Let's try this again.
The Pelicans return home to the Smoothie King Center after a less than relaxing trip out East that saw losses to the Hawks, Raptors and Knicks. All three of those games featured the Pelicans leading at halftime or later. I'm not sure why they insist on running the "lose games late" play, but hey teams have tried crazier ideas.
Spoiler alert: it does indeed pay off for 'em.
Coming to town tonight are the Denver Nuggets, who are a pleasant surprise at 5-5 through 10 games. Denver had a three game winning streak going for them, including wins over Milwaukee and Houston, but that went up in smoke thanks to being on the wrong side of a 105-81 #BEATEMDOWN at Phoenix.