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Pelicans shootaround update: Starter minutes may increase in final scrimmage

As tip-off approaches in seven-plus hours for the final New Orleans scrimmage game, it’s uncertain how many minutes Pelicans starters will log vs. Milwaukee (7 p.m., Fox Sports New Orleans, 100.3 FM), but guard Jrue Holiday indicated that there may be an increase.

“I don’t know our minutes tonight, but I expect it to be similar to a regular game,” Holiday said after Monday morning shootaround. “Probably up there with the (normal) averages, just to prepare for these next (seeding) games.

Holiday, who only played 16 and 13 minutes, respectively, vs. Brooklyn and Denver, is averaging a team-high 34.