2018–19 New Orleans Pelicans season

The 2018–19 New Orleans Pelicans season was the 17th season of the New Orleans Pelicans franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2018–19 New Orleans Pelicans season
Head coach	Alvin Gentry
General manager	Dell Demps (Until February 15) Danny Ferry (interim)
Owners	Gayle Benson
Arena	Smoothie King Center
Results
Record	33–49 (.402)
Place	Division: 4th (Southwest) Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports New Orleans
Radio	WWL-FM

This season also marked the highest number of points scored in a game for the New Orleans franchise, with a franchise-high 149 points scored in their second game of the season on an October 19, 2018 win over the Sacramento Kings.[1] However, the season also produced plenty of turmoil for the team through the surprising departure of DeMarcus Cousins to the Golden State Warriors in free agency, Anthony Davis announcing trade demands that ultimately were not met during this season, and the firing of general manager Dell Demps during the 2019 NBA All-Star Weekend. All of this would lead the Pelicans to another losing season with Davis on the team, with a 138–136 overtime loss to the Phoenix Suns on March 16, ultimately eliminating them from playoff contention.

On May 14, 2019, after the conclusion of this season, the Pelicans won the top draft choice, making it the second time they won the lottery.

Also, this season marked the end of the Anthony Davis era in New Orleans, as he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers on July 6, 2019.

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Club
2	51	Tony Carr	PG	United States	Penn State

Roster

Roster listing

2018–19 New Orleans Pelicans roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From G 9 Bertāns, Dairis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989–09–09 Latvia G/F 5 Bluiett, Trevon  (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1994–11–04 Xavier G 2 Clark, Ian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–03–07 Belmont F/C 23 Davis, Anthony (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 253 lb (115 kg) 1993–03–11 Kentucky F 13 Diallo, Cheick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1996–09–13 Kansas F 44 Hill, Solomon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1991–03–18 Arizona G 11 Holiday, Jrue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1990–06–12 UCLA G 15 Jackson, Frank 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998–05–04 Duke F 3 Johnson, Stanley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1996–05–29 Arizona F 21 Miller, Darius 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1990–03–21 Kentucky G 55 Moore, E'Twaun 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1989–02–25 Purdue C 8 Okafor, Jahlil 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1995–12–15 Duke G 4 Payton, Elfrid 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994–02–22 Louisiana F 30 Randle, Julius 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1994–11–29 Kentucky G/F 34 Williams, Kenrich 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994–12–02 TCU F 35 Wood, Christian 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1995–09–27 UNLV	Head coach Alvin Gentry Assistant coach(es) Darren Erman Chris Finch Kevin Hanson Fred Vinson Mike Penberthy (Assistant/Player Development) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: 2019–03–20

Standings

Division

Southwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Houston Rockets	53	29	.646	0.0	31–10	22–19	10–6	82
x – San Antonio Spurs	48	34	.585	5.0	32–9	16–25	10–6	82
Memphis Grizzlies	33	49	.402	20.0	21–20	12–29	8–8	82
New Orleans Pelicans	33	49	.402	20.0	19–22	14–27	8–8	82
Dallas Mavericks	33	49	.402	20.0	24–17	9–32	4–12	82

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c – Golden State Warriors *	57	25	.695	–	82
2	y – Denver Nuggets *	54	28	.659	3.0	82
3	x – Portland Trail Blazers	53	29	.646	4.0	82
4	y – Houston Rockets *	53	29	.646	4.0	82
5	x – Utah Jazz	50	32	.610	7.0	82
6	x – Oklahoma City Thunder	49	33	.598	8.0	82
7	x – San Antonio Spurs	48	34	.585	9.0	82
8	x – Los Angeles Clippers	48	34	.585	9.0	82
9	Sacramento Kings	39	43	.476	18.0	82
10	Los Angeles Lakers	37	45	.451	20.0	82
11	Minnesota Timberwolves	36	46	.439	21.0	82
12	Memphis Grizzlies	33	49	.402	24.0	82
13	New Orleans Pelicans	33	49	.402	24.0	82
14	Dallas Mavericks	33	49	.402	24.0	82
15	Phoenix Suns	19	63	.232	38.0	82

