The Pelicans suffered their fourth straight loss on Monday night against the Boston Celtics. After losing to the Celtics they dropped below .500. Three main reasons why the Pels are on this losing streak is because of because of injuries, defensive problems, and the fact that the team keeps finishing the quarters shooting poorly.
Injuries have hurt the Pelicans in the last loss to the Wizards. Anthony Davis was inactive last game. He is a huge part to this Pels team because he leads the team in many categories. He leads the team in points per game (27), rebounds per game (12.6), and blocks per game (2.69). For the Pelicans to have had a shot against the Celtics needed everyone to be healthy especially Anthony Davis.
Next, the Pelicans had to do a good job on defense. The Celtics have young talent all around, especially with Kyrie Irving, Jayson Tatum, and Gordon Hayward. These three guys can hurt you all around and are great at finding ways to score. The Pelicans had to also keep these guys contained. The Pelicans had to take advantage of the injury of Celtics player Jaylen Brown, which provided amazing defense.
Last key thing is for the Pelicans to end off each quarter strong. Saturday night against the Wizards the Pelicans ended of each quarter poorly only shooting 32% in the last two minutes in each quarter. The Pels have to many missed opportunities on the offensive end by missing wide open shots. Then on the defensive end the Pels have to focus on defense, and not leave players of the opposing team wide open and give up easy shots.
As the Pelicans fall to 10-11 they look to bounce back Wednesday November 28 as they will face the Washington Wizards. For Pelicans to stop this losing streak they will need to play better on defense as they gave up way too many open shots against the Celtics. As the Celtics rise to 11-10 they look forward to their next match up against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Darius Miller shoots a contested three. Photo Credit: Phillip Petty III
Nikola Mirotic rises and finishes a three in the first half. Photo Credit: Phillip Petty III
Alvin Gentry tells Anthony Davis to go back in the game. Photo Credit: Wyatt Vaughn
Terry Rozier finishes a tough layup over Darius Miller. Photo Credit: Wyatt Vaughn
Anthony Davis goes up for a shot in the first half. Photo Credit: Wyatt Vaughn
People in beer costumes entertain the crowd by catching hula hoops. Photo Credit Wyatt Vaughn
Nikola Mirotic rises up and shoots a corner three. Photo Credit: Wyatt Vaughn
Anthony Davis shoots a fade away over Aron Baynes. Photo credit: Wyatt Vaughn
Marcus Moris shoots a fade away over Anthony Davis. Photo Credit: Wyatt Vaughn
Terry Rozier shoots a three pointer over Solomon Hill. Photo Credit: Phillip Petty III
The Pelicans' cheerleaders have some fun with the fans. Photo Credit: Phillip Petty III
Etwuan Moore shoots a contested three over Marcus Smart. Photo Credit: Phillip Petty III
Anthony Davis shoots a wide open three pointer. Photo Credit: Phillip Petty III
Anthony Davis rises up and releases a wide open three pointer. Photo Credit: Phillip Petty III
Wesley Johnson shoots a wide open three pointer. Photo Credit: Phillip Petty III
Anthony Davis and Aron Baynes fight over a rebound in the paint. Photo Credit: Phillip Petty III
Anthony Davis uses the hook shot over Aron Baynes. Photo Credit: Phillip Petty III
Anthony Davis glides past Aron Baynes. Photo Credit: Phillip Petty III
Anthony Davis goes up for a shot over Aron Baynes. Photo Credit: Phillip Petty III
Anthony Davis rises up to shoot a three pointer. Photo Credit: Phillip Petty III
Marcus Smart goes for a layup over Jrue Holiday. Photo Credit: Phillip Petty III
Al Horford uses the hook shot to get past Anthony Davis. Photo Credit: Phillip Petty III
Jrue Holiday uses dribble moves to get past Marcus Morris. Photo Credit: Phillip Petty III
Julius Randle puts up a layup over four Celtics. Photo Credit: Phillip Petty III
Wesley Johnson goes up for a layup over Al Horford. Photo Credit: Phillip Petty III
