Still looking for lucky number two, the Pelicans looked to hold down their own fort at Smoothie King Center as Danilo Gallinari and the Nuggets came to New Orleans. Things went… About as well as they’ve gone all season, which is to say not well at all. Anthony Davis left the game in the first quarter with a left shoulder injury, and the team blew another lead.
Holding a miraculous two-point lead going into halftime off of another efficient scoring half from Eric Gordon, the Pelicans came crawling out of the gate in the third quarter, losing their lead almost immediately.