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NEW ORLEANS GETS HOT

Games
3/3 - (23-37) Minnesota Timber Wolves 88 @ (31-30) New Orleans Pelicans 124
Notes
Jrue Holiday 26 points/Trey Burke 21 points, 6 assists
Jarrett Culver 21 points
New Orleans pulls within half a game of Utah for the #8 seed

3/4 – (32-30) New Orleans Pelicans 117 @ (20-43) Dallas Mavericks 107
Notes
Brandon Ingram 23 points/James Ennis 22 points
Kristaps Porzingis 38 points (averaged 29.0ppg against NOP)
New Orleans takes sole possession of #8 seed

3/6 – (25-38) Miami Heat 116 @ (33-30) New Orleans Pelicans 123
Notes
Derrick Favors 21 points/Zion Williamson 17 points, 10 rebounds
Dion Waiters 20 points
New Orleans passes Denver to take a .5 game lead for the #7 seed

3/8 – (34-30) New Orleans Pelicans 113 @ (24-39) Minnesota Timber Wolves 101
Notes
Derrick Favors 22 points, 16 rebounds/Zion Williamson 15 points, 14 rebounds
Noah Vonleh 20 points, 10 rebounds

3/11 – (35-30) New Orleans Pelicans 152 @ (34-31) Sacramento Kings 140 (2OT)
Notes
Zion Williamson 26 points, 17 rebounds/Jrue Holiday 25 points, 10 assists/Derrick Favors 22 points
JJ Redick 19 points, game tying 3 in final seconds of both regulation and overtime
Buddy Hield 35 points/Marvin Bagley III 28 points, 11 rebounds
The win puts the Pelicans in the #7 seed with a game lead over Denver and Sacramento

3/13 – (36-30) New Orleans Pelicans 135 @ (31-35) Utah Jazz 108
Notes
JJ Redick 26 points/Zion Williamson 25 points, 11 rebounds/Jrue Holiday 16 points, 11 assists
Donovan Mitchell 25 points/Rudy Gobert 18 points, 13 rebounds

3/14 – (37-30) New Orleans Pelicans 108 @ (48-19) Los Angeles Clippers 96
Notes
JJ Redick 22 points/Zion Williamson 18 points, 14 rebounds/Lonzo Ball 9 points, 9 assists, 3 blocks
Kawhi Leonard 24 points, 12 rebounds/Paul George 19 points, 8 rebounds
New Oleans dominated the paint 46-30.

3/16 – (29-40) Atlanta Hawks 112 @ (38-30) New Orleans Pelicans 125
Notes
Zion Williamson 22 points, 13 rebounds/Jrue Holiday 21 points, 15 assists/Admiral Schofield 15 points
DeAndre Hunter 21 points/Jabari Parker 18 points
This marked 10 straight wins for the Pelicans, who are now .5 back of the #6 seed.

Around The League
3/6 - Toronto’s Pascal Siakam (14.1ppg) has twisted knee; out 1-2 weeks.
3/11 – Miami’s Justise Winslow (9.7ppg) has spinal injury; out for season.
3/12 – Boston’s Gordon Hayward (17.3ppg) has ankle sprain; out 4-6 weeks.

3/2-3/8 - Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo (28.ppg, 12.2rpg, 8.0apg, 1.5spg, 2.5bpg) and Dallas’ Kristaps Porzingis (38.5ppg, 9.5rpg, 1.7bpg) won Player of the Week.
3/9-3/15 – Orlando’s Nikola Vucevic (27.0ppg, 12.3rpg, 5.0apg, 1.3bpg) and Golden State’s Stephen Curry (40.6ppg, 11.3apg, 6.6rpg, 1.3spg) won Player of the Week.

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NEW ORLEANS COOLS OFF

Games

3/18 – (29-38) San Antonio Spurs 117 @ (38-31) New Orleans Pelicans 101
Notes
JJ Redick 20 points/Zion Williamson 19 points, 10 rebounds
DeMar DeRozan 20 pooints/LaMarcus Aldridge 20 points, 10 rebounds
This snapped the Pelicans’ 10 game winning streak.

3/21 – (39-31) New Orleans Pelicans 123 @ (26-45) Memphis Grizzlies 94
Notes
Zion Williamson 39 points, 9 rebounds/Lonzo Ball 11 points, 13 assists
Jaren Jackson Jr. 20 points/Ja Morant 15 points, 10 assists

3/22 – (35-35) Sacramento Kings 96 @ (39-32) New Orleans Pelicans 87
Notes
Brandon Ingram 15 points/Lonzo Ball 10 points, 12 assists
De’Aaron Fox 19 points, 6 assists
This loss caused New Orleans to fall to the #8 seed.

