January 29th - New Orleans Pelicans @ Boston Celtics - 26-20

[Pelicanidae]

Boston for the night!

🏀: vs Celtics
🕖: 6:30 pm CT
📺: @ballysportsNO
📻: @995WRNO #Pelicans | @SmoothieKing pic.twitter.com/fi9FEGN1uy

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) January 29, 2024

Gonna be a tough out. Team needs a competitive game at this point. Win or loss isn't really the point against top teams like Boston (though a win is certainly preferable) but we can't look as ineffective and weak as we did last game. Even if you lose, it has to be a dogfight.

Let's see if the team has it in them.

[Mrakar]

0 expectations once again. Good thing they also have ********ty coach so that will not be a problem.

[6warddude]

this is my first bet in 2024 and im rolling with my pels....pels win tonight...book it..

[Fedupfan]

this is my first bet in 2024 and im rolling with my pels....pels win tonight...book it..

How much you put down?

[6warddude]

How much you put down?

i took the 8pts with us....

i got herb making the first FG at +950....my first mind was saying CJ...

nance over 5.5 rebounds +110

total $350..

now, we are going to win this game but i dont know if i will hit my other bets...

[hornetsrebirth]

Boston is an all around solid team, a contender, and has a great defense. The Pelicans have tended to crumble when facing stiff resistance. Not optimistic about this one but if we can get a win here it would be huge.

[hornetsrebirth]

this is my first bet in 2024 and im rolling with my pels....pels win tonight...book it..

ok!!!

[hornetsrebirth]

hell of a start. They are playing with energy

[hornetsrebirth]

Im going to need Trey to start getting closer to the three point line

[Fedupfan]

Oh I see what they are doing. They are trying to make us buy in again by playing aggressive and assertive like they do in spurts.

[hornetsrebirth]

Trey and BI on the floor together not such a great mix

[hornetsrebirth]

Somebody post the 3point stats for Herb Jones vs Trey Murphy in 2024....

[donato]

Somebody post the 3point stats for Herb Jones vs Trey Murphy in 2024....

For the season, including the first half tonight:

Herb 61-154 for 39.6%

Trey 54-150 for 36%

[6warddude]

Im going to need Trey to start getting closer to the three point line

i think he got to cocky with the long 3s and now hell bent on shooting them until he make one...

[hornetsrebirth]

For the season, including the first half tonight:

Herb 61-154 for 39.6%

Trey 54-150 for 36%

Damn! I thought Herb would probably have a better % but i didnt think he'd have more attempts as well

[6warddude]

i know one thing....when jrue is guarding zion..im going to need zion to attack jrue just like jrue attacked him...

[donato]

CJ sure does like to foul opposing players when they make layups.

[hornetsrebirth]

That Zion guy is pretty good

[6warddude]

they falling apart..

[hornetsrebirth]

Willie, call a time out

[RobertM320]

I just hate today's NBA game. Guys like Jalen Brown just putting their head down and throwing their shoulder into the chest of the defender and its called a defensive foul. It just makes the games unwatchable. There's way too many players like this.

[hornetsrebirth]

On the bright side, CJ played defense against a Holiday post up and it worked out

[hornetsrebirth]

Good to see TM3 getting active on the glass

[RobertM320]

Shocked that we battled back after losing the lead to rebuild our lead to 6 by the end of the quarter.

[hornetsrebirth]

Shocked that we battled back after losing the lead to rebuild our lead to 6 by the end of the quarter.

Showing toughness! Thats what we need to see the most from this team is the heart to fight when things are going bad.