New Orleans Pelicans: Top 10 Toughest Games Next Season

The New Orleans Pelicans know their 2023-24 NBA regular season schedule. Pelican Debrief has identified the 10 most demanding games on the slate.

The 2023-24 NBA Regular Season Schedule is out! New Orleans Pelicans head coach Willie Green has explained more than a few times why the coaching staff breaks the calendar into 10-game segments. Some nights on the road are so-called scheduled losses. Others are practically must-wins at home when a lottery team comes to town. So how’d the NBA schedule makers map out this season?

In lieu of any big trades before the season starts, these seem to be the ten toughest games on the 2023-24 NBA Schedule for New Orleans. February is a sweetheart month for the Pelicans. The toughest two games from a rest standpoint are the second night of back-to-back road games against the Portland Trail Blazers and Indiana Pacers.