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1 New Orleans Pelicans (31-44) vs. Atlanta Hawks (26-48). Regular Season Game #76 Home Game #37. Smoothie King Center New Orleans, LA. March 26, 2019 7:00 (CT). TV: FSNO; Radio: WRNO FM. Follow us on Twitter: 2018 -19 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE. [G] ELFRID PAYTON 10/17. 10/19. at HOU. vs. SAC. W, 131-112. W, 149-129. 1/9. 1/12. vs. CLE W, 140-124. at MIN L, 110-106. #4 Louisiana-Lafayette (5th Season) 6-4 185 10/23 vs. LAC W, 116-109 1/14 at LAC W, 121-117. 2018 -19 Averages Notables Last Game 10/26 vs. BKN W, 117-115 1/16 at GSW L, 147-140. Native of Gretna, LA (1st season with NOP). 10/27 vs. UTA L, 132-111 1/18 at POR L, 128-112. ppg Career-high 16 assists 3/15 vs. POR, 3/16 vs. PHX. 10/29 at DEN L, 116-111 1/21 at MEM W, 105-85. 5 consecutive triple-doubles from 3/10 at ATL-3/18 4 pts, 8 asts, 4 rbs, 1 stl 10/31 at GSW L, 131-121 1/23 vs. DET L, 98-94. apg at DAL, becoming 5th player in NBA history to do so.

2 (3/24 vs. HOU) 11/1 at POR L, 132-119 1/24 at OKC L, 122-116. rpg 11/3 at SAS L, 109-95 1/26 vs. SAS L, 126-114. Averaging points, assists and spg rebounds since All-Star break. 11/5 at OKC L, 122-116 1/29 at HOU W, 121-116. Ranked 2nd in NBA in assists since All-Star break. 11/7 vs. CHI W, 107-98 1/30 vs. DEN L, 105-99. 11/10 vs. PHX W, 119-99 2/2 at SAS L, 113-108. [G] FRANK JACKSON 11/12. 11/14. at TOR. at MIN. W, 126-110. L, 107-100. 2/4. 2/6. vs. IND L, 109-107. at CHI W, 125-120. #15 Duke (1st Season) 6-3 205 11/16 vs. NYK W, 129-124 2/8 vs. MIN W, 122-117. 2018 -19 Averages Notables Last Game 11/17 vs. DEN W, 125-115 2/9 at MEM L, 99-90. Made first career start 1/29 at HOU. 11/19 vs. SAS W, 140-126 2/12 vs. ORL L, 118-88. Has scored in double figures in nine straight 11/21 at PHI L, 121-120 2/14 vs. OKC W, 131-122. 19 pts, 6 asts, 3 rbs, ppg games, including 11 of his last 13 contests. 11/23 at NYK L, 114-109 2/22 at IND L, 126-111.

3 1 stl 11/24 at WAS L, 124-114 2/23 vs. LAL W, 128-115. rpg Career-high 25 points 2/2 at SAS. Averaging points on .468 shooting from the (3/24 vs. HOU) 11/26 vs. BOS L, 124-107 2/25 vs. PHI L, 111-110. apg floor, .365 from three, and rebounds since 2/27. 11/28 vs. WAS W, 125-104 2/27 at LAL L, 125-119. 11/30 at MIA L, 106-101 3/1 at PHX W, 130-116. [F] KENRICH WILLIAMS 12/2. 12/3. at CHA. vs. LAC. W, 119-109. L, 129-126. 3/2. 3/4. at DEN W, 120-112. at UTA W, 115-112. #34 TCU (1st Season) 6-7 210 12/5 vs. DAL W, 132-106 3/6 vs. UTA L, 114-104. 2018 -19 Averages Notables Last Game 12/7 vs. MEM L, 107-103 3/8 vs. TOR L, 127-104. Made first career start 2/4 vs. IND. 12/9 at DET W, 116-108 3/10 at ATL L, 128-116. Career-high 16 rebounds 1/29 at HOU (first player 12/10 at BOS L, 113-100 3/12 vs. MIL L, 130-113. ppg since Blake Griffin w/ 16+ rebounds in one of first 15 12/12 vs. OKC W, 118-114 3/15 vs.)

