The National Media is going all out on the New Orleans Pelicans’ Opening Night Loss to the Denver Nuggets.
In all honesty, they have some pretty good reasons to be.
Anthony Davis had one of the best games of his career, putting up 50 points, 16 rebounds, six steals, five assists and four blocks. Those numbers do not usually go next to a loss in the NBA.
However, the Pelicans did lose to the Nuggets by a score of 107-102. It’s the fact Davis’ efficiency in his monster game was not enough to beat a team not expected to be in the playoffs this season.