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2017–18 New Orleans Pelicans season

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2017–18 New Orleans Pelicans season
Head coachAlvin Gentry
General managerDell Demps
Owner(s)Tom Benson (until March 15, his death)
Gayle Benson (March 15 onwards)
ArenaSmoothie King Center
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Southwest)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(lost to Warriors 1–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports New Orleans
RadioWWL-FM
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The 2017–18 New Orleans Pelicans season was the 16th season of the New Orleans Pelicans franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Pelicans were coached by Alvin Gentry in his third year as head coach. They played their home games at the Smoothie King Center as members of the Western Conference's Southwest Division.

The team's second-leading scorer, DeMarcus Cousins, suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon injury during his subsequent final game as a Pelican on January 26, 2018, and missed the remainder of the season.[1] Despite losing Cousins, the Pelicans clinched their first playoff berth since 2015 with a win over the Los Angeles Clippers on April 9, 2018.[2] They finished the season 48–34 to finish in second place in the Southwest Division.

In the Playoffs, the Pelicans faced off against the third-seeded Portland Trail Blazers in the First Round. On April 14, 2018, the Pelicans won the first game in the First Round playoff series which marked the franchise's first playoff game win since the 2011 playoffs' First Round series against the Los Angeles Lakers.[3][4] On April 21, the Pelicans completed the playoff series sweep over the Trail Blazers, marking the franchise's first series win since 2008.[5][6] It also marked the first playoff series sweep in franchise history, and the first time that a team seeded sixth or lower had swept a First Round series since the NBA had expanded the First Round to a best-of-seven series.[7] They advanced to the conference semifinals to face the second-seeded and defending champion and eventual NBA champion Golden State Warriors, the team that swept them in the First Round of the 2015 playoffs and were also champions that year.[8] The Pelicans lost the series in five games and were eliminated from the playoffs.[9][10]

Draft

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
2 31 Frank Jackson PG  United States Duke

Prior to the NBA draft, the Pelicans had only one second round pick, having traded their first-round pick, rookie Buddy Hield, Tyreke Evans, Langston Galloway, and the Philadelphia 76ers' original second round pick to the Sacramento Kings in a blockbuster trade for star center DeMarcus Cousins and Omri Casspi.[11][12] On June 21, 2017, however, the Pelicans acquired the Washington Wizards' second round pick (No. 52 overall) in exchange for guard Tim Frazier.[13] As a result, the Pelicans entered draft night with two second round and no first-round picks. On the night of the draft, the Pelicans traded away their second round pick (No. 40 overall) and cash considerations to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for the Hornets' second round pick (No. 31 overall).[14] With that pick, the Pelicans selected Duke point guard Frank Jackson.[15] With the No. 52 overall pick, the Pelicans selected Xavier point guard Edmond Sumner and traded him to the Indiana Pacers for cash considerations.[16]

Roster

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2017–18 New Orleans Pelicans roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 42 Ajinça, Alexis 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1988-05-06 INSEP
SG 2 Clark, Ian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991-03-07 Belmont
SG 4 Cooke, Charles (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1994-07-01 Dayton
C 0 Cousins, DeMarcus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1990-08-13 Kentucky
SG 27 Crawford, Jordan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988-10-23 Xavier
PF 23 Davis, Anthony 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 253 lb (115 kg) 1993-03-11 Kentucky
PF 13 Diallo, Cheick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1996-09-13 Kansas
SF 44 Hill, Solomon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1991-03-18 Arizona
SG 11 Holiday, Jrue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1990-06-12 UCLA
PG 15 Jackson, Frank 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-05-04 Duke
SG 34 Liggins, DeAndre 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1988-03-31 Kentucky
SF 21 Miller, Darius 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1990-03-21 Kentucky
PF 3 Mirotić, Nikola 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1991-02-11 Spain
SG 55 Moore, E'Twaun 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1989-02-25 Purdue
C 50 Okafor, Emeka 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1982-09-28 Connecticut
PG 9 Rondo, Rajon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1986-02-22 Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 5, 2018

