The New Orleans Pelicans will resume their march to the playoffs against the Toronto Raptors tonight, and if there’s one aspect that must improve quickly over the remaining 23 regular season games, the starting lineup needs to perform much, much stronger as a unit.
In the absence of Zion Williamson, the grouping of CJ McCollum, Herb Jones, Brandon Ingram, Trey Murphy and Jonas Valanciunas has really disappointed, even after the team righted itself following the 10-game losing streak. That wasn’t the case prior to Ingram missing two months with a toe injury or when going back to last season.