Pelicans Head Coach Alvin Gentry:
On the team’s play:
“I thought we started the game the right way. I thought we had a lot of energy. Defensively we were into the ball. We did a lot of good things. Most of the run-outs we had were on defensive stops. Then I thought in the second quarter we kind of went away from that. We’ve got to do a better job of being consistent and trying to play that way for 48 minutes.”
On the starting lineup:
“I think the energy level they had was great.