MEMPHIS – With the majority of the New Orleans roster about to receive a multi-day hiatus from basketball, tunnel vision and focus become of utmost importance Wednesday, when the Pelicans visit division rival Memphis (7 p.m., Fox Sports New Orleans, WRNO 99.5 FM). The Grizzlies are a perennial playoff team as it is, but even tougher in FedEx Forum, including an 18-10 home record in 2016-17. Among those 18 victories was an overtime win over New Orleans in November.
“As much as you can, (don’t) think about the All-Star break,” Pelicans forward Solomon Hill said after Wednesday’s shootaround of the required mental approach.