It’s one thing to lose. Seeing the …

It’s one thing to lose. Seeing the Pelicans lie down the way they have should leave a bad taste in the mouth of everyone in the organization heading into the offseason. This certainly isn’t where they expected to be a few weeks ago. “There is no explanation. We talked about it, and it (was like) a Game 7. We did need to approach it like it was a Game 7,” Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry said. “We fell behind early. Defensively, we weren’t into the ball early on. I don’t have an explanation for that. I wish I did.”