Norris Cole

Pelicans' Norris Cole out on Thursday

New Orleans Pelicans guard Norris Cole (back) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Indiana Pacers.

What It Means:

This will be Cole's ninth straight game missed because of his back injury. Without Cole again tonight, expect Jrue Holiday to handle the ball a lot more. Tim Frazier and Toney Douglas will also play heavy minutes in Cole's absence.

Cole has the 11th worst nERD this season at -6.2. He's averaging 10.6 points, 3.7 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game while posting a 46.5 True Shooting Percentage.