San Antonio Spurs (24-31, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (14-43, 15th in the Western Conference)
New Orleans; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio plays New Orleans in Western Conference action Tuesday.
The Pelicans have gone 8-27 against Western Conference teams. New Orleans gives up 118.9 points and has been outscored by 8.4 points per game.
The Spurs are 17-19 against Western Conference opponents. San Antonio has a 5-6 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Pelicans average 110.5 points per game, 4.0 fewer points than the 114.5 the Spurs allow. The Pelicans average 112.7 points per game, 6.2 fewer points than the 118.9 the Pelicans allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: CJ McCollum is averaging 22.1 points and 3.8 assists for the Pelicans. Trey Murphy III is averaging 25.3 points over the last 10 games.
Chris Paul is scoring 9.0 points per game and averaging 3.9 rebounds for the Spurs. De'Aaron Fox is averaging 17.4 points and 3.8 rebounds over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pelicans: 2-8, averaging 117.1 points, 45.1 rebounds, 25.8 assists, 7.5 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 124.3 points per game.
Spurs: 3-7, averaging 112.5 points, 41.2 rebounds, 29.0 assists, 10.6 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.2 points.
INJURIES: Pelicans: Brandon Boston Jr.: out (ankle), Herbert Jones: out for season (shoulder), Dejounte Murray: out for season (leg).
Spurs: Victor Wembanyama: out for season (illness).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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