Pelicans to open regular season at Rockets, visit Grizzlies on MLK Day

New Orleans to play pair of marquee nationally televised games

NEW ORLEANS – The National Basketball Association announced Wednesday that the New Orleans Pelicans’ 2018-19 regular season will tip off with a road contest against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, Oct. 17.

As part of opening week, the game will be nationally televised on ESPN at 7:00 p.m. (CT).

Additionally, as part of the NBA’s lineup on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Pelicans will play a nationally televised road game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, at 4:30 p.m. (CT) on TNT.

The complete 2018-19 regular season schedule will be announced at a later date.