1) New Orleans (23-37) hosts Detroit at 7 p.m. in the Smoothie King Center. Tickets are available here. DeMarcus Cousins will miss Wednesday’s game due to a one-game suspension for triggering the technical foul penalty, with 18 this season.
2) On a team off day, Cousins and Anthony Davis served as celebrity grand marshals of Zulu.
3) Every game is key at this stage for the Pelicans, who are four games out of eighth place in the Western Conference. Denver (27-33) holds the No. 8 spot, increasing its lead by winning at Chicago on Tuesday.