Game log

Preseason

2018 preseason game log Total: 0–5 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–4)
Preseason: 0–5 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 September 30 @ Chicago L 116–128 Holiday, Jackson (16) Payton (8) Randle (5) United Center 17,861 0–1 2 October 1 @ Atlanta L 102–116 Davis (16) McCoy (8) Payton (7) McCamish Pavilion 6,619 0–2 3 October 5 @ New York L 100–106 Mirotic (19) Davis (13) Payton (7) Madison Square Garden 17,162 0–3 4 October 10 @ Miami L 128–140 Randle (23) Diallo (8) Payton (8) American Airlines Arena 19,600 0–4 5 October 11 Toronto L 119–134 Davis (36) Davis (15) Holiday (8) Smoothie King Center 15,047 0–5
2018–19 season schedule

Regular season

2018–19 game log Total: 33–49 (Home: 19–22; Road: 14–27)
October: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 17 @ Houston W 131–112 Anthony Davis (32) Anthony Davis (16) Elfrid Payton (10) Toyota Center 18,055 1–0 2 October 19 Sacramento W 149–129 Nikola Mirotic (36) Anthony Davis (10) Jrue Holiday (10) Smoothie King Center 18,337 2–0 3 October 23 LA Clippers W 116–109 Anthony Davis (34) Anthony Davis (13) Jrue Holiday (9) Smoothie King Center 14,625 3–0 4 October 26 Brooklyn W 117–115 Jrue Holiday (26) Anthony Davis (14) Elfrid Payton (6) Smoothie King Center 15,272 4–0 5 October 27 Utah L 111–132 Nikola Mirotic (25) Nikola Mirotic (8) Jrue Holiday (6) Smoothie King Center 16,373 4–1 6 October 29 @ Denver L 111–116 Julius Randle (24) Nikola Mirotic (10) Jrue Holiday (9) Pepsi Center 15,217 4–2 7 October 31 @ Golden State L 121–131 Jrue Holiday (28) Davis, Mirotic (12) Jrue Holiday (9) Oracle Arena 19,596 4–3
November : 7–9 (Home: 6–1; Road: 1–8) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 8 November 1 @ Portland L 119–132 Julius Randle (29) Nikola Mirotic (13) Jrue Holiday (10) Moda Center 18,921 4–4 9 November 3 @ San Antonio L 95–109 Jrue Holiday (29) Nikola Mirotic (16) Jrue Holiday (8) AT&T Center 18,354 4–5 10 November 5 @ Oklahoma City L 116–122 Julius Randle (26) Nikola Mirotic (16) Jrue Holiday (14) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 4–6 11 November 7 Chicago W 107–98 Anthony Davis (32) Davis, Mirotic (15) Jrue Holiday (9) Smoothie King Center 15,514 5–6 12 November 10 Phoenix W 119–99 Anthony Davis (26) Julius Randle (16) Jrue Holiday (9) Smoothie King Center 15,222 6–6 13 November 12 @ Toronto W 126–110 E'Twaun Moore (30) Anthony Davis (20) Jrue Holiday (14) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 7–6 14 November 14 @ Minnesota L 100–107 E'Twaun Moore (31) Anthony Davis (11) Jrue Holiday (10) Target Center 11,636 7–7 15 November 16 New York W 129–124 Anthony Davis (43) Anthony Davis (17) Jrue Holiday (10) Smoothie King Center 14,717 8–7 16 November 17 Denver W 125–115 Anthony Davis (40) Randle, Mirotic (10) Jrue Holiday, Davis (8) Smoothie King Center 15,408 9–7 17 November 19 San Antonio W 140–126 Anthony Davis (29) Julius Randle (14) Julius Randle (10) Smoothie King Center 14,675 10–7 18 November 21 @ Philadelphia L 120–121 Holiday, Moore (30) Anthony Davis (16) Jrue Holiday (10) Wells Fargo Center 20,352 10–8 19 November 23 @ New York L 109–114 Anthony Davis (33) Anthony Davis (12) Jrue Holiday (8) Madison Square Garden 18,948 10–9 20 November 24 @ Washington L 114–124 Julius Randle (29) Julius Randle (15) Jrue Holiday (9) Capital One Arena 15,165 10–10 21 November 26 Boston L 107–124 Anthony Davis (27) Anthony Davis (16) Jrue Holiday (7) Smoothie King Center 15,189 10–11 22 November 28 Washington W 125–104 Jrue Holiday (29) Anthony Davis (15) Tim Frazier (12) Smoothie King Center 13,570 11–11 23 November 30 @ Miami L 101–106 Anthony Davis (41) Julius Randle (10) Tim Frazier (9) AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600 11–12
