	11.2		1. Rajon Rondo	9.9
	2. Joakim Noah	11.0		2. Greivis Vasquez	8.9
	3. Dwight Howard	10.9		3. Ricky Rubio	8.4
	4. Anthony Davis	10.2		4. Russel Westbrook	8.3
	5. Omer Asik	10.0		5. Jrue Holiday	7.9
Steals Per Game		SPG	Blocks Per Game		BPG
	1. Rajon Rondo	2.6		1. Anthony Davis	1.9
	2. Lebron James	2.6		2. Andre Drummond	1.9
	3. Ricky Rubio	2.6		3. Brook Lopez	1.9
	4. Russel Westbrook	2.3		4. Andrew Bynum	1.8
	5. Jrue Holiday	2.2		5. Dwight Howard	1.8
Field Goal %		FG%	3 Point %		3PT%
	1. Andre Drummond	.667		1. Rudy Gay	.523
	2. Derrick Favors	.612		2. Danny Green	.510
	3. Dwight Howard	.579		3. Jeff Green	.494
	4. Nene	.572		4. Brandon Knight	.493
	5. Brandon Bass	.569		5. Michael Beasley	.491

New Orleans Pelicans Stats - 13-14
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
Eric Gordon	33	33.9	26.5	3.8	3.8	1.0	0.3	2.7	.491 FG%
Anthony Davis	33	32.1	18.7	10.2	2.0	0.8	1.9	2.5	.516 FG%
JJ Reddick	25	29.2	12.4	3.2	1.8	0.8	0.1	1.4	.453 FG%
Chris Copeland(both teams combined)	33	19.1	9.5	4.5	1.7	0.3	0.4	1.3	.440 FG%
Nerlens Noel	33	30.0	7.6	7.5	0.3	0.8	1.4	1.2	.480 FG%
Greivis Vasquez	33	30.4	7.2	3.7	8.9	1.1	0.2	3.2	.399 FG%
Chris Kaman	33	17.5	7.5	4.5	0.5	0.2	0.6	0.8	.512 FG%
Will Bynum	33	16.2	5,8	2.0	3.5	0.8	0.0	1.8	.468 FG%
Tony Allen	33	21.3	4.7	3.5	1.5	1.6	0.2	1.0	.455 FG%
Metta World Peace	7	3.3	1.0	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.3	.600 FG%
Linas Kleiza	6	12.2	4.8	2.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	1.7	.500 FG%
Austin Rivers	22	9.6	3.6	0.8	1.7	0.3	0.1	0.7	.333 FG%
Lance Thomas	3	4.0	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	.333 FG%
Greg Stiemsma(both teams combined0	12	15.6	4.1	3.8	1.0	0.3	1.6	1.1	.500 FG%

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Team Effort Propels Pelicans over Pacers

New Orleans Hornets at Indiana Pacers
Jan 1, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New Orleans (19-15)	29	22	17	39	107
Indiana (14-15)	16	32	25	25	98

New Orleans Hornets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Greivis Vasquez	28	2-6	0-2	0-0	4	13	2	0	3	4
Eric Gordon	32	8-18	2-4	9-9	5	3	0	0	2	27
JJ Reddick	31	7-16	5-9	0-0	4(1 off)	2	1	0	0	19
Anthony Davis	35	10-17	0-0	4-4	9(4 off)	1	2	1	1	24
Nerlens Noel	28	2-4	0-0	0-0	14(6 off)	0	1	0	2	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Chris Copeland	27	8-13	2-4	4-5	4	1	0	0	1	22
Will Bynum	20	1-2	0-1	0-0	4(1 off)	8	0	0	2	2
Tony Allen	20	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	3	1	0	2	0
Chris Kaman	14	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	0	1	2
Metta World Peace	10	1-6	0-1	1-2	2	0	1	1	1	3
Greg Stiemsma	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Lance Thomas	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Linas Kleiza	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Austin Rivera	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		40-85(47%)	9-21(42%)	18-20	50(14 off)	32	10	2	15	107

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Indiana Pacers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
George Hill	35	3-9	1-3	0-0	2	7	3	1	1	7
Paul George	38	4-8	0-0	2-2	6(2 off)	1	5	1	1	10
Danny Granger	41	8-26	2-8	3-4	6(1 off)	3	1	1	3	21
Tyler Hansbrough	33	4-6	0-0	2-2	11(4 off)	2	1	0	4	11
Roy Hibbert	32	9-15	0-0	0-2	6(2 off)	2	1	0	0	18
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
DJ Augustin	14	4-8	2-3	2-2	1	8	0	0	1	12
Lance Stephenson	16	1-2	0-0	4-4	3	0	0	0	1	6
Isaiah Austin	10	3-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	6
Ian Mahinmi	9	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2
Antawn Jamison	9	1-4	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	3
Kyle Korver	8	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	3
Gerald Green	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		39-85(45%)	7-19(36%)	13-16	42(10 off)	25	13	3	13	98

We got off to a great start on both sides and had a 13 point lead. The Pacers led by Granger dominated the 2nd and 3rd quarters as they play intense defense and got enough offense. Our offense exploded in the 4th quarter, thanks to a decision to go small and put Davis at center with Copeland, JJ, Gordon, and Bynum on the floor. This lineup spread the floor beautifully which got us open looks. Davis played lockdown defense on Hibbert and sparked a few transition opportunities. The Pacers cut into the lead, but we put it away late with defense and timely shots and free throws.

