Pelicans
New Orleans
Western Conference
Southwest
15
27
42
2027
2029
12
5
42
86
46
53
18
18
100
33
11
44
5
26
8
9
17
115
4
52
22
42
2321
1415
61
55
55
100
107
11
118
10
89
06
03
3537
6060
14
01
7
2220
710
32
44
44
100
88
45
133
22
45
02
24
1825
6060
5
2
40
23
14
61
5
5
100
10
1
11
1
8
0
0
35
60
2
2
100
21
15
71
5
5
100
7
1
8
0
9
6
3
37
60
1
0
0
22
7
32
4
4
100
8
4
12
2
4
0
2
18
60
4
1
25
20
10
50
4
4
100
8
5
13
2
5
2
4
25
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Anthony
Davis
Anthony Davis
True
35
13
23
57
1
2
50
5
5
100
3
4
7
2
1
2
2
4
32
15
none
Tyreke
Evans
Tyreke Evans
True
31
8
14
57
2
3
67
4
4
100
1
3
4
10
2
0
4
3
22
16
double
Norris
Cole
Norris Cole
True
31
5
11
45
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
8
8
7
0
0
1
4
12
7
none
Ömer
Aşık
Ömer Aşık
True
19
4
5
80
0
0
0
4
4
100
4
4
8
0
0
1
0
1
12
7
none
Dante
Cunningham
Dante Cunningham
True
18
1
3
33
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
7
none
Ryan
Anderson
Ryan Anderson
False
30
5
9
56
0
1
0
3
3
100
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
13
13
none
Alonzo
Gee
Alonzo Gee
False
29
3
4
75
1
2
50
0
0
0
2
7
9
1
1
1
0
1
7
9
none
Jrue
Holiday
Jrue Holiday
False
22
3
11
27
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
1
0
1
0
6
6
none
Toney
Douglas
Toney Douglas
False
10
1
3
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
2
2
6
none
Alexis
Ajinça
Alexis Ajinça
False
9
3
3
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
1
0
1
6
0
none
Bryce
Dejean-Jones
Bryce Dejean-Jones
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-3
none
Luke
Babbitt
Luke Babbitt
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-3
none
Kendrick
Perkins
Kendrick Perkins
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
23
January
2016
Saturday
Smoothie King Center
New Orleans
Bucks
Milwaukee
True
Pistons
Detroit
Eastern Conference
Central
23
20
43
2156
1950
30
7
23
91
38
42
20
16
80
26
18
44
2
17
5
15
14
99
4
55
12
22
2320
109
5
78
66
85
84
26
110
00
53
02
18
2726
6060
712
22
3
2325
118
5
05
04
80
95
37
132
11
63
12
24
2422
6060
5
1
20
23
10
43
7
6
86
8
2
10
0
5
0
1
27
60
5
2
40
20
9
45
8
6
75
4
6
10
0
3
2
8
26
60
7
2
29
23
11
48
0
0
0
9
3
12
1
6
1
2
24
60
12
2
17
25
8
32
5
4
80
5
7
12
1
3
2
4
22
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kentavious
Caldwell-Pope
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
True
41
9
17
53
3
8
38
2
2
100
1
2
3
0
0
1
2
3
23
-11
none
Ersan
İlyasova
Ersan İlyasova
True
36
3
10
30
0
4
0
4
5
80
3
1
4
1
0
0
2
1
10
-10
none
Andre
Drummond
Andre Drummond
True
35
8
17
47
0
1
0
3
5
60
9
13
22
1
4
0
2
2
19
-8
double
Marcus
Morris
Marcus Morris
True
35
2
11
18
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
3
6
2
0
1
2
0
4
-22
none
Reggie
Jackson
Reggie Jackson
True
27
4
11
36
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
4
3
8
-15
none
Brandon
Jennings
Brandon Jennings
False
20
6
11
55
3
6
50
5
6
83
0
1
1
5
0
0
1
0
20
-1
none
Stanley
Johnson
Stanley Johnson
False
19
3
6
50
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
3
6
1
none
Aron
Baynes
Aron Baynes
False
12
2
5
40
0
0
0
2
2
100
1
4
5
0
1
0
1
2
6
-8
none
Anthony
Tolliver
Anthony Tolliver
False
11
1
3
33
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
-6
none
Joel
Anthony
Joel Anthony
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Steve
Blake
Steve Blake
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Reggie
Bullock
Reggie Bullock
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Darrun
Hilliard
Darrun Hilliard
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
23
January
2016
Saturday
Pepsi Center
Denver
Nuggets
Denver
False
The New Orleans Pelicans ( 15 - 27 ) earned their fourth win in five games on Thursday , defeating the Detroit Pistons ( 23 - 20 ) 115 - 99 . After sitting at fourteenth in the Western Conference for over a month , the Pelicans have been able to turn things around , and now sit just 4 games out from the eighth seed . With the win , New Orleans also improved to 10 - 9 at home on the season , placing them at above .500 at the Smoothie King Center for the first time in 2015 - 16 . Anthony Davis and Andre Drummond squared off in what proved to be a battle between big men on Thursday . Davis recorded a game - high 32 points , while Drummond poured in 19 points , pulled down 22 rebounds , and stole the ball four times . Despite Drummond 's high individual rebounding total , the two teams ended up dead even on the glass , with each squad grabbing 44 rebounds . Drummond also went 3 for 5 at the free - throw line just one day after setting the NBA record for missed free - throws after going 13 for 36 in Houston . Shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led the Pistons in scoring with 23 points in a game - high 41 minutes . The 22 - year - old ranks third in the league in minutes per game , and Thursday 's matchup saw no deviation from that trend . For New Orleans , meanwhile , shooting guard Tyreke Evans filled the stat sheet with a 22 - point , 10 - assist double - double . Evans also recorded four rebounds and two steals . Detroit will travel to Denver for a matchup against the Nuggets on Saturday . New Orleans will also play on Saturday , continuing the team 's homestead with a visit from the Milwaukee Bucks .
