The New Orleans Pelicans are in the midst of their first win streak of the season and absolutely no one saw this coming. Certainly not after this past Monday’s 110-96 loss to the Timberwolves, which came on the heels of a 111-94 defeat to the Pacers.
The feeling among viewers after those two L’s was that the sky was falling. The Pelicans were smoked and their usually reliable competitive fire was largely missing. Willie Green was frustrated about the performances. So, too, the players. No one tried to hide it.