New Orleans Pelicans vs. Phoenix Suns Watch Live Stream Free Online NBA 2013 From U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix at 10:30 PM ET
The Suns will try to turn it around Friday night when they host another team that is banged up and has found wins hard to come by lately, the Pelicans.
It's unclear if the leading scorer for either team will play. Phoenix point guard Goran Dragic missed a game Wednesday for the first time since November because of a sprained ankle. All-Star forward Anthony Davis traveled with the Pelicans to Arizona, but his status is unclear after he left their last game with a sprained left shoulder.
While New Orleans is winless since the All-Star break and out of the postseason chase, the Suns (33-24) are now just a half-game ahead of Memphis for the eighth and final playoff spot in the West. A big problem during their three-game skid has been poor play on defense, allowing averages of 111.3 points and 52.3 percent from the field.
Dragic, who leads the team with 20.2 points and 6.2 assists per game, was greatly missed Wednesday as Phoenix matched its lowest point total of the season and shot 38.8 percent. The Suns' 14 assists were two off a season low and their 15 fast-break points were their fewest since the break.
Dragic is hopeful to return to the lineup versus the Pelicans (23-34). Phoenix has won both meetings this season even with him missing the first, also due to a sprained ankle, and having only 12 points and three assists in the second.
Davis was held to a combined 10-of-27 shooting for 31 points in those defeats, both in November. He's missed only one game in the past two months but could be out Friday, two nights after leaving in the second quarter of a 108-89 loss to Dallas.
New Orleans has dropped five straight even with Davis posting double-doubles in the first four. He had six points and nine boards in less than 13 minutes Wednesday.
While the Hornets have dropped six of seven on the road, the Suns are looking to avoid suffering three straight home losses for the first time this season.
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