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The New Orleans Pelicans travel to face the Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center on Tuesday, January 27, with tip-off set for 8:00 p.m. ET. New Orleans enters the contest with a 12-36 record, while the Thunder lead the Western Conference at 37-10.

The Pelicans are dealing with several injuries, including Dejounte Murray, who remains sidelined with a right Achilles rupture. Trey Alexander and Hunter Dickinson will not play due to G League two-way assignments.

Oklahoma City also faces key absences, with Alex Caruso out for a right adductor strain and Isaiah Hartenstein sidelined by a right soleus strain. Ajay Mitchell will miss the game with an abdominal strain, while Thomas Sorber and Nikola Topic remain out recovering from surgery. Cason Wallace is listed as questionable with left hip soreness, and Jalen Williams is sidelined for a right hamstring strain.

New Orleans has won its last two games, beating the San Antonio Spurs 104-95 on January 25 and the Memphis Grizzlies 133-127 on January 23. Oklahoma City, meanwhile, has dropped its previous two outings, losing 101-103 to the Toronto Raptors and 114-117 to the Indiana Pacers.

The Thunder have dominated the season series, taking both matchups against New Orleans: 137-106 on November 2 and 126-109 on November 17.

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