The New Orleans Pelicans (15-16) should be eager to recover from consecutive bitter losses on the schedule when they face the Orlando Magic (11-21) on Friday evening. The game is going to be another early start at 6 p.m. Central, so be sure to tune in an hour earlier than usual to either Fox Sports New Orleans or WRNO 99.5 FM.
Back in October, the Pelicans fell to the Magic 115-99, but at the time Orlando was one of the hottest teams in the Eastern Conference. Twelve games into the season, the Magic sported an 8-4 record and they were one of the better early stories in the NBA.