New Orleans Pelicans vs Washington Wizards: NBA Live Stream, Schedule, Probable Lineups, Injury Report, Form Guide, Head to Head, January 28, 2023

The game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Washington Wizards will take place at Smoothie King Center on January 28 at 8:00 PM ET.

New Orleans Pelicans in a file photo (Image credits: Twitter)
By Niranjan Shivalkar | Jan 28, 2023 | 3 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

New Orleans Pelicans      

The New Orleans Pelicans will welcome the Washington Wizards to Smoothie King Center for an NBA game on Saturday. The Pelicans lost 102-111 in their last game over the Timberwolves. CJ McCollum scored 25 points and Jonas Valanciunas added 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Pelicans, who lost their sixth straight and dropped their ninth in 12 games since star forward Zion Williamson went out with a right hamstring injury.

New Orleans’ frustration boiled over in the middle of the fourth quarter when Jose Alvarado was called for a loose-ball foul and then assessed a technical when he bounced the ball hard off the floor. “I disagreed with the foul and the technical that Jose got and kind of voiced my displeasure with it and was pretty animated,” Green said calmly afterward.

Green began shouting and gesticulating angrily and was assessed a technical foul. He had to be restrained by assistants as he continued lambasting officials and was ejected for the first time in his two seasons as a head coach with his second technical. The crowd stood and roared in support of Green as he walked toward the tunnel.

Washington Wizards

The Wizards on the other hand won 103-108 against the Rockets in their last game. Kyle Kuzma scored 20 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter to help the Washington Wizards rally for a 108-103 victory over the Houston Rockets Wednesday night.

The Wizards trailed by as many 19 points and were down by 10 to open the fourth quarter before Kuzma took over. They scored the first eight points of the fourth to start a 15-2 run that gave them an 86-83 lead with about eight minutes left. The Wizards made five free throws in that span and Kuzma had 10 points with two 3-pointers.

Tari Eason made a layup for Houston after that before Kuzma made two more 3-pointers in less than a minute to power an 8-0 run that pushed Washington’s lead to 94-85. “We’ve seen it from him,” Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr. said. “Once he gets going he’s shooting into a big bucket. We needed it. We trust to put the ball in his hands in these moments and he’s come up big for us.”

Probable Lineup

New Orleans Pelicans: Brandon Ingram, Trey Murphy III, Jonas Valančiūnas, CJ McCollum, Herb Jones

Washington Wizards: Kyle Kuzma, Corey Kispert, Daniel Gafford, Bradley Beal, Delon Wright

Injury Report

New Orleans Pelicans: Dyson Daniels, Zion Williamson, E.J. Liddell

Washington Wizards: Kristaps Porzingis

New Orleans Pelicans vs Washington Wizards Schedule

The game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Washington Wizards will take place at Smoothie King Center on Saturday, January 28 at 8:00 PM ET.

Where to watch the New Orleans Pelicans vs Washington Wizards?

The match between the New Orleans Pelicans and Washington Wizards will be telecast live on Bally Sports New Orleans, Fox Sports New Orleans, NBC Sports Washington.

CountryChannelDate and Time
United StatesBally Sports New Orleans, Fox Sports New Orleans, NBC Sports Washington.January 28 (8:00 PM ET)

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