OAKLAND – Given the caliber of opponent and what’s at stake when New Orleans plays in its first Western Conference semifinal game in a decade Saturday, you might think the Pelicans will be tempted to come up with some inventive new scheme to combat Golden State. That couldn’t be further from the plan, according to head coach Alvin Gentry.
“We’ve got to play our game,” Gentry said after Friday’s practice in Oracle Arena. “What our game is, is to play fast-paced basketball. It doesn’t matter who we’re playing, that’s when we play our best, pushing the basketball and getting in the open court.