2014–15 New Orleans Pelicans season

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2014–15 New Orleans Pelicans season
Head coachMonty Williams
General managerDell Demps
OwnerTom Benson
ArenaSmoothie King Center
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Southwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Warriors 0–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports New Orleans
RadioWWL-FM

The 2014–15 New Orleans Pelicans season is the 13th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Despite finishing last in the Southwest division for the fourth straight season, the Pelicans finished with a 45–37 record and clinched the eighth seed in the Western conference. The Pelicans clinched a seed in the playoffs for the first time since 2011 when the team was called the Hornets. New Orleans' season ended after they were swept 4–0 in a first round playoff series by the eventual NBA champion Golden State Warriors.[1]

The Pelicans would not return to the playoffs until 2018.

Preseason

Draft picks

The Pelicans did not have a pick in the 2014 NBA Draft. Their first-round selection was conveyed to the Philadelphia 76ers due to the 2013 Jrue Holiday trade as it fell outside the top 5 following the NBA draft lottery, while their second-round selection was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2009.[2]

Regular season

Standings

Southwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
y-Houston Rockets5626.683–30‍–‍1126‍–‍158–882
x-Memphis Grizzlies5527.6711.031‍–‍1024‍–‍179–782
x-San Antonio Spurs5527.6711.033‍–‍822‍–‍198–882
x-Dallas Mavericks5032.6106.027‍–‍1423‍–‍187–982
x-New Orleans Pelicans4537.54911.028‍–‍1317‍–‍248–882
Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1z-Golden State Warriors *6715.817–82
2y-Houston Rockets *5626.68311.082
3x-Los Angeles Clippers5626.68311.082
4y-Portland Trail Blazers *5131.62216.082
5x-Memphis Grizzlies5527.67112.082
6x-San Antonio Spurs5527.67112.082
7x-Dallas Mavericks5032.61017.082
8x-New Orleans Pelicans4537.54922.082
9Oklahoma City Thunder4537.54922.082
10Phoenix Suns3943.47628.082
11Utah Jazz3844.46329.082
12Denver Nuggets3052.36637.082
13Sacramento Kings2953.35438.082
14Los Angeles Lakers2161.25646.082
15Minnesota Timberwolves1666.19551.082

