Fire & Ice - A NBA 2K18 New Orleans Pelicans Story

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AD & BOOGIE STRUGGLE AS THE PELS LOSE TO THE LOWLY MAVS IN EMBARRASSING FASHION





ERIC BLEDSOE HAS A BIG NIGHT AND HEPS GIVE THE PELS THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT LOSS (NOP ARE NOW LOSERS OF 6 OF 7 SINCE COMING BACK FROM THE ALL-STAR BREAK)





NEW ORLEANS FINALLY GETS OFF THE SCHEID, WITH THE 109-96 AT SACREMENTO





NEW ORLEANS BLOWS OUT THE WIZARDS THANKS TO A 46=POINT 4TH QUARTER





NEW ORLEANS IS 42-24 AND IN 5TH PLACE IN THE WEST. OKC TRAILS THE PELLS BY JUST ONE GAME.

AROUND THE LEAGUE

- Norman Powell re-signs with Toronto on a 2yr/$15.60M deal

- Giannis Antetokounmpo (5) and Chris Paul (2) named Players of the Week

- CP3 scores 38 points to go along with 16 assists and 5 steals and the Rockets blow out the Celtics 136-110

- Russel Westbrook gets another Triple-Double (43 points, 13 assists, 10 rebounds) helping his team to the 139-109 win over Portland

- The Warriors continue to show why they are the class of the league and are the #1 team in the Power Rankings for the 14th straight week

- Solomon Hill plays for the first time this season and scores 0 points in 10 minutes of play in the Pels 99-86 loss to Dallas

- Zach Randolph expected to miss 4-6 weeks with a broken right ankle

- Russel Westbrook posts his 27th Triple-Double of the season with 37 point, 11 assist, 10 rebound performance against the Spurs, OKC won 121-97

- The Phoenix Suns have fired coach Earl Watson and named assistant Jay Triano the interim coach for the remainder of the season

- LeBron James (5) and Steph Curry (2) named Players of the Week

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UTAH BESTS THE PELS THANKS TO RODNEY HOOD'S HOT SHOOTING NIGHT






RONDO LEADS THE PELS IN SCORING FOR THE 1ST TIME THIS SEASON AND HIS PERFORMANCE HELPS THE TO A SEVEN POINT WIN OVER CHARLOTTE





KAWHI AND THE SPURS EDGE OUT THE PELS 104-102






NEW ORLEANS OUTSCORES HOUSTON 31-18 IN THE 4TH QUARTER AND THAT HELPS THEM TO A CLOSE TWO POINT VICTORY





NEW ORLEANS IS 44-26 AND IN 6TH PLACE IN THE WEST

AROUND THE LEAGUE

- Golden State edges out Minnesota 99-96 behind Steph Curry's 29 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. The Warriors have won seven straight games

- Patrick Beverly expected to miss 1-2 months with a torn right bicep

- Uncle Drew drops 22 points in Boston's 104-100 win over Washinton

- The Knicks fall to the Hornets 100-87, the loss was New York's 10th in a row

- D Wade will be out at least 4-6 weeks with a right-hand fracture

- Damian Lillard scores 48 points to go along with 10 assists and 7 rebounds as the Trail Blazers blast the Pistons 144-120

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FIVE THINGS TO WATCH FOR - MID MARCH EDITiON



With a little less than a month left in the season, let's take a look at some of the goings on around the league.

1) CAN ANYONE CHALLENGE GOLDEN STATE?

The Warriors are currently on a 10 game winning streak and have won 15 of their last 17 games. They have been atop the Power Rankings for 15 straight weeks and outscoring their opponents by 11.4 PPG. They only have a two-game lead over Minnesota in the West, so a lot can happen, however with Steph, KD, Klay and Draymond rolling, this team is going to be tough to take out in a 7 game series.

2) STACKED WESTERN CONFERENCE

The East-leading Washington Wizards the only team in the East with over 40 wins in the East with a record of 41-29. The sixth team in the West (New Orleans) has a record of 44-26 and the 7th (Portland) and 8th (San Antonio) seeds are 40-29 and 40-30. The Warriors are the clear favorites to make it to the Finals however I fully expect every series to be a bloodbath.

3) THE BOSTON CELTICS

Boston has arguably been the most disappointing team in the league this season. Many thought that with their big moves, bring in Kyrie and Hayward in the offseason that they would be favorites to make it to the Finals. That just hasn't been the case due to a combination of bad luck injuries and having to depend on rookies. They currently have a record of 32-37, however, they're still 7th in the East and should easily be in the playoffs thanks to the East being so terrible. Obviously, this team still has the talent to make a splash come playoff time, but nothing that we've seen from thus far has shown that they will be able to do that.

4) SCORING CHAMPION IS A TWO MAN RACE BETWEEN DAMIAN LILLARD AND JAMES HARDEN

Lillard has been setting the league on fire, average just over 30 points a game. At this point in the season, James Harden is the only player who is close at 29.8 PPG. Either way, one of these two players should give their respective franchises their first scoring champ, who will it be?



5) THE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR IS BEN SIMMONS' TO LOSE

Ben Simmons has been having a monster season for a rookie as the 76ers Point-Forward, averaging 17.8 PPG, 9.1 RPG and 5 APG. And the thing makes Ben and his teammate Fultz stand out over the other rookies is that they're doing it as rookies with their teams in the Playoff race. This award likely already has Ben's named etched on it, something really major would have to happen in order for him to lose it at this point.

