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The New Orleans Pelicans enter Friday night’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers off their worst loss of the season.
Make no bones about it—it truly was that bad. The Pelicans were blown out by the Minnesota Timberwolves, an 8-29 team whose main worry for most of the season has been scouting the top of the lottery in this upcoming draft. New Orleans accounts for two of the Timberwolves’ eight total wins, a torrid figure that situates the Pelicans’ woes this season.
Throughout the year, there have been some positive flashes.