The NBA is built on star players. Coaches cut down rotations during the NBA Playoffs as All-World talents take over the biggest stage in basketball. However, the role players that help buoy a franchise through an 82-game slog cannot be discounted.
The New Orleans Pelicans finished the season a perfect 6-0 against the Sacramento Kings, but the final victory meant the most.
The New Orleans Pelicans and Sacramento Kings could not have asked for a better NBA Play-In Tournament finale. The Pelicans have beaten the Kings five times this season but the sixth meeting is all that matters now.
The NBA Play-In Tournament matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Pelicans was an extremely intense contest between two teams in which there is a little animosity towards one another.
D’Angelo Russell came up big for the Los Angeles Lakers yet again on Tuesday night in their 110-106 Play-In victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. The 28-year-old finished with 21 points, which included a clutch trey down the stretch to help lift LA.
Tempers were flaring early during the NBA Play-In Tournament matchup between the Lakers and Pelicans.
Willie Green’s rotations have lacked a certain drive lately. This made it all the more obvious that Jose Alvarado’s contagious energy is irreplaceable for the New Orleans Pelicans.
Jimmy Butler and Naji Marshall got suspended for a game for fighting. Their teammates who left the bench got a lot more.
The NBA has rendered its verdict after the brouhaha between the Miami Heat and the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.
Heat big man Thomas Bryant and Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado have been suspended three games apiece for leaving the bench area and fighting during an on-court altercation on Friday in New Orleans, the NBA announced Sunday.
A heated encounter in the fourth quarter between the Heat and Pelicans during Friday’s NBA action led to multiple ejections.
Things got chippy during the Saturday night showdown between the Miami Heat and New Orleans Pelicans.
After his team secured a spot for the in-season semifinals in Las Vegas, Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado gave the most wholesome reply possible when asked what he would do with the $500,000 prize money.
The New Orleans Pelicans have suffered through two major losses at the guard spot due to injury this season. CJ McCollum continues to miss time due to a collapsed right lung, while the infectiously energetic Jose Alvarado has yet to make his season debut after spraining his ankle in an NBA offseason workout.
Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado suffered a setback in his rehab program following an offseason ankle sprain, the team announced in a press release on Tuesday.
When it rains, it pours for the New Orleans Pelicans.
Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado might be forced to miss the start of training camp after suffering an ankle injury during a recent workout.
The Pelicans issued a formal injury update on Jose Alvarado on Tuesday, announcing in a press release that the second-year guard has been cleared to resume on-court basketball activities.
Williamson has been sidelined since Jan. 2 due to a right hamstring strain, suffering a setback during his rehab process. Alvarado has been on the shelf since Feb. 27 due to a stress reaction in his right tibia.
Jose Alvarado of the New Orleans Pelicans swished the game-ending 3-pointer as Team Pau won the Jordan Rising Stars competition with a 25-20 victory over Team Joakim in the championship game at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Alvarado had the game of his life Sunday afternoon.
Jose Alvarado did everything for the New Orleans Pelicans Saturday night.
View the original article to see embedded media. If you do not know his name, you will soon because Jose Alvarado made his presence felt with the New Orleans Pelicans this season.
“One day I’m going win DPOY [Defensive Player of the Year],” Alvarado wrote. “Mark my word!”
Paul has at times, been called out for alleged dirty plays on the court. On Thursday, the league made an announcement regarding a recent play involving "The Point God" that raised some eyebrows.
View the original article to see embedded media. All the time in sports, we see fanbases falling in love with players who may not be the best talent on their team, but the guy that gives it their all and brings a ton of energy each and every game.
Alvarado’s ascendance has been a much-needed injection of wholesomeness, cheer and straight-up love for a franchise that's status quo could have easily turned historically sour in the wake of Zion Williamson’s injury.
The Timberwolves and the Pelicans last played on Jan. 11, so the moment is from at least a few weeks ago. But that does not make it any less amusing.
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