The New Orleans Pelicans picked up their third win in a row on Thursday and will now suit up for their second straight game against the Utah Jazz on Saturday night.
The Pelicans are playing their best basketball of the season and, by no coincidence, are almost as healthy as they’ve been as well.
Dejounte Murray is back in the lineup, except for this game as they manage his injury, but he’ll be back for the next one.
Here's how the full injury report looks for the Pelicans:
Trey Alexander (G League two-way) - Out)
Hunter Dickinson (G League two-way) - Out
Trey Murphy (right shoulder contusion) - Out
Dejounte Murray (injury management) - Out
Yves Missi (left calf strain) - Questionable
Missi has been upgraded finally and skipped the doubtful step straight to questionable. James Borrego recently said that he and Murphy would be back in the next couple of games. That seems to still be the case.
Here's what the outlook is for the clearly tanking Jazz:
Jaren Jackson Jr (left knee) - Out
Walker Kessler (left shoulder) - Out
Jusuf Nurkic (nose) - Out
Vince Williams Jr. (left knee) - Out
Lauri Markkanen (right ankle, right hip) - Out
Keyonte George (right ankle) - Questionable
Almost every name that strikes any sort of fear into opponents is out or questionable. Given that Utah clearly doesn't want to win another game this season, it would be a shock to see Markkanen or George suit up.
This team is one of the main reasons that the anti-tank rules are going to be implemented.