Pelicans and Zion Williamson to host Thunder At Smoothie King Center. The Thunder will want to move on from a 106-114 loss at home to the San-Antonio Spurs, a game in which Chris Paul was solid with 31 points (12-of-18 shooting), 7 assists and 5 threes made.
The Pels are coming off a 138-117 home win over the Portland Trail-Blazers. Zion Williamson contributed 31 points (10-of-17 shooting), 5 assists and 6 offensive rebounds. JJ Redick was on point last game, providing 20 points (5-of-10 from the field) and 4 threes made.
Will Zion Williamson replicate his 31-point performance in the last game’s win over the Blazers? This season the Pelicans lost all of the 3 head-to-head matchups between the teams. The Thunder has outscored 3 times out of the previous 3 matchups between the teams. Both teams will be featuring their full lineups with no crucial players sitting out the contest.
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The Pelicans are averaging 14.17 threes made, while the Thunder are averaging only 10.444. Widening this gap in the three-point shooting will be key for the Pelicans to win.
Both the Pelicans and the Thunder had 2 days to rest before this game. The Pels are in the midst of a 3 game road trip. Get all the Pels tickets with no fees at TickPick. Top seats to New Orleans Pelicans vs. Oklahoma City Thunder at Smoothie King Center starting from 11 dollars!
