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. Despite losing Cousins, the Pelicans clinched their first playoff berth since 2015 with a win over the Los Angeles Clippers on April 9, 2018. 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 . On April 21, the Pelicans completed the playoff series sweep over the Trail Blazers, marking the franchise's first series win since 2008 . 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. 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. The Pelicans lost the series in five games and were eliminated from the playoffs.
Draft
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 . On June 21, 2017, however, the Pelicans acquired the Washington Wizards ' second round pick (No. 52 overall) in exchange for guard Tim Frazier . 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). With that pick, the Pelicans selected Duke point guard Frank Jackson . With the No. 52 overall pick, the Pelicans selected Xavier point guard Edmond Sumner and traded him to the Indiana Pacers for cash considerations.
Roster
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 (C) 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 (C) 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
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(GL) On assignment to G League affiliate(TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: April 5, 2018
Standings
Game log
Preseason 2017 pre-season game log Total: 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1) Pre-season: 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1)
2017–18 season schedule
Regular season 2017–18 game log Total: 48–34 (home: 24–17; road: 24–17) October: 3–4 (home: 1–2; road: 2–2)
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)
2017–18 season schedule
Playoffs 2018 playoff game log Total: 5–4 (home: 3–1; road: 2–3) First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
2018 playoff schedule
Player statistics
Regular season 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 . ‡ Waived during the season † Traded during the season ≠ Acquired during the season
Transactions
Trades Free agency Re-signed Player Signed Jrue Holiday 5-year contract worth $126 million
Additions Subtractions Awards, records and milestones Awards Player Award Date awarded Ref. DeMarcus Cousins Western Conference Player of the Week October 30, 2017 Anthony Davis Western Conference Player of the Week November 27, 2017 Anthony Davis NBA All-Star starter (5th appearance) January 18, 2018 DeMarcus Cousins NBA All-Star starter (4th appearance) January 18, 2018 Anthony Davis Western Conference Player of the Month (February) March 1, 2018 Anthony Davis Western Conference Player of the Week March 5, 2018 Anthony Davis Western Conference Player of the Month (March/April) April 12, 2018 Anthony Davis All-Defensive First Team May 23, 2018 Jrue Holiday All-Defensive First Team May 23, 2018 Anthony Davis All-NBA First Team May 24, 2018 Anthony Davis NBA blocks leader (3rd time) June 17, 2018
Records Season Anthony Davis set franchise records in: Most blocks in a game 10 in a loss against the Utah Jazz on March 11, 2018 Most blocks in a half 6 – tied his own franchise mark on the same day. Field goals in a season (780 ) 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% ) Rajon Rondo set franchise records in: Most assists in a game Most assists in a quarter 9 in a win against the Detroit Pistons on January 8, 2018, tying a franchise record. Playoffs Milestones 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 . 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 . On February 2, 2018, Davis passed David West in points scored, giving him the all-time franchise high with 8,702. 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 ) Minutes played per game (243.4 ) Playoffs The Pelicans clinched their first playoff berth since 2015 . 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 . 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. References
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