Speaking of 5 things, New Orleans (16-11) will try to make it five wins in a row Tuesday, when it hosts Memphis (6-19) at 6:30 p.m. in the Smoothie King Center. Tickets are available here.
TNT has the exclusive TV broadcast of Tuesday’s Southwest Division matchup, with Grizzlies guard Ja Morant expected to make his 2023-24 season debut. Bally Sports will return Thursday with live coverage of New Orleans’ game at Cleveland. Pelicans radio pregame coverage begins tonight at 6 on 99.5 FM.
Read Monday’s injury report, which included one status update for New Orleans. In addition to Morant, Memphis had a handful of other players who were out for Monday's loss at Oklahoma City.
Read about the bench’s recent impact in Monday’s practice report.
Listen to Monday’s Pelicans Podcast, featuring a discussion about NOLA’s recent surge and its climb up the Western Conference standings. The Pelicans moved to No. 12 in NBA.com’s power rankings. Writer John Schuhmann noted that New Orleans will "have a rest advantage in all three of their games this week."