James Borrego hopes New Orleans starts to embrace the team
The New Orleans Pelicans are suddenly on a roll like fried shrimp on a po’ boi sandwich. They won their fifth straight on Monday as they defeated the Dallas Mavericks, 119-113, at the Smoothie King Center.
After the seesaw battle, The Pelicans, led by Zion Williamsonpulled away in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Mavericks 40-26.
After the game, the coach of the Pelicans James Borrego he greeted the energy of the local audience.
“I can’t say enough about this crowd and this city. I hope they start to embrace this team and love this team. We’re fighting for this community. We want to be there with them. We felt the love and support. This place was rocking,” Borrego said in a video posted on X.
Nearly 17,000 fans were on hand to cheer on the Pelicans, and Borrego doubled down on the importance of that.
“Our fans bought us home. Our players love it when they show up like this. No matter who shows up, they bring it every night, number one. The more of them, the better for us. Our players fed off of that (tonight), they were fantastic, the fans were amazing,” added the 48-year-old Borrego, who is Green’s substitute coach in Villiers in November.
“I can’t say enough about this crowd and this city. I hope they start to embrace this team and love this team. We’re fighting for this community. We want to be there with them. We felt the love and the support. This place was rocking.”
— James Borrego on the atmosphere tonight pic.tvitter.com/slnuKSOalZl
— Pelicans Film Room (@PelsFilmRoom) December 23, 2025
Williamson finished with 24 points off the bench, including 10 straight in the opening stretch of the final frame, which helped them erase an eight-point deficit. He also had nine rebounds and three assists.
His new role as sixth man has done wonders for the Pelicans.
New Orleans, which improved to 8-22, had its longest winning streak since 2022.
2025-12-23 04:19:00
