The New Orleans Pelicans (28-41) will host the quasi-rival Minnesota Timberwolves (28-40) on Sunday evening. The Pelicans will be looking to build momentum off Friday's surprising win over the Houston Rockets and keep their ultra-slim playoff hopes alive.
In case you’ve missed their earlier contests this season, Anthony Davis has routinely used the Pels-Wolves matchups to dispel the notion among NBA intelligencia that Karl-Anthony Towns is the better big man. He's not. In the two New Orleans wins, Davis has averaged an obscene 43.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.