A look at three key numbers related to Thursday’s game at the Air Canada Centre between New Orleans and Toronto (6:30 p.m., Fox Sports New Orleans, WRNO 99.5 FM):
3: Rank in the NBA in defensive efficiency for New Orleans (94.9 points per 100 possessions, via NBA.com) from Nov. 3-8, spanning the team’s current, undefeated road trip. While Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins have powered the Pelicans on offense and the backboards, another key has been a stingy defense. Only Golden State (89.4) and Philadelphia (93.3) have been better defensively over that six-day span. Granted, the first two opponents on this New Orleans trek both rate as below-average clubs offensively, with Chicago ranked dead last and Dallas currently 26th, but Indiana is seventh.