November 1st - Pacers @ Pelicans - 2-3
Friday night ball
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) November 1, 2024
vs Pacers
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⏰ 7 PM CT #Pelicans | @SmoothieKing pic.twitter.com/UmAGtBqkd8
Gameday update preview for #Pelicans 7 p.m. home game vs. Pacers, the start of four straight New Orleans contests in Blender (Pels try to get back in win column, with several key contributors sidelined by injury; two Pacers starters are questionable): https://t.co/2AYsE7xto0 pic.twitter.com/q33Oz3ygn7
— Jim Eichenhofer (@Jim_Eichenhofer) November 1, 2024
Herb Jones (right shoulder strain) will be OUT for 2-4 weeks, and CJ McCollum (right adductor strain) will also be OUT for 2-3 weeks, the Pelicans announced. pic.twitter.com/meoNnDeAa3
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) November 1, 2024
New Orleans does have an open roster spot but signing a player only adds to their luxury tax bill.
— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) November 1, 2024
The Pelicans are $860K over the tax. https://t.co/Ym5QiugZhh
Dropping like flies to start this season. If they are going to keep it together its going to have to come on the defensive end. Tough call with the Pacers coming in tonight. Might be a good idea to bringback Elfrid with that open roster spot. He looked decent in preseason.
That last game was bad but if Zion has an average night its much closer at the end.
Keys to this game (Honestly this is every game until the cavalry arrives):
Play solid D for the entire game
Figure out how to get BI, Zion and Hawk all playing well offinsively at the same time. So far, this hasn't happened yet this season.
Local OTA channels and pels+ for TV.