ESPN TV analyst Jon Barry seemed to channel the thoughts of every New Orleans Pelicans player, coach and fan Friday night, when the broadcaster reacted to a highlight-reel Anthony Davis swat and steal against San Antonio’s LaMarcus Aldridge.
“1-11 is enough!” Barry exclaimed on air, referring to the Pelicans’ record to open the 2015-16 regular season. “Let’s go!”
Mere feet away, Davis – who’d just rejected an Aldridge high-release fadeaway, then saved the ball off Aldridge’s body as Davis fell out of bounds – exhorted the Smoothie King Center crowd, howling to fans after the memorable sequence.