The hype was in before the 125-118 loss to the Dallas Mavericks: a newer, longer Pelicans starting 5 was taking the court at tip-off for the first time.
That’s newly-acquired CJ McCollum, Herb Jones, Brandon Ingram, Jaxson Hayes, and Jonas Valanciunas.
Let’s get through this first quarter ... at the under-6 minute timeout, the Pels were down just four points and not particularly shooting well. They had already missed 11 shots, but grabbed seven of those rebounds and were able to pick up some scoring that way.
Does the new lineup account for this?