The New Orleans Pelicans have been playing without their only two top-flight talents that haven’t succumbed to season ending injures, Ryan Anderson and Jrue Holiday, for a few games now (Holiday has missed the past two and Anderson has missed every game since Anthony Davis was shut down). As a result, the Pelicans are struggling to be competitive in games, much less win them, at this point.
That should change, however, against the New York Knicks. After undergoing a coaching shakeup midway through the season, the Knicks have skidded to mediocrity after a hot start.