Pelicans vs Clippers
Definition
A professional basketball matchup between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Los Angeles Clippers, two teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA), often shorthand for their games filled with high-flying dunks and sharp defensive cuts.
Slang in sports culture for any intense Pelicans-Clippers contest, evoking imagery of seabirds dive-bombing against fast-sailing clipper ships—or just really good hoops.
Examples
The Pelicans vs Clippers game turned into a feathered frenzy when Zion Williamson posterized Kawhi Leonard mid-air.
Forget rock-paper-scissors; in LA, it's all about Pelicans vs Clippers, where the birds try not to get clipped.
Streamed the Pelicans vs Clippers thriller last night—those Clippers cut through the defense like discount barber shears on a bad hair day.
Predicting Pelicans vs Clippers: if Ingram drops 40, New Orleans flies south with the win; otherwise, the Clippers sail away victorious.