Watching tape from Monday’s 133-109 home defeat to Utah could not have been a pleasant experience for New Orleans players, who allowed their second-most points in any game this season and saw the Jazz shoot 58.4 percent from the field (third-best by any Pelicans opponent in 2017-18) and 14/21 on three-pointers (66.7 percent, by far the highest from a New Orleans foe this season). But if there was one takeaway from the film that could potentially help the Pelicans (28-25) in the near future, it was the realization that they need to be much more physical defensively.
“Being more in attack mode on defense,” Pelicans reserve guard Ian Clark said of one team objective heading into Wednesday’s home game vs.