WASHINGTON – No NBA team is shooting three-pointers better than New Orleans (15-15) in the month of December. Only two teams – Houston and Cleveland – are playing offense at a higher rate this month. For the Pelicans to more consistently win, however, they’ll need to shore up at least two other aspects of the game, turnovers and defense.
New Orleans enters Tuesday’s tough road test in our nation’s capital having alternated wins and losses every game since a Dec. 1 defeat at Utah, which was followed up by a Dec. 2 victory in Portland, despite Anthony Davis being sidelined.