December : 6–9 (Home: 4–4; Road: 2–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 24 December 2 @ Charlotte W 119–109 Anthony Davis (36) Anthony Davis (19) Tim Frazier (9) Spectrum Center 15,336 12–12 25 December 3 LA Clippers L 126–129 Julius Randle (37) Anthony Davis (13) Jrue Holiday (14) Smoothie King Center 13,822 12–13 26 December 5 Dallas W 132–106 Davis, Randle (27) Julius Randle (18) Anthony Davis (9) Smoothie King Center 14,810 13–13 27 December 7 Memphis L 103–107 Julius Randle (26) Julius Randle (13) Jrue Holiday (11) Smoothie King Center 18,447 13–14 28 December 9 @ Detroit W 116–108 Jrue Holiday (37) Anthony Davis (9) Tim Frazier (8) Little Caesars Arena 14,705 14–14 29 December 10 @ Boston L 100–113 Anthony Davis (41) Julius Randle (11) Jrue Holiday (10) TD Garden 18,624 14–15 30 December 12 Oklahoma City W 118–114 Anthony Davis (44) Anthony Davis (18) Jrue Holiday (10) Smoothie King Center 14,450 15–15 31 December 16 Miami L 96–102 Anthony Davis (27) Anthony Davis (12) Anthony Davis (7) Smoothie King Center 15,535 15–16 32 December 19 @ Milwaukee L 115–123 Anthony Davis (27) Anthony Davis (11) Jrue Holiday (12) Fiserv Forum 17,341 15–17 33 December 21 @ LA Lakers L 104–112 Anthony Davis (30) Anthony Davis (20) Jrue Holiday (10) Staples Center 18,997 15–18 34 December 23 @ Sacramento L 117–122 Jrue Holiday (27) Anthony Davis (17) Tim Frazier (7) Golden 1 Center 16,643 15–19 35 December 26 @ Dallas L 119–122 Anthony Davis (32) Anthony Davis (18) Tim Frazier (7) American Airlines Center 16,643 15–20 36 December 28 Dallas W 114–112 Anthony Davis (48) Anthony Davis (17) Jrue Holiday (8) Smoothie King Center 18,364 16–20 37 December 29 Houston L 104–108 Julius Randle (23) Davis, Randle (11) Jrue Holiday (9) Smoothie King Center 17,555 16–21 38 December 31 Minnesota W 123–114 Julius Randle (33) Julius Randle (11) Jrue Holiday (9) Smoothie King Center 14,904 17–21
January : 6–8 (Home: 2–3; Road: 4–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 39 January 2 @ Brooklyn L 121–126 Anthony Davis (34) Anthony Davis (26) Jrue Holiday (7) Barclays Center 16,890 17–22 40 January 5 @ Cleveland W 133–98 Holiday, Randle (22) Julius Randle (12) Julius Randle (8) Quicken Loans Arena 19,432 18–22 41 January 7 Memphis W 114–95 Anthony Davis (36) Anthony Davis (13) Jrue Holiday (6) Smoothie King Center 14,624 19–22 42 January 9 Cleveland W 140–124 Anthony Davis (38) Anthony Davis (13) Elfrid Payton (9) Smoothie King Center 15,058 20–22 43 January 12 @ Minnesota L 106–110 Anthony Davis (30) Anthony Davis (14) Jrue Holiday (7) Target Center 16,384 20–23 44 January 14 @ LA Clippers W 121–117 Anthony Davis (46) Anthony Davis (16) Jrue Holiday (8) Staples Center 15,283 21–23 45 January 16 @ Golden State L 140–147 Anthony Davis (30) Anthony Davis (18) Elfrid Payton (12) Oracle Arena 19,596 21–24 46 January 18 @ Portland L 112–128 Anthony Davis (27) Julius Randle (9) Jrue Holiday (6) Moda Center 19,598 21–25 47 January 21 @ Memphis W 105–85 Jrue Holiday (21) Julius Randle (12) Jrue Holiday (6) FedExForum 17,794 22–25 48 January 23 Detroit L 94–98 Jrue Holiday (29) Julius Randle (13) Jrue Holiday (7) Smoothie King Center 18,181 22–26 49 January 24 @ Oklahoma City L 116–122 Jrue Holiday (22) Jrue Holiday (9) Jrue Holiday (13) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 22–27 50 January 26 San Antonio L 114–126 Jrue Holiday (29) Jahlil Okafor (15) Elfrid Payton (5) Smoothie King Center 17,724 22–28 51 January 29 @ Houston W 121–116 Jahlil Okafor (27) Jahlil Okafor (12) Tim Frazier (10) Toyota Center 18,055 23–28 52 January 30 Denver L 99–105 Jrue Holiday (22) Okafor, Frazier, K.Williams (8) Tim Frazier (8) Smoothie King Center 14,211 23–29