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THE CELTICS HAD NO ANSWER FOR BOOGIE AS THE PELS PICK UP THE 108-99 WIN






SETH CURRY HIT THE GAME WINNING SHOT IN THE PELS ONE POINT LOSS TO THE MAVS






THE PELS FALL TO THE LAKERS 118-113, LA SHOT 52% FROM THE FIELD IN THE WIN





THE BEARD WAS ONE FIRE SCORING 37 POINTS IN A FRUSTRATING NIGHT FOR NEW ORLEANS, THE LOSS WAS NOLA'S THIRD IN A ROW






NEW ORLEANS IS 45-29 AND IN 6TH PLACE IN THE WEST

AROUND THE LEAGUE

- The Bucks outscored the Cavs 21-4 in Overtime to pick up the 127-110 win. Antetokounmpo lead the Bucks with 29 points, 10 assists, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks and 2 steals

- Westbrook had yet another Triple-Double with 21 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists (also 7 steals) as OKC edged out Boston 121-116

- IT3's 27 points helped the Cavs over the Raptors 111-105

- Chef Curry was cooking against the Hawks, scoring 40 points in the 113-81 win. Golden State's winning streak is now at 12 games

- Giannis Antetokounpo (6) and Russell Westbrook (5) named Players of the Week

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WILL BARTON SCORED A SEASON-HIGH 27 POINTS AS THE PELS GET PASSED THE BLAZERS 103-91





CLEVELAND BLOWS OUT NEW ORLEANS 94-78, LEBRON STARRED WITH 18 POINTS, 10 REBOUNDS, AND 9 ASSISTS





NEW ORLEANS IS 46-30 AND IN 6TH PLACE IN THE WEST

AROUND THE LEAGUE

Omer Asik is set to make his season debut after battling an illness that kept him out for over a year

- King James posts a Triple-Double (30 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists) in Cleveland's 106-103 win over Brooklyn

- Aldridge's 17 points and 11 boards led the Bucks to the 95-88 win against his former teams (SAS)

- Melo had 24 points, PG13 had 21 and 8 boards and Westbrook posted his 33rd Triple-Double of the season (17 points, 15 assists, 15 rebounds) as OKC narrowly beat Portland 112-111. The win is OKC's 5th straight and they've won 9 of their last 10 games.

- Nick Young expected to miss 6-8 weeks due to a torn right elbow ligament

- Kyrie scores 39 points to go along with 11 assists and Hayward has 25 points and a season-high 12 boards in the Celtics 136-127 win over the Jazz

- KD has 42 points and 14 boards in Golden State's 112-94 win over the Bucks. Golden State's winning streak is at 15 games

- Joel Embiid has a career-best 35 points as the 76ers beat up on the Hawks 109-85. Philly is the hottest team in the East with 7 straight wins

- The Kings shock the NBA world beating the Warriors 109-107 and ending their 15 game winning streak. Buddy Hield had 25 points and Skal Labissiere had 21 points and 16 rebounds in the win

- LeBron James (6) and Kevin Durant (3) named Players of the Week

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STANDINGS THROUGH 3/31/18

EAST




WEST





INJURY REPORT

17/18 - INJURY REPORT
Team	Player	Injury Note
POR	Jusuf Nurkic, C	Ruptured Left Achilles - Season
ATL	Mike Muscala, C	Torn Left Achilles - Season
PHX	Brandon Knight, PG	Torn ACL - 1-2 Months
LAC	Patrick Beverly, SG	Torn Bicep - 6-8 Weeks
GSW	Nick Young, SG	Torn Elbow Ligment - 6-8 Weeks
LAC	Montrezl Harrell, PF	Pulled Calf Muscle - 4-6 Weeks
ATL	John Collins, PF	High Left Ankle Sprain - 2-4 Weeks
CLE	Dwayne Wade, SG	Right Hand Fracture - 2-4 Weeks
SAC	Zach Randolph, PF	Broken Left Ankle - 1-2 Weeks
GSW	Shaun Livingston, PG	Severe Ankle Sprain - 1-2 Weeks

PLAYERS OF THE MONTH

EAST


SF GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO MILWAUKEE BUCKS

WEST


PG RUSSELL WESTBROOK - OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER

ROOKIES OF THE MONTH

EAST

PG MARKELLE FULTZ - PHILADELPHIA 76ERS

WEST

PG LONZO BALL - LOS ANGELES LAKERS

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AD, BOOGIE AND HOLIDAY ALL SCORE 20+ IN NOLA'S 115-108 WIN OVER OKC






AD AND BOOGIE WERE AT IT AGAIN AS THE PEL'S BLEW OUT THE GRIZZLIES #DOITBIG





THE SUNS DEFENSE STIFLES THE PELICANS AND THEY FALL TO THE WORST TEAM IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE 85-80






THE PELS GET BACK ON TRACK AGAINST THE BEST TEAM IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE WITH A 111-99 WIN OVER GOLDEN STATE





NEW ORLEANS IS 49-31 AND IN 6TH PLACE IN THE WEST

AROUND THE LEAGUE

- Golden State continues to rack up wins and have spent the last 18 weeks in a row at the top of the Power Rankings

- Harden's 32 points and 11 rebounds and CP3's 32 points and 11 assists lead the Rockets as they smash the Spurs 121-96. The win was Houston's 8th in a row

- Brandon Ingram will miss the remainder of the season as he's out the next 4-6 weeks with a pulled left calf muscle

- Jordan Crawford set to return against Memphis after missing the past month with tendinitis in his right knee

- Philadelphia extends their winning streak to 10 games with the 106-97 win over Detriot. The loss also ended the Pistons 5 game winning streak

- Kristpas Portzingis (2) and James Harden (6) named Players of the Week