Battle of the Birds: Pelicans vs Hawks

Post #2 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:45 pm

This will be the toughest match up for us since Trae went down.

I'll be scouting Pelicans personnel since they were linked to Hawks as potential trade partners for DeJounte.

Post #3 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:50 pm

Read on Twitter

Keys to the Game

STAY HOT
New Orleans has made its fans feel much better during this road trip while at the foul line, sinking a scorching 31 of 34 attempts on free throws (91 percent) against Toronto and Philadelphia, but that’s only one element to a surging offensive attack. The Pelicans are also No. 1 in the NBA in three-point percentage over their last five games (45.1). Murphy leads the league in that span by draining 26 three-pointers (out of 52 attempts).

DEFENSIVE BOARDS
An area of concern is Atlanta’s offensive rebounding (first in NBA at 13.0 per game). New Orleans is No. 15 in defensive rebounding percentage (71.8) and ninth in total rebounding percentage (50.8). During their Nov. 4 head-to-head victory, the Hawks grabbed 19 offensive boards, tied for the second-most the Pelicans have allowed in a game this season (Golden State seized 21 on Oct. 30 in the Blender).

MATCHUP TO WATCH
These are two above-average benches, with New Orleans ranking second in bench plus-minus (see above), while Atlanta’s reserves are 13th. After recent injuries to Young and Johnson, the Hawks moved Bogdanovic and Krejci into the starting lineup, the latter seemingly in an attempt to maintain some second-unit continuity (two-way contract player Krejci jumped from out of the rotation to a starter Friday, allowing Snyder to keep a similar bench mix).

Pelicans.com

Post #4 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:46 pm

Read on Twitter

Post #5 » by **HMFFL** » Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:22 pm

Both teams have won three straight games.

Hawks the November 4th meeting 123-105.

Hawks are 8-2 in their last 10 games against New Orleans.

Sent from my SM-N975U using RealGM mobile app

Post #6 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:45 pm

Read on Twitter

Post #7 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:21 pm

This is the obvious trade target if we move Dejounte to New Orleans.

He's a Klay Klone and a perfect fit next to Trae Young.

Read on Twitter

jayu70 · Post #8 » by **jayu70** » Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:50 pm

Saddiq injured...looks really BAD!

Post #9 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:56 pm

jayu70 wrote:Saddiq injured...looks really BAD!

Going into his Free Agency Summer?!?!?

jayu70 · Post #10 » by **jayu70** » Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:05 am

Jamaaliver wrote:
jayu70 wrote:Saddiq injured...looks really BAD!

Going into his Free Agency Summer?!?!?

It was nasty looking but hopefully not as serious based on this:

Read on Twitter

?s=20