2013–14 New Orleans Pelicans season

The 2013–14 New Orleans Pelicans season was the franchise's 12th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the first under the "Pelicans" name.^[1]

2013–14 New Orleans Pelicans season
Head coach	Monty Williams
General manager	Dell Demps
Owner(s)	Tom Benson
Arena	New Orleans Arena (Renamed Smoothie King Center after February 5, 2014)
Results
Record	34–48 (.415)
Place	Division: 5th (Southwest) Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports New Orleans
Radio	WWL-FM
< 2012–13 2014–15 >

Key dates

• June 27: The 2013 NBA draft took place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
• July 1: 2013 NBA Free Agency begins.

Draft picks

Main article: 2013 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team
1	6	Nerlens Noel	C	American	Kentucky

Roster

2013–14 New Orleans Pelicans roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From C 42 Ajinça, Alexis 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1988-05-06 France SF 0 Aminu, Al-Farouq 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1990-09-21 Wake Forest PF 33 Anderson, Ryan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988-05-06 California PF 8 Babbitt, Luke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1989-06-20 Nevada PF 23 Davis, Anthony 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993-03-11 Kentucky C 4 Ely, Melvin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1978-05-02 Fresno State SF 1 Evans, Tyreke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989-09-19 Memphis SG 10 Gordon, Eric 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1988-12-25 Indiana PG 11 Holiday, Jrue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1990-06-12 UCLA SF 2 Miller, Darius 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1990-03-21 Kentucky SG 3 Morrow, Anthony 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985-09-27 Georgia Tech PG 25 Rivers, Austin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-08-01 Duke PG 22 Roberts, Brian 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1985-12-03 Dayton PF 14 Smith, Jason 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1986-03-02 Colorado State SF 31 Southerland, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1990-04-28 Syracuse C 5 Withey, Jeff 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1990-03-07 Kansas

Head coach Monty Williams Assistant coach(es) Bryan Gates Dave Hanners Fred Vinson Carlos Daniel (player development) Jon Ishop (trainer) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster Last transaction: April 14, 2014

Pre-season

2013 pre-season game log Total: 7–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 5–0)
Pre-season: 7–1 (home: 2–1; road: 5–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 5 @ Houston W 116–115 Anthony Morrow (26) Arinze Onuaku (7) Austin Rivers (5) Toyota Center 15,049 1–0 2 October 7 @ Dallas W 94–92 Anthony Davis (25) Anthony Davis (7) Jrue Holiday (6) American Airlines Center 15,082 2–0 3 October 9 @ Orlando W 99–95 Anthony Davis (29) Anthony Davis (9) Jrue Holiday (9) Veterans Memorial Arena 9,274 3–0 4 October 13 Atlanta W 105–73 Anthony Davis (23) Anthony Davis (9) Brian Roberts (8) Mississippi Coast Coliseum 3,956 4–0 5 October 17 @ Oklahoma City W 105–102 Eric Gordon (21) Al-Farouq Aminu (10) Jrue Holiday (8) BOK Center 17,778 5–0 6 October 19 Washington W 93–89 Jrue Holiday (19) Jason Smith (9) Jrue Holiday (8) Rupp Arena 14,980 6–0 7 October 23 Miami L 95–108 Eric Gordon (19) Al-Farouq Aminu (9) Jrue Holiday (6) New Orleans Arena 17,123 6–1 8 October 25 @ Orlando W 101–82 Brian Roberts (21) Jeff Withey (5) Holiday, Evans, Roberts (3) Amway Center 13,401 7–1
2013–14 season schedule

Regular season

Season standings

Southwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
z-San Antonio Spurs	62	20	.756	–	32‍–‍9	30‍–‍11	12–4	82
x-Houston Rockets	54	28	.659	8.0	33‍–‍8	21‍–‍20	11–5	82
x-Memphis Grizzlies	50	32	.610	12.0	27‍–‍14	23‍–‍18	4–12	82
x-Dallas Mavericks	49	33	.598	13.0	26‍–‍15	23‍–‍18	9–7	82
New Orleans Pelicans	34	48	.415	28.0	22‍–‍19	12‍–‍29	4–12	82

