After a series of peaks (for instance, leading the NBA in three-point percentage in December) and valleys (placing 28th in January), the New Orleans Pelicans settled in as a middle-of-the-pack team from beyond the arc in 2017-18, with a rate of 36.2 percent, good for 13th in the league. In an example of how vital that category has become in today’s NBA, among the 12 teams that ranked ahead of New Orleans, eight of them made the playoffs. The Pelicans’ second-round opponent, Golden State, led the NBA at 39.1 percent, no surprise given the number of elite shooters on the Warriors’ roster.
Pelicans shootaround update presented by HUB International: More accurate three-point shooting could give New Orleans big boost
