Apr 22, 2021 - New Orleans Pelicans at Orlando Magic

Offenses have rejiggered their attack to inflict maximum pain, allocating more possessions and touches to their best players. As recently as 2013, only 11 players averaged more than 20 points; today, 43 do.

Jrue Holiday's Mini Max Contract

by Christopher Reina

Considering what the Bucks gave up to trade for Jrue Holiday, their inability to replace him if he were to sign elsewhere, coupled with their championship or bust track, he had tremendous leverage to wait until free agency.

The 'Very Average' Celtics

by Colin McGowan

The Celtics are in trouble, and if it's not inescapable, its persistence does make it harder to escape, game over game, as the subpar performances pile up.

Kevin Durant, Philip Roth, And Letting The Haters Rule Your Life

by John Wilmes

The parallel discussions on Kevin Durant and Philip Roth are a testament to how fixated our culture is on men who are equal parts broken and brilliant. That neither have ever learned how to let anything go can be frightening to perceive.

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Apr 1, 2021	Orlando	New Orleans	115 - 110	Orlando	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Apr 22, 2021	New Orleans	Orlando	-	-	Regular Season	Amway Center

	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
New Orleans	52	48.3	42.4	88.2	.481	11.1	31.3	.354	18.7	25.5	.732	14.3	17.8	11.7	34.9	46.5	26.0	7.3	4.4	114.6
Orlando	52	48.2	38.7	89.9	.431	11.5	32.7	.350	15.7	20.1	.782	13.0	17.0	10.5	35.5	46.0	22.5	6.9	4.2	104.6
NOP Opponents	52	48.3	41.8	88.4	.473	15.1	38.4	.393	16.4	20.6	.798	13.3	21.2	8.8	31.8	40.6	26.2	7.6	5.8	115.1
ORL Opponents	52	48.2	41.5	88.7	.468	13.8	37.3	.370	14.8	18.9	.785	13.0	18.2	9.1	37.3	46.5	25.9	7.8	5.2	111.7

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Apr 1, 2021	Orlando	New Orleans	115 - 110	Orlando	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Aug 13, 2020	New Orleans	Orlando	127 - 133	Orlando	Regular Season	Visa Athletic Center
Dec 15, 2019	Orlando	New Orleans	130 - 119	Orlando	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Mar 20, 2019	New Orleans	Orlando	96 - 119	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Center
Feb 12, 2019	Orlando	New Orleans	118 - 88	Orlando	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Dec 22, 2017	New Orleans	Orlando	111 - 97	New Orleans	Regular Season	Amway Center
Oct 30, 2017	Orlando	New Orleans	115 - 99	Orlando	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Jan 18, 2017	Orlando	New Orleans	98 - 118	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Nov 16, 2016	New Orleans	Orlando	82 - 89	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Center
Dec 28, 2015	New Orleans	Orlando	89 - 104	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Center
Nov 3, 2015	Orlando	New Orleans	103 - 94	Orlando	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Feb 20, 2015	New Orleans	Orlando	84 - 95	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Center
Oct 28, 2014	Orlando	New Orleans	84 - 101	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Jan 26, 2014	Orlando	New Orleans	92 - 100	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Nov 1, 2013	New Orleans	Orlando	90 - 110	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Center
Mar 4, 2013	Orlando	New Orleans	105 - 102	Orlando	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Dec 26, 2012	New Orleans	Orlando	97 - 94	New Orleans	Regular Season	Amway Center
Jan 27, 2012	Orlando	New Orleans	67 - 93	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Feb 11, 2011	New Orleans	Orlando	99 - 93	New Orleans	Regular Season	Amway Center
Jan 12, 2011	Orlando	New Orleans	89 - 92	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Feb 26, 2010	Orlando	New Orleans	93 - 100	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Feb 8, 2010	New Orleans	Orlando	117 - 123	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Feb 18, 2009	Orlando	New Orleans	85 - 117	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Dec 25, 2008	New Orleans	Orlando	68 - 88	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Apr 1, 2008	New Orleans	Orlando	98 - 97	New Orleans	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Nov 19, 2007	Orlando	New Orleans	95 - 88	Orlando	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Jan 16, 2007	Orlando	New Orleans	78 - 84	New Orleans	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Dec 20, 2006	New Orleans	Orlando	83 - 86	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Nov 19, 2005	New Orleans	Orlando	98 - 95	New Orleans	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Nov 9, 2005	Orlando	New Orleans	88 - 83	Orlando	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Feb 13, 2005	New Orleans	Orlando	94 - 97	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Nov 5, 2004	Orlando	New Orleans	90 - 89	Orlando	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Jan 17, 2004	Orlando	New Orleans	90 - 91	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Dec 3, 2003	Orlando	New Orleans	91 - 106	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Dec 2, 2003	New Orleans	Orlando	100 - 91	New Orleans	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Oct 30, 2003	New Orleans	Orlando	100 - 98	New Orleans	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Mar 26, 2003	Orlando	New Orleans	97 - 95	Orlando	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Mar 15, 2003	New Orleans	Orlando	86 - 96	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Feb 18, 2003	New Orleans	Orlando	94 - 99	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Jan 3, 2003	Orlando	New Orleans	89 - 100	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	L. Ball	E. Bledsoe	B. Ingram	Z. Williamson	S. Adams
Rotation	I. Thomas	N. Alexander-Walker	J. Hart	J. Johnson	W. Hernangomez
Rotation	K. Lewis, Jr.		W. Iwundu		J. Hayes
Rotation			N. Marshall
Lim PT				W. Gabriel	W. Magnay

