With every one of New Orleans’ other top six scorers already sidelined, the ability of the Pelicans to score enough points to win games rises significantly when Jrue Holiday is available to play. After a regular season devoid of injury absences – every DNP the point guard had received was planned rest – Holiday (sore left toe) finally missed a game due to health Thursday at Indiana, a 92-84 loss for the Pelicans.
Holiday’s status for Saturday’s game vs. Toronto (48-23) remained uncertain roughly 90 minutes prior to tip-off at the Smoothie King Center, according to Alvin Gentry.