Standings

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Division

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Southwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
zHouston Rockets6517.79334‍–‍731‍–‍1012–482
xNew Orleans Pelicans4834.58517.024‍–‍1724‍–‍179–782
xSan Antonio Spurs4735.57318.033‍–‍814‍–‍279–782
Dallas Mavericks2458.29341.015‍–‍269‍–‍325–1182
Memphis Grizzlies2260.26843.016‍–‍256‍–‍355–1182

Conference

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Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1zHouston Rockets *6517.79382
2yGolden State Warriors *5824.7077.082
3yPortland Trail Blazers *4933.59816.082
4xOklahoma City Thunder4834.58517.082
5xUtah Jazz4834.58517.082
6xNew Orleans Pelicans4834.58517.082
7xSan Antonio Spurs4735.57318.082
8xMinnesota Timberwolves4735.57318.082
9Denver Nuggets4636.56119.082
10Los Angeles Clippers4240.51223.082
11Los Angeles Lakers3547.42730.082
12Sacramento Kings2755.32938.082
13Dallas Mavericks2458.29341.082
14Memphis Grizzlies2260.26843.082
15Phoenix Suns2161.25644.082

Game log

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Preseason

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2017 pre-season game log
Total: 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1)
Pre-season: 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 3 Chicago L 109–113 Anthony Davis (24) Cousins, Davis (10) Rajon Rondo (8) Smoothie King Center
16,962
0–1
2 October 6 @ Oklahoma City L 91–102 Anthony Davis (14) Anthony Davis (7) Jrue Holiday (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
N/A
0–2
3 October 8 @ Chicago W 108–95 Anthony Davis (37) Anthony Davis (15) DeMarcus Cousins (9) United Center
17,523
1–2
4 October 13 @ Memphis L 101–142 Jordan Crawford (19) Cunningham, Diallo (6) Jordan Crawford (4) FedExForum
N/A
1–3
2017–18 season schedule

