A look at three key numbers related to Friday’s game at the Smoothie King Center between Cleveland and New Orleans (7 p.m. Central, Fox Sports New Orleans, ESPN Radio New Orleans 100.3 FM):
29: Cleveland rank among the 30 NBA teams in offensive efficiency, as well as New Orleans rank in defensive efficiency. Something has to give Friday, when a struggling Cavaliers attack faces a Pelicans defense searching for ways to get better. Cleveland has not scored 115 points in any game since a 122-point output vs. Detroit on Jan. 27; during the same timeframe, New Orleans has allowed its opponents to tally 115 points or more 15 times in 22 games, including nine of its last 10 contests (the only exception was Miami scoring 103 on March 4).