Dennis Smith Jr. #0 of the Detroit Pistons reacts as Kira Lewis Jr. #13 of the New Orleans Pelicans (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
After winning four in a row the New Orleans Pelicans have now dropped three straight behind lackluster defense and little effort or urgency.
I wrote that there were some things the Pelicans could learn from the Pistons, and the Pels learned them the hard way last night, getting wiped out in the second half by a team near the bottom of the Eastern Conference.
The Pistons aren’t great but they play hard every game, illustrating to the New Orleans Pelicans that you can’t overlook anyone or give less than 100 percent effort if you want to win in the NBA.