MIAMI – OK, now this is getting out of hand.
New Orleans entered Saturday’s game with an injury list featuring seven names, including five of the team’s top seven scorers – and that doesn’t even include No. 1 overall draft pick Zion Williamson. By halftime in South Florida, there were two more additions to the group of injured Pelicans, as Frank Jackson (left neck contusion) and Derrick Favors (lower back spasms) were forced to exit. As a result, New Orleans actually had more injured players (nine) than players available (eight) to Alvin Gentry.
The remaining eight Pelicans put up a fight for much of Saturday’s interconference matchup, but it wasn’t enough to secure a victory in South Florida.