After three straight losses and injuries almost too numerous to mention the New Orleans Pelicans needed a fast start tonight against the Orlando Magic. Instead they came out flat, shot poorly, and quickly found themselves in another big hole. As soon as Alexis Ajinca found his way to the bench Nikola Vucevic went to work on the glass leading to a couple second chance points. A troubling amount of Magic points either came at the rim or behind the arc as they finished the quarter on a 19-7 run.
The second quarter the Pelicans would dig into the lead a little, and then the Magic would extend it again.