The New Orleans Pelicans (12-16) host the Phoenix Suns (17-10) Friday night as they look to get themselves back on track after a gut check loss at the hands of the Portland Trail Blazers last time out.
The hope is the late game failures from Wednesday’s loss translate into a valuable teaching moment, one in which Stan Van Gundy’s men pocket away and execute stronger down the stretch next time out. That said, battling against a Suns team which is playing really well next — they’ve won nine of their last 11 games — New Orleans will certainly have to be up for the challenge.