1) It’s another important early-season game for New Orleans (8-19) tonight, when it hosts Portland at 7 p.m. Tickets are available.
2) The first 8,000 fans in attendance will receive a Pelicans ornament.
3) After practice Tuesday, Alvin Gentry called the game vs. the Trail Blazers “important (partly) because it’s a home game.”
4) Quincy Pondexter practiced yesterday, scrimmaging with his teammates for the first time this season.
5) NBA TV’s Greg Anthony was a guest on Tuesday’s Black & Blue Report.