MEMPHIS – A look at three key numbers related to Monday’s game at FedEx Forum between New Orleans and Memphis (4 p.m. Central, TNT, ESPN Radio New Orleans 100.3 FM):
3.5, 5.5: Games behind eighth place in the Western Conference if the Pelicans win Monday against the currently No. 8 Grizzlies, then how far back they will be if they lose. While many basketball fans and media across the nation will be focused on Wednesday’s San Antonio-New Orleans matchup in the Smoothie King Center, arguably an even more important contest will take place on Martin Luther King Jr.