Eight games are going to happen on Monday night in the NBA but I'm going to talk about the match between New Orleans Pelicans and Golden State Warriors. The Pelicans currently are the 8th seed in the Western Conference with 9 wins and 7 losses but the Warriors are in 11th place with 8 wins and 9 losses. In this game, I'm taking the Pelicans and they will cover the handicap.

It's a big day for the Pelicans because Zion Williamson will be back on the roster after missing 3 games. Both teams met a few weeks ago in New Orleans, the home team won and Golden State was without Stephen Curry, Kley Thompson and Draymond Green. The situation is exactly the same today because the BIG 3 will rest while Kevon Looney and Andrew Wiggins are questionable. The Pelicans will be at full strength.

Last night Golden State earned its first victory on the road as they beat the Rockets by only 7 points although Klay Thompson had 41 points and Stephen Curry added 33. Without them, there's no chance that the Warriors will be able to compete in this game as New Orleans has the 10th-best defense in the league this season. Even with Curry and Thompson, the Warriors have only the 13th-best offense away from home but they are the 2nd-worst on defense! It's not like Golden State has some hidden gems on the bench.

The Big 3 will rest but other players will be on the court. This is going to be Golden States' 3rd game in 4 nights but the Pelicans were able to rest 2 days before this game. This is going to be New Orleans' 6th and last game in this home stretch and they have won 3 games and lost 2. They lost to Portland and Boston but were able to beat Chicago, Memphis and Houston.

Golden States' roster will be very thin and despite the 1st victory on the road, they are still terrible away from home with 8 losses in 9 games. The Pelicans will be at full strength and they will be eager to get back on the floor and dominate the opponent. In the recent matchup, the Pelicans won and I'm very confident that it is going to happen again.

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周一晚上NBA将有八场比赛，但我今天要说的是新奥尔良鹈鹕队和金州勇士队之间的比赛。鹈鹕队目前以9胜7负排名西部第8，而勇士队则以8胜9负排名西部第11。在这场比赛中，我选择鹈鹕队，他们会填补劣势。

这对鹈鹕来说是重要的一天，因为在缺席了三场比赛之后，锡安·威廉姆森将回归球队。两队几周前在新奥尔良交手，主队获胜，勇士没有斯蒂芬·库里、克莱·汤普森和德拉蒙德·格林。今天的情况也完全一样，因为三巨头将会休息，而鲁尼和维金斯则有问题。鹈鹕队将全力以赴。

昨晚金州勇士队赢得了首场客场胜利，他们仅以7分的优势击败了火箭，尽管克莱·汤普森得到41分，斯蒂芬·库里得到33分。没有他们，勇士根本没有机会在这场比赛中竞争，因为新奥尔良本赛季的防守在联盟中排名第十。即使有库里和汤普森，勇士的客场进攻也只排在第13位，但他们的防守却是第二差的!金州勇士队的板凳上并没有什么隐藏的宝石。

三巨头将休息，但其他球员将在球场上。这将是勇士在4个晚上的第三场比赛，但是鹈鹕在这场比赛前两天可以休息。这将是黄蜂队在主场的第六场也是最后一场比赛，他们已经赢了3场，输了2场。他们输给了波特兰和波士顿，但却击败了芝加哥、孟菲斯和休斯顿。

金州勇士队的阵容将非常薄弱，尽管他们在客场取得了第一场胜利，但他们在客场的表现仍然很糟糕，9场比赛8负。鹈鹕将全力以赴，他们将渴望回到场上，控制对手。在最近的比赛中，鹈鹕赢了，我非常有信心，这将再次发生。