Over the past 23 games played, the 101 points New Orleans allowed to Phoenix on Feb. 3 is tied for the fewest by a Pelicans opponent. The Suns were pressured into 18 turnovers and shot just 8/35 from three-point range, with the latter number being a major outlier for New Orleans’ perimeter defense recently.
As New Orleans (12-16) prepared for its Friday rematch vs. Phoenix (17-10), Brandon Ingram said the team is focused on trying to repeat some of those positives at the defensive end. The Pelicans have produced drastically different results lately at each end of the court, ranking No.