1)      Utah and Denver provided New Orleans and several other Western Conference playoff contenders with an assist Wednesday, beating Memphis and San Antonio, respectively. On Thursday afternoon, the Pelicans have a chance to help themselves, facing Sacramento at 12:30 p.m. The “Pelicans Weekly” radio show will air Thursday at 11:30 a.m. on 100.3 FM – followed by the pregame show – while pregame coverage on Fox Sports New Orleans TV begins at noon. Nationally, Pelicans-Kings will be carried on NBA TV.

2)      Watch a hype video for Pelicans-Kings.

3)      Read Pelicans.com’s Behind the Numbers statistical preview of Thursday’s game.

4)      Check out a breakdown of the current playoff scenarios and math for New Orleans (29-38).

5)      Watch a video feature on the day in the life of Pelicans equipment manager Jaxon Markworth.