The New Orleans Pelicans lost 113-96 to the Indiana Pacers, dropping the team’s record to 1-1 in preseason play. The Pelicans played from behind for most of the night, and they have nobody to blame but themselves. They allowed the Pacers to shoot — get this — 28 more field goal attempts! It probably wouldn’t have mattered how well the Pelicans would have played on this night because giving an opponent that many more chances to score is going to result in a loss 99 times out of 100.
Rebounding, or should I say a lack thereof, was the main culprit.