The San Antonio Spurs (18-58, 15th in the Western Conference) and the New Orleans Pelicans (45-31, seventh in the Western Conference) will face off against each other on Friday at 8 p.m. EDT in a game that promises to be exciting.
The Pelicans are currently on a three-game losing streak but have a solid record of 9-6 against opponents in the Southwest Division. They rank eighth in the league in points allowed, giving up just 110.6 per game and holding opponents to 46.1% shooting. On the other hand, the Spurs are struggling within their division with a 1-13 record.
When it comes to shooting, the Pelicans are at 48.6%, while the Spurs allow opponents to shoot at 49.0%. The Spurs shoot 46.2% from the field, slightly above the 46.1% their opponents have against them this season. This will be the fourth meeting between these two teams this season, with New Orleans winning the last game behind Zion Williamson’s impressive performance of scoring 33 points alone.
In terms of recent performance, both teams have been performing well lately, with New Orleans averaging 109 points per game over their last ten games and San Antonio averaging an impressive number of injuries as well as an average score of only 110 per game over their last ten games as well as several players injured including Jeremy Sochan and Keldon Johnson for Spurs while Brandon Ingram and Jose Alvarado are out for Pelicans). Despite this, Jonas Valanciunas is shooting an impressive percentage of
