Now that the 2023 NBA Draft, the Summer League, and craziest parts of free agency are behind us, we are now in what many consider to be the doldrums of the NBA calendar. The next major event we have to look forward to (the FIBA World Cup) isn’t for another month.
Everyone likes to spend this state of flux in different ways. Some watch high school tape. Some watch the WNBA. And some, like myself, use their free time to rewatch old NBA games.
And this afternoon, I found myself watching the most high stakes game played in New Orleans Pelicans (and Hornets) franchise history.