{"id":580488,"date":"2026-02-03T22:25:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/580488\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T22:25:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:25:38","slug":"pelicans-hornets-start-time-moved-due-to-winter-weather-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/580488\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelicans-Hornets start time moved due to winter weather"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">CHARLOTTE (KALB) &#8211; Due to winter weather in Charlotte, North Carolina, the NBA has announced that Monday\u2019s (Feb. 2) New Orleans Pelicans (13-38) at Charlotte Hornets (22-28) game at the Spectrum Center will now start at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Gulf Coast Sports and Entertainment Network (GCSEN) pregame coverage will now begin at 1:30 p.m., followed by the full game, with postgame coverage after the final buzzer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Charlotte will try to keep its three-game home win streak alive when the Hornets play New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Hornets have gone 10-13 at home. Charlotte is eighth in the league with 12.2 offensive rebounds per game led by Moussa Diabate, averaging 3.6 offensive boards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Pelicans are 5-19 in road games. New Orleans averages 13.4 turnovers per game and is 11-17 when turning the ball over less than opponents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Hornets are shooting 46.4% from the field this season, 1.7 percentage points lower than the 48.1% the Pelicans allow to opponents. The Pelicans average 10.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.5 fewer made shots on average than the 13.3 per game the Hornets allow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The teams square off for the second time this season. The Pelicans won the last meeting 116-112 on Nov. 5. Trey Murphy III scored 21 points to help lead the Pelicans to the victory.<\/p>\n<p>TOP PERFORMERS: <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">LaMelo Ball is scoring 19.0 points per game and averaging 4.8 rebounds for the Hornets. Brandon Miller is averaging 24.7 points and 5.2 rebounds over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Murphy is averaging 21.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.6 steals for the Pelicans. Saddiq Bey is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p>LAST 10 GAMES: <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Hornets: 8-2, averaging 116.7 points, 47.8 rebounds, 28.4 assists, 6.1 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 106.3 points per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Pelicans: 4-6, averaging 112.5 points, 48.0 rebounds, 23.7 assists, 8.6 steals and 6.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.9 points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The game was originally set to start at 6 p.m. CT on Monday, but will now begin at 2 p.m. CT.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wafb.com\/2026\/02\/02\/pelicans-hornets-start-time-moved-due-winter-weather\/mailto:news@kalb.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to report a typo. Please provide the title of the article in your email.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 KALB. 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