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z-San Antonio Spurs *	62	20	.756	–	82
2	y-Oklahoma City Thunder *	59	23	.720	3.0	82
3	y-Los Angeles Clippers *	57	25	.695	5.0	82
4	x-Houston Rockets	54	28	.659	8.0	82
5	x-Portland Trail Blazers	54	28	.659	8.0	82
6	x-Golden State Warriors	51	31	.622	11.0	82
7	x-Memphis Grizzlies	50	32	.610	12.0	82
8	x-Dallas Mavericks	49	33	.598	13.0	82
9	Phoenix Suns	48	34	.585	14.0	82
10	Minnesota Timberwolves	40	42	.488	22.0	82
11	Denver Nuggets	36	46	.439	26.0	82
12	New Orleans Pelicans	34	48	.415	28.0	82
13	Sacramento Kings	28	54	.341	34.0	82
14	Los Angeles Lakers	27	55	.329	35.0	82
15	Utah Jazz	25	57	.305	37.0	82

Game log

2013–14 game log Total: 34–48 (Home: 22–19; Road: 12–29)
October: 0–1 (home: 0–1; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 30 Indiana L 90–95 Eric Gordon (25) Anthony Davis (12) Jrue Holiday (5) New Orleans Arena 17,803 0–1
November : 7–7 (home: 4–2; road: 3–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 2 November 1 @ Orlando L 90–110 Anthony Davis (26) Anthony Davis (17) Jrue Holiday (5) Amway Center 18,846 0–2 3 November 2 Charlotte W 105–84 Anthony Davis (25) Anthony Davis (8) Jrue Holiday (8) New Orleans Arena 15,232 1–2 4 November 5 Phoenix L 98–104 Eric Gordon (20) Anthony Davis (11) Jrue Holiday (9) New Orleans Arena 13,404 1–3 5 November 6 @ Memphis W 99–84 Eric Gordon (19) Anthony Davis (9) Tyreke Evans (4) FedExForum 15,209 2–3 6 November 8 L.A. Lakers W 96–85 Anthony Davis (32) Anthony Davis (12) Jrue Holiday (13) New Orleans Arena 18,209 3–3 7 November 10 @ Phoenix L 94–101 Jason Smith (22) Anthony Davis (12) Jrue Holiday (7) US Airways Center 13,154 3–4 8 November 12 @ L.A. Lakers L 95–116 Eric Gordon (17) Aminu, Davis, Withey (5) Tyreke Evans (6) Staples Center 18,426 3–5 9 November 13 @ Utah L 105–111 Anthony Davis (29) Anthony Davis (15) Jrue Holiday (6) EnergySolutions Arena 16,717 3–6 10 November 16 Philadelphia W 135–98 Ryan Anderson (26) Anthony Davis (9) Jrue Holiday (12) New Orleans Arena 16,659 4–6 11 November 20 Utah W 105–98 Anthony Davis (22) Anthony Davis (9) Aminu, Davis, Evans, Holiday, Rivers (4) New Orleans Arena 13,203 5–6 12 November 22 Cleveland W 104–100 Eric Gordon (19) Anthony Davis (13) Jrue Holiday (11) New Orleans Arena 15,186 6–6 13 November 25 @ San Antonio L 93–112 Ryan Anderson (17) Jrue Holiday (9) Jrue Holiday (7) AT&T Center 18,323 6–7 14 November 26 Golden State L 101–102 Ryan Anderson (21) Ryan Anderson (12) Eric Gordon (7) New Orleans Arena 15,330 6–8 15 November 29 @ Philadelphia W 121–105 Eric Gordon (26) Anthony Davis (10) Jrue Holiday (13) Wells Fargo Center 17,807 7–8
December : 7–7 (home: 4–2; road: 3–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 16 December 1 @ New York W 103–98 Ryan Anderson (31) Ryan Anderson (6) Jrue Holiday (9) Madison Square Garden 19,812 8–8 17 December 2 @ Chicago W 131–128 (3OT) Ryan Anderson (36) Jason Smith (14) Jrue Holiday (12) United Center 21,615 9–8 18 December 4 Dallas L 97–100 Jrue Holiday (26) Al-Farouq Aminu (20) Jrue Holiday (9) New Orleans Arena 14,524 9–9 19 December 6 Oklahoma City L 95–109 Ryan Anderson (18) Jason Smith (12) Jrue