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	M. Carter-Williams	G. Harris	D. Bacon	J. Ennis	W. Carter, Jr.
Rotation	M. Fultz	T. Ross		C. Okeke	M. Bamba
Rotation	C. Anthony	R. Hampton		O. Porter
Rotation	C. Randle
Lim PT		K. Mane	J. Isaac
Lim PT		D. Cannady

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4/22/2021 Orlando v. New Orleans Game Preview

Season Series - Orlando leads 1-0

2020-2021 Team Stats

Head to Head Since 1946-1947

2020-2021 New Orleans Pelicans Depth Chart

2020-2021 Orlando Magic Depth Chart

New Orleans Pelicans Player Stats

Orlando Magic Player Stats

New Orleans Pelicans Last 10 Games

Orlando Magic Last 10 Games

	New Orleans Pelicans	(23-29, 8-16 away)
	Orlando Magic	(17-35, 10-17 home)

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
12	Steven Adams	C	48	27.9	3.4	5.6	.618	0.0	0.1	.000	1.0	2.4	.435	1.5	2.1	3.9	4.9	8.8	1.9	1.0	0.7	7.9
6	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	SG	41	20.7	3.9	9.2	.418	1.6	4.6	.348	1.0	1.3	.750	1.4	1.9	0.2	2.8	3.1	2.0	1.0	0.5	10.2
2	Lonzo Ball	PG	41	31.7	5.2	12.3	.424	3.1	8.1	.384	0.9	1.2	.792	2.0	2.0	0.6	3.6	4.2	5.7	1.4	0.6	14.5
5	Eric Bledsoe	PG	51	30.1	4.2	10.2	.414	1.8	5.1	.363	1.7	2.4	.702	1.6	1.6	0.4	3.0	3.4	3.8	0.7	0.3	12.0
32	Wenyen Gabriel	PF	9	4.7	0.2	1.2	.182	0.1	0.6	.200	0.2	0.4	.500	0.8	0.2	0.8	0.8	1.6	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.8
3	Josh Hart	SG	47	28.7	3.2	7.3	.439	1.3	4.1	.326	1.5	1.9	.775	1.0	2.4	1.1	6.9	8.0	2.3	0.8	0.3	9.2
10	Jaxson Hayes	PF	40	14.7	2.5	3.7	.669	0.1	0.1	.500	1.2	1.6	.781	0.7	1.8	1.2	2.5	3.8	0.6	0.3	0.5	6.2
9	Willy Hernangomez	C	30	16.2	2.8	5.1	.546	0.0	0.3	.125	1.0	1.6	.604	0.5	1.1	2.3	4.1	6.4	1.0	0.3	0.5	6.5
14	Brandon Ingram	SF	47	34.4	8.4	18.0	.469	2.4	6.3	.381	4.5	5.1	.875	2.4	2.0	0.6	4.4	5.0	4.7	0.7	0.7	23.7
25	Wesley Iwundu	F	6	17.8	1.3	3.8	.348	0.2	1.7	.100	1.2	1.3	.875	1.3	1.5	0.5	2.3	2.8	0.7	0.7	0.0	4.0
16	James Johnson	F	6	29.2	4.3	10.0	.433	1.5	3.8	.391	1.8	2.8	.647	1.7	3.3	1.0	3.2	4.2	3.0	1.2	1.8	12.0
13	Kira Lewis, Jr.	PG	34	15.9	2.6	6.2	.419	0.8	2.1	.361	0.6	0.8	.750	0.6	1.5	0.2	1.0	1.2	2.3	0.7	0.2	6.6
25	Will Magnay	C	1	3.3	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
8	Naji Marshall	SF	12	12.6	0.8	3.0	.250	0.2	1.1	.154	1.5	2.1	.720	0.4	1.2	0.1	1.9	2.0	1.5	0.5	0.2	3.2
24	Isaiah Thomas	PG	2	22.1	4.0	12.5	.320	1.5	6.0	.250	1.0	1.0	1.000	2.5	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.5	0.5	0.0	10.5
1	Zion Williamson	PF	47	32.7	10.1	16.4	.617	0.2	0.5	.360	6.1	8.7	.706	2.5	2.2	2.6	4.5	7.1	3.6	0.9	0.6	26.5