Regular season

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2017–18 game log
Total: 48–34 (home: 24–17; road: 24–17)
October: 3–4 (home: 1–2; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 18 @ Memphis L 91–103 Anthony Davis (33) Anthony Davis (18) Holiday, Moore (4) FedExForum
17,794
0–1
2 October 20 Golden State L 120–128 Cousins, Davis (35) Anthony Davis (17) Jordan Crawford (7) Smoothie King Center
18,171
0–2
3 October 22 @ LA Lakers W 119–112 Anthony Davis (27) Anthony Davis (17) DeMarcus Cousins (8) Staples Center
18,997
1–2
4 October 24 @ Portland L 93–103 DeMarcus Cousins (39) DeMarcus Cousins (13) Jrue Holiday (7) Moda Center
19,446
1–3
5 October 26 @ Sacramento W 114–106 DeMarcus Cousins (41) DeMarcus Cousins (23) Jrue Holiday (6) Golden 1 Center
17,583
2–3
6 October 28 Cleveland W 123–101 Anthony Davis (30) Anthony Davis (14) DeMarcus Cousins (10) Smoothie King Center
18,539
3–3
7 October 30 Orlando L 99–115 Anthony Davis (30) DeMarcus Cousins (12) Jrue Holiday (8) Smoothie King Center
14,004
3–4
November : 8–6 (home: 4–3; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
8 November 1 Minnesota L 98–104 DeMarcus Cousins (35) Anthony Davis (10) Cousins, Davis, Holiday (6) Smoothie King Center
14,788
3–5
9 November 3 @ Dallas W 99–94 Anthony Davis (30) DeMarcus Cousins (20) Jrue Holiday (8) American Airlines Center
19,894
4–5
10 November 4 @ Chicago W 96–90 (OT) Anthony Davis (27) Anthony Davis (16) Jrue Holiday (6) United Center
21,254
5–5
11 November 7 @ Indiana W 117–112 Anthony Davis (37) Anthony Davis (14) DeMarcus Cousins (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
15,014
6–5
12 November 9 @ Toronto L 118–122 Jrue Holiday (34) DeMarcus Cousins (15) Jrue Holiday (11) Air Canada Centre
19,800
6–6
13 November 11 LA Clippers W 111–103 DeMarcus Cousins (35) DeMarcus Cousins (15) Jrue Holiday (8) Smoothie King Center
17,624
7–6
14 November 13 Atlanta W 106–105 E'Twaun Moore (24) DeMarcus Cousins (16) Cousins, Davis (7) Smoothie King Center
14,631
8–6
15 November 15 Toronto L 116–125 DeMarcus Cousins (25) DeMarcus Cousins (9) Rajon Rondo (8) Smoothie King Center
15,654
8–7
16 November 17 @ Denver L 114–146 Anthony Davis (17) DeMarcus Cousins (6) Jameer Nelson (9) Pepsi Center
16,816
8–8
17 November 20 Oklahoma City W 114–107 Anthony Davis (36) Anthony Davis (15) Rajon Rondo (8) Smoothie King Center
16,765
9–8
18 November 22 San Antonio W 107–90 Anthony Davis (29) DeMarcus Cousins (15) Davis, Rondo (4) Smoothie King Center
17,539
10–8
19 November 24 @ Phoenix W 115–91 Anthony Davis (23) DeMarcus Cousins (10) Rajon Rondo (7) Talking Stick Resort Arena
16,574
11–8
20 November 25 @ Golden State L 95–110 Anthony Davis (30) Anthony Davis (15) Holiday, Rondo (6) Oracle Arena
19,596
11–9
21 November 29 Minnesota L 102–120 Jrue Holiday (27) DeMarcus Cousins (10) Rajon Rondo (7) Smoothie King Center
15,555
11–10
December : 7–8 (home: 4–4; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
22 December 1 @ Utah L 108–114 DeMarcus Cousins (23) DeMarcus Cousins (13) Rajon Rondo (11) Vivint Smart Home Arena
17,725
11–11
23 December 2 @ Portland W 123–116 DeMarcus Cousins (38) Dante Cunningham (12) Rajon Rondo (10) Moda Center
18,730
12–11
24 December 4 Golden State L 115–125 Jrue Holiday (34) DeMarcus Cousins (11) Rajon Rondo (11) Smoothie King Center
17,004
12–12
25 December 6 Denver W 123–114 DeMarcus Cousins (40) DeMarcus Cousins (22) Holiday, Rondo (7) Smoothie King Center
15,353
13–12
26 December 8 Sacramento L 109–116 (OT) DeMarcus Cousins (38) DeMarcus Cousins (11) Jrue Holiday (5) Smoothie King Center
15,019
13–13
