1) New Orleans (6-17) spent Sunday in Oregon and will visit Portland tonight at 9 p.m. Central in the Moda Center, the second stop on a five-game road trip. Check Pelicans.com later for coverage of shootaround and pregame. The game will be carried live by Fox Sports New Orleans and WRNO 99.5 FM.
2) The trip began Saturday with a tough 98-94 loss in Chicago. Alvin Gentry spoke about the defeat and his team’s effort.
3) The Pelicans are 4.5 games behind eighth-place Utah in the Western Conference. Coincidentally, the Jazz are the next opponent (Wednesday) on this NOLA road trip.