The New Orleans Pelicans (15 - 27) earned their fourth win in five games on Thursday, defeating the Detroit Pistons (23 - 20) 115 - 99. After sitting at fourteenth in the Western Conference for over a month, the Pelicans have been able to turn things around, and now sit just 4 games out from the eighth seed. With the win, New Orleans also improved to 10 - 9 at home on the season, placing them at above .500 at the Smoothie King Center for the first time in 2015 - 16. Anthony Davis and Andre Drummond squared off in what proved to be a battle between big men on Thursday. Davis recorded a game - high 32 points, while Drummond poured in 19 points, pulled down 22 rebounds, and stole the ball four times. Despite Drummond's high individual rebounding total, the two teams ended up dead even on the glass, with each squad grabbing 44 rebounds. Drummond also went 3 for 5 at the free - throw line just one day after setting the NBA record for missed free - throws after going 13 for 36 in Houston. Shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led the Pistons in scoring with 23 points in a game - high 41 minutes. The 22 - year - old ranks third in the league in minutes per game, and Thursday's matchup saw no deviation from that trend. For New Orleans, meanwhile, shooting guard Tyreke Evans filled the stat sheet with a 22 - point, 10 - assist double - double. Evans also recorded four rebounds and two steals. Detroit will travel to Denver for a matchup against the Nuggets on Saturday. New Orleans will also play on Saturday, continuing the team's homestead with a visit from the Milwaukee Bucks.
The New Orleans Pelicans (15 - 27) earned their fourth win in five games on Thursday, defeating the Detroit Pistons (23 - 20) 115 - 99. After sitting at fourteenth in the Western Conference for over a month, the Pelicans have been able to turn things around, and now sit just 4 games out from the eighth seed. With the win, New Orleans also improved to 10 - 9 at home on the season, placing them at above .500 at the Smoothie King Center for the first time in 2015 - 16. Anthony Davis and Andre Drummond squared off in what proved to be a battle between big men on Thursday. Davis recorded a game - high 32 points, while Drummond poured in 19 points, pulled down 22 rebounds, and stole the ball four times. Despite Drummond's high individual rebounding total, the two teams ended up dead even on the glass, with each squad grabbing 44 rebounds. Drummond also went 3 for 5 at the free - throw line just one day after setting the NBA record for missed free - throws after going 13 for 36 in Houston. Shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led the Pistons in scoring with 23 points in a game - high 41 minutes. The 22 - year - old ranks third in the league in minutes per game, and Thursday's matchup saw no deviation from that trend. For New Orleans, meanwhile, shooting guard Tyreke Evans filled the stat sheet with a 22 - point, 10 - assist double - double. Evans also recorded four rebounds and two steals. Detroit will travel to Denver for a matchup against the Nuggets on Saturday. New Orleans will also play on Saturday, continuing the team's homestead with a visit from the Milwaukee Bucks.
<GAME> <DATE> 21 January 2016 <DAY> Thursday <STADIUM> Smoothie King Center <CITY> New Orleans <HOME> <TEAM> Pelicans <CITY> New Orleans <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 115 <WINS-LOSSES> 15 27 <QTRS> 35 37 18 25 <TEAM-AST> 26 <3PT> 5 <TEAM-FG> 46 <TEAM-FT> 18 <TEAM-REB> 44 <TEAM-TO> 9 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 23 January 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Smoothie King Center <NEXT-CITY> New Orleans <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Milwaukee <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Bucks <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Pistons <CITY> Detroit <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 99 <WINS-LOSSES> 23 20 <QTRS> 27 26 24 22 <TEAM-AST> 17 <3PT> 7 <TEAM-FG> 38 <TEAM-FT> 16 <TEAM-REB> 44 <TEAM-TO> 15 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 23 January 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Pepsi Center <NEXT-CITY> Denver <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Denver <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Nuggets <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Anthony Davis <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 32 <FG> 13 23 57 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 5 5 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyreke Evans <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 22 <FG> 8 14 57 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 10 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Ryan Anderson <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ömer Aşık <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 5 80 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 4 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Norris Cole <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 7 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alonzo Gee <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 9 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alexis Ajinça <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 3 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jrue Holiday <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 11 27 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dante Cunningham <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Toney Douglas <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kendrick Perkins <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luke Babbitt <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Bryce Dejean-Jones <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kentavious Caldwell-Pope <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 41 <PTS> 23 <FG> 9 17 53 <FG3> 3 8 38 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Jennings <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 20 <FG> 6 11 55 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 1 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andre Drummond <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 19 <FG> 8 17 47 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 3 5 60 <REB> 22 <AST> 1 <STL> 4 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 13 <OREB> 9 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Ersan İlyasova <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 10 30 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Reggie Jackson <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Aron Baynes <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Stanley Johnson <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcus Morris <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 11 18 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Tolliver <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darrun Hilliard <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Reggie Bullock <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Steve Blake <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joel Anthony <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none