February : 4–7 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 53 February 2 @ San Antonio L 108–113 Frank Jackson (25) Diallo, K.Williams (8) Tim Frazier (8) AT&T Center 18,354 23–30 54 February 4 Indiana L 107–109 Jahlil Okafor (25) Cheick Diallo (14) Jrue Holiday (9) Smoothie King Center 15,780 23–31 55 February 6 @ Chicago W 125–120 Julius Randle (31) Cheick Diallo (9) Jrue Holiday (11) United Center 18,116 24–31 56 February 8 Minnesota W 122–117 Anthony Davis (32) Anthony Davis (9) Jrue Holiday (9) Smoothie King Center 16,980 25–31 57 February 9 @ Memphis L 90–99 Julius Randle (21) Anthony Davis (16) Kenrich Williams (7) FedExForum 16,841 25–32 58 February 12 Orlando L 88–118 E'Twaun Moore (19) Okafor, Williams (7) Tim Frazier (7) Smoothie King Center 15,733 25–33 59 February 14 Oklahoma City W 131–122 Julius Randle (33) Kenrich Williams (12) Jrue Holiday (7) Smoothie King Center 15,686 26–33 60 February 22 @ Indiana L 111–126 Cheick Diallo (16) Cheick Diallo (18) Davis, Holiday, Payton, S. Johnson (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,962 26–34 61 February 23 LA Lakers W 128–115 Jrue Holiday (27) Cheick Diallo (10) Elfrid Payton (9) Smoothie King Center 18,626 27–34 62 February 25 Philadelphia L 110–111 Jrue Holiday (22) Julius Randle (14) Elfrid Payton (14) Smoothie King Center 17,194 27–35 63 February 27 @ LA Lakers L 119–125 Julius Randle (35) Elfrid Payton (11) Jrue Holiday (10) Staples Center 18,997 27–36
March : 5–10 (Home: 1–8; Road: 4–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 64 March 1 @ Phoenix W 130–116 Julius Randle (22) Cheick Diallo (10) Elfrid Payton (10) Talking Stick Resort Arena 14,123 28–36 65 March 2 @ Denver W 120–112 Jrue Holiday (29) Julius Randle (10) Elfrid Payton (10) Pepsi Center 19,155 29–36 66 March 4 @ Utah W 115–112 Holiday, Randle (30) Anthony Davis (11) Elfrid Payton (6) Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306 30–36 67 March 6 Utah L 104–114 Julius Randle (23) Elfrid Payton (8) Davis, Holiday, Randle, Payton (3) Smoothie King Center 14,681 30–37 68 March 8 Toronto L 104–127 Frank Jackson (20) Julius Randle (9) Julius Randle (7) Smoothie King Center 17,325 30–38 69 March 10 @ Atlanta L 116–128 Jackson, Randle (23) Elfrid Payton (10) Elfrid Payton (10) State Farm Arena 14,337 30–39 70 March 12 Milwaukee L 113–130 Julius Randle (23) Elfrid Payton (15) Elfrid Payton (11) Smoothie King Center 15,562 30–40 71 March 15 Portland L 110–122 Julius Randle (45) Elfrid Payton (12) Elfrid Payton (16) Smoothie King Center 16,177 30–41 72 March 16 Phoenix L 136–138 (OT) Julius Randle (21) Elfrid Payton (13) Elfrid Payton (16) Smoothie King Center 17,641 30–42 73 March 18 @ Dallas W 129–125 (OT) Julius Randle (30) Kenrich Williams (11) Elfrid Payton (11) American Airlines Center 20,276 31–42 74 March 20 @ Orlando L 96–119 Stanley Johnson (18) Cheick Diallo (11) Clark, Jackson, Miller (4) Amway Center 17,005 31–43 75 March 24 Houston L 90–113 Frank Jackson (19) Anthony Davis (10) Elfrid Payton (8) Smoothie King Center 17,048 31–44 76 March 26 Atlanta L 120–130 Julius Randle (24) Randle, Wood (9) Elfrid Payton (9) Smoothie King Center 14,751 31–45 77 March 28 Sacramento W 121–118 Julius Randle (34) Julius Randle (10) Elfrid Payton (9) Smoothie King Center 13,976 32–45 78 March 31 L. A. Lakers L 102–130 Julius Randle (17) Christian Wood (11) Elfrid Payton (6) Smoothie King Center 18,562 32–46
April : 1–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 79 April 3 Charlotte L 109–115 Julius Randle (34) Julius Randle (11) Elfrid Payton (7) Smoothie King Center 16,844 32–47 80 April 5 @ Phoenix L 126–133 (OT) Julius Randle (31) Julius Randle (14) Elfrid Payton (12) Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,410 32–48 81 April 7 @ Sacramento W 133–129 Ian Clark (31) Jahlil Okafor (14) Elfrid Payton (14) Golden 1 Center 17,583 33–48 82 April 9 Golden State L 103–112 Jahlil Okafor (30) Christian Wood (12) Elfrid Payton (7) Smoothie King Center 17,090 33–49
2018–19 season schedule

