2014–15 New Orleans Pelicans season

2014–15 New Orleans Pelicans season
Head coach	Monty Williams
General manager	Dell Demps
Owners	Tom Benson
Arena	Smoothie King Center
Results
Record	45–37 (.549)
Place	Division: 5th (Southwest) Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finish	First Round (Lost to Warriors 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports New Orleans
Radio	WWL-FM

The 2014–15 New Orleans Pelicans season is the 13th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Despite finishing last in the Southwest division for the fourth straight season, the Pelicans finished with a 45–37 record and clinched the eighth seed in the Western conference. The Pelicans clinched a seed in the playoffs for the first time since 2011 when the team was called the Hornets. New Orleans' season ended after they were swept 4–0 in a first round playoff series by the eventual NBA champion Golden State Warriors.

The Pelicans would not return to the playoffs until 2018.

Preseason

Draft picks

Main article: 2014 NBA draft

The Pelicans did not have a pick in the 2014 NBA Draft.

Regular season

Standings

Southwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y-Houston Rockets	56	26	.683	–	30‍–‍11	26‍–‍15	8–8	82
x-Memphis Grizzlies	55	27	.671	1.0	31‍–‍10	24‍–‍17	9–7	82
x-San Antonio Spurs	55	27	.671	1.0	33‍–‍8	22‍–‍19	8–8	82
x-Dallas Mavericks	50	32	.610	6.0	27‍–‍14	23‍–‍18	7–9	82
x-New Orleans Pelicans	45	37	.549	11.0	28‍–‍13	17‍–‍24	8–8	82

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z-Golden State Warriors *	67	15	.817	–	82
2	y-Houston Rockets *	56	26	.683	11.0	82
3	x-Los Angeles Clippers	56	26	.683	11.0	82
4	y-Portland Trail Blazers *	51	31	.622	16.0	82
5	x-Memphis Grizzlies	55	27	.671	12.0	82
6	x-San Antonio Spurs	55	27	.671	12.0	82
7	x-Dallas Mavericks	50	32	.610	17.0	82
8	x-New Orleans Pelicans	45	37	.549	22.0	82
9	Oklahoma City Thunder	45	37	.549	22.0	82
10	Phoenix Suns	39	43	.476	28.0	82
11	Utah Jazz	38	44	.463	29.0	82
12	Denver Nuggets	30	52	.366	37.0	82
13	Sacramento Kings	29	53	.354	38.0	82
14	Los Angeles Lakers	21	61	.256	46.0	82
15	Minnesota Timberwolves	16	66	.195	51.0	82

