New Orleans and Atlanta to meet in cross-conference matchup

Atlanta Hawks (3-3, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (1-4, 14th in the Western Conference)

New Orleans; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta visits New Orleans for a non-conference matchup.

New Orleans finished 26-56 overall with a 17-24 record at home during the 2025-26 season. The Pelicans averaged 115.5 points per game last season, 20.1 on free throws and 33.3 from deep.

Atlanta finished 46-36 overall with a 22-19 record on the road last season. The Hawks averaged 118.5 points per game while shooting 47.4% from the field and 37.1% from 3-point range last season.

INJURIES: Pelicans: Dejounte Murray: day to day (personal), Yves Missi: out (knee), Jordan Poole: day to day (ankle).

Hawks: Henri Veesaar: out for season (acl), Mouhamed Gueye: out (foot).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.