Pelicans look to snap mini-skid, extend Houston's

The New Orleans Pelicans won't have leading scorer Zion Williamson when they host the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.

They won't have second-leading scorer Brandon Ingram, either. But the Pelicans have been pretty successful even when they have been short-handed this season.

They are 6-2 in games without Williamson, 14-8 without Ingram -- who has missed the last 18 games because of a bruised toe -- and 4-1 in games