Spurs at Pelicans 11/19/18 - NBA Picks & Predictions

On Monday, the San Antonio Spurs play the back half of a back-to-back when they visit the New Orleans Pelican. The Spurs host Golden State on Sunday before visiting New Orleans. San Antonio lost its third straight on Thursday falling to the Los Angeles Clippers 116-111.DeMar DeRozan led the Spurs in the loss with 34 points. Rudy Gay came off the bench to score 19.

New Orleans won its second straight on Saturday with a 125-115 won over the Denver Nuggets. Anthony Davis led the Pelicans with 40 points in the win. Davis made 10 field goals in the game and hit 20 of his 21 free throws. The Pelicans forward also pulled down eight rebounds and handed out eight assists. DeMar DeRozan leads the Spurs in scoring and assists with averages of 25.6 points and 6.3 assists per game. The second leading scorer and leading rebounder is LaMarcus Aldridge with averages of 17.4 points and 11.0 rebounds per game. As a team, San Antonio is shooting 44.2% from the field and 37.2% from 3-point territory.

Anthony Davis is leading the Pelicans in scoring, rebounding and blocks with averages of 27.5 points, 12.7 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game. Jrue Holiday is leading the team in assists with an average of 9.3 per game. Nikola Mirotic is the second leading scorer and second leading rebounder with averages of 19.6 points and 11.4 rebounds per game. New Orleans is shooting 47.9% from the field and 35.4% from three-point territory.