It's going to be a battle for the New Orleans Pelicans during the group stage of the In-Season Tournament.
One of the new things the NBA added to their schedule last year was the In-Season Tournament that saw theThe mission of this new competition was to create more competitive games during the regular season that would engage fans and allow the players to chase another championship opportunity.The Pelicans now know who they will be facing during their group stage if they want an opportunity to win this competition, and getting to the knockout round is not going be easy.
During the group stage that will take place on Tuesdays and Fridays from November 12 to December 3, every team plays four games total, facing each opponent in their group once. Two games will come at home and two will be on the road. For New Orleans, they will be at home against the No. 1 seed Nuggets and No. 4 seed Warriors, while hitting the road to face the No. 2 seed Mavericks and No. 5 seed Grizzlies.
All things considered, that is about as favorable of a circumstance the Pelicans could have gotten, not having to face potentially the two best teams in their group on the road where those teams have sizable home court advantages. But for them to advance to the knockout round, they'll need to win their group like they did last year when they went 3-1 so they can avoid having to earn their way in through the Wild Card which is only given to one second-place finisher in each conference.
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