A look at three key numbers related to Saturday’s game at the Smoothie King Center between Minnesota and New Orleans (8:30 p.m., ESPN, WRNO 99.5 FM):
4: Pelicans rank in the NBA among 30 teams in offensive rating since Jrue Holiday made his season debut Friday vs. Portland. Over that five-day span, New Orleans has scored 112.7 points per 100 possessions (via NBA.com), a rate that only trails the Clippers, Golden State and San Antonio during the same timeframe. Holiday is averaging 19.3 points, 6.7 assists and 1.3 steals, despite logging only 26.7 minutes per game.