A look at three key numbers related to Wednesday’s game at the Smoothie King Center between Indiana and New Orleans (7 p.m., Fox Sports New Orleans, WRNO 99.5 FM):
7: More wins for New Orleans this season (41) compared to all of 2016-17, when the Pelicans finished 34-48. Indiana is also one of the NBA’s most improved squads, just a win shy of matching last season’s victory total. The Pacers were a No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs a year ago with a 42-40 record, but are now 41-30 and have the inside track at a top-four seed, currently in fourth place.