At 5-16 the New Orleans Pelicans cannot afford to drop many more games and still have hope to make the NBA playoffs. Even with the Western Conference looking weaker than it has in years, New Orleans still sits behind a plethora of teams that it will need to pass before ending up in the playoff race and every loss sets the timing of that back a little bit. That is what makes games like Monday night against the Boston Celtics so hard to watch, as New Orleans continues to not play with the type of energy and urgency that they need to at the moment.
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Washington Wizards: What to watch for
