Pelicans have won the last two meetings vs Kings this season decisively, and it's largely due to their defense being better and the length they have to combat this smaller rostered Kings team that relies heavily on three point efficiency. Hard to beat a team 3 times, but the last time they won was without CJ McCollum who is probable to return from a lung injury. I'm on the Pelicans +4, who have yet to let a team score over 110 in this tournament while Kings have given up big numbers to opposing teams, with totals ending in the upper 230s or higher. Surprisingly to me, the Pelicans are also top 15 offensively and shooting well enough from deep to contend with Sacramento if this were to indeed become a shootout. I'll take New Orleans here getting 4.