It’s arguably the most significant game of the regular season so far for the New Orleans Pelicans, but they will be without their first- and third-leading scorers tonight against eighth-place Sacramento. Alvin Gentry confirmed during pregame Thursday that Anthony Davis (concussion) and Tyreke Evans (knee) will both be held out of the Western Conference matchup. A win tonight would bring New Orleans (16-28 entering tonight) within three games of eighth in the West behind Portland (21-26) and slice the gap between it and Sacramento (20-25) to just 2.5 games.
“He is going through the concussion protocol,” Gentry explained of Davis being unavailable to play vs.