Zion Williamson scored 28 points, CJ McCollum added 25 and the host New Orleans Pelicans held off the Milwaukee Bucks 107-100 on Thursday night. Jonas Valanciunas had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Trey Murphy III had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Herbert Jones scored 11 for the Pelicans (45-28).
Zion Williamson‘s assertive performance in the closing minutes, including crucial free throws, led the New Orleans Pelicans to a 107-100 win against the Milwaukee Bucks during Thursday’s NBA action.
NEW ORLEANS – In an air-tight Western Conference, every win will be critical for the Pelicans to ensure the best possible playoff position. They’re a game behind the fourth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers and only two games ahead of the eight-seed Mavericks.
Happy Thursday! This is going to be a great day with March Madness and MLB Opening Day. Tonight, there are just a couple of NBA games on the docket. Let's see if we can still find some winners, shall we?
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The New Orleans Pelicans have assigned guard Dyson Daniels to the Birmingham Squadron of the G League, the team announced in a press release. Daniels, 21, is 6-foot-8 and has been out since Feb.
There’s no denying Zion Williamson has been the catalyst for the New Orleans Pelicans’ surge late this season. The thing is, the All-Star forward could have done more as his team fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Thunder are running on all cylinders.
Despite losing Brandon Ingram to a knee injury, the Pelicans have sustained their triumphant ways, winning their last two games without the star forward. But Ingram remains critical to the team's chances of making noise in the postseason. Will he be available?
The New Orleans Pelicans will attempt to duplicate their road success at home when they host six consecutive games, beginning with a contest against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.
On Sunday, there was little doubt that the New Orleans Pelicans wouldn’t win their game. That proved the case as they defeated the lowly Detroit Pistons 114-101.
The New Orleans Pelicans stand atop the Southwest division despite teams like the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets making a case for themselves. With the season already reaching its climactic end, it’s in the team’s interests to push for a top-four finish.
Josh Childress is a retired American basketball player who played three years at Stanford University, where he became an AP first-team All-American, consensus second-team All-American, the Pac-10 Conference Player of the Year and Pac-10 Conference Tournament MVP as a junior in 2004. He was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the No.
The Western Conference playoff race is getting tight and the New Orleans Pelicans just got some bad news.
He appeared to hyperextend his knee, writhed on the floor and had to be helped off the court.
It seems that Williamson is finally getting his act together, which may be aided in part by the weight-related incentives he has in his Pelicans contract.
The feud between the New Orleans Pelicans and Stephen A. Smith is taking on yet another chapter. The team is lashing back at Smith for claiming the franchise lied about his stats while a college basketball player.
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