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Murphy, Pelicans square off against the Thunder
By The Associated Press
New Orleans Pelicans (12-36, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City
Thunder (37-10, first in the Western Conference)
Oklahoma City; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Western Conference foes Oklahoma City and New Orleans square off
on Tuesday.
The Thunder are 28-6 against conference opponents. Oklahoma City ranks seventh
in the Western Conference with 25.4 assists per game led by Shai
Gilgeous-Alexander averaging 6.2.
The Pelicans are 6-25 in Western Conference play. New Orleans is 2-3 in games
decided by less than 4 points.
The Thunder are shooting 49.2% from the field this season, 0.8 percentage
points higher than the 48.4% the Pelicans allow to opponents. The Pelicans
average 6.9 more points per game (114.8) than the Thunder allow their opponents
to score (107.9).
The teams square off for the third time this season. The Thunder won 126-109 in
the last matchup on Nov. 18. Chet Holmgren led the Thunder with 26 points, and
Jeremiah Fears led the Pelicans with 24 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Holmgren is shooting 57.1% and averaging 17.8 points for the
Thunder. Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 30.9 points over the last 10 games.
Trey Murphy III is scoring 22.2 points per game with 6.0 rebounds and 3.7
assists for the Pelicans. Zion Williamson is averaging 21.1 points and 6.5
rebounds while shooting 63.0% over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Thunder: 7-3, averaging 119.3 points, 42.4 rebounds, 24.2
assists, 8.6 steals and 7.5 blocks per game while shooting 49.6% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 109.0 points per game.
Pelicans: 4-6, averaging 114.8 points, 45.5 rebounds, 24.8 assists, 8.8 steals
and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 116.7 points.
INJURIES: Thunder: Ajay Mitchell: out (hip), Nikola Topic: out (groin), Jalen
Williams: out (thigh), Alex Caruso: out (adductor), Thomas Sorber: out for
season (knee), Isaiah Hartenstein: out (calf).
Pelicans: Dejounte Murray: out (leg).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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