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I remember when the NBA used to be woke

The war is pretty much complete just like the project that I have that is due today

Hilarious moment last night.

DeAndre Jordan off camera "Hey Dejounte, can I get a ride home?"

Murray: "Hell NO!"

Herb (off camera): "the camera is on, man"

Murray: "what's the uber where you gotta pick somebody else up?"

DJ: "Family on 3 huh?

Dejounte Murray on Jayson Tatum's return back from Achilles injury. Murray says he stays in touch with Tatum every day and is super proud of how hard he worked to get back on the court

At 21 wins, the Pelicans have matched their win total from last season

Trey Murphy says he's fine and he'll be alright regarding the injury tonight

138 points with only 7 threes made is wild

Trey Murphy straight to the locker, might be shoulder or arm, tough to tell. He was fouled on the play

Saddiq Bey the Punisher

Dejounte Murray's on ball defense has been genuinely impressive since his return. He's had several aggressive rips when guarding opposing ball handlers

🤷🏾‍♂️ id prefer Missi but neither of those two can rebound which is why DJ plays.

The Wizards are shooting 7/12 from deep early in this game while the Pelicans are 1/6.

Tough math to overcome

If it were up to me, off the bench. But I'm sure they will find a way to start their star pick by trading away obstacles

The small, switch everything units are best deployed when you want to maintain a lead. The switching forces isolation basketball often and more importantly, helps limit threes - which is how leads are lost.

Dumars and co. should be searching for a real deal center who rebounds.

The Murray, Trey, Bey, Zion, Jones lineup is +8 in 32 minutes. It's made 2 appearances (Lakers and Suns).

I think it's a cool concept and the best the Pels can do this year. Moving forward, you need a real 5 (not on the roster) and you go to this to close quarters and games.

Pelicans assistant coach, Jordan McGuire cited the Pelicans "true shots" in the halftime interview with Andrew Lopez and I absolutely love that.

Needs to be a more commonly available stat and talking point

Don't see anything out of the usual stuff tbh. Fears looks good tho

This is the first game since his return that Dejounte Murray has struggled out the gate. Let's see if he finds a rhythm in the second half

Karlo and Bryce have been enormous for the Pelicans this game

Zion recorded zero assists tonight. Both he and the staff need to do a better job of getting/putting him in spots where he can facilitate. Especially on nights where the driving into traffic is just producing turnovers

How many times has Zion lost the ball in the paint tonight? 7? 8?

Pelicans small lineup has allowed the Lakers to switch everything defensively, forcing Pelicans to play one on one basketball. Without Dejounte, Zion particularly has struggled getting down hill and there's no advantages being created

Crunch time game for the Pelicans, they will have to out execute LeBron, Luka, and Reeves

It's not common for someone to make the in season processing leap that Jeremiah Fears has. He's improving rapidly at reading the floor

Herb Jones is a menace of a defender. Every game just games 4-5 mind breaking defensive plays

The Pelicans have their full roster available for the first time this season.

They are starting Murray, Murphy, Jones, Bey, Zion

The Pelicans have an open two way spot since the conversion of Bryce McGowens. They have until March 4 to fill it

Murphy and Dejounte are back

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Zion Williamson has been ruled out for tonight's game against the Clippers. His consecutive games played streak at 35