PORTLAND – After being sidelined for the past two games, New Orleans guard E’Twaun Moore will be back in action Wednesday against Portland, returning from a left ankle sprain. This will be Moore’s 73rd appearance of the regular season, which ranks third on New Orleans (33-48) behind Solomon Hill (tonight will be 80 for the small forward) and Anthony Davis (75).
Other notes from pregame at Moda Center:
New Orleans’ starting five in its finale will be Tim Frazier, Jrue Holiday, Hill, Dante Cunningham and Alexis Ajinca. The Pelicans will finish the campaign having used 28 different starting lineups; tonight’s combination has gone 0-2 this season.