NEW ORLEANS -- What Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry described as a "piss-poor effort" against the last-place Brooklyn Nets ended with New Orleans allowing a season-high 143 points -- one shy of the franchise record -- and star Anthony Davis heading to the exit well before the final buzzer sounded.
"I could sit up here and B.S. you guys and say this happened, they made shots ... no. They kicked our ass," Gentry said. "In just plain English, they kicked our ass. In every phase of the game they did. Three-point shooting, rebounding, hustling, driving the ball to the basket.