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Pelicans News Around the Web 11/21/23 – NBA.com
Check out our daily collection of Pelicans news and notes from local and national reporters around the Internet on November 21, 2023.
Postgame wrap: Pelicans 129, Kings 93
One New Orleans forward racked up 18 second-quarter points. The other rolled to an 18-point third quarter. Monday’s Western Conference matchup with Sacramento was a tightly-contested affair for 12 minutes, before the Pelicans’ duo of Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram took over, putting the game out of reach quickly. New Orleans built a 30-point lead after outscoring a previously-hot Sacramento team 21-4 to begin the second half.
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Pelicans shootaround update: Jose Alvarado excited to make 2023-24 debut at home
New Orleans point guard Jose Alvarado hasn’t played in an NBA game in roughly nine months, with his last appearance on the Smoothie King Center hardwood coming Feb. 27 of last season vs. Orlando. So when he pondered his excitement to make his 2023-24 debut Monday against Sacramento, he quickly thought about how much he loves playing in front of 17,000 Crescent City fans.
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How did the Pelicans shut down De’Aaron Fox on Monday? ‘Two names,’ Zion Williamson says
Before his first game of the season against the New Orleans Pelicans, De’Aaron Fox had gone nearly a month without shooting below 50% from the field.
The Sacramento Kings guard was averaging almost 32 points per contest. He was shredding defenses with his interior scoring ability and improved outside shot.
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Zion Williamson says Pelicans’ turnaround after 5-game losing streak sparked by team meeting
Zion Williamson got the night off Saturday. The New Orleans Pelicans decided to rest their 23-year-old star in their second game in a 48-hour span.
On Monday, Williamson returned to the lineup looking rested. Williamson had a spring in his step as he sliced through the Sacramento Kings defense at will.
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Ingram, Williamson power the Pelicans to a 129-93 win over Pacific Division-leading Kings
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram hit all five of his 3-pointers and led all scorers with 31 points, and Zion Williamson dominated the paint by scoring 26 points on 12-for-16 shooting to power the New Orleans Pelicans to a 129-93 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night.
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NBA Power Rankings: Potent Bucks, Thunder jump to the top, Zion Williamson and Pelicans enter top five
In this Thanksgiving Week edition of the NBA Power Rankings, we’re giving thanks for the rule changes, analytic advancements and skill development that have allowed basketball teams to put up ungodly point totals on a regular basis. There are some defensive stalwarts out there, but for the most part, the best teams in the league are putting up a boatload of points — and it’s an extremely entertaining product.
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Pelicans’ Jonas Valanciunas proving invaluable to team’s success
If you’ll allow for a food analogy this Monday before Thanksgiving, the NBA season is nowhere near baked done but 14 games is enough to get the smells circulating through the kitchen. Specific lineups are still working with small sample sizes but some spicy trends are starting to emerge. Well, it seems the New Orleans Pelicans pair best with a steady buffet of touches for Jonas Valanciunas.
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