The New Orleans Pelicans have one of the best home records in the NBA at 15-4 and a lot of credit should be attributed to the boisterous fans in attendance.
The turnouts have been fantastic — tonight’s game against the Philadephia 76ers will be the ninth sellout of the season — and the vast numbers have often led to playoff-like atmospheres inside the Smoothie King Center.
That’s a far departure from regular season games witnessed in previous campaigns, and as recently as the start of last year.
Joel Embiid spoke about the 2021-22 season opener when Philly was in New Orleans.