Pelicans vs 76ers - Game 63

For those of you that might be interested....

Starting Lineups (anticipated)

Pelicans:

CJ McCollum
Herb Jones
Jonas Valanciunas
Max 197
Brandon Ingram

76ers

Cameron Payne
Buddy Hield
Paul Reed
Nic Batum
Tobias Harris

Pelicans -7.5
Total: 221.5

Here's hoping we make it a three game streak as we race to the finish line!!!!


DEFENSE!!! DEFENSE!!! DEFENSE!!!

i do not feel bad at all that we are catching teams while they're injured....

go pels...

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Originally Posted by 6warddude

i do not feel bad at all that we are catching teams while they're injured....

go pels...

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Take the breaks where you can get 'em.

Good start. Knew I should've bet the 1st quarter line. Geaux Pels.

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Originally Posted by neworleanshoo

Take the breaks where you can get 'em.

Good start. Knew I should've bet the 1st quarter line. Geaux Pels.

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i didnt know the 76ers was that injured...i also would have jump in on the crazy bets..

trey come in hitting bombs...

they making this look to easy...im going to get bored and turn the game off lol...

Just keep the pressure up. Boston didn't back off the other day when they were ahead of the Nets 82-38 at half.

naji 3 for 3 from downtown..

Yeah I REALLY should've bet that 1st quarter line..

Are we approaching any 1st half records here? 20 points and the half is nearly over.

close - https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/low...-1st-half-game

Pels Offense 56/53/92 Sixers Offense 29/10/67 lol

Damn this is a good showing of what a locked in Zion can look like.

This happens when a player like Larry Nance is getting minutes. He’s absolutely atrocious.

LNJ is a 1:3 Ball Player. For every one game he plays well, he's horrible in three.

I'm about ready for some Zeller.

Great response bench!

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Originally Posted by As I See It

LNJ is a 1:3 Ball Player. For every one game he plays well, he's horrible in three.

I'm about ready for some Zeller.

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He’s been bad for a while now.

Zion at 21pts, 10 reb, 3 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, only 1 TO and 1 PF, and a +22.

This is just one of those games where BI is playing passive and it’s making the unit he’s running with slower.

The defensive effort in the second half is very disappointing.

This is garbage.

The most discouraging part is the fact that Willie is coaching so bad that’s it overlooked. I don’t know what he’s thinking with this small ball BS.

35 point lead felt like in happened in the first 15 minutes because since then, this has been a really bad performance.

I had the audacity to turn on the game. It’s my fault lads. Sorry

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Originally Posted by Fedupfan

35 point lead felt like in happened in the first 15 minutes because since then, this has been a really bad performance.

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The ball stops moving and we stop showing confidence in our shooting. If we can’t take care of the ball and get stops, a lead will disappear like that.

This is actually incredible how bad they have finished this game. Lol

This is exactly why this team needs a real point guard.

And, CJ is a seventh or eight man at best.

i turned the game off and got a text that the 76ers cameback and now i see this....

what the hell happened?

Herb is elite. That was a calm shot.

The gimmick point guard foolishness will never work in the playoffs.

A win is a win . Be happy.

I’ll take it. Great double pick by BI for Zion there (don’t know why we don’t try that more often when they bunch up) and big 3 by Herb. Absolutely need to improve our consistency. We look scared to shoot and pull up and when the ball movement dies we lose all momentum. We are not the Clippers or a prime Blazers team. We do not play well when the ball stops. Don’t be afraid to shoot.

A good night for gamblers too

Covered the spread ✅

— David Fisher (@Fish_TBW) March 9, 2024

Was the second half ugly? Yes.

Am I going to have a conniption over the Pelicans winning their 20th road game, to go 13 games over .500, on March 8th? pic.twitter.com/IMhH1KBCTz

— David Fisher (@Fish_TBW) March 9, 2024

CJ should either agree to go to the bench next year or be traded this summer. He's good for one thing (catch and shoot) and when that not working he's absolutely useless.

Here's the Squadron's game. Fourth quarter just starting.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GSD8j04ErM

Squadron came back from 19.

I’m happy with the win but this 2 half was just TERRIBLE :idoh:

Naji came through with a big game. Since the refereeing can vary so much from minute to minute in the NBA, it is good to have guys like Naji and Jose that have reliable handles (toughness) when physically attacked. Most of our starters have weak handles that lead to either perimeter-only possessions or steals when opponents are grabbing and holding. Willie seems to be getting better at adjusting to the officiating, such as bringing in Jose to close out the game when CJ was getting trapped and calls weren't being made. While it may be stressful to see a big lead evaporate, we are getting better in the clutch as the season goes on. Hopefully games like this help build healthy confidence. Also, glad to see Zion get some energy on the defensive end the last few games. His performance after rest is a promising aspect for playoffs.

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Naji came through with a big game. Since the refereeing can vary so much from minute to minute in the NBA, it is good to have guys like Naji and Jose that have reliable handles (toughness) when physically attacked. Most of our starters have weak handles that lead to either perimeter-only possessions or steals when opponents are grabbing and holding. Willie seems to be getting better at adjusting to the officiating, such as bringing in Jose to close out the game when CJ was getting trapped and calls weren't being made. While it may be stressful to see a big lead evaporate, we are getting better in the clutch as the season goes on. Hopefully games like this help build healthy confidence. Also, glad to see Zion get some energy on the defensive end the last few games. His performance after rest is a promising aspect for playoffs.

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Would like Zion to keep fighting for those rebounds. He has good bounce and is built like a truck. Can see him being a real threat there if he can buy into it and fight for boards consistently.