Game log

2014–15 game log
Total: 45–37 (home: 28–13; road: 17–24)
October: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 28 Orlando W 101–84 Anthony Davis (26) Anthony Davis (17) Tyreke Evans (6) Smoothie King Center
17,097		 1–0
November : 6–8 (home: 3–2; road: 3–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 November 1 Dallas L 104–109 Anthony Davis (31) Anthony Davis (15) Tyreke Evans (9) Smoothie King Center
14,547		 1–1
3 November 3 @ Memphis L 81–93 Tyreke Evans (21) Ryan Anderson (9) Jrue Holiday (6) FedExForum
15,302		 1–2
4 November 4 Charlotte W 100–91 Anthony Davis (24) Anthony Davis (13) Jrue Holiday (9) Smoothie King Center
14,840		 2–2
5 November 8 @ San Antonio W 100–99 Anthony Davis (27) Anthony Davis (11) Jrue Holiday (11) AT&T Center
18,581		 3–2
6 November 10 @ Cleveland L 111–118 Ryan Anderson (32) Anthony Davis (14) Jrue Holiday (10) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 3–3
7 November 12 L.A. Lakers W 109–102 Anthony Davis (25) Ömer Aşık (13) Tyreke Evans (11) Smoothie King Center
17,359		 4–3
8 November 14 Minnesota W 139–91 Jrue Holiday (24) Evans & Anderson (6) Jrue Holiday (9) Smoothie King Center
14,775		 5–3
9 November 17 @ Portland L 93–102 Anthony Davis (31) Anthony Davis (11) Tyreke Evans (8) Moda Center
19,441		 5–4
10 November 18 @ Sacramento W 106–100 Anthony Davis (28) Anthony Davis (9) Jrue Holiday (9) Sleep Train Arena
16,526		 6–4
11 November 21 @ Denver L 97–117 Anthony Davis (18) Anthony Davis (9) Jrue Holiday (6) Pepsi Center
15,232		 6–5
12 November 22 @ Utah W 106–94 Anthony Davis (43) Anthony Davis (14) Jrue Holiday (9) EnergySolutions Arena
18,452		 7–5
13 November 25 Sacramento L 89–99 Tyreke Evans (22) Anthony Davis (9) Tyreke Evans (5) Smoothie King Center
17,037		 7–6
14 November 28 @ Atlanta L 91–100 Holiday & Anderson (20) Davis & Aşık (11) Jrue Holiday (7) Philips Arena
17,079		 7–7
15 November 29 @ Washington L 80–83 Anthony Davis (30) Anthony Davis (13) Tyreke Evans (4) Verizon Center
17,581		 7–8
December : 9–8 (home: 6–2; road: 3–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
16 December 2 Oklahoma City W 112–104 Tyreke Evans (30) Ömer Aşık (14) Jrue Holiday (10) Smoothie King Center
13,903		 8–8
17 December 4 @ Golden State L 85–112 Anthony Davis (30) Davis & Aşık (15) Jrue Holiday (8) Oracle Arena
19,596		 8–9
18 December 6 @ L.A. Clippers L 100–120 Anthony Davis (26) Ömer Aşık (10) Holiday, Mekel & Rivers (6) STAPLES Center
19,060		 8–10
19 December 7 @ L.A. Lakers W 104–87 Anthony Davis (23) Ömer Aşık (11) Jrue Holiday (8) STAPLES Center
18,997		 9–10
20 December 9 New York W 104–93 Tyreke Evans (27) Ömer Aşık (14) Jrue Holiday (7) Smoothie King Center
13,789		 10–10
21 December 10 @ Dallas L 107–112 Anthony Davis (31) Ömer Aşık (15) Jrue Holiday (10) American Airlines Center
19,988		 10–11
22 December 12 Cleveland W 119–114 Tyreke Evans (31) Ömer Aşık (14) Tyreke Evans (10) Smoothie King Center
18,069		 11–11
23 December 14 Golden State L 122–128 (OT) Tyreke Evans (34) Evans & Aşık (8) Jrue Holiday (9) Smoothie King Center
15,037		 11–12
24 December 16 Utah W 119–111 Anthony Davis (31) Anthony Davis (9) Jrue Holiday (8) Smoothie King Center
13,179		 12–12
25 December 18 @ Houston W 99–90 Anthony Davis (30) Anthony Davis (14) Jrue Holiday (10) Toyota Center
18,317		 13–12
26 December 20 Portland L 88–114 Austin Rivers (21) Alexis Ajinça (13) Jrue Holiday (6) Smoothie King Center
16,079		 13–13
27 December 21 @ Oklahoma City W 101–99 Anthony Davis (38) Davis & Aşık (12) Jrue Holiday (15) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203		 14–13
28 December 23 @ Indiana L 84–96 Anthony Davis (21) Tyreke Evans (10) Jrue Holiday (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,336		 14–14
29 December 26 San Antonio W 97–90 Davis & Anderson (22) Anthony Davis (21) Jrue Holiday (7) Smoothie King Center
18,376		 15–14
30 December 27 @ Chicago L 100–107 Anthony Davis (29) Anthony Davis (11) Jrue Holiday (7) United Center
21,935		 15–15
31 December 30 Phoenix W 110–106 Tyreke Evans (24) Anthony Davis (11) Jrue Holiday (6) Smoothie King Center
16,364		 16–15
32 December 31 @ San Antonio L 93–95 (OT) Anthony Davis (21) Davis & Aşık (12) Jrue Holiday (9) AT&T Center
18,581		 16–16
January : 9–6 (home: 6–2; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
33 January 2 Houston W 111–83 Ryan Anderson (23) Ömer Aşık (11) Jrue Holiday (6) Smoothie King Center
17,705		 17–16
34 January 5 Washington L 85–92 Davis & Evans (21) Anthony Davis (10) Holiday & Gordon (6) Smoothie King Center
16,182		 17–17
35 January 7 @ Charlotte L 94–98 Anthony Davis (32) Anthony Davis (12) Jrue Holiday (9) Time Warner Cable Arena
15,171		 17–18
36 January 9 Memphis W 106–95 Jrue Holiday (23) Anthony Davis (10) Jrue Holiday (8) Smoothie King Center
17,639		 18–18
37 January 12 @ Boston L 100–108 Anthony Davis (34) Ömer Aşık (12) Anthony Davis (4) TD Garden
16,905		 18–19
38 January 14 @ Detroit W 105–94 Anthony Davis (27) Ömer Aşık (13) Tyreke Evans (9) Palace of Auburn Hills
12,016		 19–19
39 January 16 @ Philadelphia L 81–96 Ajinça & Gordon (16) Ajinça & Aşık (14) Tyreke Evans (6) Wells Fargo Center
15,672		 19–20
40 January 18 @ Toronto W 95–93 Tyreke Evans (26) Ömer Aşık (9) Evans & Gordon (5) Air Canada Centre
19,800		 20–20
41 January 19 @ New York L 92–99 Tyreke Evans (23) Ömer Aşık (17) Eric Gordon (5) Madison Square Garden
19,812		 20–21
42 January 21 L.A. Lakers W 96–80 Anthony Davis (29) Ömer Aşık (10) Eric Gordon (10) Smoothie King Center
16,268		 21–21
43 January 23 @ Minnesota W 92–84 Anthony Davis (21) Anthony Davis (12) Tyreke Evans (8) Target Center
14,978		 22–21
