LA Clippers vs. New Orleans Pelicans
5 THINGS TO KNOW
- Last Matchup: 10/30/2022 | LAC 91 - NOP 112 | N.Powell: 18 PTS - C.McCollum: 22 PTS
- The Clippers are 5-2 at home so far this month. They are outshooting opponents from the field by an average of 4.8 percent per home game in March, the third-best mark by any team this month (Milwaukee +5.0%, Memphis +5.2%).
- Kawhi Leonard (28.0 PPG, 2.13 SPG) is the only player in the NBA to be averaging at least 25.0 points per game and 2.00 steals per game this month.
- Bones Hyland played 26 minutes and posted a season-high +32 in Thursday’s win. When Hyland plays and records a positive plus/minus this season, his teams have a record of 14-1 (.933) with the only loss coming on February 26 to Denver (+8).
- Eric Gordon, who ranks fifth all-time in threes made for the Pelicans (421), is currently the only player in NBA history to make 75+ threes both for and against (78) the Pelicans in their career.
STATS:
2022-23 OPPONENT COMPARISON
| PPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | |
| LAC | 112.9 | .473 | .377 | .782 | 43.5 | 23.4 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 14.1 |
| NOP | 114.0 | .478 | .356 | .786 | 43.6 | 25.8 | 8.4 | 4.1 | 14.6 |