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New Orleans Pelicans chasing first win of ’19-’20 vs. Golden State Warriors

By Willie Lutz

NEW ORLEANS, LA -OCTOBER 25: Brandon Ingram #14 of the New Orleans Pelicans high fives teammate Lonzo Ball #2 on October 25, 2019 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE via Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA -OCTOBER 25: Brandon Ingram #14 of the New Orleans Pelicans high fives teammate Lonzo Ball #2 on October 25, 2019 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Riding three straight losses to begin the regular season, the New Orleans Pelicans will need to knock-off the Golden State Warriors to avoid an 0-4 start.

Tonight at home, a pair of winless teams face-off at the Smoothie King Center, as the 0-3 New Orleans Pelicans play host to the 0-2 Golden State Warriors. While neither team is off to the start they’d hoped, one will leave the floor with their first win of the season in the bag.

Scheduled for a 7 p.m. CT tip-off in New Orleans, Lousiana, the team will hope for a better fate than their 116-123 loss in their home opener against the Dallas Mavericks.

Last season against the Warriors, the New Orleans Pelicans took their lumps, going 0-3 against the eventual Western Conference Champions. This year, they won’t be able to call on Kevin Durant or Klay Thompson to help combat New Orleans.

Jrue Holiday sat out Saturday’s 123-126 loss against the Houston Rockets with an apparent left knee sprain and is questionable to play tonight against the Warriors.

Without Holiday on the floor, Alvin Gentry and his Pelicans coaching staff will have to continue leaning on Brandon Ingram to lead the team.

Contributing 27.3 points per contest, Ingram is averaging the eighth-most points in the league to start the 2019-2020 season. He’s also averaging 9.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.7 blocks, and is shooting 52.6% from three-point territory.

The team will have the challenge of stoping one of the best-scoring backcourts in the NBA, going up against the dynamic duo of D’Angelo Russell and two-time MVP, Steph Curry.

Tickets are still available to tonight’s clash, one that could ultimately play a role in playoff positioning later in the season.

How to Watch Golden State Warriors @ New Orleans Pelicans

For fans watching the New Orleans Pelicans from Louisiana, the team will play on Fox Sports New Orleans.

National viewers with an appropriate channel package can catch tonight’s game on NBA TV.

If fans don’t have a cable package and still want to catch the New Orleans Pelicans all season long, they can subscribe to a FuboTV premium account, allowing fans to watch their birds go to battle.

How to Listen to Golden State Warriors @ New Orleans Pelicans

Want to listen to tonight’s call from the radio? If you’re in the New Orleans media market, tune into 100.3 FM tonight and all season long to hear the New Orleans Pelicans call.

Not in New Orleans but still want to listen? Sign up for a TuneIn premium account to catch the Pelicans tonight on air.

What to check-out to get yourself prepared for tonight’s game

Scott Kushner of Nola.com calls on Jrue Holiday to boost his early-season performance, as the veteran is off to a slow start to his eleventh year in the NBA.

Lonzo Ball is breaking out of his shell in the NBA now as a member of the New Orleans Pelicans, as Preston Ellis of The Bird Writes points out.

Averaging 27.3 points per game to start the 2019-2020 season, Brandon Ingram talked to USA Today about how he’s learning to thrive in the absence of Zion Williamson.

Next. Alvin Gentry must get this team to come together. dark

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