Game log

2014–15 game log Total: 45–37 (Home: 28–13; Road: 17–24)
October: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 28 Orlando W 101–84 Anthony Davis (26) Anthony Davis (17) Tyreke Evans (6) Smoothie King Center 17,097 1–0
November : 6–8 (home: 3–2; road: 3–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 2 November 1 Dallas L 104–109 Anthony Davis (31) Anthony Davis (15) Tyreke Evans (9) Smoothie King Center 14,547 1–1 3 November 3 @ Memphis L 81–93 Tyreke Evans (21) Ryan Anderson (9) Jrue Holiday (6) FedExForum 15,302 1–2 4 November 4 Charlotte W 100–91 Anthony Davis (24) Anthony Davis (13) Jrue Holiday (9) Smoothie King Center 14,840 2–2 5 November 8 @ San Antonio W 100–99 Anthony Davis (27) Anthony Davis (11) Jrue Holiday (11) AT&T Center 18,581 3–2 6 November 10 @ Cleveland L 111–118 Ryan Anderson (32) Anthony Davis (14) Jrue Holiday (10) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 3–3 7 November 12 L.A. Lakers W 109–102 Anthony Davis (25) Ömer Aşık (13) Tyreke Evans (11) Smoothie King Center 17,359 4–3 8 November 14 Minnesota W 139–91 Jrue Holiday (24) Evans & Anderson (6) Jrue Holiday (9) Smoothie King Center 14,775 5–3 9 November 17 @ Portland L 93–102 Anthony Davis (31) Anthony Davis (11) Tyreke Evans (8) Moda Center 19,441 5–4 10 November 18 @ Sacramento W 106–100 Anthony Davis (28) Anthony Davis (9) Jrue Holiday (9) Sleep Train Arena 16,526 6–4 11 November 21 @ Denver L 97–117 Anthony Davis (18) Anthony Davis (9) Jrue Holiday (6) Pepsi Center 15,232 6–5 12 November 22 @ Utah W 106–94 Anthony Davis (43) Anthony Davis (14) Jrue Holiday (9) EnergySolutions Arena 18,452 7–5 13 November 25 Sacramento L 89–99 Tyreke Evans (22) Anthony Davis (9) Tyreke Evans (5) Smoothie King Center 17,037 7–6 14 November 28 @ Atlanta L 91–100 Holiday & Anderson (20) Davis & Aşık (11) Jrue Holiday (7) Philips Arena 17,079 7–7 15 November 29 @ Washington L 80–83 Anthony Davis (30) Anthony Davis (13) Tyreke Evans (4) Verizon Center 17,581 7–8
December : 9–8 (home: 6–2; road: 3–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 16 December 2 Oklahoma City W 112–104 Tyreke Evans (30) Ömer Aşık (14) Jrue Holiday (10) Smoothie King Center 13,903 8–8 17 December 4 @ Golden State L 85–112 Anthony Davis (30) Davis & Aşık (15) Jrue Holiday (8) Oracle Arena 19,596 8–9 18 December 6 @ L.A. Clippers L 100–120 Anthony Davis (26) Ömer Aşık (10) Holiday, Mekel & Rivers (6) STAPLES Center 19,060 8–10 19 December 7 @ L.A. Lakers W 104–87 Anthony Davis (23) Ömer Aşık (11) Jrue Holiday (8) STAPLES Center 18,997 9–10 20 December 9 New York W 104–93 Tyreke Evans (27) Ömer Aşık (14) Jrue Holiday (7) Smoothie King Center 13,789 10–10 21 December 10 @ Dallas L 107–112 Anthony Davis (31) Ömer Aşık (15) Jrue Holiday (10) American Airlines Center 19,988 10–11 22 December 12 Cleveland W 119–114 Tyreke Evans (31) Ömer Aşık (14) Tyreke Evans (10) Smoothie King Center 18,069 11–11 23 December 14 Golden State L 122–128 (OT) Tyreke Evans (34) Evans & Aşık (8) Jrue Holiday (9) Smoothie King Center 15,037 11–12 24 December 16 Utah W 119–111 Anthony Davis (31) Anthony Davis (9) Jrue Holiday (8) Smoothie King Center 13,179 12–12 25 December 18 @ Houston W 99–90 Anthony Davis (30) Anthony Davis (14) Jrue Holiday (10) Toyota Center 18,317 13–12 26 December 20 Portland L 88–114 Austin Rivers (21) Alexis Ajinça (13) Jrue Holiday (6) Smoothie King Center 16,079 13–13 27 December 21 @ Oklahoma City W 101–99 Anthony Davis (38) Davis & Aşık (12) Jrue Holiday (15) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 14–13 28 December 23 @ Indiana L 84–96 Anthony Davis (21) Tyreke Evans (10) Jrue Holiday (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,336 14–14 29 December 26 San Antonio W 97–90 Davis & Anderson (22) Anthony Davis (21) Jrue Holiday (7) Smoothie King Center 18,376 15–14 30 December 27 @ Chicago L 100–107 Anthony Davis (29) Anthony Davis (11) Jrue Holiday (7) United Center 21,935 15–15 31 December 30 Phoenix W 110–106 Tyreke Evans (24) Anthony Davis (11) Jrue Holiday (6) Smoothie King Center 16,364 16–15 32 December 31 @ San Antonio L 93–95 (OT) Anthony Davis (21) Davis & Aşık (12) Jrue Holiday (9) AT&T Center 18,581 16–16
January : 9–6 (home: 6–2; road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 33 January 2 Houston W 111–83 Ryan Anderson (23) Ömer Aşık (11) Jrue Holiday (6) Smoothie King Center 17,705 17–16 34 January 5 Washington L 85–92 Davis & Evans (21) Anthony Davis (10) Holiday & Gordon (6) Smoothie King Center 16,182 17–17 35 January 7 @ Charlotte L 94–98 Anthony Davis (32) Anthony Davis (12) Jrue Holiday (9) Time Warner Cable Arena 15,171 17–18 36 January 9 Memphis W 106–95 Jrue Holiday (23) Anthony Davis (10) Jrue Holiday (8) Smoothie King Center 17,639 18–18 37 January 12 @ Boston L 100–108 Anthony Davis (34) Ömer Aşık (12) Anthony Davis (4) TD Garden 16,905 18–19 38 January 14 @ Detroit W 105–94 Anthony Davis (27) Ömer Aşık (13) Tyreke Evans (9) Palace of Auburn Hills 12,016 19–19 39 January 16 @ Philadelphia L 81–96 Ajinça & Gordon (16) Ajinça & Aşık (14) Tyreke Evans (6) Wells Fargo Center 15,672 19–20 40 January 18 @ Toronto W 95–93 Tyreke Evans (26) Ömer Aşık (9) Evans & Gordon (5) Air Canada Centre 19,800 20–20 41 January 19 @ New York L 92–99 Tyreke Evans (23) Ömer Aşık (17) Eric Gordon (5) Madison Square Garden 19,812 20–21 42 January 21 L.A. Lakers W 96–80 Anthony Davis (29) Ömer Aşık (10) Eric Gordon (10) Smoothie King Center 16,268 21–21 43 January 23 @ Minnesota W 92–84 Anthony Davis (21) Anthony Davis (12) Tyreke Evans (8) Target Center 14,978 22–21 44 January 25 Dallas W 109–106 Anthony Davis (28) Ömer Aşık (11) Tyreke Evans (12) Smoothie King Center 17,687 23–21 45 January 26 Philadelphia W 99–74 Anthony Davis (32) Anthony Davis (10) Tyreke Evans (12) Smoothie King Center 16,419 24–21 46 January 28 Denver L 85–93 Tyreke Evans (25) Davis & Aşık (12) Eric Gordon (6) Smoothie King Center 16,055 24–22 47 January 30 L.A. Clippers W 108–103 Eric Gordon (28) Dante Cunningham (12) Tyreke Evans (12) Smoothie King Center 17,932 25–22
