The New Orleans Pelicans came up with a big victory at home last night against a shorthanded Clippers’ squad in Paul George’s spectacular debut.
Now, can they avoid the South Beach flu on the second night of a back-to-back against Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat?
Erik Spoelstra’s squad is led by ‘Most Improved’ candidate and anchor Bam Adebayo on the defensive end, who engineers their third-rated defense.
Offensively, the Heat are the league’s second-best at sharing the ball with the NBA’s second-highest assist per made field goal (fifth in assists overall).