This game is scheduled to begin at 2:30PM, CST.
After picking up a much needed home win against the Heat, the Pelicans are once again out on the road, this time to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves for the second time this week. Here's the injury report.
Three Pelicans listed out for Sunday game at Minnesota
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Redick still out, as usual. The only change here really is that Nickeil Alexander-Walker has joined Redick, sidelined by a hairline fracture in his wrist. Gentry punching the air knowing that now he has a good reason not to play him over Frank and Moore.
Back to the usual stuff though, it's the Wolves again. It's been such a short time since we last faced them that I won't bother running down all their statistics; the sting of the last defeat's still there. As far as I'm concerned, this is a must win game. After this we face Sacramento, who have been hot lately; we need to take this one and then beat SAC in order to compensate for the difficult games coming up (Clippers, for example).
Weirdly enough, we're actually a slightly better team on the road than at home; 14-17 on the road, compared to 13-19 at home. That's a bit strange, but hey, we're on the road tonight so I'll take it. This actually matches up well; the Wolves are also a better team on the road than at home, so getting them at home is kinda where they've been weakest. They're 11-20 on the road, but only 8-23 on their home court. Whether this will mean anything or not is entirely up to you to decide; probably not, is my take. But still, it's there.
I want to see effort tonight. If the team does want to make the playoffs, it has to start showing with some consistency. The Wolves have fewer than 20 wins. Can't lose to them twice in a week. Winning tonight would make is 2-1 on the season against them; that's the least we can do.
#WBD