2014–15 New Orleans Pelicans season

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

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

Regular season

Standings

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 28 | Orlando | | Anthony Davis (26) | Anthony Davis (17) | Tyreke Evans (6) | Smoothie King Center<br/>17,097 | 1–0

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | November 1 | Dallas | | Anthony Davis (31) | Anthony Davis (15) | Tyreke Evans (9) | Smoothie King Center<br/>14,547 | 1–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | November 3 | @ Memphis | | Tyreke Evans (21) | Ryan Anderson (9) | Jrue Holiday (6) | FedExForum<br/>15,302 | 1–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | November 4 | Charlotte | | Anthony Davis (24) | Anthony Davis (13) | Jrue Holiday (9) | Smoothie King Center<br/>14,840 | 2–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | November 8 | @ San Antonio | | Anthony Davis (27) | Anthony Davis (11) | Jrue Holiday (11) | AT&T Center<br/>18,581 | 3–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | November 10 | @ Cleveland | | Ryan Anderson (32) | Anthony Davis (14) | Jrue Holiday (10) | Quicken Loans Arena<br/>20,562 | 3–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | November 12 | L.A. Lakers | | Anthony Davis (25) | Ömer Aşık (13) | Tyreke Evans (11) | Smoothie King Center<br/>17,359 | 4–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | November 14 | Minnesota | | Jrue Holiday (24) | Evans & Anderson (6) | Jrue Holiday (9) | Smoothie King Center<br/>14,775 | 5–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | November 17 | @ Portland | | Anthony Davis (31) | Anthony Davis (11) | Tyreke Evans (8) | Moda Center<br/>19,441 | 5–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 | November 18 | @ Sacramento | | Anthony Davis (28) | Anthony Davis (9) | Jrue Holiday (9) | Sleep Train Arena<br/>16,526 | 6–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | November 21 | @ Denver | | Anthony Davis (18) | Anthony Davis (9) | Jrue Holiday (6) | Pepsi Center<br/>15,232 | 6–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 | November 22 | @ Utah | | Anthony Davis (43) | Anthony Davis (14) | Jrue Holiday (9) | EnergySolutions Arena<br/>18,452 | 7–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 | November 25 | Sacramento | | Tyreke Evans (22) | Anthony Davis (9) | Tyreke Evans (5) | Smoothie King Center<br/>17,037 | 7–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 14 | November 28 | @ Atlanta | | Holiday & Anderson (20) | Davis & Aşık (11) | Jrue Holiday (7) | Philips Arena<br/>17,079 | 7–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 | November 29 | @ Washington | | Anthony Davis (30) | Anthony Davis (13) | Tyreke Evans (4) | Verizon Center<br/>17,581 | 7–8

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 | December 2 | Oklahoma City | | Tyreke Evans (30) | Ömer Aşık (14) | Jrue Holiday (10) | Smoothie King Center<br/>13,903 | 8–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 17 | December 4 | @ Golden State | | Anthony Davis (30) | Davis & Aşık (15) | Jrue Holiday (8) | Oracle Arena<br/>19,596 | 8–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 | December 6 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Anthony Davis (26) | Ömer Aşık (10) | Holiday, Mekel & Rivers (6) | STAPLES Center<br/>19,060 | 8–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 | December 7 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Anthony Davis (23) | Ömer Aşık (11) | Jrue Holiday (8) | STAPLES Center<br/>18,997 | 9–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | December 9 | New York | | Tyreke Evans (27) | Ömer Aşık (14) | Jrue Holiday (7) | Smoothie King Center<br/>13,789 | 10–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 | December 10 | @ Dallas | | Anthony Davis (31) | Ömer Aşık (15) | Jrue Holiday (10) | American Airlines Center<br/>19,988 | 10–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 | December 12 | Cleveland | | Tyreke Evans (31) | Ömer Aşık (14) | Tyreke Evans (10) | Smoothie King Center<br/>18,069 | 11–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 | December 14 | Golden State | | Tyreke Evans (34) | Evans & Aşık (8) | Jrue Holiday (9) | Smoothie King Center<br/>15,037 | 11–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 | December 16 | Utah | | Anthony Davis (31) | Anthony Davis (9) | Jrue Holiday (8) | Smoothie King Center<br/>13,179 | 12–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 | December 18 | @ Houston | | Anthony Davis (30) | Anthony Davis (14) | Jrue Holiday (10) | Toyota Center<br/>18,317 | 13–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 26 | December 20 | Portland | | Austin Rivers (21) | Alexis Ajinça (13) | Jrue Holiday (6) | Smoothie King Center<br/>16,079 | 13–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | December 21 | @ Oklahoma City | | Anthony Davis (38) | Davis & Aşık (12) | Jrue Holiday (15) | Chesapeake Energy Arena<br/>18,203 | 14–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 | December 23 | @ Indiana | | Anthony Davis (21) | Tyreke Evans (10) | Jrue Holiday (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br/>17,336 | 14–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 | December 26 | San Antonio | | Davis & Anderson (22) | Anthony Davis (21) | Jrue Holiday (7) | Smoothie King Center<br/>18,376 | 15–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 30 | December 27 | @ Chicago | | Anthony Davis (29) | Anthony Davis (11) | Jrue Holiday (7) | United Center<br/>21,935 | 15–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 | December 30 | Phoenix | | Tyreke Evans (24) | Anthony Davis (11) | Jrue Holiday (6) | Smoothie King Center<br/>16,364 | 16–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 32 | December 31 | @ San Antonio | | Anthony Davis (21) | Davis & Aşık (12) | Jrue Holiday (9) | AT&T Center<br/>18,581 | 16–16

