We thought if we knew one thing about the New Orleans Pelicans it was that the defense would be solid. Even last season after adding DeMarcus Cousins the team posted a solid defensive rating, good enough for 8th in the entire NBA. For the first ten games of the season that held firm, with the team ranking 9th in the league. Then the wheels fell off.
In their last six games Pelican opponents are posting an eFG% of 58.2%, the best (or in the case of the Pelican defense worst) mark in the league over that span.