New Orleans Pelicans: 3 takeaways from Game 1 vs. Warriors

2. Stars have to play like stars

As mentioned, Davis and Rondo did their part, and while this was a loss everyone took part in, it ultimately falls on the shoulders of Jrue Holiday in the end.

He just wasn’t there tonight, and his offensive output has been the life blood of this playoff run. He was a horrid 4-of-14 Saturday night for 11 points in the end, and despite that being a poor shooting performance, it is the amount of shots he took that was truly the worst stat of the night.

If the Pelicans want to compete in this series, they need the fight fire with fire, which means Jrue Holiday needs to be shooting the ball closer to 20 or more times per contest.

Volume is the only way to get the type of offensive output they will need.