1)      Happy Christmas Eve. The Pelicans ensured an enjoyable flight to Denver this morning by winning Monday night, beating Portland 102-94.

2)      Watch Jrue Holiday’s on-court TV walkoff interview with Jen Hale.

3)      Watch postgame reaction from Lonzo Ball, Derrick Favors and Alvin Gentry.

4)      Listen to the radio calls of the game, complete with corresponding highlights. Favors also joined the radio crew for a postgame interview.

5)      Taking a look at power rankings this week, the Pelicans are No. 26 on NBA.com’s list, with writer John Schuhmann noting, “The last three games (prior to Monday at Portland) have been their best three-game stretch of defense (100.3 points allowed per 100 possessions) this season.” ESPN.com has New Orleans at 28, while The Athletic places them at 25 and CBS dropped them to 29.