A look at three key numbers related to Saturday’s game at Oracle Arena between New Orleans and Golden State (7:30 p.m. Central, Fox Sports New Orleans, WRNO 99.5 FM):
28.0: Nikola Mirotic’s scoring average over the past two games, tallying 25 and 31 points vs. Memphis and Phoenix, respectively. The newly-beardless forward picked an excellent time to put together his best two-game stretch since joining the Pelicans, with 31 points being the most he’s scored in any game with New Orleans. Over the pair of wins, Mirotic shot 8/16 (50 percent) from three-point range, as well as 21/37 (56.