Connection between New Orleans, Pelicans helped make 2021-22 a memorable season

By the final month of the 2021-22 season, it was common to hear thousands of fans in the Smoothie King Center joining in unison, literally singing the praises of an undrafted rookie they’d come to adore.

New Orleans Pelicans announce all floor seats for the 2022-23 season are officially sold out

The Pelicans emerged as an exciting young team in the NBA following its playoff appearance in 2021-22.

Willie Green sees parallels between New Orleans Pelicans and the 2020 Phoenix Suns

The Phoenix Suns’ undefeated run during the NBA restart served as a springboard.

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Pelicans News Around the Web (5-4-2022)

Evaluating the 2021-22 season for the New Orleans Pelicans

The New Orleans Pelicans 2021-22 season is over after the hard fought 4-2 series defeat at the hands of the Phoenix Suns.

Before Feb. 8, New Orleans Pelicans executive Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin was getting dragged for the team’s state.

Zion Williamson on New Orleans: “Anybody who knows me knows I want to be here”

It’s rare for a bitter loss to become an oddly-satisfying ending.

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Pelicans News Around the Web (5-3-2022)

From 1-12 to a playoff trip, Pelicans delivered array of surprises

Larry Nance Jr. arrived in the Crescent City two-thirds of the way through the NBA regular season via a February trade, joining a Pelicans team dismissed by many as a non-factor in the Western Conference.&nbsp;

NBA Offseason Guide 2022: The New Orleans Pelicans face a big decision on Zion Williamson

The New Orleans Pelicans are on solid footing. You read that right.

Scott Kushner: Pelicans' unexpected journey is setting new expectations

Pelicans fans showed up with shirts that target Jae Crowder. The Suns sought them out.

There was a little expletive-laden gamesmanship between New Orleans Pelicans fans and the Phoenix Suns prior to Thursday night's game at The Smoothie King Center.

Chris Paul and the Suns finish off Pelicans and create ‘unbelievably special’ moment

When his historic night had concluded, Chris Paul’s voice wavered and broke during his on-court television interview. His emotion had little to do with his perfect shooting night, or the fact that he finally had helped the Phoenix Suns extinguish the pesky New Orleans Pelicans 115-109 to win the best-of-seven series in six games.

The Pelicans’ season came to a tearful end, but this is only the beginning for New Orleans’ exciting young core

NEW ORLEANS — It’s incredible how much it took for the Suns to finally finish off the Pelicans.

Pelicans' Jose Alvarado reflects on battle against Chris Paul: 'He knows my name now too'

In the fourth quarter of a postseason elimination game, the New Orleans Pelicans played an undrafted rookie at point guard, while the Phoenix Suns rode with one of the greatest floor generals of all time.

Larry Nance Jr. hopes to sign extension with Pelicans: 'I would love to make this a permanent stay'

Since Larry Nance Jr. entered the NBA seven years ago, he has played for eight different head coaches.

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Pelicans News Around the Web (5-2-2022)

Game 6 playoff postgame wrap: No. 1 Suns 115, No. 8 Pelicans 109

An intense, hard-fought, nip-and-tuck battle to keep the season alive came down to the final minute, where the NBA’s best team at late-game execution made just enough plays to stave off and eliminate upset-minded New Orleans.

Chris Paul has historic shooting night as Pelicans' season comes to an end against Suns

On Thursday night, after missing the previous three games, Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker returned to the lineup against the New Orleans Pelicans for Game 6 of their first-round playoff series.

Walker: Pelicans, through blood, sweat, and tears pushed favored Suns to limits

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Pelicans News Around the Web (4-29-2022)

injury list remains unchanged for Game 6 in New Orleans

New Orleans’ injury update released Wednesday afternoon remained the same as several previous ones, with Kira Lewis Jr. (right knee ACL/MCL sprain) and Zion Williamson (right foot fracture) listed as out.

New Orleans Pelicans announce sellout crowd for red out, NBA Playoff Game 6 vs. Phoenix Suns

The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that Game 6 of the teams’ opening-round Western Conference Playoffs vs. the Phoenix Suns is sold out. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday night at the Smoothie King Center. Gates will open at 5:00 p.m. To ensure a Red Out, all fans will receive a FREE red NOLA VS. E’ERBODY T-shirt designed by local sign maker Nan Parati. The shirts will be pre-placed at their seat.

