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Nets vs Pelicans
/nɛts vəs ˈpɛlɪkənz/
Definition
1
A head-to-head matchup in the National Basketball Association (NBA) between the Brooklyn Nets and the New Orleans Pelicans, often shorthand for their games filled with high-flying dunks and defensive webs.
2
Internet slang or sports ticker reference to an NBA contest where the Nets' urban grit clashes with the Pelicans' bayou flair, typically sparking memes about fish nets and bird brains.
Examples
The Nets vs Pelicans thriller went into overtime, proving basketball is just fishing with hoops.
I bet my lunch on Nets vs Pelicans, now I'm eating feathers and regret.
Nets vs Pelicans was less a game and more a nature documentary gone wrong.
Streamers hyped Nets vs Pelicans like it was the apocalypse, but it ended in a predictable splash.