The good news for the New Orleans Pelicans is the road trip is over. The bad news is they weren’t able to pick up a win on it, despite playing the last two games of the trip against two of the NBA’s underwhelming teams.

Before this recent six-in-seven run of wins, and during a period when an injured Barnes missed 35 of 88 games, Toronto's record was 4-31.

The Toronto Raptors see Scottie Barnes as the type of two-way player who can become one of the best players in the NBA

Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes earned league honors for the Player of the Week in the Eastern Conference

The Raptors weren't playing on Sunday, but they still found a way to remain relevant on one of the biggest days in the sports calendar.

When the New Orleans Pelicans step into Scotiabank Arena on Monday to take on the Toronto Raptors, they will be coming off their third worst loss of the season.

Go ahead, try to judge the Toronto Raptors. You can look at their record, 10-31, and say they’re bad. You’d be right. You can observe Scottie Barnes and Immanuel Quickley have played 37 combined games and argue their record is entirely excusable, and you’d also be right. The Raptors have provided no baseline for evaluation.

The Raptors came into the match with some extra motivation after the defeat they were dealt the last time these two teams faced off. We'll see if they're able to flip the script or if it'll just be more of the same.

The Raptors started 0-10 away from home before winning at New Orleans on Nov. 27. Pelicans: Coach Willie Green was ejected for a double technical with 7:22 left in the fourth after he went onto the court to argue a non-call on Williamson’s driving basket.

The Toronto Raptors will have Ochai Agbaji and Jakob Poeltl available on Monday against the New Orleans Pelicans

The Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball team extended their home winning streak to 11 games after defeating the Penn State Nittany Lions 76-72 inside Crisler Center.