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Pelicans Playback with Caroline Gonzalez and Jen Hale - 4/7/20

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Prior to Tuesday’s rebroadcast of New Orleans’ March 8 win vs. Minnesota, Pelicans radio sideline reporter/analyst Caroline Gonzalez joined Fox Sports New Orleans TV sideline reporter Jennifer Hale on the “Pelicans Playback” show. Here are three takeaways:

Pelicans players want the opportunity to finish the job.

New Orleans was 3.5 games out of eighth place in the Western Conference when the NBA season was halted, with two late-March matchups forthcoming vs. Memphis. After a 7-23 start, the Pelicans had climbed a major mountain just to get back into playoff contention and were looking forward to the final 18 games when play stopped.

“It was so hard to get to this point,” Gonzalez said of the journey. “You put yourself in a position to make that playoff push. JJ Redick (said on a recent podcast), ‘Whatever finishing the season means, I want to have an opportunity to finish it.’ ”

Gonzalez on part of the motivation New Orleans has to continue playing basketball: “If you were to spend seven months at your job working on one specific project, then to have someone say, ‘Don’t worry about that project anymore,’ you’re going to be pretty frustrated.”

Holiday entered 2019-20 as the only New Orleans player who’d been an All-Star, as well as the longest-tenured Pelican, giving him valuable familiarity with the franchise in more ways than one.

“He’s the heart of the locker room. His maturity on this team and knowing this team and Alvin Gentry, he’s been consistent all season and that guy you can count on,” Gonzalez said. “More importantly, he’s been able to adapt (to an offensive role). When you have guys like Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball and Zion Williamson coming into the lineup, it might not be easy to adapt, but (Holiday) made it look so easy, especially on offense. On the defensive end, I can’t say enough about his defense.”

Twitter questions from Pelicans fans steered in the direction of off-the-court queries, asking about personalities on the roster. Gonzalez picked Williamson as the team’s funniest player, saying the rookie possesses “dry humor, so not everyone always picks up on it.” Other selections: Josh Hart as the loudest talker on the practice court (“he talks a lot on defense and prides himself on defense and energy”); Holiday as the most musically inclined, acknowledging his interest in guitar and other instruments.

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Pelicans Playback: Three takeaways from Caroline Gonzalez’s April 7 appearance

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NEW ORLEANS – Tonight’s “Pelicans Playback” will preview the 7:00 p.m. CT re-air of the Pelicans’ road win over the Minnesota Timberwolves from March 8. Pelicans radio sideline reporter Caroline Gonzalez will join Jennifer Hale in the ninth episode airing tonight at 6:30 p.m. CT. “Pelicans Playback” will include Power Plays presented by Entergy, featuring key plays and analysis from each game, in addition to a Twitter Q&A with fans.

“Pelicans Playback” is a 30-minute pregame show which is streamed live on Pelicans.com, the Pelicans App, and the Pelicans Facebook and Twitter pages. Fans can tune into “Pelicans Playback” prior to select re-aired games from the 2019-20 NBA season on FOX Sports New Orleans.

For more information on “Pelicans Playback”, please visit Pelicans.com.

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Caroline Gonzalez to join Pelicans Playback prior to re-airing of Pelicans vs. Timberwolves on Fox Sports New Orleans

In addition to appearing on the “Pelicans Playback” show hosted by Jennifer Hale, beginning Thursday each guest for the “pregame” half-hour streaming broadcast will also participate in Fox Sports New Orleans’ game replays. First-year members of the Pelicans front office David Griffin and Trajan Langdon will make their second appearances on Playback, then take part in the Fox rebroadcasts on Thursday and Saturday, respectively. Pelicans radio sideline reporter/host Caroline Gonzalez will tip off the week by appearing on Tuesday’s 6:30 p.m. Playback show with Hale.

This week’s replays on FSNOLA are all road victories for New Orleans, including a pair of hard-fought triumphs in Northern California and Michigan.

This week’s schedule for Fox Sports New Orleans game rebroadcasts (“Pelicans Playback” guest):

Tuesday 7 and 10 p.m.: New Orleans at Minnesota from March 8 (Caroline Gonzalez at 6:30)

Thursday 7 and 10 p.m.: New Orleans at Sacramento from Jan. 4 (David Griffin at 6:30)

Saturday 7 and 10 p.m.: New Orleans at Detroit from Jan. 13 (Trajan Langdon at 6:30)

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Fox Sports New Orleans to add in-game interviews to replays starting Thursday

1)      With just eight games remaining in the regular season, New Orleans (31-43) has six home games and two road contests left on its schedule. The Pelicans host the Rockets tonight at 6 p.m. Tickets are available here.

2)      Check out Pelicans.com’s statistical preview of Sunday’s game between the Pelicans and Rockets.

3)      Only three of the final eight opponents are in the thick of the relevant playoff conversation, including Houston, Charlotte and Golden State. Upcoming foe Sacramento (twice) is still mathematically alive, but well out of realistic contention for eighth place in the West. Atlanta, the Lakers and Phoenix are eliminated.

4)      On Friday, the Pelicans practiced at Elfrid Payton’s high school on the Westbank.

5)      Listen to Friday’s Black and Blue Report, as Caroline Gonzalez and Ashley Amoss discuss Payton's triple-doubles and the team's recent road trip.

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