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The Pelicans started the night off with a bang, out-scoring the Rockets 34-19 after the first quarter. Tyreke Evans led the way with a perfect 6-6 from the floor, 14 points and 4 assists.
Then, everything that followed, seemed to come right out of Stephen King script.
- Pelicans were outscored 59 -36 in the 2nd and 3rd quarters.
- Pelicans missed 12 free throws in the game.
- Pelicans were outscored 62-40 in the paint.
- Pelicans were out-rebounded 43-37 (at one point the discrepancy was 17).
- Anthony Davis went over 11 minutes without a shot attempt. During this stretch the Pelicans 8 point lead morphed into a 7 point deficit.
- And certainly not least, Davis went down yet again after suffering a stinger to the problematic right shoulder.
@thebirdwrites @HPbasketball Brow Down. Doesn't look good. pic.twitter.com/3mXjgnPrsM
— The チャド (@ThaChadwick) March 26, 2015
The Brow would return to the game awhile later, and the Pelicans would make it interesting in the end by cutting the 11 point deficit to just a single hoop, but they were not able to get over the hump.
Not much else left to say. The Pelicans keep losing games, now 5 of their last 6; meanwhile the Thunder keep winning. With 11 games left in the season, New Orleans now sits a full 4 games behind the Oklahoma City Thunder for a berth to the postseason, pending OKC's outcome to the San Antonio Spurs tonight.
Stay tuned for Quentin's full recap coming up later folks.