They’ve played only two games, but it’s readily apparent these are not the New Orleans Pelicans you’re accustomed to seeing at the beginning of every season.
On Wednesday evening, the Houston Rockets wound up on the wrong side of a 131-112 score, and then on Friday in the home opener, the Pelicans annihilated the lesser Sacramento Kings by a 149-129 margin — setting a new franchise record for points in the process.
In each of the previous three campaigns, the team slogged out to 0-2 starts, and during the first week of regular season action, names on the injury list were as commonplace as items left to check off on a busy person’s to-do list.