44 January 25 Dallas W 109–106 Anthony Davis (28) Ömer Aşık (11) Tyreke Evans (12) Smoothie King Center
17,687		 23–21
45 January 26 Philadelphia W 99–74 Anthony Davis (32) Anthony Davis (10) Tyreke Evans (12) Smoothie King Center
16,419		 24–21
46 January 28 Denver L 85–93 Tyreke Evans (25) Davis & Aşık (12) Eric Gordon (6) Smoothie King Center
16,055		 24–22
47 January 30 L.A. Clippers W 108–103 Eric Gordon (28) Dante Cunningham (12) Tyreke Evans (12) Smoothie King Center
17,932		 25–22
February : 6–5 (home: 4–4; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
48 February 2 Atlanta W 115–100 Anthony Davis (29) Ömer Aşık (17) Tyreke Evans (12) Smoothie King Center
15,487		 26–22
49 February 4 Oklahoma City L 91–102 Anthony Davis (23) Anthony Davis (8) Evans & Gordon (7) Smoothie King Center
17,156		 26–23
50 February 6 @ Oklahoma City W 116–113 Anthony Davis (41) Davis & Evans (10) Tyreke Evans (16) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203		 27–23
51 February 7 Chicago L 72–107 Tyreke Evans (15) Ömer Aşık (7) Eric Gordon (4) Smoothie King Center
18,402		 27–24
52 February 9 Utah L 96–100 Eric Gordon (31) Ömer Aşık (8) Tyreke Evans (10) Smoothie King Center
15,321		 27–25
53 February 11 Indiana L 93–106 Luke Babbitt (15) Babbitt & Aşık (8) Tyreke Evans (6) Smoothie King Center
17,074		 27–26
All-Star Break
54 February 20 @ Orlando L 84–95 Tyreke Evans (14) Anthony Davis (11) Tyreke Evans (10) Amway Center
18,259		 27–27
55 February 21 @ Miami W 105–91 Eric Gordon (24) Ömer Aşık (9) Gordon & Evans (6) American Airlines Arena
19,982		 28–27
56 February 23 Toronto W 100–97 Luke Babbitt (18) Ömer Aşık (11) Tyreke Evans (12) Smoothie King Center
16,514		 29–27
57 February 25 Brooklyn W 102–96 Quincy Pondexter (25) Ömer Aşık (13) Tyreke Evans (11) Smoothie King Center
16,097		 30–27
58 February 27 Miami W 104–102 Alexis Ajinça (24) Cunningham & Aşık (10) Tyreke Evans (11) Smoothie King Center
17,797		 31–27
March : 8–7 (home: 5–3; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
59 March 1 @ Denver W 99–92 Tyreke Evans (22) Ömer Aşık (16) Tyreke Evans (7) Pepsi Center
13,109		 32–27
60 March 2 @ Dallas L 93–102 Norris Cole (19) Alexis Ajinça (12) Tyreke Evans (7) American Airlines Center
20,367		 32–28
61 March 4 Detroit W 88–85 Anthony Davis (39) Anthony Davis (13) Tyreke Evans (9) Smoothie King Center
16,925		 33–28
62 March 6 Boston L 98–104 Anthony Davis (29) Anthony Davis (14) Tyreke Evans (5) Smoothie King Center
17,274		 33–29
63 March 7 Memphis W 95–89 Tyreke Evans (26) Ömer Aşık (11) Pondexter & Evans (7) Smoothie King Center
17,346		 34–29
64 March 9 @ Milwaukee W 114–103 Anthony Davis (43) Anthony Davis (10) Davis & Evans (6) BMO Harris Bradley Center
12,218		 35–29
65 March 10 @ Brooklyn W 111–91 Pondexter & Ajinça (17) Ömer Aşık (15) Eric Gordon (7) Barclays Center
16,422		 36–29
66 March 15 Denver L 111–118 (2OT) Anthony Davis (36) Anthony Davis (14) Tyreke Evans (10) Smoothie King Center
17,248		 36–30
67 March 17 Milwaukee W 85–84 Anthony Davis (20) Anthony Davis (12) Eric Gordon (7) Smoothie King Center
17,881		 37–30
68 March 19 @ Phoenix L 72–74 Eric Gordon (14) Ömer Aşık (14) Eric Gordon (5) US Airways Center
18,055		 37–31
69 March 20 @ Golden State L 96–112 Norris Cole (19) Withey & Ajinça (8) Cole & Evans (4) Oracle Arena
19,596		 37–32
70 March 22 @ L.A. Clippers L 100–107 Anthony Davis (26) Anthony Davis (12) Davis & Gordon (5) Staples Center
19,299		 37–33
71 March 25 Houston L 93–95 Tyreke Evans (28) Anthony Davis (14) Tyreke Evans (7) Smoothie King Center
17,077		 37–34
72 March 27 Sacramento W 102–88 Tyreke Evans (25) Ömer Aşık (12) Tyreke Evans (10) Smoothie King Center
17,669		 38–34
73 March 29 Minnesota W 110–88 Anthony Davis (28) Anthony Davis (9) Eric Gordon (7) Smoothie King Center
17,576		 39–34
April : 6–3 (home: 3–0; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
74 April 1 @ L.A. Lakers W 113–92 Anthony Davis (20) Ömer Aşık (10) Tyreke Evans (8) Staples Center
17,165		 40–34
75 April 3 @ Sacramento W 101–95 Eric Gordon (21) Tyreke Evans (12) Tyreke Evans (9) Sleep Train Arena
17,021		 41–34
76 April 4 @ Portland L 90–99 Eric Gordon (22) Anthony Davis (9) Tyreke Evans (9) Moda Center
19,781		 41–35
77 April 7 Golden State W 103–100 Anthony Davis (29) Aşık & Davis (10) Tyreke Evans (9) Smoothie King Center
18,097		 42–35
78 April 8 @ Memphis L 74–110 Anthony Davis (12) Dante Cunningham (10) Evans & Gordon & Pondexter (3) FedExForum
17,518		 42–36
79 April 10 Phoenix W 90–75 Anthony Davis (19) Ömer Aşık (18) Cole & Evans (6) Smoothie King Center
17,954		 43–36
80 April 12 @ Houston L 114–121 Anthony Davis (27) Ömer Aşık (10) Tyreke Evans (8) Toyota Center
18,318		 43–37
81 April 13 @ Minnesota W 100–88 Anthony Davis (24) Anthony Davis (11) Davis & Evans (5) Target Center
13,009		 44–37
82 April 15 San Antonio W 108–103 Anthony Davis (31) Anthony Davis (13) Tyreke Evans (11) Smoothie King Center
18,524		 45–37
2014–15 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2015 playoff game log
Total: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
First Round: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 18 @ Golden State L 99–106 Anthony Davis (35) Aşık & Pondexter (9) Cole & Pondexter (6) Oracle Arena
19,596		 0–1
2 April 20 @ Golden State L 87–97 Anthony Davis (29) Ömer Aşık (14) Tyreke Evans (7) Oracle Arena
19,596		 0–2
3 April 23 Golden State L 119–123 (OT) Anthony Davis (29) Anthony Davis (15) Tyreke Evans (8) Smoothie King Center
18,444		 0–3
4 April 25 Golden State L 98–109 Anthony Davis (36) Anthony Davis (11) Gordon, Evans (5) Smoothie King Center
18,443		 0–4
2015 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season

