A look at three key numbers related to Wednesday’s game at the Smoothie King Center between Washington and New Orleans (8 p.m. Central, Fox Sports New Orleans, 100.3 FM):
5: League-low home games played by New Orleans, which is 2-3 in Louisiana this season. While numerous teams have already reached double figures in home games (Brooklyn leads the league with 13 tilts at Barclays Center), the Pelicans have not played in the Smoothie King Center for 19 days. Although there’s no doubt that homecourt advantage has been less of a factor in 2020-21 throughout the NBA, at least partly due to many arenas having no fans in attendance, New Orleans would love to capitalize on a five-game homestand and an upcoming stretch in which 11 of the next 15 contests will take place at home.