It also put on display a quality Alvarado spoke about earlier in the day that he said has been part of New Orleans’ success: being unconcerned with outside opinion. “I think we are OK being that crazy team,” Alvarado said at Wednesday’s shootaround. “I think we are OK with that. I think we are not playing too cool for school. … One time, a person told me, ‘It’s OK to be that crazy guy.’ I think we are OK with that.”