27 December 10 Philadelphia W 131–124 Jrue Holiday (34) DeMarcus Cousins (9) Rajon Rondo (18) Smoothie King Center
16,878
14–13
28 December 11 @ Houston L 123–130 Jrue Holiday (37) DeMarcus Cousins (14) Rajon Rondo (12) Toyota Center
18,055
14–14
29 December 13 Milwaukee W 115–108 DeMarcus Cousins (26) DeMarcus Cousins (13) Jrue Holiday (8) Smoothie King Center
16,863
15–14
30 December 15 @ Denver L 111–117 (OT) DeMarcus Cousins (29) Anthony Davis (12) Jameer Nelson (7) Pepsi Center
17,584
15–15
31 December 19 @ Washington L 106–116 Anthony Davis (37) DeMarcus Cousins (13) Jrue Holiday (5) Capital One Arena
16,529
15–16
32 December 22 @ Orlando W 111–97 DeMarcus Cousins (26) Cousins, Davis (11) Rajon Rondo (8) Amway Center
16,922
16–16
33 December 23 @ Miami W 109–94 Ian Clark (19) DeMarcus Cousins (7) DeMarcus Cousins (8) AmericanAirlines Arena
19,600
17–16
34 December 27 Brooklyn W 128–113 Anthony Davis (33) DeMarcus Cousins (14) Rajon Rondo (25) Smoothie King Center
16,707
18–16
35 December 29 Dallas L 120–128 Anthony Davis (33) DeMarcus Cousins (20) Cousins, Rondo (8) Smoothie King Center
16,878
18–17
36 December 30 New York L 103–105 Anthony Davis (31) DeMarcus Cousins (19) Rajon Rondo (12) Smoothie King Center
16,947
18–18
January : 9–5 (home: 5–2; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
37 January 3 @ Utah W 108–98 Anthony Davis (29) Anthony Davis (15) Holiday, Moore (5) Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,306
19–18
38 January 6 @ Minnesota L 98–116 DeMarcus Cousins (23) DeMarcus Cousins (15) DeMarcus Cousins (5) Target Center
18,978
19–19
39 January 8 Detroit W 112–109 Anthony Davis (30) Cousins, Davis (10) Rajon Rondo (15) Smoothie King Center
12,874
20–19
40 January 10 @ Memphis L 102–105 DeMarcus Cousins (29) DeMarcus Cousins (8) Jrue Holiday (6) FedExForum
14,312
20–20
41 January 12 Portland W 119–113 Anthony Davis (36) DeMarcus Cousins (19) DeMarcus Cousins (8) Smoothie King Center
17,003
21–20
42 January 14 @ New York W 123–118 (OT) Anthony Davis (48) Anthony Davis (17) Cousins, Rondo (5) Madison Square Garden
19,812
22–20
43 January 16 @ Boston W 116–113 (OT) Anthony Davis (45) Anthony Davis (16) Rajon Rondo (8) TD Garden
18,624
23–20
44 January 17 @ Atlanta L 93–94 Jrue Holiday (22) DeMarcus Cousins (14) DeMarcus Cousins (7) Philips Arena
10,894
23–21
45 January 20 Memphis W 111–104 Jrue Holiday (27) Anthony Davis (12) Jrue Holiday (8) Smoothie King Center
18,212
24–21
46 January 22 Chicago W 132–128 (2OT) DeMarcus Cousins (44) DeMarcus Cousins (24) DeMarcus Cousins (10) Smoothie King Center
17,101
25–21
47 January 24 @ Charlotte W 101–96 Davis, Holiday (19) DeMarcus Cousins (13) Cousins, Rondo (5) Spectrum Center
14,588
26–21
48 January 26 Houston W 115–113 Anthony Davis (27) DeMarcus Cousins (13) DeMarcus Cousins (11) Smoothie King Center
17,186
27–21
49 January 28 LA Clippers L 103–112 Anthony Davis (25) Anthony Davis (17) Jrue Holiday (7) Smoothie King Center
16,378
27–22
50 January 30 Sacramento L 103–114 Anthony Davis (23) Anthony Davis (13) Jameer Nelson (8) Smoothie King Center
14,292
27–23
February : 8–3 (home: 3–1; road: 5–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
51 February 2 @ Oklahoma City W 114–100 Anthony Davis (43) Anthony Davis (10) Rajon Rondo (13) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
28–23
52 February 3 @ Minnesota L 107–118 Anthony Davis (38) Nikola Mirotic (12) Jrue Holiday (9) Target Center
17,954
28–24
53 February 5 Utah L 109–133 Jrue Holiday (28) Anthony Davis (11) Rajon Rondo (8) Smoothie King Center
14,293
28–25
February 7 Indiana Postponed due to water leak in arena roof (March 21) Smoothie King Center
