Saturday’s loss to the LA Clippers went sideways so quickly that it was difficult to locate anything to build on within New Orleans’ performance, particularly from the first three quarters. With that mind, the Pelicans coaching staff adopted a positive-reinforcement technique while selecting 2019-20 game film for players to view during’s Sunday’s practice in Orlando.
“One of the things we did was show a lot of positive things we did over the course of the last 40 games we played before the hiatus came,” fifth-year Alvin Gentry said of a stretch that was capped by a 21-13 record.