After posting a 2-3 record on their most recent road trip, the New Orleans Pelicans return to the friendly confines of the Smoothie King Center, where they’re 17-5 overall, to face the Miami Heat tonight.
The team has performed remarkably well up to this point, defending home court and beating sub-.500 teams the vast majority of time. However, it’s legitimate to ask whether they can maintain that pace.
The Pelicans are 7-5 in games when Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram have both been unavailable but have lost four of their last six without them.