New Orleans eked out a win last night against the Utah Jazz, but the minds of the players were largely elsewhere throughout the entire evening. If you haven't heard by now, the wife of the former head coach of the Pelicans, Monty Williams, was suddenly taken from this earth in a tragic car accident on Wednesday.
Coincidentally, Williams is now an assistant coach with the Thunder, the Pelicans opponent on Thursday. Upon arrival in Oklahoma City in the wee hours of the morning, most, if not all of the players were preoccupied about their former coach.