PLAYOFF BOUND! The New Orleans Pelicans are in the NBA Playoffs but will Zion Williamson play?
The New Orleans Pelicans are in the playoffs after two unlikely heroes led the way in the win over the Sacramento Kings. Jake Madison explains why Jose Alvarado and Naji Marshall were key to the Pels making the NBA Playoffs. Now all eyes turn to Zion Williamson and if he will overcome his hamstring injury to play. Plus, the Pelicans will need better performances from Brandon Ingram and Jonas Valanciunas if they want to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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As of a few days ago, Zion's expected to be out, with a hamstring injury.
…THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION might be: Could Zion's absence make the Pel's offense less predictable? And since Zion's absence is likely to create more playing time for Valencunas, could that also create an additional defensive challenge for the Oklahoma City Thunder, with a Big Man in the paint?
We need zion for okc i dont trust ingram and cj xD
It’s crazy Ingram has to play perfect for Jake to complement him
Man knock it off,BI went 24-6-6
He won them the game
All the TNT guys picked the Kings! Ha ha
Three Irrefutable Truths
1. Death
2. Taxes
3. Zion Williamson being hurt when you need him most
The most important ability is AVAILABILITY.
Always remember, this team needs a quality…..
POINT GUARD!!! POINT GUARD!!! POINT GUARD!!!
Up 20 with 6:35 to go (Alvarado 3. assisted by Naji) and hold on to win by seven is simply sad Don't get me wrong, I'm ecstatic we won, but…
I WON'T DENY THE WARTS THIS TEAM HAS.
0, I repeat 0, turnovers by the bench flock
Been WATCHING THIS TEAM ALL SEASON LOVE IT THAT N.O. IS ON THE MAP. BUT HERE IS A CLUE . IF PELS PLAY BIG MAN BALLING IN THE PAINT THEY HAVE A GOOD CHANCE GOING 7. SLOW THE GAME DOWN WILLIE , YOUR TEAM IS BUILT THIS WAY. . THE BIGS FOR THE PELICANS ARE MATCHUP PROBLEMS FOR THE REST OF THE LEAGUE.
One thing's for sure, Draymond; we're not worried about the Warriors.
The game flows so much better with Jose at point guard but man what happen with CJ dude has disappeared the last games what the bench had 34 points to kings 7 points. Look at Spud Webb, Muggsy Bogues it not the hight of a dog but the fight of a dog and Jose is taller than both
No BI no win Jake. Up & down game where? 3rd quarter BI put his foot on they neck did he not? That big Jose 3 you talking about came off of who driving & making a fantastic pass to Naji? 🤣 We acting like Jose crossed Fox and shot a step back 3. He was wide because of BI which is a fact. We got 1 all star player against two in Sacramento & y’all still find ways to disrespect the talent we blessed to have. What offense we generating without BI? Role players are supposed to play better at home which ours haven’t all year. Lol our role players had great energy at home & won us the game. I thought that’s what role players were supposed to do at home. Y’all tryna force a false narrative on BI & it’s crazy at this point. Without B we lose this game
Zion played great this season but let’s not forget that Ingram was the one who got them in the playoffs/play in the last two years and almost took down the #1 Suns team without Zion…. Every year this man got prove to yall why he that guy but Zion gets a pass with zero playoff experience or wins 🤦🏾♂️ BI is just a unselfish player so he knows when to take a back seat but when it matters he always show up and carry this team
Love CJ but at times he tends to hold on to the ball for too long and makes mistakes.
Jose' and Naji's impact is so under rated. I love these two dudes' energy.
Why do you hate BI lol. Stats aren’t everything. Despite Fox’s big night I think BI had a better game and controlled the offense like a true point guard almost. While fox was getting numbers BI was playing team ball
Blah blah blah blah blah …. everyone and their opinions is hilarious… nobody has ever even been CLOSE to playing in a NBA game
Kings fan here perusing for more commentary, really enjoy your Locked On, Jake. New Orleans has a hell of a team. Will be rooting for Pels going forward and hope Zion recovers quickly. Good luck, NOLA
Unpopular opinion, if CJ and BI are 100%, we won’t miss Zion.
LETS GOO PLAYOFF PELS