After Sunday’s 110-99 loss to the Suns, the Pelicans will try to even the series at one game apiece before returning to New Orleans and hosting a couple of contests.
It’s long been said that a playoff series doesn’t truly begin until a team loses at home. The oddsmakers do not foresee that occurring in game 2, listing the Pelicans as a 9.5-point underdog, but there are some things that New Orleans could do to put themselves in position to steal one — outside of making more shot attempts.
Chris Paul and Devin Booker cannot be allowed to pick apart New Orleans’ defense simultaneously.