NEW ORLEANS – It wasn’t that long ago that the New Orleans Pelicans were rolling along as one of the new top dogs in the Western Conference.
They were 23-12 and had won five games in a row. That was on Dec. 30.
Since New Year’s Eve, things haven’t been good at all for the Pelicans, thanks mainly to the injury gods that have been rather nasty to them. A couple games after their high-water mark, Zion Williamson went out with a hamstring injury and has been out for two months. An assortment of other injuries has sent the Pelicans to an 8-22 record since.