After ending 2021 having won five out of six, the New Orleans Pelicans have dropped two in a row to start the new year.
The Pelicans lost on the road to the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks last Saturday before falling to Utah on Monday night at home in the Smoothie King Center.
Now the Phoenix Suns, last season’s Western Conference champions, come to New Orleans rested and ready while the Pels prepare to play for the third time in four nights.
The good news is that the Pelicans are essentially at full strength.