When Tyreke Evans left the game before halftime to trudge back to the locker room you could feel the hearts of New Orleans Pelicans fans sink. We did not expect the Pelicans to come out of the first round victorious but staying competitive (the Pels were not at the time) and healthy seemed to be realistic expectations. Anthony Davis and company did get it together some in the fourth to avoid a demoralizing defeat; but on the injury front news is not so promising.
This afternoon ESPN reporter Marc Stein had the details.