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#6 NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
Last Week:6
Record: 24-16
OffRtg: 116.9(12)
DefRtg: 111.9 (6)
NetRtg: +5.0 (7)
Pace: 99.5 (17)
The Pelicans continue to pick up quality wins, and they’re 3-1 on a five-game trip that concludes with a second straight game in Dallas on Monday. They’ve won seven of their last nine overall and eight of their last nine on the road, with the one loss having come in Denver on Friday night.
Three takeaways:
1. The Pelicans (previously 1-3 in rest-disadvantage games) had to play in Dallas less than 24 hours after losing in Denver. Not surprisingly, they rested four of their top six guys, with Herb Jones and Jonas Valanciunas (who’s played in 202 of 213 games in three seasons with New Orleans) the only starters in uniform. They still beat the Mavs (who were without Luka Doncic, but rested), outscoring them by 19 points in the paint (plus-10) or at the free-throw line (plus-9). Rookie Jordan Hawkins, who had played two minutes the night before, led the way with 34 points.
2. With that win on Saturday, the Pels are 5-3 (with four straight wins) in games that Zion Williamson has missed. For the season, they’ve been a little better both offensively and defensively with him off the floor (plus 6.3 per 100 possessions) than they’ve been with him on the floor (plus 3.4). But a Williamson-plus-bench unit had some great minutes in their 36-point win at Golden State earlier in the week.
3. Half of the Pelicans’ 40 games have come against the other eight Western Conference teams that currently have winning records. They’re 12-8 in those games, with at least one win against each of the seven others that they’ve played. Overall, they have the third-best record (15-8, only the Celtics and Wolves have been better) in games played between the 17 teams currently over .500.
- The only top-nine team in the West that the Pels haven’t faced is the Suns, who will be in New Orleans on Friday. That’s Game 2 of a four-game homestand that also includes visits from the Jazz and Thunder. After that, they’ll have played 24 of 45 against the (current) top nine in the West. Week 13: @ DAL, vs. CHA, vs. PHX

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Nothing revolutionary here, just wanted to share because I like reading their metrics and seeing commentary from outside the Pels camp.

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Posted by ned nederlander

Member since Dec 2012

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Posted on 1/15/24 at 12:24 pm to lsu_baseball11

It’s great to see the Pels above or near .500 when the stars are out. That to me is one of the most encouraging trends we are seeing in 23/24.

So far this season our record when:

ZW sits: 5-3
BI sits: 3-1
CJ sits: 6-8
JV sits: invalid entry

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Posted by JasonMason

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Member since Jun 2009

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Posted on 1/15/24 at 12:40 pm to lsu_baseball11

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They’re 12-8 in those games, with at least one win against each of the seven others that they’ve played. Overall, they have the third-best record (15-8, only the Celtics and Wolves have been better) in games played between the 17 teams currently over .500.

This has great, but what if? What if they didn't lose those two heartbreaker's to the griz or the two to the jazz?

Seems like the team is starting to learn how to close out games. So hopefully we don't see that happening in the second half. They are really fun to watch right now.

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