Anthony Davis, Jrue Holiday and the New Orleans Pelicans were the surprise of the first round of the NBA playoffs. We knew they were good, but they looked dominant on both ends sweeping the three-seed Portland Trail Blazers right out of the postseason (and into a somber period of reflection).
New Orleans looked like the best team in the West in the first round and now they take all that momentum to Golden State where... let’s not get ahead of ourselves.
In this PBT Extra I discuss how the Pelicans have found an identity, but the matchups against Warriors are dramatically more challenging than what they saw in Portland. And that’s before Stephen Curry returns to the fold.
The Pelicans are a great story, but the pecking order in the West is real for good reason.