The New Orleans Pelicans lost their last game before the all-star break, a 121-95 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Jrue Holiday finished with 23 points, four rebounds, six assists and five steals for the Pelicans. Oklahoma City and all-star starter Russell Westbrook finished with 23 points, nine rebounds, and 10 assists. The Pelicans enter the all-star break with a record of 20-33 overall and 6.5 games out of the eighth spot in the Western Conference.
At least, the game was close early. The Pelicans got off to a good start on the offensive end - Anthony Davis knocked down a handful of jumpers, Holiday came off the bench and provided some scoring off the bench and things looked good.