New Orleans players can lean on the advice of Rajon Rondo and his 100 games of NBA postseason experience in all types of situations, but the 12-year veteran point guard can’t help the Pelicans much in terms of dealing with a week-plus of rest between playoff games. Rondo noted after practice Tuesday that he hasn’t been part of a sweep during his career – even his 2008 champion Celtics needed seven games in a first-round series vs. upset-minded Atlanta.
With New Orleans capping a sweep over Portland on Saturday, the Pelicans still aren’t sure when they will begin their Western Conference semifinal series, but it won’t be at least until this Saturday.