March 4th - New Orleans Pelicans vs Miami Heat - 15-20

[Pelicanidae]

Closing out the first half of the season at home 💪

🏀 vs. Miami
🕢 7:30 p.m. CT
📺 @NBAonTNT
📻 100.3 FM @ESPNRadioNOLA @SmoothieKing | #WontBowDown pic.twitter.com/ixAJKVP42Z

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) March 4, 2021

Another night, another game. Big minutes played by a lot of guys yesterday so don't be too shocked if we see a little more of some bench guys than usual.

Not going to include a huge ton of writing here, we've already played Miami this season, albeit a while back. They're 17-18 with a top 10 defense and a bottom 5 offense, which is an interesting combination and means that at least there's some chance for our D to try and do something about the game if we decide to try. We'll see how that goes.

Jimmy Butler is listed as questionable.

[6warddude]

TNT game...the big lights are on....stan will roll with his 8 man rotation and we will win in impressive fashion......and some of us will be scratching our heads saying whats up with this team lol.....

[Pelicanidae]

Heat center Bam Adebayo listed as questionable on NBA 1:30 p.m. injury report, due to left-knee tendinitis. Jimmy Butler also questionable, due to right-knee inflammation.

— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) March 4, 2021

Bam also questionable

[Fedupfan]

TNT game...the big lights are on....stan will roll with his 8 man rotation and we will win in impressive fashion......and some of us will be scratching our heads saying whats up with this team lol.....

I used to feel like that but now I know they just don’t have energy some nights. When they do, they win.....

[luckyman]

Bam also questionable

They are both playing I bet. This is classic #Saintslife #Pelslife stuff.

[HornetGuru]

They are both playing I bet. This is classic #Saintslife #Pelslife stuff.

I hope they both play. If we beat a heat team missing their best 2 players we don’t get any better and our draft pick gets worse. I hope they play

[Pelicanidae]

Zion Williamson (right fifth toe irritation) is doubtful for tonight’s game vs. Miami

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) March 4, 2021

Knowing us, Zion will be out and both Bam and Butler will play

[donato]

Is the fifth toe the one that went to market or the one that cried all the way home?

[JJackisangry]

Zion Williamson (right fifth toe irritation) is doubtful for tonight’s game vs. Miami

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) March 4, 2021

Knowing us, Zion will be out and both Bam and Butler will play

And we will win somehow because that is how the Pellies work

[Pelicanidae]

SVG pre-game:

Zion
- ''He's in there working with Aaron Nelson right now, we're still at the same stage, it's doubtful but you never know. Aaron's a miracle worker so it's always possible.''

How do you adjust without him?
- ''We don't have the final word so I won't say quite yet.''

They're not afraid to break out into a zone in Miami, what's the key?
- ''For us the key is not to play around the arc, to try and get the ball inside, and we've had success against the zone all year because we feature getting the ball inside, especially to Zion, so we force the collapse. If Zion doesn't play obviously that becomes more difficult but that's been the thing for us.''

When did Zion's issue show up?
- ''He's had it before he's just played through it, it's just a minor thing that's been irritating for a while and obviously with so many minutes last night it's been awkward.''

Rebounding well has been part of our identity, thoughts?
- ''Look, we talked about it after the game last night, for whatever reason and the players can explain whatever they explain, but we didn't bring much to that game. We didn't bring enough, and the rebounding was part of it.''

[As I See It]

There is a stark difference between being given playing time, and earning playing time. Fully cognizant that Chicago could have been an outlier, I, nonetheless, believe that JAX' play last night should earn him additional minutes tonight. Maybe we should sit Adams through the All Star Break.

[Fedupfan]

There is a stark difference between being given playing time, and earning playing time. Fully cognizant that Chicago could have been an outlier, I, nonetheless, believe that JAX' play last night should earn him additional minutes tonight. Maybe we should sit Adams through the All Star Break.

Couldn’t agree more. His mobility made a huge difference for them on both ends.

[luckyman]

So no Zion or Redick.

[HornetGuru]

Bledsoe so trash lol

[sterlr]

Watch how they set screens to knock our guys off and how our guys barely touch their guys on screens. We've had this issue for over 5 years.

[Nichols]

Ingram really needs to learn how to pass the fkin ball "on target".. I repeat.. "on target".. Like dam.. smh

[Nichols]

smh..

[ragincaucasian]

So last night a white guy with a man bun lit us up, and tonight a white guy with a pony tail is lighting is up. What's next?

[sterlr]

So far looks like a juggling show for the Pelicans.

[PeliKhan]

This is just ugly lol Jax is too raw for real minutes, Melli isn't an nba player, NAW is too inconsistent. Kira is good, give him more minutes

[Taker597]

So last night a white guy with a man bun lit us up, and tonight a white guy with a pony tail is lighting is up. What's next?

Do we got a receding hair line in the coming line up?

[Eman5805]

Only players worth having out there is Kira and Hart and Kira isn't exactly playing well. He's just showing a lot of potential. NAW and Melli are worthless and can't make anything. Hayes is basically the Scarecrow from Wizard of Oz.

[KoMikaera]

we're into garbage time already...

[AtlPelsFan]

I’m gonna make a list of players that should be traded following this game.

[sterlr]

Griffin really screwed up that draft last year except for the obvious #1.