A look at three key numbers related to Monday’s game at the Smoothie King Center between Golden State and New Orleans (6:30 p.m. Central, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Radio New Orleans 100.3 FM):
11-4: New Orleans record in 2020-21 when it hands out 30-plus assists, which was the case again Saturday, as the Pelicans needed all 34 of their dimes to hold off a pesky Minnesota club en route to a 140-136 overtime victory. Oddly, nine of the 15 instances of 30 or more assists have occurred on the road for New Orleans, which has a better record in the Smoothie King Center (17-16) than in away games (12-19).