Player statistics

Player	Pos.	GP	GS	MP	Reb.	Ast.	Stl.	Blk.	Pts.
Dairis Bertāns^≠	SG	12	0	167	9	10	1	0	34
Ian Clark	SG	60	6	973	89	94	22	8	401
Anthony Davis	C	56	56	1,850	672	218	88	135	1,452
Cheick Diallo	PF	64	1	896	332	33	29	33	387
Tim Frazier^‡	PG	47	17	909	137	206	25	4	235
Andrew Harrison^‡	PG	6	0	38	5	7	0	0	9
Solomon Hill	SF	44	15	878	133	55	23	10	191
Jrue Holiday	SG	67	67	2,402	334	518	109	54	1,420
Frank Jackson	PG	61	16	1,169	134	69	25	2	495
Stanley Johnson	SF	18	0	247	42	28	12	1	96
Wesley Johnson^†	SF	26	13	377	54	16	12	7	95
Darius Miller	SF	69	15	1,757	128	146	40	23	567
Nikola Mirotić^†	PF	32	22	925	264	35	21	25	534
E'Twaun Moore	SG	53	36	1,463	127	102	40	8	633
Jahlil Okafor	C	59	24	935	278	40	15	40	484
Elfrid Payton	PG	42	42	1,250	220	320	44	17	446
Julius Randle	PF	73	49	2,232	634	229	52	45	1,565
Jason Smith^‡	C	2	0	20	4	1	0	0	8
Kenrich Williams	SF	46	29	1,079	219	83	45	19	279
Christian Wood	PF	8	2	189	63	6	7	10	13

