New Orleans Pelicans (13-38, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (22-28, 11th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte will try to keep its three-game home win streak alive when the Hornets play New Orleans.

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With the NBA trade deadline officially a week away, the Pelicans are one of the teams at the forefront of rumors around the league.

Philadelphia hosts the New Orleans Pelicans after Tyrese Maxey scored 40 points in the Philadelphia 76ers' 113-111 victory against the Sacramento Kings.

The Grizzlies played without leading scorer Ja Morant (19.5 points per game), who missed his fourth straight game because of an elbow sprain, and Zach Edey (ankle), who averages 13.6 points and a team-best 11.1 rebounds.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 29 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder snapped a two-game losing skid with a 104-95 win against the New Orleans Pelicans.

Derik Queen registered another 20-point performance on Friday, leading the Pelicans to a home victory over the Grizzlies.

The Pelicans were playing the second game of a back-to-back after beating the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night at the Smoothie King Center. The Pels had won three of their four games since interim coach James Borrego started using the lineup of Zion Williamson, Murphy, Herb Jones, Bey and Derik Queen.