New Orleans Pelicans (30-30, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. New York Knicks (34-27, sixth in the Eastern Conference)
New York; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Knicks -3; over/under is 225.5
BOTTOM LINE: New York takes on the New Orleans Pelicans after Julius Randle scored 46 points in the New York Knicks' 115-109 victory over the Washington Wizards.
The Knicks are 16-15 in home games. New York is 8-4 in one-possession games.
The Pelicans are 10-20 in road games. New Orleans averages 114.8 points while outscoring opponents by 1.3 points per game.
TOP PERFORMERS: Randle is scoring 25.1 points per game with 10.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists for the Knicks. Jalen Brunson is averaging 26.8 points and 5.5 assists over the past 10 games for New York.
CJ McCollum is averaging 21.2 points and 5.9 assists for the Pelicans. Jonas Valanciunas is averaging 14.9 points and 9.7 rebounds over the last 10 games for New Orleans.
LAST 10 GAMES: Knicks: 7-3, averaging 116.2 points, 45.0 rebounds, 22.0 assists, 5.3 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.7 points per game.
Pelicans: 4-6, averaging 113.4 points, 42.7 rebounds, 25.3 assists, 8.3 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.8 points.
INJURIES: Knicks: Evan Fournier: out (illness).
Pelicans: E.J. Liddell: out (knee), Zion Williamson: out (hamstring), Dyson Daniels: day to day (ankle).
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
