NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The struggling Pelicans hit another low Monday night (March 17), flailing their way to a season-low points total in an embarrassing 127-81 loss to the visiting Detroit Pistons.
New Orleans made just 5 of 32 3-point shots (15.6 percent) in one of their worst shooting performances of the season. The Pelicans were 28 of 86 from the floor overall (32.6 percent).
Starting guard C.J. McCollum most embodied the futility as the Pelicans (18-50) lost their 50th game of the year. McCollum missed 14 of 15 shots -- including all seven of his 3-point attempts -- to wind up with three points in 30 minutes played.
But McCollum was hardly alone. Backcourt mate Jose Alvarado was 1 for 10 in the game, including 1 for 9 on 3-point attempts, contributing three points in his 28 minutes.
The Pelicans trailed by 31 points at halftime, 63-32. McCollum (0 for 10), Zion Williamson (1 for 7) and Alvarado (0 for 7) were a combined 1 for 24 from the floor in the first two quarters.
Cade Cunningham led Detroit (37-31) with 24 points and Simone Fontecchio added 23.
The Pistons outrebounded the Pelicans, 50-39, and shot nearly 55 percent from the field, including 13 for 35 from long distance.
New Orleans opens a three-game road trip Wednesday in Minneapolis, with the first of back-to-back games against Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
_See a spelling or grammar error in our story?_ [_Click Here_](mailto:WVUE-digitalcontent@gray.tv) _to report it. Please include the headline._
_Subscribe to the Fox 8_ [_YouTube channel_](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3ijTadOgOLbGWGC1rRy9lA?sub_confirmation=1)_._
_Copyright 2025 WVUE. All rights reserved._