The New Orleans Pelicans host the Los Angeles Lakers on the Smoothie King Heart on Saturday evening. One of many hottest groups in basketball proper now, the Lakers have received 4 straight video games to enhance their total file to 8-4 within the NBA season.
The story is far totally different for the Pelicans, who picked up a win towards the Denver Nuggets on Friday, however had already misplaced their final six video games. These struggles for New Orleans have been as a result of accidents, as Zion Williamson, Dejounte Murray, Herb Jones, CJ McCollum and different key contributors have all missed time.
Forward of this recreation towards Los Angeles, New Orleans revealed its damage report and Williamson stays out with a left hamstring pressure.
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Damage report ⬇️#Pelicans | @MorrisBartLLC https://t.co/yXsKAJdlG1
– New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) November 16, 2024
Williamson is joined on the damage report by Murray, McCollum, Jones, Jose Alvarado, Jordan Hawkins and Trey Murphy. As for Los Angeles, the star duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis are anticipated to be out there, since Davis is listed as possible on the damage report and James will not be listed in any respect.
Accidents presently have the Pelicans on the backside of the Western Convention standings, a number of share factors above the fifteenth seed Utah Jazz. This is not the place they anticipated when buying Murray this offseason, but it surely’s the present actuality for the Pelicans.
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