Riding a six-game losing streak into the night, the fourteenth-place New Orleans Pelicans are looking to get back on track on Thursday Night.
It’s been a rough couple of weeks for New Orleans Pelicans fans. Two weeks ago, the team picked up their fourth win in five games against the Phoenix Suns, only to get crushed by the elites of the Western Conference in the six games that followed.
Hoping to get right on friendly soil against an opponent they’ve already toppled on the road, the Pelicans will host Phoenix tonight in the Big Easy.
Tonight’s game is set for a 7 p.m. CT tip-off from New Orleans at the Smoothie King Center.
After a rough performance on Tuesday against the Dallas Mavericks, where the Pelicans jumped to an early lead only to allow Luka Dončić to scored 36 points with 18 rebounds in just three quarters as his team ran to a 118-97 lead.
To put it in simple terms, the Pelicans can’t afford another embarrassing loss tonight against Phoenix.
Needing a victory to start climbing up from their 6-15 start and 14th-place standing in the West, the New Orleans Pelicans need their shotmakers to step up again.
Last time out against the Phoenix Suns, the New Orleans Pelicans snuck away with a 124-121 victory in what was an ugly defensive night for all in attendance. Brandon Ingram posted a great 28 point, 8 rebound, 5 assist performance as the team held Devin Booker to just 19 points.
Two others who were sharp last time out against the Suns were J.J. Redick, who had 26 points and crushed the Suns from three, and Jrue Holiday, who held Booker in check while scoring 23 points with 9 assists.
Helping their cause, it seems the team will have their secret weapon back on the floor against the Suns. Kenrich Williams has given the Pelicans immense two-way edge, starting 11 games and playing in the first 19 of the season. They’ll be happy to have him back in the fold tonight.
How to watch Phoenix Suns @ New Orleans Pelicans:
Fans in the New Orleans media market who have an appropriate cable package can catch their Pelicans on a Fox Sports New Orleans Broadcast.
Don’t have a cable package but still want to watch New Orleans Pelicans games? Fubo TV has a package to make sure you can catch all the NBA action this season.
How to listen to Phoenix Suns @ New Orleans Pelicans:
As always, tonight’s game will be featured on a broadcast on ESPN Radio New Orleans 100.3 FM.
If you want to hear calls all season but aren’t close enough to the city to catch the action, sign up for a Tune In premium account to make sure you can hear the game.
Stories around the team to get you ready for all of tonight’s action:
On the mothership at Pelican Debrief, Micah Wimmer breaks down why fans are going to wait a little longer for Zion, while Willie Lutz picks his favorite games of December.
For Nola.com, Scott Kushner explains that New Orleans Pelicans fans aren’t getting the product they were promised so far this season.
Our friends over at The Bird Writes have an important piece on Lonzo Ball, who Oleh Kosel wants to be more of a point guard and less focused on the scoring aspect of his game.
Check out this gallery, as New Orleans Pelicans players, coaches, and front office staff hosted Thanksgiving at a local mission.