1) The upcoming slate for New Orleans is a relatively daunting one. Week 3 of the NBA schedule for the Pelicans (1-6) consists of the first three games of a four-game Western Conference road trip, with the finale occurring at the start of Week 4 (at Dallas on Nov. 8). The Pelicans will play at Phoenix (2-3) on Tuesday, followed by a Wednesday back-to-back at Sacramento (3-3) and a Friday game at Golden State (5-1). All games this week are late-night affairs tipping off at 9 p.m. Central.
2) The Pelicans will practice this afternoon at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center, prior to traveling to Arizona. Check Pelicans.com later for a Monday practice report, as well as the latest injury report.
3) Tuesday’s opponent, Phoenix, currently holds the No. 10 spot – which represents the final play-in berth – in the Western Conference standings. The Suns are two games ahead of New Orleans.
5) In case you missed it, New Orleans dropped a hard-fought game 123-117 to New York on Saturday. Watch postgame reaction from Willie Green, Josh Hart and Devonte’ Graham.