The New Orleans Pelicans are right pass the halfway point in their season. After 42 games, the Pelicans stand at 20-22, currently 12th in the Western Conference, but only three games back of the eighth seed. Their next five games are all against teams currently in a playoff spot or fighting for the last couple of spots, just like the Pelicans.
If anything has been certain so far this season, it’s that the Pelicans have been horrendous on the road. They are 5-16 away from the Smoothie King Center. Before last week’s win at Cleveland, the Pelicans had dropped five in a row, although most of those were highly competitive.