Thursday night will be arguably the most anticipated Pelicans game since the 2015 season finale against the Spurs where a win meant clinching a playoff berth.
Few teams have had a better All-Star break than New Orleans. The city hosted All-Star Weekend, Anthony Davis represented New Orleans well, winning the big game’s MVP award by scoring a record-breaking 52 points in the process, and Dell Demps rocked the NBA world by acquiring DeMarcus Cousins from the Sacramento Kings.
For New Orleans, pairing Cousins with Davis, Jrue Holiday and the rest of the Pelicans, gives the franchise something they haven’t had in quite some time: relevancy.