New Orleans takes on the Memphis Grizzlies after CJ McCollum scored 45 points in the Pelicans' 123-119 overtime victory over the Utah Jazz.
A rare winter storm has turned the South into an unlikely winter wonderland this week, giving cities like New Orleans more snow in a day than Salt Lake City has received all season.
T he New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz met for the second straight time on Monday night at the Smoothie King Center. New Orleans took the matchup 136-123 behind a game-high 26 po
You know the world has truly turned upside down when Utahns look to the heavens in search of snow, while folks on the bayou deal with blizzard conditions.
However, New Orleans found a rhythm early, led by CJ McCollum, who knocked down five 3-pointers in the first quarter alone. Utah has been vulnerable defensively on the perimeter this season, allowing opponents to take 40.7 percent of their overall shot attempts from deep, tied for the third-highest frequency in the league.
The Pelicans were 29th in scoring average during the 2024 portion of this season (106.7 ppg), but are 10th since Jan. 1, nearly adding 10 points a night to their average output at 116.3.
The NBA has postponed Wednesday night’s game in New Orleans between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Pelicans after a historic winter storm dumped about a foot of snow in the Big Easy.
Only one more quarter stands between the Pelicans and the victory they were favored to collect coming into this evening. It's still anybody's game after three quarters, but they are currently ahead of the Jazz 105-103.
Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has been ruled out for Friday night's game at the Memphis Grizzlies. Williamson sat out Monday night's victory over Utah with a non-COVID illness and New Orleans announced on Thursday that he would remain out on Friday “due to return to play reconditioning from illness.
Green 0-2 1-2 1, Murphy III 6-15 8-10 24, Theis 2-4 0-0 4, McCollum 18-31 4-4 45, Murray 8-24 8-8 26, Matkovic 1-2 0-0 2, Robinson-Earl 0-1 0-0 0, Alvarado 1-5 0-0 3, Hawkins 5-8 5-5 18. Totals 41-92 26-29 123.
The Utah Jazz are back to the grind on Monday night, once again facing off against the New Orleans Pelicans after coming up short against this same squad earlier on Friday.Utah has seen some struggles as of late,