Pelicans-Wizards Injury Report: https://t.co/044inbnnXi
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) January 26, 2021
🏀 @SmoothieKing
So, after missing last game due to COVID protocols meaning it had to be delayed, we've had a few days since last game. The team is completely healthy, they'll be well rested, they're at home, and they're planning against a 3-10 team on the second night of a back to back missing half the roster.On Wednesday at 8 p.m. Central, New Orleans are scheduled to tip off what?s become a five-game homestand in the Smoothie King Center, facing one of the NBA?s most shorthanded rosters. Washington, which is playing at Houston tonight in the first game of a back-to-back, listed seven players as out for the game against the Rockets. That lengthy Wizards injury update includes one player sidelined by injury (Thomas Bryant is out for the season, left knee ACL), with six others unavailable due to health and safety protocols. That group consists of Deni Avdija, Davis Bertans, Troy Brown, Rui Hachimura, Ish Smith and Mo Wagner. Meanwhile, guard Raul Neto (left groin tightness) is being listed as questionable to play against Houston.
New Orleans has no players listed on its Tuesday official injury update.
If this team has any pride, this should be a steamrolling exhibition.
But of course, it's the Pelicans so we can't just pencil that in. We are, after all, only 5-10 ourselves and we've just had some trade rumours leaked surrounding multiple starters and heavy minutes getters which could always cause some discontent, and we've sucked recently. Effort has been either questionable or nonexistent on defense, and the offense has died a horrific death for huge spans of time.
There really is no excuse for not winning this game. I don't really know what else to say other than that. This is a must win if there is to any pretense of progress on this team. We have now won only one game in the last 25 days.