Over the next two nights, New Orleans will face a pair of opponents the Pelicans lost to on the road earlier in the season. Fortunately for the Pelicans, they will enter the back-to-back set with a healthy roster, listing no players on Tuesday’s official injury report. New Orleans hosts Chicago at 7 p.m. Wednesday, followed by Thursday's 7:30 home tilt vs. Miami.
Two prominent members of Chicago’s rotation are not expected to return to action until after the All-Star break, including forward Lauri Markkanen (shoulder) and forward Otto Porter (back). Chandler Hutchison (personal) is out indefinitely. None of those three players appeared in Chicago’s victory over New Orleans last month in the United Center.