Believe it or not, the New Orleans Pelicans were not a bad team when they laced their shoes up in a locker room decked out in blue, red and gold. In fact, the Pelicans actually finished the season with a winning record at the Smoothie King Center (21-20) despite their continuous struggles with injuries and how to adapt to Alvin Gentry’s 21st century offense. On the road, though, the story was much, much worse.
Nine and 32. That was the Pelicans’ record away from the Crescent City this season, and it cemented them as the fourth worst road team in the entire Association.