After a very difficult stretch to open the season the schedule lightens up ever so slightly in December for the New Orleans Pelicans. Anthony Davis and company face just three back-to-backs during the month of December although the opponents each time are no cake walk.
December continues to lack legitimate cupcakes and starts off with three championship contenders; the Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets, and Cleveland Cavaliers. LeBron James against Anthony Davis finds its way to a national TV broadcast on ESPN. In order to accommodate ESPN the start time has been pushed back from the traditional 7:00 PM tip off to 8:30 PM.