In a matchup of Southwest Division squads that have transformed themselves via significant in-season improvement, New Orleans will visit Memphis on Tuesday (6:30 p.m., TNT, 100.3 FM), the third of four meetings this season between the Pelicans and Grizzlies. After starting the season at 3-16, New Orleans has gone 24-21 since. Memphis was 9-10 overall the day after Thanksgiving, but has compiled a 35-12 mark over its last 47 games.
West play-in race: ‘Every game matters’ for New Orleans in final five weeks
CJ McCollum has been involved in a Western Conference race to the postseason every year of his NBA career, qualifying for the playoffs eight consecutive times with Portland.