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New Orleans Pelicans forward Nikola Mirotic (3) reacts after sinking a 3-point basket in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards in New Orleans, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Davis, Holiday lead Pelicans past Wizards 125-104

By Brett Martel - Associated Press

Miller helps lift Louisiana-Lafayette over New Orleans in OT

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FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2018, file photo, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees reacts after throwing a touchdown pass during the first half of the team's NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons in New Orleans. The record-setting quarterback will go for an 11th straight win after a season-opening loss, when the Saints visit the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)

Saints’ winning streak should ring bell for opposing Cowboys

By SCHUYLER DIXON - Associated Press

New Orleans Pelicans forward Nikola Mirotic (3) attempts to block Boston Celtics center Al Horford (42) at the basket in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, La. Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. (Max Becherer/The Advocate via AP)

Irving’s 26 points lead Boston past Pelicans, 124-107

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

Tornado warnings in southeast Louisiana; no damage reported

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New York Knicks guard Emmanuel Mudiay (1) on the fast break with New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday (11) in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Howard Simmons)

Knicks beat Pelicans, win consecutive games for first time

By JEFFREY BERNSTEIN - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) hugs tight end Dan Arnold (85) after the two connected on a touchdown reception in the second half of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons in New Orleans, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Saints win 10th straight, eliminate Falcons in NFC South

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 30, 2017 file photo, Dr. John performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans. The New Orleans-born musician celebrated his 77th birthday last Nov. 21 in the French Quarter. But he was apparently a year early. Publicist Karen Beninato said she looked into it after talking to friends and relatives of the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Famer. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

Turns out, Dr. John marked his 78th birthday a year early

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) knocks the ball away from Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) during the second half on an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018, in Philadelphia. The 76ers won 121-120. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)

Embiid, 76ers top Pelicans after Davis’ missed free throw

By AARON BRACY - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) talks with running back Mark Ingram (22) in the second half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Bill Feig)

Looks like a mismatch: Saints offense vs Falcons defense

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

Prosecutors won’t seek death penalty in witness’s 2012 death

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

New Orleans Pelicans forward Julius Randle (30) shoots against San Antonio Spurs center Jakob Poeltl (25) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Monday, Nov. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Davis, Randle lead Pelicans past Spurs, 140-126

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

Dallas Cowboys kicker Brett Maher and teammates celebrate his field goal for a 22-19 victory over the Atlanta Falcons as time expired in an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, in Atlanta. Falcons' Julio Jones lies on the ground after trying to block the attempt. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Brett Maher boots FG on final play, Cowboys beat Falcons 22-19

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz (11) walks off the field after turning the ball over on downs in the second half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Drew Brees, Saints singe sinking Eagles, 48-7

By Brett Martel - Associated Press

Denver Nuggets forward Mason Plumlee, right, blocks the ball against New Orleans Pelicans forward Julius Randle (30) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Veronica Dominach)

Davis scores 40, leads the Pelicans past the Nuggets 125-115

By LES EAST - Associated Press

New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) slam dunks in front of New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (26) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Davis scores 43 points, Pelicans rally to beat Knicks

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

NBC to use studio personnel to announce Thanksgiving game

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Bryant’s 19 points help UAB hold off New Orleans, 75-68

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FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2012, file photo, New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith appears before an NFL football game against the New York Giants in East Rutherford, N.J. A Louisiana appellate court is set to hear the case of Cardell Hayes, the man convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting retired New Orleans Saints star Will Smith. In the appeal, Hayes’s attorneys say the judge in the case should have granted a new trial because a witness who contacted the defense a day after Hayes' conviction said he had heard two guns at the time of the shooting. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)

Appeals court hears case of ex-Saints star Smith’s killer

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2018, file photo, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Brandon Marshall, left, hauls in a touchdown pass in the end zone as Denver Broncos defensive back Bradley Roby (29) looks on during the second half of an NFL football game in Denver. One week after signing, then losing receiver Dez Bryant to an injury, the Saints welcomed another aging star, Brandon Marshall, to their receiver corps. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

With Saints, Marshall plans to rediscover “greatness.”

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press