December 17th - New Orleans Pelicans @ Phoenix Suns - 18-10

Jose Alvarado is probable for Saturday's game at Phoenix#Pelicans | @MorrisBartLLC https://t.co/gqX6opjv6d

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) December 17, 2022

Jose Alvarado refuses to be injured when we face Phoenix. It's just his personal code.

Ingram, however, does not make such a refusal and is still out.

We're looking for a bounce back game here. We lost two in a row, and even though losing this one wouldn't be a huge deal in terms of the team record, it would be nice to get out of the loss column and to hand another L to the Suns, especially on their home court.

To do so, we'll have to focus on converting the good looks that we tend to generate but have recently been inconsistent with, and rebounding. In our wins against Phoenix this year, the team has averaged 43.5 rebounds a game (compares to Phoenix's 39.5). In the loss, however, we were out-rebounded 47-33, and the glass has been an area of slightly concern in recent games. It should be a place of focus tonight.

Let's see if the team can get it back together against a Suns team we beat twice in the last 10 days, before we play the Bucks.