The New Orleans Pelicans welcome the Utah Jazz to the Crescent City Friday for their first and only preseason game at home. After an uneven performance on Wednesday against the Chicago Bulls that ended in a come from behind victory, New Orleans will look to work out the kinks on both sides of the basketball — specifically on defense.
Unfortunately, the Jazz won’t make things any easier for NOLA, as they rarely do. Utah comes into the season as a sleeper NBA Finals contender out of the loaded Western Conference for some, after back-to-back eliminations at the hands of the Houston Rockets.