May 12th - New Orleans Pelicans @ Dallas Mavericks - 31-38

[Pelicanidae]

Steven Adams (Right First MTP Sprain) is questionable and Brandon Ingram (Left Ankle Sprain) is doubtful for Wednesday's game at Dallas

Injury Report: https://t.co/i9Tk1TTSgt#Pelicans | @SmoothieKing pic.twitter.com/rTMC7CCUcM

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) May 11, 2021

Injury stuff remains as it was last game.

Last game we took a good L, in a close game that came down to it and showed good minutes for the youth but ultimately resulted in another L and a continued drive towards the 8th pick. It's still a difficult path, that one win we got the other day really bites us in that regard, but it's not technically impossible: it just requires some unlikely Bulls wins.

Tonight we take on Dallas, the 40-29 6th seed who struggled earlier in the season with injuries but which has really stepped up over the last month or six weeks. Since April 1st, Dallas is 15-8 and have looked good overall, though there is no question that part of this is due to their cushy schedule. Their last fifteen games have been:

- Grizzlies
- Knicks
- Kings three times
- Pistons twice
- Lebron-less Lakers twice
- Golden State
- Wizards
- Heat
- Nets
- Cavaliers twice

Not exactly a tough time, especially considering 9 of those games were at home.

Their easy matchups continue as they take on us, who are not good at all (and worse on the road) at home. As the injury report lists, we're still out Zion, Adams, Ingram, and Hart, which means hopefully we can see some big minutes from NAW/Kira/Jax/Naji, who have all been seeing more time (and in most cases, using that time well) during this mini tank to close out the season.

Other Games from Tonight: Spurs take on the Nets, and Washington takes on the Hawks. We want the Spurs and Wizards to win, but otherwise that's basically it for us. No games for the Kings or Bulls.

[Pelicanidae]

Updated injury report:

Steven Adams (Right First MTP Sprain), Lonzo Ball (Right Thumb Strain) and Brandon Ingram (Left Ankle Sprain) are OUT for tonight’s game https://t.co/M2ro4Ee1F0

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) May 12, 2021

Update: Lonzo out too

[PaKwAn]

looking at that Dallas roster can't help but be in awe of what Luka has done for them...Roster wise the pels seem to have a better named roster compared to them, but Luka has that Lebron in him where he makes his team better.

[RUFshreve]

Updated injury report:

Steven Adams (Right First MTP Sprain), Lonzo Ball (Right Thumb Strain) and Brandon Ingram (Left Ankle Sprain) are OUT for tonight?s game https://t.co/M2ro4Ee1F0

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) May 12, 2021

Update: Lonzo out too

Finally, we're all in on the tank. Let's lose these last 3 and pray for some wins from Chicago and Sactown.

[Taker597]

Finally, we're all in on the tank. Let's lose these last 3 and pray for some wins from Chicago and Sactown.

We are already tied with SAc. So, all we need is Chicago to keep getting Ws since they won't have a pick anyways

[luckyman]

Update: Lonzo out too

So that means NAW starts, and our young Brazilian prospect can finally, maybe, hopefully get some NBA run. Cool.

[PELICANSFAN]

So that means NAW starts, and our young Brazilian prospect can finally, maybe, hopefully get some NBA run. Cool.

I hope so.

[MichaelMcNamara]

We are already tied with SAc. So, all we need is Chicago to keep getting Ws since they won't have a pick anyways

tied with Sacramento is worse than Sacto ahead of us. Also, Chicago does keep their pick if they are top 4, so they actually have a lot of incentive to lose and make those odds of keeping it as high as possible

[6warddude]

I hope so.

yall know stan going with naw,,lewis and bledsoe....naji may get some 2 guard..

[As I See It]

To Didi or not to Didi, that is the question.

[Taker597]

tied with Sacramento is worse than Sacto ahead of us. Also, Chicago does keep their pick if they are top 4, so they actually have a lot of incentive to lose and make those odds of keeping it as high as possible

May the best tank prosper. I suppose.

[13 - 3]

May the best tank prosper. I suppose.

Bet Dallas with the points?

[Taker597]

Bet Dallas with the points?

I can only speak for myself and I have Dallas 1H - 4.5 on my sheet today.

[KoMikaera]

May the best tanker lose.

[As I See It]

Rough start for NAW.

[AusPel]

Well we're gonna lose out from here

[6warddude]

Rough start for NAW.

yeah..posters say he was the next big thing for the pelicans but he inconsistent also...

[Taker597]

Never bet on full game spreads in the NBA. Too much time consumin. You can make banks on QTRs and Halfs. Flip it onto the next game. Also, NBA is such an easy game to live bet and win.

[Eman5805]

Things are progressing well.

[Pelicanidae]

Losing so aggressively here and then losing last game in such a clean, tank-friendly way, only makes that one win against Charlotte more annoying

[Eman5805]

In the microsecond of Didi with the ball, I just caught how quick he looked. Like he probably has a very good first step.

[Taker597]

Losing so aggressively here and then losing last game in such a clean, tank-friendly way, only makes that one win against Charlotte more annoying

Just need Kings to lose 1 and Bulls win 2 right?

[Pelicanidae]

Just need Kings to lose 1 and Bulls win 2 right?

To tie with the Bulls, yes. If we'd have lost against Charlotte the same outcomes would have given us the 8th pick uncontested.

[Taker597]

To tie with the Bulls, yes. If we'd have lost against Charlotte the same outcomes would have given us the 8th pick uncontested.

Ehhhh... Better late than never. I'll take a tie.

[DaFranchise80]

Didi is frustrating Luka and I absolutely love it.