Houston Rockets0-0atNew Orleans Pelicans0-0

Fri, Mar 19, 8:00 PM EDTSmoothie King Center, New Orleans, LAGCSEN · Pelicans+ · SCHN/SCHN+

40/ 100

Late Menu3rd of 6 tonight

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Where to watch

Local TV: NOPGCSENHOUSCHN/SCHN+in-market
Team streams: NOPPelicans+in-market
League Pass: Live out of market
Radio: HOU790 AM / 740 AMSiriusXMNOPWWL 870 AM / 105.3 FM

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What to know before tip

Rest edge: HOUTravel tax: HOU3 in 4: both

HOU has the rest edge with 47.5h between tipoffs, 23.5h more than NOP.
HOU is carrying the heavier travel load at 317 mi from its previous stop.
Both teams are navigating a 3 in 4 spot, which raises the fatigue floor on each side.
HOU is in game 1 of 4 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.
Schedule context makes this worth a look.

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Who's in, who's out

HOU

2 day-to-day

DTDJulian PhillipsFIllness · targeting Oct 21
DTDSteven AdamsCCalf — Soreness · targeting Oct 21

NOP

Clean report

No players listed on the injury report. Everyone on the roster is expected to be available.

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Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	HOU	NOP
Record	0-0	0-0
Days rest	1 day edge	B2B
Hours rest	47.5h	24h
Rest swing	+23.5h	-23.5h
Travel in	317 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	0h	0h
Body clock	0h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 4	Homestand · 3 of 3
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	3 in 4	B2B3 in 4
Fatigue Index	3 edge	4

marks the side with the edge in that row.

NOP carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 4 vs. HOU's 3.

How each side got here317 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

HOU

317 mi

Houston, TXNew Orleans, LA

HOU came from Houston, TX with 317 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Houston, TX to New Orleans, LA

NOP

0 mi

New Orleans, LANo travel

NOP stayed in New Orleans, LA between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in New Orleans, LA

Where this game sitsroad 1 of 4 vs homestand 3 of 3

Where this game sits in the run

HOU

Road trip

HOU is on game 1 of 4 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 4

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles2,127 mi

NOP

Homestand

NOP is in game 3 of 3 on this homestand.

Game in segment3 of 3

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi