The New Orleans Pelicans Are DANGEROUS…

The New Orleans Pelicans Are DANGEROUS…

The New Orleans Pelicans earned an impressive 117 to 106 Victory on the road against the Minnesota Timberwolves to extend their winning streak to four games with the win the Pelicans record improves to 21- 14 and they currently sit sixth in the Western Conference the Pelicans were on a back to- back and

Went into Minnesota to beat the Timberwolves handing them just their second home loss of the season the Pelicans have been surging as of late they’ve won nine of their last 12 games and over that span since December 11th they’re sixth in offensive rating second in defensive rating and second in net

Rating for cleaning the glass what’s going on everyone it is Luca here back with another video on this one I’m going to be talking about the New Orleans Pelicans and why they are as sleeping giant if yall can do me Sol a favor please hit a like on the video it helps

It a ton and also please subscribe to the channel for more pelicans and NBA content just like this I’ve been meaning to talk about this Pelicans team they have been one of the most exciting teams in the NBA especially when they are healthy and they’re coming off a big B

Time win over the number one seed in the west Zion Williamson led the Pelicans in scoring with 27 points he had six assists and four rebounds McCullum chipped in with 24 points five assists and three rebounds and Brandon Ingram had 19 points seven assists and four rebounds Zion started the game three or3

From the field he scored nine in the quarter while the team shot 61% from the field the Pelicans scored 16 of its 27 first quarter points in the paint and then the Pelicans defense stepped up in the second quarter and allowed just 22 points it was a second game in a row

Where the Pelicans held their opponents to less than 50 points by halftime the New Orleans Pelicans Cruis in the fourth quarter and were able to rest their starters early as the team also improved its record this season to 7-0 when Brandon Ingram Zion Williamson and CJ McCullum all have five plus assists

They’ve done it in four straight games the Pelicans all rebound to the T wols 41-28 and they just dominated the best team in the West in many facets of the game the New Orleans Pelicans now have the toughest strength of schedule in the NBA for January so they will truly be

Tested and they will be taking on the Clippers at home tomorrow and then the Pelicans hit the road for five straight games with four of those teams with a winning record so this team is going to have their work C out for them however if the Pelicans continue to play as they

Did against the t-wolves they’re going to be just fine now the turning point of this Pelican season was when they suffered an embarrassing 44o loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in the playing tournament since then this team has been playing with much more Poise much more belief and they have just been more

Focused and since that loss in Vegas the Pelicans are 9 and3 with seven doubl digigit wins it’s like something went off in this team losing to the Lakers the way that they did they have looked completely different since Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram have been the steady stars for the Pelicans and we

Know as long as they’re healthy especially Zion this team is going to be a problem to deal with it hasn’t been the Staggering numbers that these stars have been putting up it’s more about their selfless approach they’re doing all the little things and they’re being more team orientated and of course the

Biggest strength this Pelicans team has is their health because you look at Williamson Ingram and McCullum guys they’ve played more minutes together in December 193 than they had since McCullum arrived in New Orleans in 2022 of just 172 minutes they’re up to 298 minutes total as a trio this season and

The progress shown as of late shows that this team if they stay healthy they are going to be a threat and you look at Brandon Ingram he’s been especially good with his activity level on the defensive end he’s been solid over the last nine games he leads the Pelicans and steals

With 12 and blocks with 12 and he only had 15 Steals and four blocks in the the first 23 games of the season so something has switched in Brandon Ingram’s defensive Focus here he has just been unbelievable and then while Williamson and Ingram have stepped up you can’t

Forget about McCullum his long range shooting has been big for this team in the last 12 games McCullum is shooting a staggering 48 of 96 good enough for 50% on three-pointers and the only players with more three-pointers during that stretch are Trey young with 51 and donic

With 50 and then how about this the Pelicans are 18-9 in the last two years and 12-5 this season when Ingram McCullum and Williamson are all available so it’s clear to see if this team is healthy they are going to be a handful and then you know speaking of

Health it’s been great to see Zion Williamson playing these games you know I did a piece this summer stating that if Zion who look to be in better shape is going to be help healthy he’s going to be the key to unlock everything and you know you look at Zion this is for

Andy Bailey among players with 4,000 plus career minutes Zion is fourth in points per 75 possessions at 28.4 15th in points per game at 25.1 19th in field goal percentage at 60.2 and tied for 14th in offensive bucks plus minus at 4.9 so we knew The Narrative with this

Picans team we knew they had Talent we knew they had a solid roster you know looking at their Stars Ingram Williamson McCullum I think they compliment each other so well you got valent Tunis you got herb Jones you got Alvarado Dyson Daniels Ayan n Jr we knew this team had

Talent it was just going to come down to if they were able to stay healthy and show you what they could do together and right now this Pelicans team has turned the corner because they have been one of the hottest teams in the NBA and the sky

Is the limit for this team because when you look at the Western Conference landscape the Pelicans have enough talent to compete with some of the best teams I mean they just took it to the Minnesota Timberwolves and they have now beaten the Timberwolves two times this season so this Pelicans team is definitely

Capable of being a legitimate threat in the west and it’s been a long time coming I know Pelicans fans have been frustrated you know with guys missing time and health being an issue but you guys know if this team is out there and they are playing as a unit the stars

Have proven that they can coexist and they can play really well with each other so hopefully fingers crossed the Pelicans can remain healthy they can keep this up and we’re really going to see what this team is made up of when they do go into their toughest stretch

Of basketball this season as January is going to prove to be a very very big indication of if the Pelicans you know have enough of being that team that can make some serious noise come playoff time I’ve always been a big believer of this Pelicans team big believer of Zion

And it’s about time it comes to fruition but this team they are in fact a sleeping giant waiting to just explode and really show the NBA how much of a force they can be so guys what has your reaction been to this Pelicans team do you think they have enough do you like

What you’ve been seing and how far do you think this Pelicans team can go if they can remain healthy in the Western Conference as constructed what do you think this Pelicans team ceiling is right now if the playoffs started today the Pelicans would of course be in that

Top six and I think that’s going to be important for them they want to definitely be in that top six and finally avoid the play in let me know your thoughts guys hit a like on the video subscribe to the channel if you are new plus ring the bell for more this

Lucas signing off as always thank you so much for watching I will catch you all again in the next video Oh

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