It is an admittedly small sample, but the Kings and Pelicans have each played three games since ‘The Trade’ that sent All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins and Omri Casspi to New Orleans for Buddy Hield, Tyreke Evans and Langston Galloway.

The post-Boogie Kings got off to a hope-inducing 116-100 win over the Denver Nuggets last Thursday, then dropped home games to the Charlotte Hornets and Minnesota Timberwolves.

Meanwhile, the same night the Kings were treating their fans to an enjoyable win at Golden 1 Center, the Pelicans were blown out by the visiting Houston Rockets 129-99 at Smoothie King Center.

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The Pelicans followed that with road losses to the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder.

Both teams resume play Wednesday. The Kings host the league’s worst team, the 9-49 Brooklyn Nets, and the Pelican host the Detroit Pistons.

The Pelicans, however, will be without Cousins. He will serve a one-game suspension for accruing his latest technical foul on Monday, his 18th of the season.

Here’s a side-by-side statistical comparison of how the Kings and Pelicans have fared in their first three post-trade games:

Stats	Kings	Pelicans
W-L	1-2	0-3
Average points for	99.7	97.3
Season avg. points	102.7	103.1
Average points against	100.3	114.3
Season avgerage against	105.4	106.9
Shooting percentage	.454	.422
Season average	.456	.445
Opponents’ shooting percentage	.422	.479
Season average	.456	.445
3-point percentage	.407	.250
Season average	.365	.351
Opp. shooting percentage	.354	.389
Season average	.372	.351
FT percentage	.796	.761
Season average	.778	.746
Rebounds	129	124
Rebounds average	43.0	41.3
Season average	41.1	43.7
Assists	67	62
Assist average	22.3	20.7
Season averages	22.6	22.5
Steals	17	27
Steals average	5.7	9.0
Season average	8.1	7.8
Turnovers	46	49
Turnover average	15.3	16.3
Season average	14.2	12.6
Fast break points	30	39
Fast break points average	10.0	13.0
Points in the paint	130	132
Points in the paint average	43.3	44.0