New Orleans Pelicans

The Los Angeles Lakers looked for their third straight win as they hosted the New Orleans Pelicans at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday. The Lakers leaned on the momentum from their back-to-back conquests of the Sacramento Kings and the Golden State Warriors, giving them an extra bounce against the Pelicans. It was pretty evident in the […] The post Lakers’ LeBron James, Marcus Smart combine for back-and-forth fast break slam appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The LA Clippers will be without John Collins on Wednesday night when they host the Indiana Pacers. It’ll be the second game in a row that Collins will be out with a neck sprain after injuring his neck against the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night. Collins initially suffered an injury in the Clippers’ second […] The post John Collins gets concerning injury update ahead of matchup vs. Pacers appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Los Angeles Lakers announced that Maxi Kleber (back soreness) is available for Tuesday night’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans. The 34-year-old originally was not on the Lakers’ injury report but was then downgraded to questionable earlier in the day. JJ Redick revealed pregame that Kleber was feeling some soreness but would try to […]

When the wildly optimistic Zion Williamson limped off the court in Utah with yet another ankle injury, the familiar dread that has shadowed his career resurfaced. Another setback leading to lost games. Another storyline about availability, another reason to worry for the New Orleans Pelicans. Fortunately, Kris Chrisp, Williamson’s personal trainer, moved quickly to assure […] The post Zion Williamson’s trainer promises Pelicans latest injury won’t blow up into another controversy appeared fir...

The Suns, who went just 4-7 in February as they dealt with injuries affecting multiple starters and rotation players, will get some reinforcements on Tuesday in Sacramento. As Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic relays (via Twitter), star guard Devin Booker is no longer listed on Phoenix’s injury report after missing the past four games […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have been playing some improved basketball of late, with Dejounte Murray recently returning from an Achilles injury and the team slowly but surely working its way up the standings. Arguably the most surprising development over the last couple of months for New Orleans has been the ability of Zion Williamson to […] The post Zion Williamson reveals how Pelicans are building an identity despite injuries appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Lakers look to continue to build momentum against the Pelicans on Tuesday.

The New Orleans Pelicans travel to the Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday night to face a Los Angeles Lakers team that has won each of their last three games. They have overturned a three-game skid off the back of some highly impressive shooting and will look to extend their running against New Orleans. For the Pelicans, […] The post Is Zion Williamson playing against the Lakers? Pelicans injury report appeared first on ClutchPoints .

It has been a roller coaster career for New Orleans star Zion Williamson. When he has been on the court, he has been dominant, but the issue has been his injuries. Zion has been in and out of the lineup since the Pelicans drafted him due to his injuries and has had to deal with […] The post Pelicans F Zion Williamson reveals lowest point of injury-riddled NBA career so far appeared first on ClutchPoints .

For a rookie point guard, the speed of the NBA game is often the biggest shock to the system. For the rebuilding New Orleans Pelicans and phenomenal first-round pick Jeremiah Fears, the revelation has been learning when to hit the brakes. As the regular season winds down, the 19-year-old says the most important knowledge he […] The post How Pelicans’ Jeremiah Fears learned ‘manipulating’ moves by slowing down appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The New Orleans Pelicans’ Zion Williamson remains a major problem for NBA defenders despite the consistent issues he has had with injuries. Williamson suffered a foot fracture back in 2021 and has since had trouble with his knee and hamstrings, limiting him to less than half of the Pelicans’ games since he arrived as the […] The post Pelicans’ Zion Williamson drops ultimate Olympics goal appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The transition from starter to reserve can be a difficult adjustment for anyone, especially a rookie point guard on a rebuilding 19-43 team. Unfortunately for Jeremiah Fears, James Borrego is juggling a crowded backcourt while building a case to keep the full-time job. Thankfully, Dejounte Murray and Jordan Poole have helped the Oklahoma alum find […] The post Pelicans’ Jeremiah Fears reveals Dejounte Murray, Jordan Poole are helping him deal with benching appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue highlighted his team’s composure in Sunday’s 137-117 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. “It was a crazy game, you know, being up 18, like you said, them cutting to one. And then, you know, I thought offensively… we tried to play the right way,” Lue said, emphasizing how […] The post Tyronn Lue praises Clippers’ composure in win over Pelicans appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Kawhi Leonard scored 23 points and the Clippers beat the New Orleans Pelicans to end a three-game losing streak.

Kawhi Leonard achieved an impressive feat in franchise history following his performance in the Los Angeles Clippers’ win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night. Leonard is going through the 15th season of his NBA career, his seventh with the Clippers. Despite having injuries impact his time with the franchise, he continues to shine […] The post Kawhi Leonard’s 20-point streak has him in elite Clippers company appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The New Orleans Pelicans will not have the services of hulking forward Zion Williamson for Sunday night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Los Angeles. With the former Duke Blue Devils ruled out for that contest because of a lower-body injury, his personal-best streak of NBA games played has come […] The post Pelicans’ Zion Williamson out, ending career-long ironman streak at 35 games appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Knicks The Knicks have won plenty, but questions remain about how Karl-Anthony Towns fits in coach Mike Brown’s offense, per Stefan Bondy of the New York Post. Towns is averaging his fewest field-goal attempts since his rookie year, and his scoring is at its lowest point in that span. He has also been mentioned in […] The post NBA Notes: Knicks, Karl-Anthony Towns, Pelicans, Saddiq Bey, Pacers appeared first on Hoops Wire .

The NBA doesn’t have a comeback player of the year award like the NFL, but if it did, Saddiq Bey would be among the frontrunners, says Rod Walker of NOLA.com. The Pelicans wing missed the entire 2024/25 while recovering from a torn ACL, but he has been highly productive in his first season in New […]