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 | January 2 | Houston | | Ryan Anderson (23) | Ömer Aşık (11) | Jrue Holiday (6) | Smoothie King Center<br/>17,705 | 17–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 34 | January 5 | Washington | | Davis & Evans (21) | Anthony Davis (10) | Holiday & Gordon (6) | Smoothie King Center<br/>16,182 | 17–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 35 | January 7 | @ Charlotte | | Anthony Davis (32) | Anthony Davis (12) | Jrue Holiday (9) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br/>15,171 | 17–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 | January 9 | Memphis | | Jrue Holiday (23) | Anthony Davis (10) | Jrue Holiday (8) | Smoothie King Center<br/>17,639 | 18–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 37 | January 12 | @ Boston | | Anthony Davis (34) | Ömer Aşık (12) | Anthony Davis (4) | TD Garden<br/>16,905 | 18–19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 | January 14 | @ Detroit | | Anthony Davis (27) | Ömer Aşık (13) | Tyreke Evans (9) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br/>12,016 | 19–19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 | January 16 | @ Philadelphia | | Ajinça & Gordon (16) | Ajinça & Aşık (14) | Tyreke Evans (6) | Wells Fargo Center<br/>15,672 | 19–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 | January 18 | @ Toronto | | Tyreke Evans (26) | Ömer Aşık (9) | Evans & Gordon (5) | Air Canada Centre<br/>19,800 | 20–20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 41 | January 19 | @ New York | | Tyreke Evans (23) | Ömer Aşık (17) | Eric Gordon (5) | Madison Square Garden<br/>19,812 | 20–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 | January 21 | L.A. Lakers | | Anthony Davis (29) | Ömer Aşık (10) | Eric Gordon (10) | Smoothie King Center<br/>16,268 | 21–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 | January 23 | @ Minnesota | | Anthony Davis (21) | Anthony Davis (12) | Tyreke Evans (8) | Target Center<br>14,978 | 22–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 | January 25 | Dallas | | Anthony Davis (28) | Ömer Aşık (11) | Tyreke Evans (12) | Smoothie King Center<br/>17,687 | 23–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 | January 26 | Philadelphia | | Anthony Davis (32) | Anthony Davis (10) | Tyreke Evans (12) | Smoothie King Center<br/>16,419 | 24–21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 46 | January 28 | Denver | | Tyreke Evans (25) | Davis & Aşık (12) | Eric Gordon (6) | Smoothie King Center<br/>16,055 | 24–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 47 | January 30 | L.A. Clippers | | Eric Gordon (28) | Dante Cunningham (12) | Tyreke Evans (12) | Smoothie King Center<br/>17,932 | 25–22

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 | February 2 | Atlanta | | Anthony Davis (29) | Ömer Aşık (17) | Tyreke Evans (12) | Smoothie King Center<br/>15,487 | 26–22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 49 | February 4 | Oklahoma City | | Anthony Davis (23) | Anthony Davis (8) | Evans & Gordon (7) | Smoothie King Center<br/>17,156 | 26–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 | February 6 | @ Oklahoma City | | Anthony Davis (41) | Davis & Evans (10) | Tyreke Evans (16) | Chesapeake Energy Arena<br/>18,203 | 27–23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 51 | February 7 | Chicago | | Tyreke Evans (15) | Ömer Aşık (7) | Eric Gordon (4) | Smoothie King Center<br/>18,402 | 27–24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 52 | February 9 | Utah | | Eric Gordon (31) | Ömer Aşık (8) | Tyreke Evans (10) | Smoothie King Center<br/>15,321 | 27–25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 53 | February 11 | Indiana | | Luke Babbitt (15) | Babbitt & Aşık (8) | Tyreke Evans (6) | Smoothie King Center<br/>17,074 | 27–26 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#fcc;" | 54 | February 20 | @ Orlando | | Tyreke Evans (14) | Anthony Davis (11) | Tyreke Evans (10) | Amway Center<br/>18,259 | 27–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 | February 21 | @ Miami | | Eric Gordon (24) | Ömer Aşık (9) | Gordon & Evans (6) | American Airlines Arena<br>19,982 | 28–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 | February 23 | Toronto | | Luke Babbitt (18) | Ömer Aşık (11) | Tyreke Evans (12) | Smoothie King Center<br/>16,514 | 29–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 57 | February 25 | Brooklyn | | Quincy Pondexter (25) | Ömer Aşık (13) | Tyreke Evans (11) | Smoothie King Center<br/>16,097 | 30–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 | February 27 | Miami | | Alexis Ajinça (24) | Cunningham & Aşık (10) | Tyreke Evans (11) | Smoothie King Center<br/>17,797 | 31–27

