Last January, the Pelicans lost in the Big Apple to a very bad Knicks team. Although Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday were unavailable, almost everyone expected them to beat a team that had coming into the game losers of 16 straight.
Well, the roles have somewhat flipped entering today's matinee. New Orleans has a single win against eight losses while New York is playing much closer to .500 ball than a season ago. Carmelo Anthony is healthy and averaging 23.0 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.0 threes a contest.