What an incredible effort.
With no Anthony Davis, no Dante Cunningham, no Jameer Nelson, no Tony Allen, and as it bore out, no reliable performers on the bench, the woefully undermanned New Orleans Pelicans very nearly pulled off the biggest of upsets against the Houston Rockets, a division rival sporting the best record in the league.
“They’re really good,” said Head Coach Alvin Gentry. “They’re really good. You can see why they have the best record in the league. I thought we did everything that we had to do to try and put us in the position to win.