Player of the game: Eric Gordon 27 points 5 rebounds 3 assists
Xfactor: Chris Copeland 22 points off the bench. He sparked our offense at times we had nothing go.

Positives:
1. Offense- We shared the ball well, made open jumpers, and dished the ball. We had a nice game against a strong Pacers defense.
2. Rebounding- We held a strong Pacers rebounding team in check. We beat them up on the boards in large thanks to Noel and Davis who did a good job in the paint.

Negatives:
1. Would still like to cut down on turnovers.
2. The Pacers got a lot of great looks from 3 point range. If they made some more open looks we could have been in trouble.




Around the league:
Kings lose 14^th in a row


Next up:
@ Nets(22-9)

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Dwill, JJ lead Domination of Pelicans

New Orleans Hornets at New Jersey Nets
Jan 2, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New Orleans (20-14)	25	19	28	29	101
New Jersey (22-9)	20	31	33	35	119

New Orleans Hornets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Greivis Vasquez	23	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	5	2	0	0	3
Eric Gordon	30	4-12	1-3	0-0	2	8	2	0	3	9
JJ Reddick	23	4-12	2-6	2-2	5(1 off)	1	0	0	1	12
Anthony Davis	29	6-10	0-0	5-8	6(2 off)	0	2	0	1	17
Nerlens Noel	30	7-9	0-0	2-2	6(3 off)	0	0	1	1	16
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Chris Copeland	22	8-19	1-5	3-3	7(2 off	1	0	1	0	20
Will Bynum	15	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	6	3	0	2	0
Tony Allen	27	3-4	0-0	2-2	4(1 off)	3	3	0	5	8
Chris Kaman	14	3-6	0-0	1-1	0	1	1	0	0	7
Austin Rivers	6	3-5	0-1	0-0	2(1 off)	1	0	0	0	6
Greg Stiemsma	6	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Metta World Peace	22	1-10	1-5	0-0	4	3	2	0	2	3
Linas Kleiza	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		40-91(43%)	6-23(26%)	15-18	40(10 off)	29	15	2	15	101

New Jersey Nets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Deron Williams	40	7-13	3-3	2-3	5	15	3	0	4	19
Joe Johnson	38	16-24	3-3	3-3	7(1 off)	0	1	2	4	38
Gerald Wallace	43	1-10	0-2	4-4	6	7	1	1	3	6
Reggie Evans	36	4-8	0-0	3-7	13(4 off)	5	0	1	1	11
Brook Lopez	36	4-7	0-0	5-6	9(2 off)	3	2	0	1	13
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Marshon Brooks	19	9-18	2-5	0-0	3(1 off)	0	2	1	1	20
Kris Humphries	14	3-4	0-0	0-0	6(5 off)	0	1	0	0	6
Tyshawn Taylor	9	2-3	0-0	2-2	1	3	1	0	1	6
Zaza Pachulia	8	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	0
CJ Watson	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Shengelia	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Stephen Jackson	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		46-89(51%)	8-13(61%)	19-12	51(13 off)	34	12	6	15	119

We came out strong and played a great first quarter led by 3 transition buckets by Tony Allen off great defense. Our defense collapsed after that, and all of our perimeter players struggled to score all day, this was a good old fashion blowout.

Player of the game: Joe Johnson 38 points- crazy efficient from the field.
Xfactor: Reggie Evans and Humphries killed us on the offense glass and killed our momentum with big rebounds.

Positives:
1. Nerlens Noel- He was more aggressive on offense and made some tougher shots than usual. This was his best offense performance of the year and is flashing signs of improvement.

Negatives:
1. Defense- We couldn't stop Dwill or Johnson and when they didn't score they created for others. 119 points is horrible, inexcusable.
2. Offense- Everyone besides Davis, Noel, and Copeland stunk, not going to do.
3. rebounding- We got destroyed on both sides on the board.

