New Orleans hosts Brooklyn on 3-game home slide

Brooklyn Nets (4-5, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (3-7, 14th in the Western Conference)

New Orleans; Monday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans plays Brooklyn looking to end its three-game home skid.

New Orleans went 49-33 overall a season ago while going 21-19 at home. The Pelicans averaged 27.0 assists per game on 42.5 made field goals last season.

Brooklyn went 32-50 overall with a 12-29 record on the road last season. The Nets averaged 110.4 points per game last season, 15.8 from the free-throw line and 39.9 from beyond the arc.

INJURIES: Pelicans: Trey Murphy III: day to day (hamstring), Zion Williamson: day to day (hamstring), CJ McCollum: out (adductor), Herbert Jones: out (shoulder ), Dejounte Murray: out (hand), Jordan Hawkins: out (back).

Nets: Bojan Bogdanovic: day to day (foot), Day’Ron Sharpe: out (hamstring), Trendon Watford: day to day (hamstring), Ben Simmons: day to day (back).

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