Holiday (6) New Orleans Arena 17,694 9–10 20 December 11 Detroit W 111–106 (OT) Anderson, Smith (22) Jason Smith (16) Jrue Holiday (8) New Orleans Arena 14,517 10–10 21 December 13 Memphis W 104–98 Eric Gordon (25) Anderson, Amundson (14) Jrue Holiday (12) New Orleans Arena 15,516 11–10 22 December 15 @ Denver L 93–102 Ryan Anderson (26) Lou Amundson (8) Jrue Holiday (7) Pepsi Center 15,111 11–11 23 December 17 @ Golden State L 93–104 Ryan Anderson (21) Al-Farouq Aminu (8) Jrue Holiday (6) Oracle Arena 19,596 11–12 24 December 18 @ L.A. Clippers L 95–108 Anthony Davis (22) Tyreke Evans (13) Holiday & Evans (10) Staples Center 19,060 11–13 25 December 21 @ Portland L 107–110 Anthony Davis (21) Alexis Ajinça (11) Jrue Holiday (7) Moda Center 20,027 11–14 26 December 23 @ Sacramento W 113–100 Tyreke Evans (25) Anthony Davis (11) Tyreke Evans (12) Sleep Train Arena 17,317 12–14 27 December 27 Denver W 105–89 Tyreke Evans (19) Ryan Anderson (10) Tyreke Evans (10) New Orleans Arena 18,089 13–14 28 December 28 @ Houston L 98–110 Ryan Anderson (22) Anthony Davis (16) Jrue Holiday & Tyreke Evans (9) Toyota Center 18,233 13–15 29 December 30 Portland W 110–108 Jrue Holiday (31) Al-Farouq Aminu (15) Jrue Holiday (13) New Orleans Arena 17,035 14–15
January : 5–11 (home: 1–6; road: 4–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 30 January 1 @ Minnesota L 112–124 Ryan Anderson (25) Tyreke Evans (7) Jrue Holiday (5) Target Center 14,002 14–16 31 January 3 @ Boston W 95–92 Anthony Davis (23) Anthony Davis (9) Tyreke Evans (6) TD Garden 18,624 15–16 32 January 4 @ Indiana L 82–99 Eric Gordon (21) Anthony Davis (8) Jrue Holiday (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165 15–17 33 January 7 @ Miami L 88–107 Anthony Davis (22) Anthony Davis (12) Jrue Holiday (7) American Airlines Arena 20,097 15–18 34 January 8 Washington L 96–102 Eric Gordon (23) Anthony Davis (7) Tyreke Evans (5) New Orleans Arena 17,557 15–19 35 January 10 Dallas L 90–107 Eric Gordon (27) Anthony Davis (13) Austin Rivers (4) New Orleans Arena 16,533 15–20 36 January 11 @ Dallas L 107–110 Anthony Davis (28) Anthony Davis (14) Brian Roberts (8) American Airlines Center 20,116 15–21 37 January 13 San Antonio L 95–101 Anthony Davis (22) Al-Farouq Aminu (13) Austin Rivers (5) New Orleans Arena 15,552 15–22 38 January 15 Houston L 100–103 Eric Gordon (35) Al-Farouq Aminu (8) Eric Gordon (6) New Orleans Arena 15,918 15–23 39 January 18 Golden State L 87–97 Anthony Davis (31) Anthony Davis (17) Eric Gordon (6) New Orleans Arena 18,045 15–24 40 January 20 @ Memphis W 95–92 Anthony Davis (27) Anthony Davis (10) Tyreke Evans (7) FedExForum 17,485 16–24 41 January 21 Sacramento L 97–114 Tyreke Evans (17) Anthony Davis (6) Brian Roberts (6) New Orleans Arena 16,459 16–25 42 January 24 @ Detroit W 103–101 Anthony Morrow (21) Anthony Davis (8) three players (3) Palace of Auburn Hills 14,107 17–25 43 January 26 Orlando W 100–92 Tyreke Evans (23) Anthony Davis (19) Tyreke Evans (7) New Orleans Arena 17,197 18–25 44 January 28 @ Cleveland W 100–89 Anthony Davis (30) Greg Stiemsma (11) Eric Gordon (9) Quicken Loans Arena 13,985 19–25 45 January 29 @ Minnesota L 77–88 Al-Farouq Aminu (18) Al-Farouq Aminu & Greg Stiemsma (12) Brian Roberts (basketball) & Tyreke Evans (3) Target Center 11,702 19–26