54 February 9 @ Philadelphia L 82–100 Ian Clark (15) Davis, Okafor (8) Rajon Rondo (9) Wells Fargo Center
20,489
28–26
55 February 10 @ Brooklyn W 138–128 (2OT) Anthony Davis (44) Anthony Davis (17) Rajon Rondo (12) Barclays Center
16,572
29–26
56 February 12 @ Detroit W 118–103 Anthony Davis (38) Anthony Davis (10) Jrue Holiday (12) Little Caesars Arena
14,453
30–26
57 February 14 LA Lakers W 139–117 Anthony Davis (42) Anthony Davis (15) Jrue Holiday (11) Smoothie King Center
15,436
31–26
All-Star Break
58 February 23 Miami W 124–123 (OT) Anthony Davis (45) Anthony Davis (17) Jrue Holiday (9) Smoothie King Center
17,751
32–26
59 February 25 @ Milwaukee W 123–121 (OT) Jrue Holiday (36) Anthony Davis (13) Rajon Rondo (12) Bradley Center
18,717
33–26
60 February 26 Phoenix W 125–116 Anthony Davis (53) Anthony Davis (18) Rajon Rondo (12) Smoothie King Center
14,302
34–26
61 February 28 @ San Antonio W 121–116 Anthony Davis (26) Anthony Davis (15) Rajon Rondo (12) AT&T Center
18,418
35–26
March : 8–7 (home: 5–4; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
62 March 4 @ Dallas W 126–109 Jrue Holiday (30) Cheick Diallo (15) Rajon Rondo (10) American Airlines Center
19,798
36–26
63 March 6 @ LA Clippers W 121–116 Anthony Davis (41) Anthony Davis (13) Jrue Holiday (17) Staples Center
16,412
37–26
64 March 7 @ Sacramento W 114–101 Jrue Holiday (23) Nikola Mirotic (10) Jrue Holiday (8) Golden 1 Center
17,583
38–26
65 March 9 Washington L 97–116 Darius Miller (20) Nikola Mirotic (12) DeAndre Liggins (5) Smoothie King Center
18,143
38–27
66 March 11 Utah L 99–116 Anthony Davis (25) Anthony Davis (11) Jrue Holiday (10) Smoothie King Center
18,062
38–28
67 March 13 Charlotte W 119–115 Anthony Davis (31) Anthony Davis (14) Rajon Rondo (17) Smoothie King Center
15,507
39–28
68 March 15 @ San Antonio L 93–98 Jrue Holiday (24) Anthony Davis (14) Jrue Holiday (7) AT&T Center
18,418
39–29
69 March 17 Houston L 101–107 Anthony Davis (26) Anthony Davis (13) Jrue Holiday (8) Smoothie King Center
18,495
39–30
70 March 18 Boston W 108–89 Anthony Davis (34) Anthony Davis (11) Rajon Rondo (11) Smoothie King Center
18,277
40–30
71 March 20 Dallas W 115–105 Anthony Davis (37) Cheick Diallo (14) Rajon Rondo (14) Smoothie King Center
14,484
41–30
72 March 21 Indiana W 96–92 Anthony Davis (28) Anthony Davis (13) Rajon Rondo (6) Smoothie King Center
14,148
42–30
73 March 22 LA Lakers W 128–125 Anthony Davis (33) Anthony Davis (9) Rajon Rondo (10) Smoothie King Center
18,037
43–30
74 March 24 @ Houston L 91–114 Anthony Davis (25) Cheick Diallo (9) Jrue Holiday (4) Toyota Center
18,055
43–31
75 March 27 Portland L 103–107 Anthony Davis (36) Anthony Davis (14) Jrue Holiday (11) Smoothie King Center
15,426
43–32
76 March 30 @ Cleveland L 102–107 Jrue Holiday (25) Anthony Davis (8) Rajon Rondo (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
43–33
April : 5–1 (home: 2–1; road: 3–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
77 April 1 Oklahoma City L 104–109 Anthony Davis (25) Anthony Davis (11) Rajon Rondo (9) Smoothie King Center
18,500
43–34
78 April 4 Memphis W 123–95 Anthony Davis (28) Anthony Davis (12) Rajon Rondo (13) Smoothie King Center
16,521
44–34
79 April 6 @ Phoenix W 122–103 Anthony Davis (33) Nikola Mirotic (16) Jrue Holiday (10) Talking Stick Resort Arena
18,055
45–34
80 April 7 @ Golden State W 126–120 Anthony Davis (34) Anthony Davis (12) Rajon Rondo (17) Oracle Arena
19,596
46–34
81 April 9 @ LA Clippers W 113–100 Anthony Davis (28) Nikola Mirotic (16) Jrue Holiday (10) Staples Center
15,742
47–34
82 April 11 San Antonio W 122–98 Jrue Holiday (23) Davis, Mirotić (15) Rajon Rondo (14) Smoothie King Center
18,573
48–34
2017–18 season schedule

