The New Orleans Pelicans currently sit in 14th place in the Western Conference with a less than stellar record of 4-10. However, all of those wins have come in the last six games, so the team’s fortunes are most definitely on the rise. Similar to last season, the question at this point is whether the Pelicans can overcome an incredibly slow start and make a legitimate push for the postseason.
Since the 3-point era began, 25 NBA teams have started a season with eight straight losses. Only 3 of them — the 1984-85 Cavaliers, the 1996-97 Suns and the 2004-05 Chicago Bulls — wound up making the playoffs in that same season.