New Orleans Pelicans second half of the schedule released

The second half of the New Orleans Pelicans schedule was released on Wednesday.

Pelicans announce second half of 2020-2021 regular season schedule presented by @SeatGeek

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New Orleans will play 16 home games and 18 away. The Pelicans will play back-to-back after the NBA All-Star break. They will open their second half of the season against the Minnesota Timberwolves on March 11 followed by another home game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Pelicans’ second-half schedule features eight back-to-backs.

Here is a list of the nationally-televised games for New Orleans in the second half:

Pelicans national TV games in Second Half of the season:

3/14: vs. LAC (ESPN)
3/16: at POR (TNT)
3/23: vs. LAL (TNT)
3/29: at BOS (NBATV)
4/7: at BKN (ESPN)
4/18: at NYK (ESPN) – Noon tip!
4/20: vs. BKN (TNT)
5/3: vs. GSW (ESPN)
5/9: at CHA (NBATV)

Final week (5/10-16 TBD)

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The Pelicans are currently 13-17 overall for the season and 11th in the Western Conference. The play-tournament for this year’s playoffs between the 7-10 seed in each conference begins on May 11. The play-in tournament is scheduled to be held May 18-21.

New Orleans is scheduled to play five of their final six games on the road before ending their season at home against the Los Angeles Lakers on May 16.