Playoffs

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2018 playoff game log
Total: 5–4 (home: 3–1; road: 2–3)
First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 14 @ Portland W 97–95 Anthony Davis (35) Anthony Davis (14) Rajon Rondo (17) Moda Center
19,882
1–0
2 April 17 @ Portland W 111–102 Jrue Holiday (33) Anthony Davis (13) Holiday, Rondo (9) Moda Center
20,066
2–0
3 April 19 Portland W 119–102 Nikola Mirotic (30) Anthony Davis (11) Rajon Rondo (11) Smoothie King Center
18,551
3–0
4 April 21 Portland W 131–123 Anthony Davis (47) Davis, Mirotic (11) Rajon Rondo (16) Smoothie King Center
18,544
4–0
Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 28 @ Golden State L 101–123 Anthony Davis (21) Anthony Davis (10) Rajon Rondo (11) Oracle Arena
19,596
0–1
2 May 1 @ Golden State L 116–121 Anthony Davis (25) Anthony Davis (14) Rajon Rondo (10) Oracle Arena
19,596
0–2
3 May 4 Golden State W 119–100 Anthony Davis (33) Anthony Davis (18) Rajon Rondo (21) Smoothie King Center
18,551
1–2
4 May 6 Golden State L 92–118 Anthony Davis (26) Anthony Davis (12) Rajon Rondo (6) Smoothie King Center
18,513
1–3
5 May 8 @ Golden State L 104–113 Anthony Davis (34) Anthony Davis (19) Jrue Holiday (11) Oracle Arena
19,596
1–4
2018 playoff schedule

Player statistics

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Regular season

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Player Pos. GP GS MP Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Pts.
Tony Allen SF 22 0 273 47 9 11 3 103
Omer Asik C 14 0 121 37 2 1 2 18
Charles Cooke SG 13 0 38 2 1 1 0 6
Ian Clark SG 74 2 1,455 127 110 33 10 551
DeMarcus Cousins C 48 48 1,737 617 257 79 76 1,210
Jordan Crawford PG 5 0 53 4 13 1 1 33
Dante Cunningham SF 51 24 1,115 193 26 27 16 253
Anthony Davis PF 75 75 2,727 832 174 115 193 2,110
Cheick Diallo PF 52 0 581 211 19 11 21 254
Larry Drew PG 7 0 55 2 8 0 0 15
Solomon Hill SF 12 1 187 36 22 7 1 29
Jrue Holiday SG 81 81 2,927 365 486 123 64 1,537
Mike James PG 4 0 18 1 6 1 0 4
Jalen Jones SF 4 0 19 3 0 0 0 5
Walt Lemon PG 5 0 35 2 5 0 1 17
DeAndre Liggins PG 27 3 244 26 21 10 4 44
Darius Miller SF 82 3 1,944 164 111 28 17 637
Nikola Mirotic PF 30 11 872 246 41 29 26 439
E'Twaun Moore SG 82 80 2,586 238 187 79 12 1,022
Jameer Nelson PG 43 0 897 96 156 79 76 221
Emeka Okafor C 26 19 353 120 8 8 25 221
Rajon Rondo PG 65 63 1,703 263 533 70 10 537
Josh Smith PF 3 0 12 4 0 0 0 2

After all games.[17]
Waived during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

Transactions

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Trades

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June 21, 2017 To New Orleans Pelicans
52nd pick in the 2017 NBA draft[18]
To Washington Wizards
Tim Frazier
February 1, 2018 To New Orleans Pelicans
Nikola Mirotić
2018 second round pick (from New Orleans via Chicago)
To Chicago Bulls
Ömer Aşık
Tony Allen
Jameer Nelson
2018 Top 5 protected first-round pick
Right to swap 2021 second round picks with New Orleans[19]

Free agency

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Re-signed

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Player Signed
Jrue Holiday[20] 5-year contract worth $126 million

