1) Houston spoiled the Pelicans debuts of DeMarcus Cousins and Omri Casspi, pulling away for a 129-99 victory last night.
2) Watch postgame reaction from Cousins, who scored 27 points and stuffed the stat sheet in other categories, as well as individual highlights. Unfortunately for New Orleans, Casspi sustained a broken right thumb in the fourth quarter and will be out 4-6 weeks.
3) New Orleans (23-35) remained 2.5 games out of eighth place in the Western Conference, due to Denver’s loss Thursday at Sacramento. The Pelicans will practice this morning in Metairie, then depart for Dallas in the afternoon.