New Orleans visits Minnesota on 8-game road skid
By The Associated Press••Sky F1
New Orleans Pelicans (26-55, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (48-33, sixth in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Sunday, 8:30 p. m.
EDT BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans will try to break its eight-game road slide when the Pelicans take on Minnesota. The Timberwolves are 30-21 in conference play. Minnesota is eighth in the Western Conference with 50.
1 points per game in the paint led by Julius Randle averaging 10. 2. The Pelicans are 17-33 in Western Conference play.
New Orleans has an 8-42 record against teams over . 500. The Timberwolves are shooting 48.
1% from the field this season, 0. 4 percentage points higher than the 47. 7% the Pelicans allow to opponents.