CJ McCollum scored 38 points as the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans opened a three-game road trip with a 123-115 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.

The Pelicans had to suspend Zion Williamson for at least one game after years of falling short of the franchise's standard.

On Friday night, the New Orleans Pelicans will play the 76ers in Philadelphia. However, they will be without their best player, as two-time NBA All-Star Zion W

The New Orleans Pelicans will face the Philadelphia 76ers in this NBA matchup at the Wells Fargo Center on Friday, January 10th. WATCH: Pelicans vs 76ers Live | Stream free on Fubo The Pelicans have been banged up this year,

Tyrese Maxey had 30 points, 12 assists, and six rebounds for Philadelphia. Paul George had 25 points and 11 rebounds with five assists, Kelly Oubre Jr. added 21 points and seven rebounds, and Ricky Council IV added 13. Guerschon Yabusele added six and seven rebounds.

Zion Williamson has been suspended one game after arriving late to the New Orleans Pelicans' team flight to Philadelphia on Thursday, according to

Paul George led a late surge, but the Joel Embiid-less Sixers did not play nearly well enough to beat the Pelicans on Friday night. They're 15-21.

The New Orleans Pelicans will be without Herb Jones for Friday night’s road game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Jones left Wednesday’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers with a right shoulder sprain and didn’t return. He has has been ruled out.

The Pelicans took an 87-78 lead into the fourth quarter when Alvarado drained a 3-pointer at the buzzer. They stretched the lead to 94-83 on an Alvarado assist to Daniel Theis, who finished the play with a slam. Hawkins’ 4-point play with 6:49 left boosted the Pelicans lead to 105-92.

On Friday, the New Orleans Pelicans announced more grim injury news. Defensive star Herb Jones is out indefinitely with a posterior labrum tear in his right sho

Keion Brooks Jr., patiently waiting his turn in the G League for a better opportunity to present itself, has signed a two-way contract with the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans, a team badly in need of some healthy reinforcements.