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Alvin Gentry Says Game 4 Will Be Toughest Game Pelicans Have Ever Had

Tim DanielsMay 4, 2018

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry is expecting a monumental challenge when the team attempts to level its Western Conference Semifinals series against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday.

Marcus Thompson of The Athletic passed along comments Gentry made after the Pelicans scored a 119-100 Game 3 win at the Smoothie King Center after dropping the first two contests on the road.

"Game 4 will be the toughest game we've ever had," he said.

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It's likely a make-or-break situation for New Orleans. Going down 3-1 with two of the remaining three games at Oracle Arena, where the Warriors went 29-12 during the regular season, would create a hole the Pelicans probably wouldn't climb out of.

Evening the series at two would at least give the underdogs a puncher's chance against the reigning NBA champions.

Another monster game from Anthony Davis after he recorded 33 points, 18 rebounds, four steals and three assists Friday would be a major step in the right direction.