4 POR L, 122-110. career games). 2 pts, 7 rbs, 1 ast, 2 stls 12/16 vs. MIA L, 102-96 3/16 vs. PHX L, 138-136 (OT). rpg Averaging points, rebounds, assists (3/24 vs. HOU) 12/19 at MIL L, 123-115 3/18 at DAL W, 129-125 (OT). apg 12/21 at LAL L, 112-104 3/20 at ORL L, 119-96. and steals since 1/29. Ranks 5th among rookies in RPG since 1/29. 12/23 at SAC L, 122-117 3/24 vs. HOU L, 113-90. 12/26 at DAL L, 122-119 3/26 vs. ATL 7:00 *. First career double-double 2/9 at MEM. 12/28 vs. DAL W, 114-112 3/28 vs. SAC 7:00 *. [F] ANTHONY DAVIS 12/29. 12/31. vs. HOU. vs. MIN. L, 108-104. W, 123-114. 3/31. 4/3. vs. LAL 5:00 *. vs. CHA 7:00 *. #23 Kentucky (7th Season) 6-10 253 1/2 at BKN L, 126-121 4/5 at PHX 9:00 *. 2018 -19 Averages Notables Last Game 1/5 at CLE W, 133-98 4/7 at SAC 8:00 *. Ranked 3rd in NBA in BPG, 9th in RPG, 10th in 1/7 vs. MEM W, 114-95 4/9 vs. GSW 7:00 *. ppg PPG, 13h in SPG. [all times Central].

5 Rpg 12 pts, 10 rbs, 1 ast, * - Denotes Coverage by FSNO. Shooting .517 from the field. apg 1 stl, 1 blk # - Denotes Coverage by ESPN. 37 double-doubles (12th in NBA). ^ - Denotes Coverage by NBATV. spg PER (2nd in NBA). (3/24 vs. HOU) % - Denotes Coverage by TNT. bpg 2019 All-Star Reserve. All-Star Weekend: Feb. 15-17, Charlotte, [F] JULIUS RANDLE ROSTER NOTES/INJURIES: Trevon Bluiett (Right Thumb #30 Kentucky (4th Season) 6-9 250 Surgery), Jrue Holiday (Lower Abdominal Strain) and 2018 -19 Averages Notables Last Game E'Twaun Moore (Left Quadriceps Contusion) are OUT. Shooting .522 from the field (23rd in NBA). PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: Dairis Bert ns (Die-Russ Bear- ppg Ranked 21st in the NBA in RPG. 15 pts, 3 rbs, 2 asts tahns), Trevon Bluiett (TRAY-vahn BLUE-it), Ian (EE-an). rpg 28 double-doubles (19th in NBA). (3/24 vs. HOU) Clark, Cheick Diallo (Sheck Dee-ALL-oh), Jrue (Drew). apg Career-high 45 points 3/15 vs.

6 POR. Holiday, E'Twaun (EE-TWON) Moore, Jahlil Okafor (JAH- leel OH-ka-for). 2018 -19 NEW ORLEANS REGULAR SEASON RECORDS RECENT TRANSACTIONS: 3/20: Claim Christian Wood off RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME waivers, waive Jason Smith. 3/2: Sign Dairis Bert ns. 2/28: Waive Tim Frazier. 2/15: Relieve Dell Demps of duties as GM, OVERALL 31-44 18-18 13-26 1-1 name Danny Ferry Interim General Manager. 2/8: Waive SW DIVISION 8-8 4-4 4-4 1-0 Markieff Morris 2/7: Acquire Stanley Johnson, Jason Smith and WESTERN 21-26 13-10 8-16 1-1 four second round draft picks from Milwaukee in exchange for Nikola Miroti ; Acquire Markieff Morris and 2023 second round EASTERN 10-18 5-8 5-10 draft pick from Washington in exchange for Wesley Johnson. *see pg. 13 for complete transaction log PELICANS ON THE AIR. All 82 regular season games, the entire preseason and the Pelicans' playoff contests will be heard on the team's flagship station WRNO.

