After completing their six-game homestand with a 3-3 record, including two dominant wins over the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Clippers, the New Orleans Pelicans find themselves with an opportunity to claw their way back into the Western Conference playoff picture.
The Pelicans trail the tenth place Memphis Grizzlies by 1.5 games as they take off on a three-game road trip starting with a stop in Portland where they will face the Blazers twice in three nights.
Going on the road has not been kind to the Pelicans, where they have won just five of 17.