While Utah supposedly has the greatest snow on earth, Mother Nature has been spreading the precious white fluff to brand new areas this week.

SO THEY GOT YOUR TOTALS HERE LOOKING AT ABOUT SIX AND A HALF PLUS INCHES. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE SWATHS OF A LOT OF THAT SNOW HAPPENED. FOR US. THIS IS GOING TO BE RIGHT IN THAT METRO AREA. THE BAYOU HOUMA SAW TEN INCHES PLUS ESTIMATES BASED OFF THE RADAR,

A rare winter storm has turned the South into an unlikely winter wonderland this week, giving cities like New Orleans more snow in a day than Salt Lake City has received all season.

You know the world has truly turned upside down when Utahns look to the heavens in search of snow, while folks on the bayou deal with blizzard conditions.

The Pelicans were 29th in scoring average during the 2024 portion of this season (106.7 ppg), but are 10th since Jan. 1, nearly adding 10 points a night to their average output at 116.3.

The NBA has postponed Wednesday night’s game in New Orleans between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Pelicans after a historic winter storm dumped about a foot of snow in the Big Easy.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the New Orleans Pelicans vs. Memphis Grizzlies NBA game to be played on January 24, 2025 on ESPN.

Green 0-2 1-2 1, Murphy III 6-15 8-10 24, Theis 2-4 0-0 4, McCollum 18-31 4-4 45, Murray 8-24 8-8 26, Matkovic 1-2 0-0 2, Robinson-Earl 0-1 0-0 0, Alvarado 1-5 0-0 3, Hawkins 5-8 5-5 18. Totals 41-92 26-29 123.

New Orleans takes on the Memphis Grizzlies after CJ McCollum scored 45 points in the Pelicans' 123-119 overtime victory over the Utah Jazz.

Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has been ruled out for Friday night's game at the Memphis Grizzlies. Williamson sat out Monday night's victory over Utah with a non-COVID illness and New Orleans announced on Thursday that he would remain out on Friday “due to return to play reconditioning from illness.

The Pelicans trailed by 25 points before rallying, mostly behind McCollum, to win their fourth straight and seventh in the last 10. It's been an incredible midseason turnaround for New Orleans, which has gone 12-32 while battling through a rash of key injuries and illnesses.