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 59 | March 1 | @ Denver | | Tyreke Evans (22) | Ömer Aşık (16) | Tyreke Evans (7) | Pepsi Center<br/>13,109 | 32–27 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 60 | March 2 | @ Dallas | | Norris Cole (19) | Alexis Ajinça (12) | Tyreke Evans (7) | American Airlines Center<br/>20,367 | 32–28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 | March 4 | Detroit | | Anthony Davis (39) | Anthony Davis (13) | Tyreke Evans (9) | Smoothie King Center<br/>16,925 | 33–28 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 62 | March 6 | Boston | | Anthony Davis (29) | Anthony Davis (14) | Tyreke Evans (5) | Smoothie King Center<br/>17,274 | 33–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 63 | March 7 | Memphis | | Tyreke Evans (26) | Ömer Aşık (11) | Pondexter & Evans (7) | Smoothie King Center<br/>17,346 | 34–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 | March 9 | @ Milwaukee | | Anthony Davis (43) | Anthony Davis (10) | Davis & Evans (6) | BMO Harris Bradley Center<br/>12,218 | 35–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 65 | March 10 | @ Brooklyn | | Pondexter & Ajinça (17) | Ömer Aşık (15) | Eric Gordon (7) | Barclays Center<br/>16,422 | 36–29 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 66 | March 15 | Denver | | Anthony Davis (36) | Anthony Davis (14) | Tyreke Evans (10) | Smoothie King Center<br/>17,248 | 36–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 | March 17 | Milwaukee | | Anthony Davis (20) | Anthony Davis (12) | Eric Gordon (7) | Smoothie King Center<br/>17,881 | 37–30 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 68 | March 19 | @ Phoenix | | Eric Gordon (14) | Ömer Aşık (14) | Eric Gordon (5) | US Airways Center<br>18,055 | 37–31 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 69 | March 20 | @ Golden State | | Norris Cole (19) | Withey & Ajinça (8) | Cole & Evans (4) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 37–32 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 70 | March 22 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Anthony Davis (26) | Anthony Davis (12) | Davis & Gordon (5) | Staples Center<br>19,299 | 37–33 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 71 | March 25 | Houston | | Tyreke Evans (28) | Anthony Davis (14) | Tyreke Evans (7) | Smoothie King Center<br/>17,077 | 37–34 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 72 | March 27 | Sacramento | | Tyreke Evans (25) | Ömer Aşık (12) | Tyreke Evans (10) | Smoothie King Center<br/>17,669 | 38–34 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 73 | March 29 | Minnesota | | Anthony Davis (28) | Anthony Davis (9) | Eric Gordon (7) | Smoothie King Center<br/>17,576 | 39–34

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 74 | April 1 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Anthony Davis (20) | Ömer Aşık (10) | Tyreke Evans (8) | Staples Center<br>17,165 | 40–34 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 | April 3 | @ Sacramento | | Eric Gordon (21) | Tyreke Evans (12) | Tyreke Evans (9) | Sleep Train Arena<br>17,021 | 41–34 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 76 | April 4 | @ Portland | | Eric Gordon (22) | Anthony Davis (9) | Tyreke Evans (9) | Moda Center<br>19,781 | 41–35 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 77 | April 7 | Golden State | | Anthony Davis (29) | Aşık & Davis (10) | Tyreke Evans (9) | Smoothie King Center<br/>18,097 | 42–35 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 78 | April 8 | @ Memphis | | Anthony Davis (12) | Dante Cunningham (10) | Evans & Gordon & Pondexter (3) | FedExForum<br>17,518 | 42–36 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 79 | April 10 | Phoenix | | Anthony Davis (19) | Ömer Aşık (18) | Cole & Evans (6) | Smoothie King Center<br/>17,954 | 43–36 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 80 | April 12 | @ Houston | | Anthony Davis (27) | Ömer Aşık (10) | Tyreke Evans (8) | Toyota Center<br>18,318 | 43–37 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 81 | April 13 | @ Minnesota | | Anthony Davis (24) | Anthony Davis (11) | Davis & Evans (5) | Target Center<br>13,009 | 44–37 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 | April 15 | San Antonio | | Anthony Davis (31) | Anthony Davis (13) | Tyreke Evans (11) | Smoothie King Center<br/>18,524 | 45–37

