For the third straight game this week, Toronto faces a team they have not seen yet this season. Tonight, they get the New Orleans Pelicans.
A team that has had high expectations since trading Anthony Davis and drafting Zion Williamson first overall in 2019, New Orleans seems to finally be realizing some of their potential this year. With a 28-21 record coming into tonight, the Pelicans sit first in the Southwest Division and seventh in the Western Conference, only a half-game back from avoiding the play-in tournament.
The last time they made the playoffs was 2022, when they snuck into the last spot in the West with a below .