Coming off a pleasant, albeit sloppy, win over the Los Angeles Clippers, the New Orleans Pelicans try to win consecutive games for the third time this young NBA season. Fortunately, New Orleans gets as sure of a bet as they’ll find on the schedule with the 2-11 Hawks making their one and only trip to the Smoothie King Center.
The Hawks have been a disaster this season. Co-owners of the worst record in basketball, Atlanta’s bringing up the rear in the Eastern Conference. Atlanta opened up the 2017-18 season with a win over the equally inept Mavericks, but lost 11 of their next 12 games, though they did mix in a surprise win over the Cavaliers, so shrug?