With the Portland Trail Blazers missing their top four scorers, it would have been easy to not get up for tonight’s matchup. Since falling to the Houston Rockets though, the New Orleans Pelicans have not lacked for bountiful amounts of energy and focus.
Monday’s 124-90 victory was exactly what fans wanted to see for a Pelicans team playing on the first night of a road back-to-back and credit another fantastic start.
“I liked that fact that we came in and just took care of business,” Willie Green said. “We know the Trail Blazers are down guys, but it was important for us to respect our opponent.