The New Orleans Pelicans (25-33) will host the Oklahoma City Thunder (37-19) on Thursday evening and the game will be nationally televised on TNT. The contest marks the NBA’s final matchup on the schedule before the start of All-Star weekend in Charlotte.
As for the two teams competing, they couldn’t be headed in more different directions. The Pelicans season is lost, with Anthony Davis announcing he wants out more than two weeks ago and New Orleans sits six and a half games out of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.