Kings vs. Pelicans Preview: A Fox and Its Ball

I’ve broken out of my cell at the SBNation SuperMax to inform you that the Kings have in fact won their first game of the decade and, even more surprising, that it was against NBA level competition. There will be no bottles to pop tonight however, as a bird named Pierre has swooped into town with baskets of unwanted Laker babies ready to show their ex-babysitter that they can put their toys in the basket when told. Winners of an impressive four out of five game stretch in which they beat the Blazers, Nuggets, Pacers and Rockets (before succumbing to LeBron and Le Brow last night), New Orleans is showing signs of life in their corner of the Western Conference cellar and doing so before the much and oft-hyped arrival of my son, Zion.