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
50	Cole Anthony	PG	27	26.6	4.0	10.9	.369	1.1	3.3	.326	1.8	2.2	.831	2.0	2.1	0.9	3.6	4.5	3.9	0.6	0.4	11.0
8	Dwayne Bacon	SF	52	25.4	3.8	9.7	.394	0.9	3.0	.308	1.8	2.1	.827	0.7	1.6	0.3	2.7	3.0	1.2	0.5	0.1	10.3
5	Mohamed Bamba	C	30	12.3	2.5	5.3	.475	0.7	1.9	.345	0.7	1.1	.625	0.6	1.7	1.3	3.0	4.3	0.5	0.2	1.0	6.4
30	Devin Cannady	PG	1	1.7	0.0	2.0	.000	0.0	2.0	.000	2.0	2.0	1.000	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0
34	Wendell Carter, Jr.	PF	7	26.8	5.4	9.6	.567	0.3	1.4	.200	2.9	3.7	.769	1.6	2.1	2.9	5.7	8.6	1.6	0.9	1.1	14.0
7	Michael Carter-Williams	PG	28	26.0	3.4	8.7	.387	0.5	1.9	.269	1.6	2.4	.662	2.2	2.8	1.3	3.2	4.5	4.4	0.8	0.5	8.8
11	James Ennis	GF	35	23.8	2.8	5.8	.490	1.1	2.4	.435	1.6	2.0	.814	0.9	2.1	1.1	2.9	4.0	1.6	0.9	0.2	8.3
20	Markelle Fultz	PG	8	26.9	5.1	13.0	.394	0.5	2.0	.250	2.1	2.4	.895	2.2	2.2	0.6	2.5	3.1	5.4	1.0	0.2	12.9
13	R.J. Hampton	G	7	22.6	4.1	8.6	.483	0.9	2.4	.353	1.0	2.0	.500	1.3	1.3	0.6	3.7	4.3	1.3	0.9	0.3	10.1
14	Gary Harris	SG	1	17.8	2.0	10.0	.200	0.0	2.0	.000	4.0	4.0	1.000	2.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	8.0
1	Jonathan Isaac	SF	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4	Karim Mane	PG	9	9.4	0.2	1.3	.167	0.1	0.2	.500	0.4	0.4	1.000	0.3	1.0	0.1	1.4	1.6	0.4	0.0	0.2	1.0
3	Chuma Okeke	PF	36	24.1	2.6	6.1	.431	1.0	2.8	.360	0.6	0.8	.793	0.8	1.1	0.9	3.1	4.0	2.2	0.9	0.4	6.9
22	Otto Porter	SF	3	22.2	3.0	8.3	.360	0.3	3.0	.111	1.7	1.7	1.000	0.0	1.3	0.0	4.7	4.7	1.7	1.3	0.0	8.0
9	Chasson Randle	PG	22	21.2	1.9	5.0	.385	1.1	2.9	.375	0.7	0.8	.833	1.1	1.8	0.1	1.8	2.0	2.1	0.5	0.1	5.6
31	Terrence Ross	SF	42	29.5	5.8	14.0	.415	2.1	6.1	.345	2.7	3.0	.882	1.7	2.0	0.3	3.2	3.5	2.3	1.1	0.5	16.4