Pelicans Head Coach Alvin Gentry:
On what changed in the second half:
“They got into us. That’s our reputation and until we do something about it, that’s what teams are going to do. They got into us. They were very physical with us and we didn’t handle it. We’ve got to handle the physicality of the game. They did a better job of getting into us than we did handling them. And as a result, they got separation, and it was an uphill battle from there.”
On changing the tone bringing in the second group:
“Yes.