February : 6–5 (home: 4–4; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 48 February 2 Atlanta W 115–100 Anthony Davis (29) Ömer Aşık (17) Tyreke Evans (12) Smoothie King Center 15,487 26–22 49 February 4 Oklahoma City L 91–102 Anthony Davis (23) Anthony Davis (8) Evans & Gordon (7) Smoothie King Center 17,156 26–23 50 February 6 @ Oklahoma City W 116–113 Anthony Davis (41) Davis & Evans (10) Tyreke Evans (16) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 27–23 51 February 7 Chicago L 72–107 Tyreke Evans (15) Ömer Aşık (7) Eric Gordon (4) Smoothie King Center 18,402 27–24 52 February 9 Utah L 96–100 Eric Gordon (31) Ömer Aşık (8) Tyreke Evans (10) Smoothie King Center 15,321 27–25 53 February 11 Indiana L 93–106 Luke Babbitt (15) Babbitt & Aşık (8) Tyreke Evans (6) Smoothie King Center 17,074 27–26 All-Star Break 54 February 20 @ Orlando L 84–95 Tyreke Evans (14) Anthony Davis (11) Tyreke Evans (10) Amway Center 18,259 27–27 55 February 21 @ Miami W 105–91 Eric Gordon (24) Ömer Aşık (9) Gordon & Evans (6) American Airlines Arena 19,982 28–27 56 February 23 Toronto W 100–97 Luke Babbitt (18) Ömer Aşık (11) Tyreke Evans (12) Smoothie King Center 16,514 29–27 57 February 25 Brooklyn W 102–96 Quincy Pondexter (25) Ömer Aşık (13) Tyreke Evans (11) Smoothie King Center 16,097 30–27 58 February 27 Miami W 104–102 Alexis Ajinça (24) Cunningham & Aşık (10) Tyreke Evans (11) Smoothie King Center 17,797 31–27
March : 8–7 (home: 5–3; road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 1 @ Denver W 99–92 Tyreke Evans (22) Ömer Aşık (16) Tyreke Evans (7) Pepsi Center 13,109 32–27 60 March 2 @ Dallas L 93–102 Norris Cole (19) Alexis Ajinça (12) Tyreke Evans (7) American Airlines Center 20,367 32–28 61 March 4 Detroit W 88–85 Anthony Davis (39) Anthony Davis (13) Tyreke Evans (9) Smoothie King Center 16,925 33–28 62 March 6 Boston L 98–104 Anthony Davis (29) Anthony Davis (14) Tyreke Evans (5) Smoothie King Center 17,274 33–29 63 March 7 Memphis W 95–89 Tyreke Evans (26) Ömer Aşık (11) Pondexter & Evans (7) Smoothie King Center 17,346 34–29 64 March 9 @ Milwaukee W 114–103 Anthony Davis (43) Anthony Davis (10) Davis & Evans (6) BMO Harris Bradley Center 12,218 35–29 65 March 10 @ Brooklyn W 111–91 Pondexter & Ajinça (17) Ömer Aşık (15) Eric Gordon (7) Barclays Center 16,422 36–29 66 March 15 Denver L 111–118 (2OT) Anthony Davis (36) Anthony Davis (14) Tyreke Evans (10) Smoothie King Center 17,248 36–30 67 March 17 Milwaukee W 85–84 Anthony Davis (20) Anthony Davis (12) Eric Gordon (7) Smoothie King Center 17,881 37–30 68 March 19 @ Phoenix L 72–74 Eric Gordon (14) Ömer Aşık (14) Eric Gordon (5) US Airways Center 18,055 37–31 69 March 20 @ Golden State L 96–112 Norris Cole (19) Withey & Ajinça (8) Cole & Evans (4) Oracle Arena 19,596 37–32 70 March 22 @ L.A. Clippers L 100–107 Anthony Davis (26) Anthony Davis (12) Davis & Gordon (5) Staples Center 19,299 37–33 71 March 25 Houston L 93–95 Tyreke Evans (28) Anthony Davis (14) Tyreke Evans (7) Smoothie King Center 17,077 37–34 72 March 27 Sacramento W 102–88 Tyreke Evans (25) Ömer Aşık (12) Tyreke Evans (10) Smoothie King Center 17,669 38–34 73 March 29 Minnesota W 110–88 Anthony Davis (28) Anthony Davis (9) Eric Gordon (7) Smoothie King Center 17,576 39–34
April : 6–3 (home: 3–0; road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 74 April 1 @ L.A. Lakers W 113–92 Anthony Davis (20) Ömer Aşık (10) Tyreke Evans (8) Staples Center 17,165 40–34 75 April 3 @ Sacramento W 101–95 Eric Gordon (21) Tyreke Evans (12) Tyreke Evans (9) Sleep Train Arena 17,021 41–34 76 April 4 @ Portland L 90–99 Eric Gordon (22) Anthony Davis (9) Tyreke Evans (9) Moda Center 19,781 41–35 77 April 7 Golden State W 103–100 Anthony Davis (29) Aşık & Davis (10) Tyreke Evans (9) Smoothie King Center 18,097 42–35 78 April 8 @ Memphis L 74–110 Anthony Davis (12) Dante Cunningham (10) Evans & Gordon & Pondexter (3) FedExForum 17,518 42–36 79 April 10 Phoenix W 90–75 Anthony Davis (19) Ömer Aşık (18) Cole & Evans (6) Smoothie King Center 17,954 43–36 80 April 12 @ Houston L 114–121 Anthony Davis (27) Ömer Aşık (10) Tyreke Evans (8) Toyota Center 18,318 43–37 81 April 13 @ Minnesota W 100–88 Anthony Davis (24) Anthony Davis (11) Davis & Evans (5) Target Center 13,009 44–37 82 April 15 San Antonio W 108–103 Anthony Davis (31) Anthony Davis (13) Tyreke Evans (11) Smoothie King Center 18,524 45–37
2014–15 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2015 playoff game log Total: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
First Round: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 18 @ Golden State L 99–106 Anthony Davis (35) Aşık & Pondexter (9) Cole & Pondexter (6) Oracle Arena 19,596 0–1 2 April 20 @ Golden State L 87–97 Anthony Davis (29) Ömer Aşık (14) Tyreke Evans (7) Oracle Arena 19,596 0–2 3 April 23 Golden State L 119–123 (OT) Anthony Davis (29) Anthony Davis (15) Tyreke Evans (8) Smoothie King Center 18,444 0–3 4 April 25 Golden State L 98–109 Anthony Davis (36) Anthony Davis (11) Gordon, Evans (5) Smoothie King Center 18,443 0–4
2015 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Statistics (Summer League, preseason, and regular season)

