There might not be a bigger chore in sports writing at the moment than sitting through a New Orleans Pelicans game and then having to put the disheartening event into words. At least beat writers covering the Cincinnati Bengals only have to go through this unpleasant routine but once a week.
Am I despondent? Hell yes — things shouldn’t consistently be this bad!!
The Pelicans defense couldn’t have been any more absent right out of the gates and then the team’s lackadaisical play continued throughout the first half. By the time the final buzzer had sounded, New Orleans found themselves on the wrong end of a 127-112 score to the Milwaukee Bucks, but they had trailed by as many as 28 points less than 19 minutes into the contest!