Sticking around in L.A. for another night
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) January 15, 2021
🏀 at LAL
🕘 9 p.m. CT
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We lost last game but basically nobody felt bad about it because both NAW and Kira got to play and they both showed some promise; particularly NAW, who exploded for 37 points on high efficiency. The two guys combined for 2 total turnovers, which is fantastic: Obviously not the harbinger of a completely turnoverless future given NAW's past looseness with the ball, but a good sign nonetheless.
Tonight we stay in LA to take on the 10-3 Lakers, who are currently the league's best record and are cruising. Now, there is a small bit of hope for us:
Lakers injury report: LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Wesley Matthews questionable; Kentavious Caldwell-Pope probable vs the Pelicans #AnthonyDavis #KentaviousCaldwellPope #LeBronJames https://t.co/6VogIGqi6V
— TalkBasket (@TalkBasket) January 15, 2021
AD and Lebron are both questionable to play. Now, because we are the Pelicans, they almost certainly will play anyway and try to murder us, but if even one of them misses the game that does help us a lot. While last game's loss didn't hurt as much as the others, it did still hurt, and we need to try and pick up wins where we can if we want to make any sort of legitimate attempt at a playoff spot.
Pelicans Injury Report for Friday's game in LA: https://t.co/uDEWzwKi8k#NOPvsLAL | @SmoothieKing pic.twitter.com/kAyP9Y3J58
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) January 15, 2021
Meanwhile, our own injury report has some news: Lonzo is still out, Bledsoe is once again listed as questionable, and Zion has been fully cleared to return.
It's going to be a tough game if the Lakers guys play: all I want to see is hustle and effort. A win would be nice, but I can take a loss if the process is good. Let's hope for a good one.