CHARLOTTE – More amused by it than seeing a reason to complain, when Jrue Holiday examines the itinerary of New Orleans’ current five-game road trip – which somewhat illogically begins in North Carolina and ends a week later in Northern California – the point guard emphasizes how important taking care of one’s body becomes for players.
“A lot of road trips we have are pretty crazy,” Holiday noted of the Pelicans’ away schedule. “You just have to go out and play and get your rest and get in your recovery. (In December), we had a back-to-back here (in New Orleans) and then Chicago (the next night, followed by a flight across two time zones to Portland).