Normally when the Pelicans get off to a good start, they win.
New Orleans was carrying an impressive 11-4 record into this contest when leading at halftime, and number 12 looked to be on the horizon against the Boston Celtics.
The Pelicans stormed out to an 11-point advantage at the end of the first quarter, expanded their lead to 18 points in the second, before settling for a 46-39 halftime edge.
Someone must have tossed the usual script into the waste basket before the final 24 minutes.
Boston greatly increased their physicality of play during the second half and dominated New Orleans down the stretch to win rather easily, 104-92.