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This Friday, the (33-36) New Orleans Pelicans will travel to Houston, TX to take on the (17-52) Houston Rockets. Tipoff will be at 8:00 PM EST inside the Toyota Center (Houston). This will be the third meeting between these two teams this regular season, as the Pelicans won the last battle, 119-108.
The Pelicans are coming into this one after falling to the Los Angeles Lakers, 123-108. They had issues on both ends of the court, as they will have to be more efficient in this one if they want to challenge the Rockets on the road.
The Houston Rockets are entering this game after taking down the Los Angeles Lakers 114-110. They looked solid on the offensive end of the court, as they will have to stay hot if they want to have any chance of winning this game at home!
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The New Orleans Pelicans are currently in 12th place in the Western Conference standings, as they are 13 games back from the Denver Nuggets. They are also (3-7) in their last 10 games played. On offense, they are scoring 113,9 points per game and they have shot 47.7% from the floor. This is the 16th most point scored per contest and the 12th-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the pelicans have the 21st-highest adjusted offensive rating in the NBA. CJ McCollum continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is averting 21.1 points per game on 43.4% shooting from the field. The Pelicans have also been much more successful when they are attacking the basket. They have only cashed in on 35.4% of their shots from deep, which is the 19th-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. Unfortunately, they've had issues at the charity stripe as well. They've only knocked down 78.2% o f their shots at the line, which is the 18th-highest free-throw shooting percentage.
On the defensive end of the court, the Pelicans are holding their opponents to 113.5 points per game and they've only shot 47.6% from the floor. This is the 16th most points surrendered per contest and the 17th-highest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Pelicans have the eighth lowest adjusted defensive rating in the NBA They've struggled to consistently contest shots near the rim, but their perimeter defense has been outstanding. They are forcing their opponents to shoot 34.1% from deep, which is the second-lowest three-point shooting percentage allowed. The New Orleans Pelicans are also snatching 43.6 rebounds per game, which is the 14th most.
Injury Report: Zion Williamson PF (Hamstring), Jose Alvarado PG (Shin), and E.J. Liddell SF (Knee) are out.
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