Around the league:
Kings beat Clippers to end 14 game losing streak
Rockets lose Asik for 2 to 4 weeks

Next up: Simmed Games

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Simmed Games January 5th- January 11th

January 5th- Knicks 100 Pelicans 107
Player of the game: Eric Gordon 27 points 10 rebounds 8 assists, 11-24 FG, 3-6 three pointers
Knicks player of the game: Carmelo Anthony 26 points 7 rebounds 5 assists, 9-21, 3-7 three pointers

January 7th- Pelicans 107 Spurs 103
Player of the game: Anthony Davis 22 points 10 rebounds 5 assists 3 steals 6 blocks, 9-13 FG
Spurs player of the game: Manu 19 points 2 rebounds 5 assists 2 steals 5-10 FG, 3-5 three pointers

January 9th- Kings 117 Pelicans 116
Player of the game: Demarcus Cousins 18 points 14 rebounds 5 assists 2 blocks 8-16 FG
Pelicans player of the game: Anthony Davis 29 points 7 rebounds 3 aasists 1 steal 3 blocks 14-20 FG

January 11th- Pelicans 100 Mavericks 121
Player of the game: OJ Mayo 24 points 2 rebounds 7 assists 2 steals 9-17 FG, 4-8 three pointers
Pelicans player of the game: Anthony Davis 25 points 7 rebounds 1 steal 1 block 10-19 FG

Pelicans record: 22-17

Around the league:
Raptors lose Amir Johnson for 1 to 2 weeks
Heat lose Battier for 4 to 6 weeks
Hawks lose Teague for 2 to 4 weeks

Next up: Vs Twolves

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Staggering 4 way Trade Shakes up NBA





The LA Lakers are 9-27. Dwight Howard left them for the Bucks, the Bucks. Kobe spoke out saying he was going to test the free agent market as he wanted to win. He was disgruntled when they lost Howard to the Bucks and the team's performance got him angry. Steve Nash also wanted out. The Lakers decided to move them to contenders. Kobe's 30 million dollar was tough for anyone to make work, the only team where it could work was the Pistons who had 29 mil in open cap space, who are 19-18 and only a half game out of the 8 seed. The Hornets have been struggling on offense when Gordon is doubled Vasquez has been bricking the open jumpers. They decided Nash was the perfect fit to run the point. This allowed them to join the conversation. Meanwhile the Grizzlies are also in the lottery, and Detroit needed a SF. Prince returns for a title run, and Stuckey gets the Grizzlies an expiring. That is the background on how this deal came down. Enough talk, here's the trade:

lakers trad:
nash(pelicans)
kobe(pistons)
augusto lima(pelicans)
Darius Morris(Pelicans)

Pelicans trade:
Vasquez(Pistons)
Rivers(Lakers)
Will Bynum(Lakers)

Pistons trade:
1st(Lakers)
Singler(lakers)
Knight(Lakers)
Middleton(Lakers)
Stuckey( Grizzlies)

Grizzlies trade:
Prince(Pistons)

Here are team rosters after the deal.

Pistons
PG: Vasquez/Caledron
SG: Kobe/McLemore/Rudy Fernandez/Kim English
SF: Prince/McLemore
PF: Monroe/Jerebko/Payne
C: Drummond/Turiaf/Kravtsov

Pelicans:
PG: Nash/Morris
SG: Gordon/Allen
SF: Reddick/Copeland/MWP
PF: Davis/Copeland/Augusto Lima/Lance Thomas
C: Noel/Kaman/Stiemsma

Lakers:
PG: Knight/Bynum/Blake/Duhon
SG: Meeks/Rivers
SF: Earl Clark/Singler/Middleton/Ebanks
PF: Gasol/Malcolm Thomas/Drew Gooden
C: Jordan Hill/Mason Plumlee

Besides the main story lines they are other underlying things in this deal. After vetoing a deal to the Pistons, they were the only destination so Kobe waived his no trade clause. The main thinking was if he didn't like Detroit he could leave after the season. The inclusion of WIll Bynum shocked many people, it was commonly thought that Klezia's expiring would be included. However Bynum expressed dissatisfaction with the Pelicans and New Orleans and the Pelicans didn't want any part of bad chemistry so they decided to give a younger backup a chance who is signed to a cheap 4 year deal. If Morris doesn't work out the Pelicans would have the space to sign a vet PG like Livingston, Farmar, or Davis as backup options as the playoffs get closer. Detroit also gets Vasquez who will be their PG and will play a key role in getting Kobe and the bigs shots, if also gives them a younger guy that can help long term. Prince gets to go home to try for another ring with the Pistons. Grizzlies were in this for cap space. The Pistons did gamble but they still have young pieces in Vasquez, Monroe, Drummond, McLemore and a lot of cap space if Kobe leaves. The Lakers start rebuilding get 3 young guys who can step in for them and be rotation players and maybe starters now and next year. The Pistons were willing to deal what they did because this happened in January and they get an extra month to get back in the eastern race and have more time to gell. That helped to motivate the Pistons according to reports. Pau Gasol is on a 1 year deal and the last man standing with the Lakers, they will try and move him before a deadline, but his 19 million dollar salary will be tough to match. What we know for sure is that this is one of the biggest deals we have seen in a long time.


Around the league:
Magic lose Jameer Nelson for 4 to 6 weeks
Wizards lose Ariza for 4 to 6 weeks

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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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Re: Respect the Brow! Respect it! A Pelicans Dynasty

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.