6:08 pm
August 1

Pelicans v. Clippers

Who will WIN this matchup?

New Orleans Pelicans (28-37)

Los Angeles Clippers (44-21)

 

Current odds:

New Orleans Pelicans: (+185)

Los Angeles Clippers: (-225)

 

• The line for this game is Clippers by 5 points.

• The Clippers lost their first game of the seeding schedule to the Lakers, 103-101, when Paul George’s last-second jumper missed. That happened just a couple of hours after the Pelicans lost to the Utah Jazz, 106-104, when Brandon Ingram’s last-second jumper missed in the game that tipped off the resumption of the season.

• The Clippers are short-handed as Lou Williams is in quarantine and Montrezl Harrell is tending to a family matter. They gave up 29 points off turnovers against the Lakers.

• New Orleans had won eight of its last 13 games before the season was interrupted and rolled to victories in each of its three scrimmages leading up to the game against the Jazz. After a slow start it appeared to be building on that momentum when it built a 16-point lead against Utah. But the Pelicans’ offense went cold in and they were outscored 27-17 in the fourth quarter as Rudy Gobert’s two free throws broke a tie and made the difference with six seconds left. Brandon Ingram, who led New Orleans with 23 points, missed a 3-pointer in the final second.

• Rookie Zion Williamson was on a minutes restriction after missing all three scrimmages because he was tending to a family emergency. He wasn’t on the floor at the end because he had reached his minutes limit set by the team’s medical staff. Williamson, the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, missed the first 44 games of the season after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery. He said he felt healthy and in good condition as the season resumed.

 

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