Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Super Bowl
The New Orleans Pelicans will visit the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday for a Western Conference clash at Paycom Center. New Orleans defeated Oklahoma City 105-101 on Nov. 28 and 128-125 on Dec. 23. Tip-off from Oklahoma City, OK, is at 8:00 p.m. ET.
NOLA, 29-28 SU and 27-30 ATS, lost to Cleveland on Friday. The Pels are 3-2 in their past five.
OKC, 27-28 SU and 34-20-1 ATS, beat Portland on Friday. The Thunder are 3-2 in their past five.
New Orleans has bounced back nicely from a ten-game losing streak, winning three of its last four. One game over .500, can the seventh-place Pelicans ride their momentum into a top-five seed in the Western Conference playoffs?
On Friday, Cleveland picked up its first win in New Orleans in over a decade, beating the Pels 118-107. The Cavaliers shot over 56 percent from the field (48-for-85) and won the rebounding battle 41-34. They dominated in the paint, scoring 70 points, and added another 21 points off turnovers. NOLA was 39-of-82 (47.6%) from the field and 20-of-25 from the free-throw line.
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The Pelicans score 115.3 points per game (11th) and shoot 48.0 percent (11th), including 35.7 percent from three (18th). They convert 78.0 percent of their free throws (17th) and average 44.2 rebounds (9th) with a +2.2 rebounding margin. New Orleans is 13th in offensive rating and 16th in effective field goal percentage (54.1%), per Dunks and Threes.
The Pelicans give up 113.6 points per game (16th), and their opponents shoot 47.5 percent from the field (18th), including 34.2 percent from long distance (1st). They're 9th in defensive rating and 18th in opponent shooting efficiency (54.5 eFG%).
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