It was a game where Houston essentially bulled New Orleans the entire time, and it's a sentiment that Pelicans head coach Willie Green would agree with. "I mean, honestly, they just punked us all night,

Pelicans analysis with podcaster Jake Madison

The New Orleans Pelicans haven’t had much to celebrate during the 2024-25 season. At 16-43, the Pels have the 4th-worst record in the NBA, but on Thursday night, if only for a brief moment, fans in the Big Easy had a chance to bask in the annual promise of ‘what could be.

New Orleans trailed by 17 in the first half before a dominating second-half performance secured their second straight home win. One of its newest members, Kelly Olynyk, made his h

The New Orleans Pelicans had theirs. Well, actually, they had four of them. And that was more than enough to overpower the Spurs on a night the Pelicans did it big. First, there was the big lineup Pelicans coach Willie Green used for the second straight game.

Pelicans coach Willie Green's Postgame Media Availability. New Orleans head coach Willie Green speaks to the media after the Pelicans win over the Spurs.

Led by Alperen Sengun, the Rockets easily covered the spread in New Orleans. Thus, there’s a larger number (-7.5) for Saturday’s rematch in Houston.

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Willie Green put the rest of the NBA on notice after Zion Williamson's first career triple-double

The Pelicans trailed 39-28 at the end of the first quarter and 74-58 at halftime. The 74 points allowed were just shy of the season-high 77 points given up in a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder back in early December.

But the Pelicans dominated most of the fourth and Williamson made two tough buckets in the paint down the stretch to seal the win.New Orleans improved to 5-24 on the road this season. All five ...

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