This is the hardest lead I've ever had to come up with because at this point I just don't know what to say anymore.
The Pelicans recorded 21 steals tonight which is both a new franchise record and an NBA season-high this year and still lost. They forced 24 total turnovers and held the No. 4 three point shooting team to hit on five of their 21 attempts from beyond the arc and still lost. They allowed only 16 points and led by 14 after the first quarter. And. Still. Lost.
It's somehow surprising that the team with the fourth-worst record in the league keeps finding new ways to lose but here we are once again.