7 FM in New Orleans, as the Pelicans enter their second of a multi-season agreement with iHeartMedia, Inc. Sean Kelley is in his 14th season as the radio voice of the Pelicans, while John DeShazier is in his seventh season as color analyst. Kelley & DeShazier will also host a weekly Thursday night coach's show with Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry. PELICANS 2018 -19 HEAD-TO-HEAD WIN GRID: A B B C C C D D D G H I L L M M M M N O O P P P S S T U W T. T K O H H L A E E S O N A A E I I I Y K R H H O A A O T A O. L N S A I E L N T W U D C L M A L N K C L I X R C S R A S T. W 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 31. L 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 44. TONIGHT'S OPPONENT Atlanta Hawks Southeast Division 2018 -19 Regular Season Match-ups (CT). Mar. 10, 2019 at ATL, L 128-116 Mar. 26, 2019 vs. ATL, 7:00 Pelicans vs. Hawks All-Time Record 19-17. 2017-18 Regular Season Match-ups 2018 -19 Record 0-1.

8 Nov. 13, 2017 vs. Atlanta, W 106-105 Jan. 17, 2018 at ATL, L 94-93 Home Record 12-6. Away Record 7-11. Last 5 Games 2-3. Last 10 Games 4-6. New Orleans recorded their largest margin of victory in the series vs. the Hawks on 1/21/11 with a 41-point win at Atlanta, 100-59. On 2/2/15, New Orleans ended Atlanta's 19-game winning streak in their 115-110 home win. In their first game of the season, Julius Randle and Frank Jackson each scored a team-high 23 points for New Orleans in the loss, while ELFRID PAYTON recorded a triple-double with 15. points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Atlanta had seven players finish in double figures in their win over New Orleans earlier this season, with Kevin Huerter scoring a game-high 27 points, going 11-of-18 from the field, including 4-of-7 from deep .John Collins added 23 points and 10 rebounds, while Alex Len recorded 19 points and nine rebounds Rookie point guard Trae Young registeres 10.

9 Points, 10 assists and five rebounds for Atlanta in the win. Alvin Gentry is 15-13 (.535) against the Hawks Lloyd Pierce is 1-0 ( ) all-time against New Orleans. PELICANS-HAWKS CONNECTIONS. Pelicans Assistant Coach Fred Vinson played for the Atlanta Hawks during part of the 1994-95 season and collegiately at Georgia Tech. Hawks Head Coach Lloyd Pierce served as an assistant coach in Philadelphia during Pelicans C Jahlil Okafor's tenure with the 76ers Okafor was also briefly teammates with Hawks G Justin Anderson in Philadelphia. Pelicans Associate Head Coach Darren Erman and Assistant Coach Joe Boylan were both members of the coaching staff in Golden State during Hawks G. Kent Bazemore's tenure with the team. Pelicans Assistant Coach Mike Penberthy and Hawks Assistant Coach Greg Foster were both members of the 2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers team that won the NBA Championship. Pelicans Interim General Manager Danny Ferry served as the General Manager with the Hawks from 2012-15.

10 Pelicans G ELFRID PAYTON and Hawks C Alex Len were briefly teammates in Phoenix during the 2017-18 season. NEXT OPPONENT Sacramento Kings Pacific Division 2017-18 Regular Season Match-ups (CT). Pelicans vs. Kings Oct. 19, 2018 vs. Sacramento, W 149-129 Dec. 23, 2018 at Sacramento, L 122-117. All-Time Record 31-26. Mar. 28, 2019 vs. Sacramento 7:00 Apr. 7, 2019 at Sacramento 8:00 2018 -19 Record 1-1. Home Record 20-9. 2017-18 Regular Season Match-ups Away Record 11-17. Oct. 26, 2017 at Sacramento, W 114-106 Dec. 8, 2017 vs. Sacramento, L 116-109 (OT) Last 5 Games 2-3. Jan. 30, 2018 vs. Sacramento, L 114-103 Mar. 7, 2018 at Sacramento, W 114-101 Last 10 Games 5-5. New Orleans scored a franchise record 149 points in their home opener against Sacramento on 10/19 Additionally, the 77 points after halftime was a Pelicans franchise record for second-half points. Sacramento erased a 19-point deficit to earn the come-from-behind victory on 12/23 The 19-point lead is the sixth largest surrendered in a loss in Pelicans franchise history.