Losers of four in their last six games, the New Orleans Pelicans have much to prove entering Friday night’s matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Fresh off a loss to the bottom-feeding Memphis Grizzlies, and with unrelenting losses to the Timberwolves, Knicks and Mavericks in recent memory, New Orleans’ following is getting louder in its longing for change. Where that change should come is a different conversation, but the Pelicans must show the focus and effort necessary to compete in the Western Conference.
New Orleans has faced Portland twice this season, splitting the season series thus far.