Who Will the New Orleans Pelicans Knock out of the Playoffs?

November 15th, 2014 by Stephen Babb Leave a reply »

If the playoffs started today—just one tenth of the way through the regular season—the New Orleans Pelicans would own the sixth seed in the Western Conference, just ahead of the reigning champion San Antonio Spurs, who Anthony Davis and Co. beat 100-99 a week ago.

It's far too soon to make this team's postseason return official, but there are compelling reasons to believe its 5-3 start is a sign of things to come. Davis has gotten off to an MVP-caliber start. Tyreke Evans has returned to his Rookie of the Year form. Jrue Holiday and Eric Gordon are healthy, and Omer Asik is proving a savvy offseason acquisition.

What's not to like?

The Pels' first three losses have come against the Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies and Cleveland Cavaliers—all formidable in their own rights. And coming off Friday's franchise-record 139-point eruption against the rebuilding Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans is proving it can win the games it's supposed to win. 

"We're jelling right now and I think you can tell, obviously," forward Ryan Anderson told reporters after the contest. "We're learning ...

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