New Orleans Pelicans statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tyreke Evans 797634.1.447.304.6945.36.61.3.516.6
Ömer Aşık 767626.1.517.5829.8.9.4.77.3
Anthony Davis 686836.1.535.083.80510.22.21.52.924.4
Alexis Ajinça 68814.1.550.8184.6.7.3.86.5
Dante Cunningham 662725.0.457.100.6173.9.8.7.65.2
Luke Babbitt 631913.2.479.513.6841.8.4.3.24.1
Eric Gordon 616033.1.411.448.8052.63.8.8.213.4
Ryan Anderson 61527.5.399.340.8544.8.9.5.313.7
Jimmer Fredette 50010.2.380.188.956.81.2.3.03.6
Quincy Pondexter† 452827.8.449.433.7583.11.5.3.49.0
Jrue Holiday 403732.6.446.378.8553.46.91.6.614.8
Jeff Withey 3707.0.500.6801.7.3.1.52.6
Austin Rivers† 35322.1.387.280.7461.92.5.5.26.8
Norris Cole† 28224.4.444.378.7431.83.2.5.39.9
John Salmons 21012.9.333.308.5001.0.6.4.22.0
Toney Douglas 12014.8.373.278.6151.82.0.9.34.3
Nate Wolters† 10010.5.308.000.5001.81.1.3.21.7
Elliot Williams† 809.6.333.273.000.61.0.3.02.4
Russ Smith† 604.8.200.167.5.3.0.0.8
Darius Miller 518.6.143.000.2.4.2.0.4
Gal Mekel 4010.8.150.000.33.3.5.01.5

