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New Orleans Pelicans: 5 Toughest Matchups of 2019-20 Season

By Cody Taylor

MADISON, NJ - AUGUST 11: Nickeil Alexander-Walker #0, Zion Williamson #1, and Jaxson Hayes #10 of the New Orleans Pelicans pose for a portrait during the 2019 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot on August 11, 2019 at the Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, New Jersey. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)
MADISON, NJ - AUGUST 11: Nickeil Alexander-Walker #0, Zion Williamson #1, and Jaxson Hayes #10 of the New Orleans Pelicans pose for a portrait during the 2019 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot on August 11, 2019 at the Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, New Jersey. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Games against the Los Angeles Lakers will be the most expensive tickets in town.

#3 Los Angeles Lakers

Home: November 27th, March 1st

Away: @ Los Angeles January 3rd, February 25th

Coming in at #3 on the list is not the toughest outing the season but probably one of the most anticipated matchups this season: New Orleans Pelicans versus the Los Angeles Lakers. The hype of the matchup between these two teams is so high that all 4 games are on national television with 3 on ESPN and 1 on TNT. That’s huge for the New Orleans Pelicans and Zion Williamson: major national exposure.

Also, huge expectations for a young team to live up to. But also the settlement of the long, drawn-out, ugly Anthony Davis trade saga that sent Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers and sent Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, and a haul of picks. It’ll be the showcase of the current ‘Best Player in the World’ in LeBron James against the player that could one day take that title in Zion Williamson.

Anthony Davis’ return to New Orleans will probably be a 70-30 jeer-to-cheer ratio just because of the nature of how everything went down. The young former Lakers will also be looking for their chance to prove that the Laker organization messed up moving off the young core for Davis and a bunch of veterans and how much they’ve grown.

The animosity between these two teams will be on full display on national TV this season for everyone to see and if you aren’t tuning in to see this heated contest between the young growing team and another top betting odds title favorite, I can’t help you. This is must-see basketball at it’s finest.

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