3/24 – (26-46) Memphis Grizzles 89 @ (40-32) New Orleans Pelicans 116
Notes
JJ Redick 26 points/Zion Williamson 25 points, 10 rebounds
Jaren Jackson Jr. 19 points/Ja Morant 7 points, 11 assists

3/27 – (26-47) New York Knicks 105 @ (41-32) New Orleans Pelicans 119
Notes
Brandon Ingram 23 points/Zion Williamson 22 points, 12 rebounds
RJ Barrett 26 points/Julis Randle 17 points, 11 rebounds
New Orleans moved back into the #7 seed.

3/29 – (41-33) New Orleans Pelicans 81 @ (41-33) Orlando Magic 120
Notes
Zion Williamson 17 points, 14 rebounds/Lonzo Ball 10 points, 10 assists
Markelle Fultz 22 points/Mo Bamba 16 points, 17 rebounds
New Orleans is back to holding the #8 spot. Orlando clinched a playoff berth with the win.

3/31 – (42-33) New Orleans Pelicans 120 @ (31-45) Atlanta Hawks 113
Notes
Zion Williamson 30 points, 10 rebounds/Jrue Holiday 21 points
Trae Young 29 points, 6 assists
New Orleans regains the #7 seed with this win and now sit .5 games out of the #5 seed.

Around The League
3/18 – Atlanta’s Kevin Hueter (9.3ppg) has sprained knee; out 1-2 weeks.
3/20 – San Antonio’s LaMarcus Aldridge (20.5ppg) has severe ankle sprain; out 2-4 weeks.

The Lakers (57-16), Clippers (53-21), and Rockets (52-21) clinched playoff spots out west. In the east, the Bucks (51-23), Celtics (45-29), 76ers (43-31), and Magic (41-33) have all clinched.

3/16-3/22: Philadelphia’s Ben Simmons (27.0ppg, 10.2rpg, 8.0apg, 2.2spg) and Denver’s Nikola Jokic (25.2ppg, 14.2rpg, 8.2apg, 1.2spg, 1.2bpg) were awarded Player of the Week honors.

3/23-3/29: Brooklyn’s Kevin Durant (33.7ppg, 7.7rpg, 4.7apg, 2.2spg, 1.7bpg) and Portland’s Damian Lillard (34.5ppg, 7.2apg, 4.7rpg, 1.0spg) took home Player of the Week awards.

4/1 – Philadelphia’s Ben Simmons (25.9ppg, 10.6rpg, 7.9apg, 1.6spg) and Golden State’s Stephen Curry (39.0ppg, 8.3apg, 5.9rpg, 1.8spg) were named Players of the Month for March.

4/1 – New York’s RJ Barrett (17.1ppg, 5.9rpg, 3.0apg) and New Orleans’ Zion Williamson (21.4ppg, 11.3rpg, 3.0apg, 1.6pg, 1.3bpg) took home March Rookie of the Month honors.

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Team looking pretty good so far.

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NEW ORLEANS CLINCHES A PLAYOFF BERTH

Games

3/31 – (42-33) New Orleans Pelicans 120 @ (31-45) Atlanta Hawks 113
Notes
Zion Williamson 30 points, 10 rebounds/Jrue Holiday 21 points
Trae Young 29 points, 6 assists
New Orleans regains the #7 seed with this win and now sit .5 games out of the #5 seed.

4/1 – (43-33) New Orleans Pelicans 126 @ (32-43) Washington Wizards 105
Notes
Zion Williamson 32 points, 9 rebounds/Brandon Ingram 18 points
Bradley Beal 32 points/Rui Hachimura 16 points

4/5 – (43-34) New Orleans Pelicans 112 @ (34-42) San Antonio Spurs 118
Notes
Zion Williamson 33 points/JJ Redick 20 points
Rudy Gay 26 points/DeMar DeRozan 20 points
New Orleans falls to the #8 seed with the loss. However, they hold a 5.0 game lead on the #9 seed with 5 games to play.

4/7 – (22-56) Charlotte Hornets 97 @ (44-34) New Orleans Pelicans 112
Notes
Jrue Holiday 22 points/Zion Williamson 19 points, 12 rebounds
Nicholas Batum 18 points
New Orleans officially clinches a playoff spot!

4/9 – (37-42) Phoenix Suns 118 @ (44-35) New Orleans Pelicans 105
Notes
Zion Williamson 27 points, 15 rebounds/Brandon Ingram 22 points
Devin Booker 37 points/DeAndre Ayton 18 points, 11 rebounds
The Pelicans sit 1.0 game out of the #7 seed, 1.5 out of #6, and 2.0 out of #5 with three to play.

Around The League
4/5 – Orlando suffered a huge blow when Nikola Vucevic (18.9ppg, 11.8rpg) tore his achilles; out for season
4/5 – Phoenix lost Ricky Rubio (11.2ppg) to a dislocated patella; out for season

The Warriors (46-31), Trail Blazers (45-33), and Nuggets (44-33) all clinched playoff spots out west. In the east, the Nets (41-36) and Pistons (41-36) joined the playoff party.

3/30-4/5: Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo (27.0ppg, 12.3rpg, 6.0apg, 3.0spg, 2.3bpg)and the Lakers’ LeBron James (34.0ppg, 6.2rpg, 10.2apg, 1.2spg) were named Players of the Week.