February : 4–9 (home: 3–3; road: 1–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 46 February 1 Chicago W 88–79 Anthony Davis (24) Anthony Davis (8) Tyreke Evans (6) New Orleans Arena 17,799 20–26 47 February 3 San Antonio L 95–102 Anthony Morrow (20) Anthony Davis (16) Austin Rivers (5) New Orleans Arena 17,086 20–27 48 February 5 Atlanta W 105–100 Anthony Davis (27) Anthony Davis (10) Brian Roberts (6) New Orleans Arena 16,232 21–27 49 February 7 Minnesota W 98–91 Anthony Davis (26) Anthony Davis (10) Brian Roberts (6) Smoothie King Center 16,541 22–27 50 February 9 @ Brooklyn L 81–93 Anthony Davis (24) Anthony Davis (9) Austin Rivers (5) Barclays Center 17,732 22–28 51 February 10 @ Toronto L 101–108 Tyreke Evans (23) Anthony Davis (7) Tyreke Evans (10) Air Canada Centre 17,596 22–29 52 February 12 @ Milwaukee W 102–98 Eric Gordon (21) Alexis Ajinca (9) Eric Gordon (6) BMO Harris Bradley Center 11,012 23–29 All-Star Break 53 February 19 New York L 91–98 Eric Gordon (28) Anthony Davis (10) Brian Roberts (4) Smoothie King Center 23–30 54 February 21 @ Charlotte L 87–90 Brian Roberts (20) Anthony Davis (13) Tyreke Evans (7) Time Warner Cable Arena 15,867 23–31 55 February 22 @ Washington L 93–94 Anthony Davis (26) Anthony Davis (11) Brian Roberts (9) Verizon Center 18,385 23–32 56 February 24 L.A. Clippers L 110–123 Anthony Davis (26) Alexis Ajinca (12) Brian Roberts (7) Smoothie King Center 16,185 23–33 57 February 26 @ Dallas L 89–108 Eric Gordon (19) Anthony Davis (9) Tyreke Evans (7) American Airlines Center 19,729 23–34 58 February 28 @ Phoenix L 104–116 Anthony Davis (32) Anthony Davis (9) Evans, Gordon & Roberts (4) US Airways Center 16,578 23–35
March : 9–7 (home: 7–4; road: 2–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 1 @ L.A. Clippers L 76–108 Tyreke Evans (22) Alexis Ajinca (10) Tyreke Evans (5) Staples Center 19,060 23–36 60 March 3 @ Sacramento L 89–96 Tyreke Evans (27) Tyreke Evans (10) Tyreke Evans (8) Sleep Train Arena 16,225 23–37 61 March 4 @ L.A. Lakers W 132–125 Gordon & Davis (28) Anthony Davis (15) Tyreke Evans (11) Staples Center 18,436 24–37 62 March 7 Milwaukee W 112–104 Anthony Davis (29) Anthony Davis (10) Anthony Davis (14) Smoothie King Center 16,061 25–37 63 March 9 Denver W 111–107 (OT) Anthony Davis (32) Anthony Davis (17) Roberts & Rivers (5) Smoothie King Center 17,115 26–37 64 March 12 Memphis L 88–90 Anthony Davis (29) Anthony Davis (10) Austin Rivers (9) Smoothie King Center 16,513 26–38 65 March 14 Portland L 103–111 Anthony Davis (36) Anthony Davis (9) Tyreke Evans (8) Smoothie King Center 16,913 26–39 66 March 16 Boston W 121–120 (OT) Anthony Davis (40) Anthony Davis (21) Eric Gordon (8) Smoothie King Center 17,050 27–39 67 March 19 Toronto L 100–107 Al-Farouq Aminu (19) Al-Farouq Aminu (10) Tyreke Evans (3) Smoothie King Center 15,282 27–40 68 March 21 @ Atlanta W 111–105 Anthony Davis (34) Anthony Davis (11) Brian Roberts (5) Philips Arena 15,476 28–40 69 March 22 Miami W 105–95 Anthony Davis (30) Anthony Davis (11) Tyreke Evans (8) Smoothie King Center 18,185 29–40 70 March 24 Brooklyn W 109–104 Tyreke Evans (33) Anthony Davis (14) Tyreke Evans (7) Smoothie King Center 14,599 30–40 71 March 26 L.A. Clippers W 98–96 Anthony Morrow (27) Anthony Davis (13) Tyreke Evans (9) Smoothie King Center 16,363 31–40 72 March 28 Utah W 102–95 Tyreke Evans (22) Alexis Ajinça (10) Tyreke Evans (15) Smoothie King Center 17,699 32–40 73 March 29 @ San Antonio L 80–96 Brian Roberts (18) Al-Farouq Aminu (10) Brian Roberts (5) AT&T Center 18,581 32–41 74 March 31 Sacramento L 97–102 Anthony Morrow (23) Anthony Davis (8) Austin Rivers (9) Smoothie King Center 15,548 32–42
April : 2–6 (home: 2–1; road: 0–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 2 @ Denver L 107–137 Tyreke Evans (27) Tyreke Evans (8) Brian Roberts (6) Pepsi Center 14,783 32–43 76 April 4 @ Utah L 96–100 Anthony Morrow (26) Davis & Stiemsma (6) Brian Roberts (6) EnergySolutions Arena 19,681 32–44 77 April 6 @ Portland L 94–100 Anthony Morrow (17) Al-Farouq Aminu (9) Tyreke Evans (8) Moda Center 20,036 32–45 78 April 9 Phoenix L 88–94 Jeff Withey (17) Evans & Stiemsma (8) Austin Rivers (8) Smoothie King Center 16,256 32–46 79 April 11 @ Oklahoma City L 94–116 Miller & Rivers (18) Austin Rivers (8) Tyreke Evans (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 32–47 80 April 12 @ Houston L 104–111 Luke Babbitt (24) Austin Rivers (10) Austin Rivers (6) Toyota Center 18,372 32–48 81 April 14 Oklahoma City W 101–89 Tyreke Evans (41) Tyreke Evans (9) Tyreke Evans (8) Smoothie King Center 17,024 33–48 82 April 16 Houston W 105–100 Tyreke Evans (25) Luke Babbitt (8) Tyreke Evans (10) Smoothie King Center 17,421 34–48
2013–14 season 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
Al-Farouq Aminu	80	65	25.6	.474	.271	.664	6.2	1.4	1.0	.5	7.2
Anthony Morrow	76	9	18.8	.458	.451	.828	1.8	.8	.5	.2	8.4
Brian Roberts	72	42	23.2	.420	.360	.940	1.9	3.3	.6	.1	9.4
Tyreke Evans	72	22	28.2	.436	.221	.771	4.7	5.0	1.2	.3	14.5
Austin Rivers	69	4	19.4	.405	.364	.636	1.9	2.3	.7	.1	7.7
Anthony Davis	67	66	35.2	.519	.222	.791	10.0	1.6	1.3	2.8	20.8
Eric Gordon	64	64	32.1	.436	.391	.785	2.6	3.3	1.2	.2	15.4
Jeff Withey	58	4	11.8	.535	.000	.712	2.6	.4	.3	.9	3.3
Alexis Ajinça	56	30	17.0	.546	.000	.836	4.9	.7	.4	.8	5.9
Greg Stiemsma	55	20	18.3	.574	.000	.594	4.1	.7	.6	1.0	2.9
Darius Miller	45	7	16.1	.440	.325	.806	1.2	1.0	.5	.2	4.4
Jrue Holiday	34	34	33.6	.447	.390	.810	4.2	7.9	1.6	.4	14.3
Jason Smith	31	27	26.8	.465		.780	5.8	.9	.4	.9	9.7
Luke Babbitt	27	2	17.5	.390	.379	.778	3.3	1.1	.3	.4	6.3
Ryan Anderson	22	14	36.1	.438	.409	.952	6.5	.8	.5	.3	19.8
Lou Amundson†	18	0	10.2	.500		.250	3.1	.3	.5	.6	2.1
Lance Thomas	5	0	8.4	.222		.500	1.4	.6	.0	.0	1.2
Josh Childress	4	0	6.0				.8	.5	.3	.0	.0
James Southerland†	3	0	9.0	.417	.600	.500	2.7	.0	.3	.7	4.7
Arinze Onuaku†	3	0	8.3	.250		.500	2.3	1.0	.0	.0	1.0
Melvin Ely	2	0	13.5	.500			.5	.0	.0	.5	3.0

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pelicans only.

Transactions

Main article: List of 2013–14 NBA season transactions

References

1. "Sports Team History". sportsteamhistory.com. December 25, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2023.