October 19th - New Orleans Pelicans @ Brooklyn Nets - 0-0
Jaxson Hayes questionable for Wednesday opener at Brooklyn
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Injury Report: https://t.co/iGrMPpG7yy#Pelicans | @MorrisBartLLC pic.twitter.com/YwCpLKXxwE
Super early start to tomorrow's game thread but who cares, I'm hype.
Injury Report for tomorrow: Kira, and EJ are out. Hayes is listed as questionable.
Everyone else is a go. CJ, Ingram, Zion, IV, Trey, Herb, they're all listed as available. The lineup should be there.
Now, of course, expectations: for me, I think that because the starters got no actual time together in pre-season and several guys missed several practices during the pre-season period for those same injuries, I expect there to be some teething problems over the first few games. That obviously includes game 1 against Brooklyn. Similarly, it's a road game, against an (on paper) talented team in the Nets, so that presents problems.
I want a win. I hope the team goes out there like a bullet from the barrel. But I also totally understand the challenges. What I want is victory, but what I need is effort.
If we get that, and nobody is injured, I'm happy.
Welcome to the new season.