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Summer League

New Orleans Pelicans statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Preseason

New Orleans Pelicans statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Regular season

New Orleans Pelicans statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Injuries

Player	Duration		Injury type	Games missed
	Start	End

Roster

2014–15 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 France F 33 Anderson, Ryan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988–05–06 California C 3 Aşık, Ömer 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1986–07–04 Turkey F 8 Babbitt, Luke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1989–06–20 Nevada G 30 Cole, Norris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1988–10–13 Cleveland State F 44 Cunningham, Dante 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1987–04–22 Villanova F/C 23 Davis, Anthony (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993–03–11 Kentucky G 16 Douglas, Toney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–03–16 Florida State G/F 1 Evans, Tyreke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–09–19 Memphis G 32 Fredette, Jimmer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–02–25 BYU G 10 Gordon, Eric 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1988–12–25 Indiana G 11 Holiday, Jrue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1990–06–12 UCLA G/F 20 Pondexter, Quincy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–03–10 Washington C 5 Withey, Jeff 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1990–03–07 Kansas

Head coach Monty Williams Assistant coach(es) Randy Ayers Bryan Gates Dave Hanners Fred Vinson Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster Last transaction: 2015–03–24

Transactions

Main article: List of 2014–15 NBA season transactions

Trades

July 15, 2014

To New Orleans Pelicans Ömer Aşık (From Houston) Omri Casspi (From Houston) Cash (From Houston) To Washington Wizards Melvin Ely (From New Orleans) Trade exception (From Houston)

To Houston Rockets Trevor Ariza (From Washington) Alonzo Gee (From New Orleans) Scotty Hopson (From New Orleans) 2015 first-round pick

Free agents

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Contract	Ref.

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team	Ref.

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	Date	New team	Ref.

Awards

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.

External links

• 2014–15 New Orleans Pelicans preseason at ESPN
• 2014–15 New Orleans Pelicans regular season at ESPN