After all games.[2]
^‡Waived during the season
^†Traded during the season
^≠Acquired during the season

Transactions

Trades

October 15, 2018[3]

To New Orleans Pelicans Wesley Johnson

To Los Angeles Clippers Alexis Ajinça

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Ian Clark[4]	July 9, 2018

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Elfrid Payton[5]	July 9, 2018	Phoenix Suns
Julius Randle[5]	July 9, 2018	Los Angeles Lakers
Trevon Bluiett[6]	July 17, 2018	Xavier Musketeers
Garlon Green[7]	July 24, 2018	Belfius Mons-Hainaut
Kenrich Williams[7]	July 24, 2018	Texas Christian University Horned Frogs
Troy Williams[8]	July 27, 2018	New York Knicks
Jahlil Okafor[9]	August 9, 2018	Brooklyn Nets
Darius Morris[10]	September 4, 2018	Rio Grande Valley Vipers (G League)
Dairis Bertāns	March 2, 2019	AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
DeMarcus Cousins[11]	Free agency	Golden State Warriors
Rajon Rondo[12]	Free agency	Los Angeles Lakers
Emeka Okafor[13]	Waived	Philadelphia 76ers

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Anthony Davis	Western Conference Player of the Week	November 19, 2018	[14]
Anthony Davis	NBA All-Star (6th appearance)	January 31, 2019	[15]
Jrue Holiday	NBA All-Defensive Second Team	May 22, 2019	[16]

Records

• The Pelicans set an NBA record in:
  • Most combined 3-point field goals made in a game
    • 43 – Pelicans (19) vs. Golden State Warriors (24) on January 16, 2019[17]

• The Pelicans set a franchise record in:
  • Most points scored in a game
    • 149 in a win against the Sacramento Kings on October 19, 2018[18]

• Anthony Davis set a franchise record in:
  • Most rebounds in a game
    • 26 against the Brooklyn Nets on January 2, 2019[19]

• Elfrid Payton tied a franchise record in:
  • Most triple-doubles in a season
    • 6 – tied with Chris Paul who set the record during the 2008–09 season[20]

Milestones

• On October 17, 2018, in a win against the Houston Rockets, Elfrid Payton became the first player to average 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in a game since Kyle Lowry did it on March 2, 2013.[21]

• On November 7, 2018, Jrue Holiday reached 2,000 career assists in a win against the Chicago Bulls.[22]

• On November 21, 2018, Anthony Davis reached 10,000 career points in a loss against the Philadelphia 76ers, becoming the eighth youngest player at 25 years and 255 days to reach the milestone.[23]

• On January 29, 2019, Holiday recorded 19 points, eight assists, six rebounds and six blocks in a win against the Houston Rockets, becoming the first guard in NBA history to record at least 17 points, six rebounds, seven assists and six blocks in a game.[24]

• On March 12, 2019, Payton recorded his second consecutive triple-double in a loss against the Milwaukee Bucks, becoming the first New Orleans player to have a triple-double in consecutive games since Chris Paul in 2008.[25]

• On March 16, 2019, Payton recorded his fourth consecutive triple-double in a loss against the Phoenix Suns, joining James Harden, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and Russell Westbrook as the only players since the 1983–84 season to record triple-doubles in as many as four straight games.[26]

• On March 18, 2019, Payton recorded his fifth consecutive triple-double in a win against the Dallas Mavericks, becoming the fifth player in NBA history to record five consecutive triple-doubles, joining Wilt Chamberlain, Michael Jordan, Oscar Robertson, and Russell Westbrook.[27]

Team milestones

• During the season, the Pelicans led the league in:
  • Total two-point field goals made with 2,739[28]
  • Two-point field goals made per game with 33.4[29]

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