Jrue Holiday scored a career playoff-high 33 points as the Pelicans took a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series against Portland with a 111-102 victory.
What a night for Damian Lillard scoring 41 points lifting the Trail Blazers to a 107-103 victory and then a flew straight home for the birth of his first child.
The NBA's New Orleans Hornets will officially change the name of their franchise to the New Orleans Pelicans at a news conference on Thursday, according to a Yahoo! Sports source. The team will also debut an entirely new color scheme of blue, gold and red. Several logos fitting that description have been leaked online, but none has yet been deemed official.