The Pelicans are one of the surprises of the season, but lately the failures have become unnatural. After all, we’re talking about a franchise that, until recently, never lost back-to-back season games.
But now the reality is that New Orleans has suffered four bankruptcies in a row – three of them away from home. The same defense that was ranked the third strongest in the NBA last week has allowed over 121.5 points per 100 possessions over that period.
Back at the Smoothie King Center, it was the Bucks who were able to teach the Southerners their latest loss yet. However, Milwaukee is also a good keyword to explain why the setbacks have increased recently.
The Utah Jazz, against whom you lost a double header, the Phoenix Suns and the Bucks just mentioned are all teams with a positive NBA record, against which you can definitely lose a game on a bad day.
The upcoming opponent, on the other hand, should be much easier to play on, especially since San Antonio has a lousy offense and can even surpass it with an even worse defense.
You stand in both categories the current power ranking according to only place 28 or 30 of all NBA teams. As a result, the Pels Valanciunas, Jones and Williamson should have significantly fewer problems defending their own half-field successfully this time.
