Riding into the season with a perfect 5-0 record in the preseason, it was hard to imagine the new-look New Orleans Pelicans starting the season off 0-3, despite playing fairly robust competition.
While they’re not getting blown out by any means, averaging a 6-point margin of loss and without a double-digit loss on the books, they’re, at the end of the day, a very competitive team in a crowded Western Conference.
To open the season on the road against the defending champion Toronto Raptors on their ring night was a tall task, which resulted in a gutty, 122-130 overtime loss.