Oklahoma City Thunder (17-5, first in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (5-18, 14th in the Western Conference)
New Orleans; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City visits New Orleans in Western Conference action Saturday.
The Pelicans have gone 3-9 against Western Conference teams. New Orleans currently has the NBA's worst offense averaging only 104.3 points per game.
The Thunder are 13-5 in Western Conference play. Oklahoma City is fourth in the Western Conference scoring 115.5 points per game and is shooting 46.3%.
The Pelicans are shooting 43.6% from the field this season, 1.3 percentage points higher than the 42.3% the Thunder allow to opponents. The Thunder average 13.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.7 fewer makes per game than the Pelicans give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Ingram is averaging 23.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists for the Pelicans.
Luguentz Dort is scoring 9.6 points per game and averaging 4.5 rebounds for the Thunder.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pelicans: 1-9, averaging 103.3 points, 43.4 rebounds, 23.3 assists, 10.7 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.5 points per game.
Thunder: 7-3, averaging 114.5 points, 44.9 rebounds, 26.2 assists, 11.3 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 103.3 points.
INJURIES: Pelicans: Zion Williamson: out (hamstring), Daniel Theis: day to day (neck), Jose Alvarado: out (hamstring), Jordan Hawkins: out (back).
Thunder: Chet Holmgren: out (hip), Ousmane Dieng: out (finger), Jaylin Williams: out (hamstring), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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