A look at three key numbers related to Wednesday’s game at the Smoothie King Center between Orlando and New Orleans (7 p.m. Central, Bally Sports New Orleans, ESPN Radio New Orleans 100.3 FM):
1, 2: Defensive efficiency rankings for Orlando and New Orleans since the All-Star break among the league’s 30 teams. While going 3-3 – highlighted by a 103-97 win at Toronto on Friday – the Magic have allowed just 104.9 points per 100 possessions, via NBA.com. Meanwhile, the 4-2 Pelicans were so far ahead of everyone defensively after their four post-break wins that even after giving up 138 points in Denver and 132 at Memphis on a road trip, they still rank second in that statistic (105.8). On paper,…
