The New Orleans Pelicans (24-16, 7-11 Away), one of the league’s top scoring teams, travel to face the Washington Wizards (17-23, 10-7 Home) on Monday. New Orleans lost to the Dallas Mavericks 127-117 at American Airlines Center on Saturday, their third loss in a row away from home.
Jonas Valanciunas was a top performer in defeat with 25 points, 10 rebounds, and three assists. The Pelicans are two games back in the Western Conference, currently sitting in third. Washington dropped their last game on Friday at Paycom Center, falling to the Oklahoma City Thunder 127-110.
Kyle Kuzma had 23 points and seven assists in the losing effort to lead the team. The Wizards are 11th in the Eastern Conference. This is the first meeting of the season between the teams. New Orleans and Washington split their matchups last season, each team winning one game.
The Pelicans won the last meeting 127-102 at Smoothie King Center in November 2021. Brandon Ingram led the Pelicans with 26 points. Bradley Beal had 23 points in the loss.
Zion Williamson is averaging 26.0 points per game to lead the Pels in scoring this season. Meanwhile, Valanciunas is grabbing 9.6 rebounds per game, and CJ McCollum is dishing 6.0 assists.
Kristaps Porzingis (21.9 ppg) and Kuzma (21.4) have powered the Wizards’ offense. Porzingis also has posted 9.0 rebounds per game. Monte Morris has distributed 5.3 assists per game. The Pelicans are averaging 117.1 points per game, ranking as one of the most explosive offenses in the NBA (4th).
The Pelicans are only 1-9 in their last 10 games at Capital One Arena.In the last 10 games, New Orleans is 6-4 with an average margin of +1.5 (116.3-114.8). Washington has also gone 6-4 over the last 10, scoring 117.0 points per game on average while allowing 111.8 (+5.2 margin).
PELICANS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Naji Marshall: 24.2 | 15.7 | +8.5
Larry Nance Jr.: 8.0 | 15.7 | -7.7
Rebounds per game:
Larry Nance Jr.: 8.0 | 5.7 | +2.3
WIZARDS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Bradley Beal: 13.0 | 31.5 | -18.5
Points per game:
Rui Hachimura: 17.8 | 13.2 | +4.6
Bradley Beal: 8.0 | 22.9 | -14.9
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
NO Pelicans (+105)
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