back-to-back wins to send us into the holidays pic.twitter.com/IgiDHsEOgD
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) December 24, 2022
An early Christmas gift from the Pelicans pic.twitter.com/WP4fnEQIuF
— Bally Sports New Orleans (@BallySportsNO) December 24, 2022
#Pelicans improved to 20-12.
— Rod Walker (@RodWalkerNola) December 24, 2022
It's the first time ever the franchise has got to 20 wins before Christmas Day.
Also, getting to 20 wins in 32 games is the fastest they've reached 20 wins since the 2008-'09 season when they did it in 29 games, starting 20-9.
Merry Christmas Pelicans Fans
— David Fisher (@Fish_TBW) December 24, 2022
ORtg: 114.9 (6th)
DRtg: 109.9 (6th)
Net Rating: +4.9 (3rd)
Win %: 0.625 (7th) pic.twitter.com/l1XLUSVQnY
Pelicans, going into Christmas, are on pace to win 51 games. If achieved, this would be the second most winning season in Pelicans history - and the most winning, since the name actually became the Pelicans. This is despite CJ, Ingram, and Zion all playing very few games together, Herb missing time, Jose missing a little, Nance, etc. We have been far from full strength and have got this far.
There's always a lot of disagreement and squabbling about stuff, some of which is reasonable and some of which isn't, and that's to be expected for something we're all passionate about. But at the end of things, we all want the same goal and it's nice to have a little community oriented in that direction.
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate, Happy Holidays to those who may not, and hope all are well!
What Christmas gift do you want from the Pelicans over the next week before the new year?