The Pelicans, playing on the second night of a back-to-back, were without both Zion Williamson and CJ McCollum. Williamson recorded his first career triple double in Thursday's victory over the Suns. The Pels (16-44) could have used Williamson and McCollum in the rematch.

Pelicans star CJ McCollum had high praise for his new teammates, calling out the importance of having high-value veterans. "(Kelly Olynyk) has been great," McCollum said. "He's do

For the eighth straight home appearance, the Utah Jazz square up against the New Orleans Pelicans in a battle that puts plenty at stake for both teams' future and present as CJ McCollum and the tragically fascinating Pelicans travel to Utah.

Previous Game Starting Lineups NEW ORLEANS (16-43) Thursday win at Phoenix CJ McCollum, Trey Murphy, Zion Williamson, Karlo Matkovic, Yves Missi PHOENIX (27-32) Thursday loss vs New Orleans Tyus Jones, Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, Bol Bol, Nick Richards ...