Overview
- Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. EST at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.
- Phoenix won the first meeting 121-98 on Nov. 10, when Grayson Allen scored 42 points.
- Injury report: Pelicans forward Herb Jones is out with a right ankle sprain, Dejounte Murray is out with an Achilles rupture, and Jordan Poole is questionable; the Suns list Grayson Allen out with a right knee issue and Jalen Green out with a hamstring strain.
- New Orleans recently posted a five-game win streak before a 141-118 loss in Cleveland and enters with a four-game home win run, powered by Zion Williamson’s 24-plus points in three straight since returning.
- Phoenix comes in off a 132-108 win over the Lakers with Devin Booker averaging 25.4 points, while the Suns’ offensive rebounding led by Mark Williams remains a consistent edge.