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The Houston Rockets were without Alperen Sengun, but Kevin Durant hit a jumper with seven seconds left, then two free throws a few seconds later to close the game out and give the Rockets a 107-105 victory that somehow has them in third place in the jam-packed Western Conference. Durant went for 32 points, 6 […]
Back from their disappointing Houston/New Orleans road trip and in Toronto to face the Phoenix Suns on Friday, the Raptors had a lot of people to answer to. Their last game was a horrible loss against the Pelicans, made even worse by a late-game scuffle that drew a ton of online criticism. The Raptors were […]
Houston Rockets vs New Orleans Pelicans March 13, 2026 Location: Toyota Center — Houston, Texas TV: Space City Home Network Radio: KBME Sports Talk 790 Online: Rockets App, SCHN+ Time: 7:00 CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: Amen Thompson, Tari Eason, Jabari Smith Jr., Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun Pelicans: Dejounte Murray, Trey Murphy III, Saddiq Bey, Zion Williamson, Herbert Jones
The Houston Rockets open a five-game homestand that includes five losable games. “But Armin,” you say, “the New Orleans Pelicans are 22-45! They suck!” “Well actually,” I respond as I push my glassed up the bridge of my nose, “the Pelicans are 7-3 over their last 10 games. That includes wins over the Toronto Raptors, […]
Trailing by eight with under seven minutes remaining, the Lakers teetered on the edge of disaster against the lowly, but finally healthy, New Orleans Pelicans. Out of a timeout, head coach J.J. Redick chose to insert Jaxson Hayes. On the next defensive possession, Hayes absorbs Zion Williamson’s force on a drive, leading to a block […]
The Toronto Raptors lost an excruciating game to the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night. You can’t even say it was because they were on the road, either, because the NOLA arena had like 10 people in it. It was rough. We could spend this time breaking down everything that went wrong for the Raptors. […]
The predominant narrative surrounding the Toronto Raptors lately has been that they struggle against good teams while beating up on the bad ones. The good news from tonight is that the Raptors broke free from that pattern. The bad news? Well, you know the bad news. The New Orleans Pelicans, who entered the game with […]
The Wizards lost their eighth in a row — this time a semi-competitive that transmogrified into a New Orleans Pelicans blowout. This game highlighted what different incentives does to teams. During the 2025 draft, the Pelicans traded this year’s first round pick in a deal to acquire Maryland center Derik Queen. New Orleans was terrible […]
In an all-too-familiar line, the Washington Wizards lost to the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday, 138-118. Then again, the Wizards’ front office is thinking long term if you know what I mean. Trae Young got his second game in for Washington and put up solid numbers: 17 points and 8 assists in just 17 minutes. […]
the Washington Wizards play the New Orleans Pelicans at 7 PM tonight. Let’s get a win.
The Washington Wizards are on the road tomorrow night and will play the New Orleans Pelicans. Let’s get to it. Game info When: Sunday, Mar. 8 at 7 p.m. ET Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA How to watch: Monumental Sports Network, League Pass Injuries: For the Wizards, Kyshawn George (elbow), Tristan Vukcevic (thigh), Jamir Watkins (ankle), Anthony […]
The Hawks came into Wednesday night four games up on the Milwaukee Bucks in the race for the Eastern Conference Play-In tournament. As added stakes, the Hawks famously own the pick that will turn out to be the better pick between the Bucks and the New Orleans Pelicans. A win here essentially means both progress […]
After getting benched in the Lakers’ playoff series last year, most assumed Jaxson Hayes’ playing days in LA were done. Not only did Hayes return on a one-year deal, but he also prepared in the summer to be a better version of himself. He put on 20 pounds to give himself some more strength, and […]
All season long, the Lakers have proven that if they are leading entering the fourth quarter, they will finish the game strong and win. This year, Los Angeles is 27-1 when in front entering the final period, by far the best winning percentage in the Western Conference. But what about when they are trailing as […]
LOS ANGELES — The last thing anyone would call this iteration of the Lakers is a good defensive team. They have a defensive rating of 116 on the season, placing them 22nd in the NBA. Progress in this department has been minimal at best. But against the Pelicans, the Lakers’ defense came up big. Trailing by […]
The Lakers are securely at the point of the season where winning by any means necessary is the objective. After a pair of easy wins over the Warriors and Kings, they had to grit one out on Tuesday to knock off the Pelicans. After a very unserious three quarters, the Lakers turned it up to […]
The Lakers used a big fourth quarter run down the stretch to secure a third straight win, knocking off the Pelicans 110-101. After falling behind by nearly double digits midway through the final frame, LA closed the game on a 24-7 run. They finished with 12 blocks, six of those coming in the fourth quarter. […]
The Lakers (36-24) will remain at home as they host the New Orleans Pelicans (19-43) on Tuesday. L.A. looks to sweep the season series against New Orleans for the second season in a row. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Orleans Pelicans When: 7:30 p.m. PT, Mar 3 Where: Crypto.com Arena Watch: Spectrum […]
A lot has been made of how this current Philadelphia Flyers team might be lacking some conditioning. Youngster Matvei Michkov has been at the center of all of it, of course, but with the likes of Sean Couturier slowing down and more veterans taking a step back, it’s become an underdiscussed and underlying theme to this season. Well, the team seems to be addressing that issue. According to New Orleans Pelicans reporter Shamit Dua, the NBA team’s director of performance and sports scie...
Youth took center stage Thursday night when the Jazz met the Pelicans at the Delta Center, with four of the five Jazz starters aged 22 or younger. With multiple key players out of the lineup due to injury or season ending surgery, the game also provided second unit and bench players with extended minutes as […]
The Utah Jazz lost vital game in the tank-race against the New Orleans Pelicans, with a final score of 129-118. With this loss, Utah ties New Orleans in the win column, putting the Jazz well within reach of a top-five lottery position. The Jazz and Pelicans are currently on opposite trajectories – Utah is dropping […]
The Utah Jazz will play in front of their fans for the first time in two weeks on Thursday night. Unfortunately for Jazz fans, it might not be a star-studded affair, as Lauri Markkanen and Keyonte George are both listed as questionable for the game against New Orleans. With both player likely out, and the […]
Coming into Tuesday’s NBA slate, the Dallas Mavericks (21-36) sat seventh from the bottom of the league standings. Just the Utah Jazz (18-40), the Washington Wizards (16-40), the New Orleans Pelicans (16-42), the Brooklyn Nets (15-42), the Indiana Pacers (15-43) and the sad Sacramento Kings (13-46) entered play with worse records than the Mavericks. With […]
The New Orleans Pelicans have converted former Portland Trail Blazers guard Bryce McGowens’ contract from a two-way deal to a standard NBA contract, the team announced last week. Today, Michael Scotto from HoopsHype shared the details of McGowens’ three-year pact on social media: Update: The New Orleans Pelicans signed Bryce McGowens to a three-year, $6.24 […]
The Utah Jazz are going to be in a very tight tanking race to end this season. Right now, they’re competing with the Kings, Pacers, Nets, Pelicans, and Wizards to jump into the top-5 come lottery night. A team to watch is the New Orleans Pelicans, who are not incentivized to tank at all this […]