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Pelicans Summer League Postgame - Seth Curry 7-19-15

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1)      In a spirited and entertaining summer league quarterfinal game, the Pelicans topped Golden State 100-91 last night.

2)      Pelicans guard Seth Curry (24 points), who is leading the Las Vegas league in scoring, spoke about the win with the media. Also, check out Curry’s appearance on NBA TV’s show “The Starters.”

3)      Khem Birch (12 rebounds, six blocks) and summer head coach Robert Pack also addressed the win postgame.

4)      New Orleans advanced to today’s semifinal round and will face the eighth-seeded Phoenix Suns (7 p.m. Central, NBA TV). The Pelicans (5-0) are now the only undefeated team remaining in Las Vegas. At No. 4, they are also the highest-seeded squad still playing in the tournament.

5)      The contributions of lesser-known wing players have been key for NOLA.

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Pelicans Summer League Postgame - Seth Curry 7-18-15

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Pelicans Summer League 2015: Quarterfinals vs. GSW

LAS VEGAS – Much like his team Saturday, Seth Curry needed some time to warm up. Once he and the Pelicans got going, though, New Orleans was on its way to another victory.

The Las Vegas league’s leading scorer, Curry was uncharacteristically frigid in the first half, before igniting in the third quarter. For the fifth straight game, the guard topped the 20-point mark and New Orleans prevailed. After scoring just three points prior to intermission, he poured in 21 after the break, for a 24-point outing. The Pelicans advanced to Sunday’s semifinal round, where they will face Phoenix at 7 p.m. Central (NBA TV).

“It was a good example of his maturity,” Pelicans summer head coach Robert Pack said of Curry persevering through an early rough patch. “To be able to stick with it. Shooters and scorers can get down a little bit, but he came out in the second half and took the same shots. Fortunately, they went down in the second half.”

New Orleans (5-0) had made a habit of jumping on opponents shortly after tip-off, but this time Golden State was the sharper team, building a 24-16 lead through the first quarter. The Warriors built a double-digit edge in the second period, before the Pelicans started playing the way they had in their previous summer contests.

“We came out a little lethargic, a little fast-paced, rushing,” Pack said. “It was a big game – guys were excited about playing today. But we stuck with it. Guys were pulling for each other. I think that’s what got us out of this hole.”

As the only club out of 23 NBA teams in Las Vegas that does not have a roster member, the Pelicans have played like a group with something to prove. On numerous occasions Saturday, multiple players from both teams dove on the floor for loose balls, not necessarily a staple of summer league.

“That game was a little more fast-paced, a little bit more energy,” Curry described. “If you watched the game, you could tell the pace was a little bit faster and everything was a little bit more intense... Guys wanted to win. I think that’s what people want to see out here.” 

Curry sank two free throws with 19 seconds left, pushing New Orleans over the century mark at 100-91.

Things began to look a bit bleak when Golden State raced to a 14-point lead in the first half, but New Orleans wasted little time chipping away and eventually pulled in front by the early stages of the third quarter. The Pelicans used a 29-22 second quarter to regain their footing after a sloppy start.

While Curry tried to locate his shooting touch, Pelicans wing Victor Rudd continued to provide his team what exactly what it needed, this time dropping in 13 first-half points, en route to his 22-point game. The South Florida product has shown the versatility New Orleans was seeking from across its roster, showing an accurate shot (9-for-15), finishing fast breaks (four dunks) and making plays in more subtle areas of the game (five rebounds, one steal, one block). Meanwhile, reserve Fuquan Edwin dropped in 14 first-half points, joining Rudd in keeping the Pelicans close. Fellow sub Lazeric Jones chipped in with 10 points, including critical back-to-back three-pointers in the fourth quarter.

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NBA Summer League Quarterfinals: Pelicans 100, Warriors 91

1)      The Pelicans (4-0 in summer league) will try to keep their perfect mark intact Saturday night, facing Golden State at 9 p.m. Central in a NBA Summer League tournament quarterfinal game. All games the rest of the way in Las Vegas will air live on NBA TV.

2)      Pelicans-Warriors is full of unique connections.

3)      The winner of Saturday’s game will meet Phoenix or Chicago in Sunday’s semifinals (tip-off at 7 p.m. Central, NBA TV).

4)      Seth Curry (25.3 ppg) and Larry Drew II (8.0 apg) remain Las Vegas league leaders in scoring and assists, respectively.

5)      New Orleans signed veteran forward Alonzo Gee to a contract Friday.

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LAS VEGAS – If it’s possible for a summer league matchup to be dripping with storylines, Saturday’s New Orleans-Golden State quarterfinal game (9 p.m. Central, NBA TV) certainly fits the bill. A few weeks after Alvin Gentry changed addresses from the Bay Area to the Gulf Coast, his current team will face his former club. Additionally, Gentry’s associate head coach, Darren Erman, is a former Warriors assistant. Erman even led the 2013 summer Warriors to the inaugural Las Vegas tourney championship and is 10-0 career as a summer head coach (including 3-0 this year).

Before and after New Orleans’ 97-81 victory over Washington on Thursday, Erman and Seth Curry were both warmly greeted by current members of the Golden State organization. Curry, who was in Warriors training camp in 2013 but was released days before Opening Night, is an ex-teammate of current Golden State summer leading rebounder Ognjen Kuzmic. Curry was asked Thursday about facing the Warriors in the next round.

“It’s a lot different now, a lot different players,” Curry compared to his Warriors stint two years ago. “The system is a little bit different, but it’s always good to play against some people I am familiar with.”

The summer Warriors also have not played a comparable style to their big-league brethren, averaging 76.6 points in Las Vegas, a relatively high number for this league, but far less than the summer Pelicans, who have registered at least 89 points in every game. In its four victories, New Orleans is averaging a whopping 94.3 points. According to NBA.com, the Pelicans are shooting 48.4 percent from the field, an extremely high rate for a team that – like every summer squad – was put together this month.

“When you get a group of guys who’ve never played together, to be able to play well and execute like that, it’s a testament to how hard they’ve worked and how they’re willing to play for each other,” Pelicans assistant Robert Pack said. “The whole team collectively is playing the right way, sharing the ball, executing on both ends of the floor.”

“We’re sharing the ball and guys are making simple plays,” Seth Curry said of NOLA’s stellar performance in Las Vegas. “In this system there is a lot of space, and you’re able to show what you’ve got.”

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Pelicans-Warriors summer quarterfinal includes unusual number of connections

1)      For the first time in the three-year tournament era of the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, New Orleans has advanced to the quarterfinal round. The Pelicans won their first tournament game Thursday, in three attempts since 2013, by rolling to a 97-81 win over Washington.

2)      For the first time during the 2015 league, the Pelicans will now have a game broadcast live on NBA TV. On Saturday, fourth-seeded New Orleans (4-0 in Las Vegas) faces No. 12 Golden State at 9 p.m. Central.

3)      The winner of NOLA-Golden State advances to Sunday’s semifinal round. That game will also be carried live by NBA TV, with tip-off at 7 p.m. Central. The loser of the game is eliminated.

4)      Seth Curry (game-high 26 points) spoke to the media following Thursday’s win.

5)      Pelicans assistant Robert Pack broke down the 16-point victory and what’s worked so well for the unbeaten summer squad.

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