Alvarado has started in the Pelicans' last four games and has averaged 12.5 points, 6.5 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 2.0 steals over 29.5 minutes per game over that span. He'll revert to a bench role ...

But that doesn't mean the Pelicans, fresh off the All-Star break, aren't looking forward to the final stretch of the season ...