A look at three key numbers related to Monday’s game at the Smoothie King Center between Sacramento and New Orleans (8 p.m. Central, Bally Sports New Orleans, ESPN Radio New Orleans 100.3 FM):
6: Consecutive games in which rookie two-way contract signee Naji Marshall has logged at least 22 minutes of playing time for New Orleans, including making three starts. The 23-year-old’s most important contribution during that span came Sunday, when he delivered 15 points, seven rebounds and four assists to help the Pelicans rally from behind and win at Cleveland. Stan Van Gundy called Marshall his team’s MVP of the victory, an assessment Marshall’s teammates must have agreed with, because they presented the Xavier (Ohio) product with the game ball in the locker room after the buzzer in Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.