Playoffs

New Orleans Pelicans statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Anthony Davis 4443.0.540.000.88911.02.01.33.031.5
Eric Gordon 4435.8.438.406.8332.53.8.5.518.5
Tyreke Evans 4431.3.326.182.5885.05.01.3.310.0
Quincy Pondexter 4431.0.357.300.8575.03.01.8.07.3
Ömer Aşık 4419.8.200.5717.31.51.3.02.0
Norris Cole 4026.5.417.214.6671.81.8.0.38.8
Ryan Anderson 4023.8.444.4171.0004.32.3.0.510.8
Dante Cunningham 4018.8.8181.0004.5.5.81.05.3
Jrue Holiday 3018.3.368.2501.0001.04.3.7.36.3
Alexis Ajinça 303.31.000.3.3.3.02.7
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pelicans only.

Injuries

Roster

2014–15 New Orleans Pelicans roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
C 42 Alexis Ajinça 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1988-05-06 France
PF 33 Ryan Anderson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988-05-06 California
C 3 Ömer Aşık 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1986-07-04 Turkey
SF 8 Luke Babbitt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1989-06-20 Nevada
PG 30 Norris Cole 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1988-10-13 Cleveland State
PF 44 Dante Cunningham 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1987-04-22 Villanova
PF 23 Anthony Davis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993-03-11 Kentucky
SG 16 Toney Douglas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986-03-16 Florida State
SG 1 Tyreke Evans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989-09-19 Memphis
PG 32 Jimmer Fredette 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989-02-25 BYU
SG 10 Eric Gordon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1988-12-25 Indiana
PG 11 Jrue Holiday 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1990-06-12 UCLA
SF 20 Quincy Pondexter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988-03-10 Washington
C 5 Jeff Withey 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1990-03-07 Kansas
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: March 24, 2015

Transactions

Trades

July 15, 2014 To New Orleans Pelicans
Ömer Aşık (From Houston)
Omri Casspi (From Houston)
Cash (From Houston)
To Washington Wizards
Melvin Ely (From New Orleans)
Trade exception (From Houston)		 To Houston Rockets
Trevor Ariza (From Washington)
Alonzo Gee (From New Orleans)
Scotty Hopson (From New Orleans)
2015 first-round pick

Free agents

Re-signed

Player Signed Contract Ref.

Additions

Player Signed Former team Ref.

Subtractions

Player Reason left Date New team Ref.

Awards

Player Award Date awarded Ref.

References

  1. Simmons, Rusty (April 25, 2015). "Warriors complete sweep in New Orleans". SFGate. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  2. "2014 NBA Draft Pick Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 26, 2026.