Pelicans facing a third must-win situation this month in Game 6 vs. Suns

The fate of the New Orleans Pelicans’ 2021-22 season will be at stake Thursday when they host the top-seeded Phoenix Suns. The NBA playoffs are brand-new territory for two-thirds of the Pelicans’ roster this spring, but the win-or-go-home scenario of Game 6 certainly is not. In fact, it’s the third time New Orleans has needed a victory to avoid elimination in the month of April alone.

Scott Kushner: Pelicans' formula for survival against Suns is simple: Just make shots

The anatomy of an upset doesn’t have to follow a well-worn formula. But in the NBA, there’s definitely a path of least resistance.

Rod Walker: Saints, Pelicans both on clock for what could be banner day for New Orleans sports

If you want to know how big Thursday is for sports fans in New Orleans, just ask the woman who owns two professional teams in the city why it’s such a big deal.

The trio behind the New Orleans Pelicans' improbable playoff run

IT IS JUST after midnight when 2-year-old Nazanin Alvarado takes the podium with her dad, New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado, following Sunday's Game 4 win over the Phoenix Suns.

Phoenix Suns' Devin Booker (hamstring strain) could return in coming days, sources say

Phoenix Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker is progressing on a return soon, possibly for Game 6 on Thursday or a potential Game 7 on Saturday in the franchise's Western Conference first-round playoff series against the New Orleans Pelicans, sources told ESPN.

Brandon Ingram is savoring his first action in playoffs. 'I feel like it's our time.'

After Brandon Ingram scored 30 points to send the New Orleans Pelicans to the playoffs, Jose Alvarado and Naji Marshall whisked Ingram away to make sure he got to enjoy the moment.

Brandon Ingram says he'll be OK after jamming fingers in New Orleans Pelicans' Game 5 loss to Phoenix Suns

PHOENIX -- New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram came to Tuesday night's postgame news conference with his right ring and pinkie fingers taped up in black athletic tape, but he insisted he'll be good to go for Game 6 on Thursday.

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Pelicans News Around the Web (4-28-2022)

Game 5 playoff postgame wrap: No. 1 Suns 112, No. 8 Pelicans 97

A Phoenix team that excelled in a variety of categories and posted the NBA’s best record this season returned to form to a large extent Tuesday. New Orleans kept battling and remained in the hunt despite the Suns grabbing a big lead, but the Pelicans couldn’t get close enough to pull off a road victory.

Game 6 of Pelicans-Suns scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday

New Orleans basketball fans who also support getting more sleep had an unusual rooting interest come through for them Tuesday, when Miami eliminated Atlanta from the Eastern Conference playoffs. That result clears the way for the Pelicans’ Game 6 home game on Thursday vs. Phoenix to be scheduled for 6:30 p.m., as the first half of a TNT doubleheader. A Hawks victory over the Heat on Tuesday would have moved Thursday’s tip-off time back a couple hours, but instead the Smoothie King Center will get to host its earliest game since the 2022 NBA postseason began.

Mikal Bridges scores 31 points as Pelicans fall behind Suns 3-2 in first-round series

PHOENIX — Willie Green played with Chris Paul for three seasons and coached him for two more.

Pelicans, after an inconsistent Game 5 loss to the Suns, will need a complete performance to keep their season alive

In each of the past three games of the Pelicans’ first-round series against the Suns, a standout performance by a role player ended up swinging the contest.

Bridges, Paul lead Suns past Pelicans 112-97 for 3-2 lead

PHOENIX -- — Mikal Bridges was playing his 47th minute of basketball on Tuesday night when he leaped into the air, threw down a huge two-handed jam and pulled himself up on the rim with a little sneer for good measure.

Valanciunas and the Pelicans host conference foe Phoenix

Phoenix Suns (64-18, first in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (36-46, eighth in the Western Conference)

CJ McCollum has found a home with the Pelicans: ‘When you have something good, you hold on to it’

Veteran guard talks about his future in New Orleans, first-year coach Willie Green, his relationship with Damian Lillard and more

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Pelicans News Around the Web (4-27-2022)

No changes to Pelicans injury list for Game 5 in Phoenix

New Orleans’ injury update released Monday afternoon remained the same as several previous ones, with Kira Lewis Jr. (right knee ACL/MCL sprain) and Zion Williamson (right foot fracture) listed as out.

