New Orleans Pelicans at Brooklyn Nets 1/15/22 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Barclays Center will play host to a Saturday night NBA battle between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Brooklyn Nets. The Pelicans (16-26) have won consecutive games and trail Portland by a half-game for tenth place in the West. On Thursday, New Orleans built a 19-point halftime lead and cruised to a 113-89 home victory versus LA.

New Orleans F Brandon Ingram tallied a game-high 24 points on 10-for-19 shooting and dished out six assists. Jonas Valanciunas contributed 18 points and 16 rebounds for the Pelicans.

The Brooklyn Nets have dropped six of their previous ten games and have fallen into a tie with Miami for second place in the East. On Thursday, Brooklyn played without All-Star F Kevin Durant during a 130-109 home loss versus Oklahoma City. The Nets (26-15) missed 25 of their 32 three-point attempts and allowed the Thunder to shoot 51 percent from the field.

Oklahoma City G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led all scorers with 33 points, ten rebounds, and nine assists. Rookie Josh Giddey added 19 points and seven assists for the Thunder.