Playoffs

Game log

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 | April 18 | @ Golden State | | Anthony Davis (35) | Aşık & Pondexter (9) | Cole & Pondexter (6) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 | April 20 | @ Golden State | | Anthony Davis (29) | Ömer Aşık (14) | Tyreke Evans (7) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 0–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 | April 23 | Golden State | | Anthony Davis (29) | Anthony Davis (15) | Tyreke Evans (8) | Smoothie King Center<br>18,444 | 0–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 | April 25 | Golden State | | Anthony Davis (36) | Anthony Davis (11) | Gordon, Evans (5) | Smoothie King Center<br>18,443 | 0–4

Player statistics

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"| | 79 || 76 || 34.1 || .447 || .304 || .694 || 5.3 || 6.6 || 1.3 || .5 || 16.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 76 || 76 || 26.1 || .517 || || .582 || 9.8 || .9 || .4 || .7 || 7.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 68 || 68 || 36.1 || .535 || .083 || .805 || 10.2 || 2.2 || 1.5 || 2.9 || 24.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 68 || 8 || 14.1 || .550 || || .818 || 4.6 || .7 || .3 || .8 || 6.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 66 || 27 || 25.0 || .457 || .100 || .617 || 3.9 || .8 || .7 || .6 || 5.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 63 || 19 || 13.2 || .479 || .513 || .684 || 1.8 || .4 || .3 || .2 || 4.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 61 || 60 || 33.1 || .411 || .448 || .805 || 2.6 || 3.8 || .8 || .2 || 13.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 61 || 5 || 27.5 || .399 || .340 || .854 || 4.8 || .9 || .5 || .3 || 13.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 50 || 0 || 10.2 || .380 || .188 || .956 || .8 || 1.2 || .3 || .0 || 3.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 45 || 28 || 27.8 || .449 || .433 || .758 || 3.1 || 1.5 || .3 || .4 || 9.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 40 || 37 || 32.6 || .446 || .378 || .855 || 3.4 || 6.9 || 1.6 || .6 || 14.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 37 || 0 || 7.0 || .500 || || .680 || 1.7 || .3 || .1 || .5 || 2.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 35 || 3 || 22.1 || .387 || .280 || .746 || 1.9 || 2.5 || .5 || .2 || 6.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 28 || 2 || 24.4 || .444 || .378 || .743 || 1.8 || 3.2 || .5 || .3 || 9.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 21 || 0 || 12.9 || .333 || .308 || .500 || 1.0 || .6 || .4 || .2 || 2.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 12 || 0 || 14.8 || .373 || .278 || .615 || 1.8 || 2.0 || .9 || .3 || 4.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 10 || 0 || 10.5 || .308 || .000 || .500 || 1.8 || 1.1 || .3 || .2 || 1.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 8 || 0 || 9.6 || .333 || .273 || .000 || .6 || 1.0 || .3 || .0 || 2.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 6 || 0 || 4.8 || .200 || .167 || || .5 || .3 || .0 || .0 || .8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 5 || 1 || 8.6 || .143 || .000 || || .2 || .4 || .2 || .0 || .4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 4 || 0 || 10.8 || .150 || .000 || || .3 || 3.3 || .5 || .0 || 1.5

Playoffs

|- | style="text-align:left;"| | 4 || 4 || 43.0 || .540 || .000 || .889 || 11.0 || 2.0 || 1.3 || 3.0 || 31.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 4 || 4 || 35.8 || .438 || .406 || .833 || 2.5 || 3.8 || .5 || .5 || 18.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 4 || 4 || 31.3 || .326 || .182 || .588 || 5.0 || 5.0 || 1.3 || .3 || 10.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 4 || 4 || 31.0 || .357 || .300 || .857 || 5.0 || 3.0 || 1.8 || .0 || 7.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 4 || 4 || 19.8 || .200 || || .571 || 7.3 || 1.5 || 1.3 || .0 || 2.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 4 || 0 || 26.5 || .417 || .214 || .667 || 1.8 || 1.8 || .0 || .3 || 8.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 4 || 0 || 23.8 || .444 || .417 || 1.000 || 4.3 || 2.3 || .0 || .5 || 10.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 4 || 0 || 18.8 || .818 || || 1.000 || 4.5 || .5 || .8 || 1.0 || 5.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 3 || 0 || 18.3 || .368 || .250 || 1.000 || 1.0 || 4.3 || .7 || .3 || 6.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 3 || 0 || 3.3 || 1.000 || || || .3 || .3 || .3 || .0 || 2.7

Injuries

Roster

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

Awards

References

External links

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