Since LeBron James returned to Cleveland, Tyreke Evans had never missed a game against the Cavaliers. Boy, the Pelicans could have used him. In the teams' previous three meetings, the games had been competitive throughout, and tonight was no different until the later portion of the 4th quarter. New Orleans just didn't have enough firepower, although Norris Cole did his best to fill some big shoes.
The Pelicans found themselves down right out of the gates as Anthony Davis was the only one to add anything to the scoring column for over the first five minutes of the game.