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On top of that, injuries to key players like Williamson and McCollum have had a major impact on the team's performance, which has struggled to achieve much success in recent seasons.

Just the night before, they gave a decent effort against the Memphis Grizzlies at home, eventually losing 104-107, with Murphy leading the way with 27 points.

Right now, the Pelicans are only ahead of the Utah Jazz in the Western Conference, with a 17-48 record, sitting 9 wins behind the Spurs.

Along with Zion and CJ, Herbert will also be out for this game due to injury.

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The Clippers have been steadily gaining control lately, climbing up the Western Conference standings. In a tight matchup the previous night, they narrowly defeated the Sacramento Kings 111-110.

In that game, Kawhi Leonard was clutch, scoring in the final seconds of overtime to secure the third consecutive win for the Clippers.

Before that, the Los Angeles team defeated the New York Knicks and Detroit Pistons, and they are currently in 8th place in the West with a record of 35 wins and 29 losses.

Powell and Ben Simmons are still sidelined due to injury, but Zubac, Harden, and Leonard are all more than ready to go.

Head to Head

The two teams faced off once earlier this season, towards the end of last year, with the Clippers edging out the Pelicans 116-113 on the Pelicans' home court.