It should be a very interesting night of NBA action as 12 games are going to happen. New Orleans Pelicans will host the defending champions Golden State Warriors. The Pelicans have played 7 games out of which the team has won 4 while the Warriors have played 9 games but won only 3. The situation is very rough for the champions as they have lost 4 straight games and 5 out of the last 6. This will be the Golden State's last road game on this 5 game trip. The Warriors lost to the Hornets, Pistons, Heat and Magic on the last night. The Warriors had 16 point lead but blew it.

This will be the Pelicans' only 3rd home game this season. In the last 5 games, they have split wins and losses. If we look at this dynamic, then tonight they should get the victory. Two days ago New Orleans was very close to beating the Lakers as the Pelicans had 3 points lead with 8 seconds left in the regulation. Los Angeles missed the shot and Dyson Daniels could seal the win but he missed both free throws with 1.4 seconds left. The Lakers made a three-pointer and won in overtime.

There are plenty of things that put the Pelicans as the favorites and why they should cover the handicap. New Orleans will be back at full strength as Brandon Ingram and Herb Jones both are listed as probable after missing a few games. Their depth is very good because there are 9-10 players that can be relied on every game.

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr at the start of the season spoke about not keeping players on the floor for too many minutes. Last night Stephen Curry played 38 minutes, Klay Thompson had 34 minutes but Andrew Wiggins had 32. Only Thompson missed their last back-to-back game and he probably won't play tonight also. At the same time, it shouldn't be a surprise if Curry misses this one too.

Advanced stats are in favor of the Pelicans too. New Orleans is 5th best team on offense (115) while the Warriors are in the 13th position (112.8). The biggest difference is on defense as the Pelicans have 12th best defense (109.9) but Golden State is 14 spots below in the 116.8 positions. Both teams score the most points this season (118.3 - Pelicans, 118.8 - Warriors) but the Pelicans allow 112.6 points while Golden State allows league-worst 122.2 points.

Golden State doesn't have the best start to the season. They will end the long trip and probably just want to get faster home. The Pelicans are very motivated to get back on the winning track as they blew an ideal opportunity to beat the Lakers. The Pelicans are healthy and they are playing so much better as I don't see any chance for Golden State in this game.

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这将是一个非常有趣的NBA之夜，因为将有12场比赛。新奥尔良鹈鹕队将主场迎战卫冕冠军金州勇士队。鹈鹕打了7场比赛，其中4胜，而勇士打了9场比赛，但只赢了3场。对于卫冕冠军来说，形势非常艰难，他们已经连输了4场比赛，在最近6场比赛中输了5场。这将是勇士队5场客场之旅的最后一场客场比赛。勇士在最后一晚输给了黄蜂、活塞、热火和魔术。勇士队本来领先16分，但却把比分搞砸了。

这将是鹈鹕本赛季唯一的第三场主场比赛。在过去的5场比赛中，他们平分胜负。如果我们从这个动态来看，那么今晚他们应该获得胜利。两天前，鹈鹕在常规赛还剩8秒时还领先3分，鹈鹕差一点就能击败湖人。湖人投丢了球，戴森·丹尼尔斯本可以锁定胜局，但在比赛还剩1.4秒时，他两次罚球都不中。湖人队投中三分，在加时赛中获胜。

有很多事情可以证明鹈鹕是夺冠热门，他们也有理由克服不利条件。由于布兰登·英格拉姆和赫伯·琼斯在缺席了几场比赛后都被列入了可能的名单，新奥尔良将会恢复到全员状态。他们的深度非常好，因为每场比赛都有9-10名球员可以依靠。

勇士主教练史蒂夫·科尔在赛季初谈到不要让球员在场上呆太长时间。昨晚斯蒂芬·库里打了38分钟，克莱·汤普森打了34分钟，安德鲁·维金斯打了32分钟。只有汤普森缺席了上一场背靠背的比赛，今晚他可能也不会上场。与此同时，如果库里错过了这一球，也不应该感到意外。

先进的数据也对鹈鹕有利。新奥尔良在进攻端排名第五(115)，而勇士排在第13位(112.8)。最大的区别在于防守，鹈鹕的防守排在第12位(109.9分)，而金州勇士的防守排在116.8分，比鹈鹕低14位。两支球队本赛季得分最高(鹈鹕118.3分，勇士118.8分)，但鹈鹕只丢了112.6分，而金州勇士只丢了联盟倒数的122.2分。

金州勇士本赛季的开局并不是最好的。他们将结束长途旅行，可能只是想更快地回家。鹈鹕非常有动力回到胜利的轨道上，因为他们错失了击败湖人的绝佳机会。鹈鹕很健康，他们打得好多了，我看不出勇士在这场比赛中有任何机会。