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New Orleans Pelicans: Grades for the 111-86 loss to the Phoenix Suns

Brandon Ingram #14 of the New Orleans Pelicans (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

The New Orleans Pelicans flunked their test against the Phoenix Suns.

The New Orleans Pelicans are going to be up-and-down this season. They have a young roster with a bunch of new faces and a new head coach, so games like last night against the Phoenix Suns are going to happen.

Not only could the Pelicans not hit a 3-pointer, the Suns couldn’t miss. When Jae Crowder is hitting contested step-back three-pointers, you know it is not your night.

It was an ugly game that will be reflected in the grades and revealed some troubling early-season trends for the Pelicans on both ends.