Additions

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Player Signed Former team
Tony Allen[21] 1-year contract worth $2.3 million Memphis Grizzlies
Ian Clark[22] 1-year contract worth $1.6 million Golden State Warriors
Charles Cooke[23] Two-way contract Dayton Flyers
Jalen Jones[24] Two-way contract Maine Red Claws
Darius Miller[25] 2-year contract worth $4.3 million Germany Brose Bamberg
Rajon Rondo[26] 1-year contract worth $3.3 million Chicago Bulls
Mike James Two-way contract Phoenix Suns
Emeka Okafor Signed two 10-day contracts / 1-year deal Delaware 87ers
Walter Lemon Jr. Signed a 10-day contract Fort Wayne Mad Ants

Subtractions

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Player Reason left New team
Quinn Cook[27] Waived Atlanta Hawks[28]
Axel Toupane[27] Waived Lithuania Žalgiris Kaunas
Donatas Motiejūnas Unrestricted free agent China Shandong Golden Stars
Hollis Thompson Unrestricted free agent Greece Olympiacios Piraeus
Jalen Jones Waived Dallas Mavericks / Texas Legends
Mike James Waived Greece Panathinaikos Athens

Awards, records and milestones

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Awards

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Player Award Date awarded Ref.
DeMarcus Cousins Western Conference Player of the Week October 30, 2017 [29]
Anthony Davis Western Conference Player of the Week November 27, 2017 [30]
Anthony Davis NBA All-Star starter (5th appearance) January 18, 2018 [31]
DeMarcus Cousins NBA All-Star starter (4th appearance) January 18, 2018 [31]
Anthony Davis Western Conference Player of the Month (February) March 1, 2018 [32]
Anthony Davis Western Conference Player of the Week March 5, 2018 [33]
Anthony Davis Western Conference Player of the Month (March/April) April 12, 2018 [34]
Anthony Davis All-Defensive First Team May 23, 2018 [35]
Jrue Holiday All-Defensive First Team May 23, 2018 [35]
Anthony Davis All-NBA First Team May 24, 2018 [36]
Anthony Davis NBA blocks leader (3rd time) June 17, 2018 [37]

Records

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Season

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  • Anthony Davis set franchise records in:
    • Most blocks in a game
    • Most blocks in a half
      • 6 – tied his own franchise mark on the same day.[38]
    • Field goals in a season (780)[39]
    • Points in a season (2,110)
    • Points per game (28.1)
  • DeMarcus Cousins set a franchise record in:
    • Defensive rebound percentage in a season (30.9%)[39]
  • Rajon Rondo set franchise records in:
    • Most assists in a game
    • Most assists in a quarter

Playoffs

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Milestones

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  • On November 22, 2017, Anthony Davis reached 7,938 career points, moving him to second in points scored in franchise history after passing Chris Paul.[44]
  • On January 18, 2018, both Davis and DeMarcus Cousins were selected as NBA All-Star starters, which marked the first time since 2009 that multiple New Orleans players have been selected to the All-Star game. It was also the first time in franchise history that multiple players have started the All-Star game.
  • On January 28, 2018, Davis reached 3,857 career rebounds, giving him the all-time franchise high in rebounds after passing David West.[45]
  • On February 2, 2018, Davis passed David West in points scored, giving him the all-time franchise high with 8,702.[46]
  • The Pelicans finished second in the Southwest Division, which was the highest since the 2007–08 season.
  • The Pelicans finished first in the league in:
    • Total minutes played in a season (19,995)[47]
    • Minutes played per game (243.4)[48]

Playoffs

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  • The Pelicans clinched their first playoff berth since 2015.[49]
  • On April 14, 2018, the Pelicans won the first game in the First Round playoff series which marked the franchise's first playoff game win since the 2011 NBA playoffs.[50]
  • On April 21, 2018, the Pelicans completed the playoff series sweep over the Portland Trail Blazers, marking the franchise's first series win since 2008. It was also the first playoff series sweep in franchise history, and the first time that a team seeded sixth or lower had swept a First Round series since the NBA had expanded the First Round to a best-of-seven series.[51]

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