Pregame analysis and predictions of the New Orleans Pelicans vs. Memphis Grizzlies NBA game to be played on January 24, 2025 on ESPN.
The winter storm that blew through southeastern Louisiana this week has brought more snow than the area has seen in more than 120 years, and the city of New Orleans is not set up for winter precipitation of this magnitude. The infrastructure is just not in place because they never have to deal with this.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
SO THEY GOT YOUR TOTALS HERE LOOKING AT ABOUT SIX AND A HALF PLUS INCHES. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE SWATHS OF A LOT OF THAT SNOW HAPPENED. FOR US. THIS IS GOING TO BE RIGHT IN THAT METRO AREA. THE BAYOU HOUMA SAW TEN INCHES PLUS ESTIMATES BASED OFF THE RADAR,
New Orleans takes on the Memphis Grizzlies after CJ McCollum scored 45 points in the Pelicans' 123-119 overtime victory over the Utah Jazz.
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.
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,