New Orleans Pelicans ground to a halt by Memphis Grizzlies 93-81
The schedule says that the New Orleans Pelicans played in a basketball game tonight. Supposedly it took place in Memphis against the Grizzlies. I watched something that was played in the Fed Ex Forum tonight but I’m not 100 percent sure it was actually basketball. The team that was supposedly the Pelicans shot just 34.2 percent from the floor and somehow were in the game most of the night. It was pretty ugly and something that I hopefully won’t have to watch again for a while.
Other observations:
- The Pelicans got good looks they just didn’t go down, which has been the story of basically every game this year. In a game against such a defensive juggernaut that never is a good thing.
- They also gave up a lot of points to random role players, most notably Tayshaun Prince. Prince never really had to work hard for his points and when that happens it helps lead to a double-digit loss.
- Monty used the bench a bit more tonight but it still wasn’t a lot. Evans played 39 minutes, Holiday 36, Gordon 37 and Davis 32 despite foul trouble. The Pelicans play another physical team tomorrow night in Charlotte. That one could be ugly too.