Pelicans vs. Blazers: 53% 3-point shots (18 of 34) & 36 assists!!!

saintbilly25 said

They are actually only a half game out of 9th. I agree that it would be awesome for the young guys to get playoff experience, but it’s kind of like that already. Every game from here on out is very important, so should be a great learning experience. But it would be even better of course if they could get in the dance and see the difference in the crowds and way the other team plays with a different urgency. I may be a homer, but I think this team healthy could pull off a crazy upset against the Lakers.

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You're not crazy at all. The Lakers have two superstars, Lebron and AD, and a bunch of scrubs. They are not deep at all, and if the Pels shoot as hot as they can sometimes, they can run the legs off the Lakers. I think deep teams than can distribute the ball pose the biggest problem for the Pelicans, but the Lakers don't have that. For the same reason I think the Rockets could fall to the Pels in the playoffs. On the other hand, deeper teams like the Clippers, Jazz, and Nuggets are harder matchups. The two teams I think the Pels can't beat for this reason are the Bucks and the Clippers. Against most other teams, they have a shot.