Pelicans aren’t surrendering series to Warriors just yet

On the eve of Tuesday night's Game 5, an event widely expected to send the Warriors dancing into the Western Conference finals and his team trudging home for the summer, New Orleans head coach Alvin Gentry offered another possibility. Gentry, speaking with reporters on a conference call Monday, insisted his Pelicans can beat the Warriors. Yes, the same Warriors who squeezed the life out of New Orleans on Sunday in Game 4, coasting to a 26-point victory. Yes, the same Warriors who are now 23-3 in the playoffs since Kevin Durant hopped aboard. Yes, the same Warriors who are 14-0 at home in the playoffs with Durant.