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OAKLAND – Roughly 90 minutes before tip-off, Pelicans Coach Monty Williams said Tyreke Evans and Jrue Holiday remain game-time decisions Monday. Both players are making their final preparations and trying to be on the floor. If both play, Evans would start at point guard, with Holiday coming off the bench, as has been the case recently. If Evans is sidelined, Norris Cole will start.
“The backup plan is to do what we did in the second half,” Williams said of Cole beginning the third quarter on the floor due to Evans sustaining a first-half injury. “We’ll play Norris at point guard.