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4/11/20

(48-31) Philadelphia 76ers @ (44-35) New Orleans Pelicans

Two teams who have their playoff tickets punched but were still looking to lock down seedings. A win for Philadelphia cemented them as the #2 out East, while a New Orleans loss almost guaranteed them the #8 out West. Both teams certainly played like everything was on the line. Regulation saw the Pelicans in control thanks to a big second quarter run fueled by their bench. The hot shooting of JJ Redick (17 points) and Trey Burke (13 points) led the way. Philadelphia fought back with a fourth quarter that tied things up thanks to a dominant performance from Joel Embiid (35 points, 23 rebounds). He sank two free throws with 0.9 left to send the game into overtime tied at 116.

The intensity only picked up in the extra frame. Tobias Harris (21 points) nailed a three to put his guys up with time winding down, only for Admiral Schofield (16 points) to take it the length of the court and send it into double overtime with a runner in the lane. In overtime #2, Rookie of the Year frontrunner Zion Williamson (30 points, 21 rebounds) battled with former Rookie of the Year Ben Simmons (33 points, 12 assists, 6 rebounds). However, Simmons missed a floater as time expired and we headed to a third overtime. There, Al Horford (18 points, 12 rebounds) hit two threes, while Brandon Ingram (10 points) missed three open ones. That was enough to seal this for Philadelphia, even with Lonzo Ball (17 points, 12 assists) hitting a buzzer-beater. The 76ers won 145-140.

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PELICANS WINS FINAL GAME; STILL SUFFER HUGE LOSS

Games

4/13 – (33-48) Washington Wizards 112 @ (45-36) New Orleans Pelicans 129
NOTES
Zion Williamson 32 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists/Brandon Ingram 22 points
John Wall 25 points/Bradley Beal 23 points

(45-36) New Orleans Pelicans @ (36-45) San Antonio Spurs

On the final day of the season, the Pelicans entered with something to fight for. A Playoff spot was already secure but seeding was important. Even eliminated, Pop had the Spurs playing hard. They kept the game close throughout only to fall behind early in the third. Lonzo Ball (11 points, 15 assists) hit a layup to give his guys a ten point lead. However, everything took a turn for the worse on the next possession. Zion Williamson (15 points, 14 rebounds) came down awkwardly on a jumper and had to be helped to the back. New Orleans’ Playoff hopes rested on his shoulders. As talented as the team is, Williamson is their leader in scoring and rebounding, as well as the anchor of a defense that finished 7th in the league.

With Zion out, San Antonio rallied and took a fourth quarter leader behind LaMarcus Aldridge (20 points, 9 rebounds) and DeMar DeRozan (25 points). But New Orleans was determined. JJ Redick (19 points) hit a big three to cut the lead and they got a three point play from Admiral Schofield (10 points) to tie things up. The Spurs missed and the game was in Brandon Ingram’s (12 points) hands. He missed a jumper but Derrick Favors (15 points, 20 rebounds) picked up the pieces and scored on a put back as time expired.

Unfortunately, the win wasn’t enough. The Thunder also won, keeping the Pelicans as the #8 seed. Also, terrible news came that Williamson had a severe ankle sprain. He’ll be out 6-8 weeks, meaning no first round games for him. The 46-36 are lined up against the #1 Los Angeles Lakers, who went 65-17 this season.

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FIRST ROUND

Game 1: (8) 46-36 New Orleans Pelicans 110 @ (1) 65-17 Los Angeles Lakers 124
Anthony Davis 36 points, 10 rebounds/DeMarcus Cousins 20 points, 11 rebounds
Lonzo Ball 20 points/JJ Redick 18 points

Game 2: (8) 46-36 New Orleans Pelicans 98 @ (1) 65-17 Los Angeles Lakers 108
DeMarcus Cousins 23 points/Anthon Davis 19 points, 12 rebounds
Jrue Holiday 25 points/JJ Redick 21 points

Game 3

On paper, New Orleans had no shot. The Lakers won 19 more games than them and featured a terrorizing three-headed combo of LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and DeMarcus Cousins. Without Zion Williamson this looked hopeless. That was even more the case when LA jumped out to a 2-0 lead despite James averaging just 12.5ppg and showing 28% from the field.

But the New Orleans didn’t care. They were rowdy from the start in game three. It helped spark the Pelicans to a 29-19 lead after one. They were led by a hot start from Jrue Holiday (14 of his 17 points in the first). In the second quarter, the Lakers righted the ship but New Orleans stayed afloat thanks to JJ Redick (18 points) and his hot shooting. In the second half, LA fell behind by double digits but rallied thanks to James (27 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists) and Anthony Davis (22 points, 17 rebounds). However, the Pelicans would not be denied. Brandon Ingram (15 points) scored 10 in the final frame to pull away and the Pelicans shockingly won game 3 111-105.