Yet another game resulting in another poor loss. When a team's record sits at 1-9, it means a lot of things have gone wrong, and today's matinee was a perfect microcosm. After 17 exhibition and preseason games and a countless number of practices, it's worrisome the team continues to find amateurish ways to lose a game.
In his post-game comments, Alvin Gentry remarked that the Pelicans competitive effort isn't up to par and that the team needs to do a better job in closing out games. "We have to be able to stop people down the stretch.