Lesson learned? New Orleans Pelicans have to make adjustments to beat the Los Angeles Lakers
It’s a disappointing end to the regular season for Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans as they lose to the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James. Jake Madison looks at how their fall to the 7th seed and the NBA’s Play-In Tournament is emblematic of their season as a whole. Plus, what are the biggest adjustments the Pels need to make to win and make it to the NBA Playoffs?
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47 Comments
Sorry…Zion shrinks when he faces Lebron! He has to force the issue…out physical him. And sadly our team proves me right time after time. We lack in the area of basketball IQ. Trey still tripping over himself trying to penetrate. CJ dribbled the air out of the ball into clogged lanes and turns it over. Also blame lies at the feet of the coaches! You have to coach these guys up to avoid this.
Willie Green is not a good coach. I've seen enough of him on this team, and this is the conclusion that I've come to. The Pels are going to have to get a new coach if they want to be a championship contender because Willie Green ain't it.
Pels just can't beat the Lakers. Then foremost BI should have never started that hame. Go, with what got you this win streak. The chemistry was off.
Jake- JV got cooked every second he guarded AD. I understand the desperation of using Zeller as he actually has more speed than JV and almost enough strength to at least make it a little difficult for AD to score 30. Nance also has no chance against him. JV was and is worst case option against AD.
Zion scared 😪
Could green be replaced this summer?
willi green sucks bottom line
Jake, We do not match up well versus the Lakers, Warriors, Celtics, or Bucs. We can beat them sometimes, but I’ll take my chances versus every other team in the NBA.
The script is set NBA at it's finest don't be surprised if the Lakers lose Tuesday the NBA don't want the Lakers to play Denver in the first round so don't be surprised if the Pelicans win Tuesday they don't want the Lakers to play OKC playing Denver this early wouldn't make them money this early
The Pelicans are a one point favorite against the Lakers for Tuesday night. A head scratcher for sure.
Very disappointing season
Hey, Jake, we shot more threes. How did that work out?
Meanwhile the Lakers lived in the paint. How did we lose?
Boo!
boooooo
If lakeks win they meet denver😂 as a pelicans fan i just wanna meet okc in first round
Trey…a 30MM player? PSHAW!!!
I think Zion is the biggest Bronsexual, he was just laughing after Lebron beat his @ss. next game run the offense through BI since Rui or Prince won't be able to slow him down I swear.
POINT GUARD!!! POINT GUARD!!! POINT GUARD!!!
How about playing defense and rebounding…..
That takes effort and desire which is foreign to most of today's players….
Griffin will not approve of the type of coach this young team needs. Griffin wants to prove Lebron wrong yet keeps showing LeBron right
I don’t think we slow at making adjustments, bi came back wasn’t his normal self and messed up the momentum we had, but we always bounce back, start trey next to Zion, bring bi off the bench
Pels choked as usual…nothing to see here folks…🏀🇬🇧
Zion have to attack like bron was, put pressure on the rim, get AD in foul trouble, Cj and trey shoot 10 3 Threes a piece
Tanking 1st game to avoid Denver?
Yes, dangerous game but if gou draw Denver,its over in 5 at best.
What you prefer:just to make 1st round or all-in,make as far as possible?
Z played passive AD scoring / rebounding can’t be stopped & bron just looked like magic johnson out there tn
Oh yeah I seen zeller get more min than JV
2 days ago Memphis g league took the lakers to the wire, just sayin team a reflection of coach,toooo mild mannered and soft
It’s totally ok if we don’t go to the playoff if in exchange we don’t have griff next season
Zion gotta get over being starstruck of Lebron.
If you call me out first and BI last as if he has carried us on the road against three good team. I don't care if I am getting paid, but I'm playing half hearted. Zion plays better away from New Orleans, why? Why, he doesn't have to hear the organization promote BI over him. They beaten three teams that are top teams without BI. BI should have came off the bench. Trey out plays BI production when BI is not playing. They put up over 33 threes those last three games. BI and Zion doesn't work at all with each other, Facts!
Griff need a reality check for jeopardizing the chance to make a decent rebuilt.
Assets from AD, Jrue Holiday for basically Bledsoe and useless picks, a first pick, top 10 picks, trading Hart and Ball to get McBallhog, satoranski, temple. Trading for Val when we needed a rim protaction. Not trading for a rim runner when was clear already vs the suns in playoff, never sign a true pg, throwing 100mln for McCollum…
Extend griff contract looks like the perfect recipe to make this franchise relocate, another time.
Nola deserve better than this circus franchise.
WILLIE GREEN NOT A GOOD COACH.
Pathetic
4 season : 1 playoff appearance (thanks the fact PG couldn’t play in the tournament)
Season 5 let’s see. Worst scenario we get out at the first round. Best scenario we don’t get into the post season and maybe they finally understand management has to go.
Every team knows LeBron will drive to the paint.
Didn’t the Lakers advance out in the play in last year as the 7th seed and knock off Memphis?
The solution is a new coach and a dominant center. Both are trash. Starting Ingram was the worst decision a coach could have made. No stopping power at the rim period!!! These are the solutions to the problems.
Even if the Pelicans win Tuesday, they are getting swept by the Nuggets. Might as well just walk away now and get to the offseason
So funny …they needed to make those adjustments at halftime…..Willie Green is not doing a good job…they blow every important game all year
They need to trade Larry Nance and Dyson Daniels ain't doing nothing either we need more then just def. Def is good but we have to score too
Willie Green is garbage he can't motivate his team to go out there and fight for a win…then either we need a new coach or players
Zion playing like he is scared of Labron! Somebody needs to tell him!
“Learning” is not part of the Pelicans vocabulary.
Pelicans =fraud just like this guy
listen, lebron is one of the greatest players of all time. He's actually top 3 greatest easily. Because of that fact, you need Zion and this team at their best. The team was playing at a high and had chemistry. You don't bring Brandon Ingram back after 12 missed games for a game like this. It's not fair to him, or the team. It completely screwed the offense because everything was thrown off. Trey should have started today. then you can get brandon ready come playoff time. Once brandon was green lit to play i knew they had no shot to win. You gotta be sharp and in rhythm as a TEAM to win a game like this. The Rhythm was with the team that played without Brandon. Doesn't mean you can't work him back in, but not tonight.
All these overpaid bitches had to do was play hard and win one FN game to get the 6th seed which would have provided an opportunity for a competitive series. I honestly hope they lose out and don’t make it. The only positive is that I illegally streamed every single game that wasn’t nationally televised so the NBA didn’t earn one cent from me this season. 🤷🏻♂️
Pels if you want to succeed against Laker's. Switch the court. Pels r horrible on home game.
The only reason stuff worked the last week larry wasnt there aint nobway in hell larry should be playing 31 minutes what has he done to deserve that