Pelicans trio of rookies delivering momentous contributions in 2022 postseason

Among the 14 players drafted in the 2021 lottery last July, 10 represent teams that did not reach the NBA playoffs. Among the four lotto picks whose clubs are still participating, only two – No. 4 selection Scottie Barnes and seventh choice Jonathan Kuminga – have logged more than 20 total minutes since the 16-team tournament began April 16.

Scott Kushner: Pelicans will have to figure out how to channel home-court energy on the road

The sound of more than 18,000 gleefully-singing fans reverberated off the Smoothie King Center walls on Sunday night.

Pelicans will host Suns one more time at Smoothie King Center. What's next in their first-round series.

In Game 4, the New Orleans Pelicans held Chris Paul to four points, which was tied for the fewest he has ever scored in 133 playoff games.

Pelicans defying playoff odds, while Heat look to advance

Have you seen B.I. lately? Brandon Ingram taking game to new level in playoffs

For those who weren’t sure why CJ McCollum preferred New Orleans as a destination after Portland chose to trade the longtime Trail Blazer at midseason, the nine-year NBA guard delivered an immediate response in February.

Herb Jones is doing 'incredible' things as a Pelicans rookie, and his teammates are in awe

In the first three games of the New Orleans Pelicans’ first-round series against the Phoenix Suns, Chris Paul played near-perfect basketball in the fourth quarter.

When will Zion Williamson be ready to play for the Pelicans? Here’s what we know

The Pelicans are coming off their biggest win of the past three seasons and are two wins away from knocking out the team with the best record in the NBA. The vibes in New Orleans are about as good as they’ve ever been.

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Pelicans News Around the Web (4-26-2022)

Game 4 playoff postgame wrap: No. 8 Pelicans 118, No. 1 Suns 103

With Brandon Ingram finding holes in Phoenix’s elite defense, Jose Alvarado finding ways to bother the Suns’ elite point guard in the backcourt and Herbert Jones swatting everything that showed up on his defensive radar, eighth-seeded New Orleans stood toe-to-toe against the Western Conference’s top seed Sunday for three quarters, then put them away in the fourth.

Brandon Ingram scores 30 points as Pelicans overwhelm Suns in Game 4 win

Late in the third quarter, Brandon Ingram sliced through the heart of the Phoenix Suns’ defense and threw down a dunk with enough force it looked like he might tear down the rim.

Herb Jones, Jose Alvarado help Pelicans shut down Chris Paul to even series vs. Suns: ‘They’re not afraid’

NEW ORLEANS — It’s been a long time since Chris Paul looked like he did Sunday night.

Suns head back to Phoenix tied, 2-2, lamenting how Pelicans ‘played much harder’

This topsy-turvy playoff series is headed back to Phoenix with the top-seeded Suns carrying a list of to-do items to stave off a first-round upset to New Orleans.

Phoenix Suns' Monty Williams says free throw disparity in Game 4 loss to New Orleans Pelicans something 'you have to look at'

NEW ORLEANS -- Normally low-key by design, Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams had some cutting remarks about the officiating after the New Orleans Pelicans took Game 4 by a score of 118-103 on Sunday to even the first-round series at 2-2.

Ingram, Pelicans overwhelm Booker-less Suns to tie series

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 16 of his 30 points in the third quarter and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Phoenix Suns — playing without injured star Devin Booker — 118-103 in Game 4 on Sunday night to tie the first-round series.

Phoenix, New Orleans face off with series tied 2-2

New Orleans Pelicans (36-46, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (64-18, first in the Western Conference)

Brandon Ingram's playoff tear continues with 30 points in Game 4 to help New Orleans Pelicans tie series with Phoenix Suns

NEW ORLEANS -- Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram is four games into the first playoff appearance of his six-year career -- a fact his rookie teammate Jose Alvarado still can't believe.

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Pelicans News Around the Web (4-25-2022)

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