Kevin Love still is recovering from Tuesday night's nasty fall, but said after this morning's shootaround in New Orleans that he will play tonight against the Pelicans in that 8:30 pm ESPN game.

"I'm feeling a little bit better, still pretty sore," he said. "But I'm going to give it a go tonight."

Love said he's "very stiff, very sore" from his whiplashed neck down through his back and into his hip, on which he landed after getting fouled hard by Lakers center Robert Sacre while going to the basket late in Tuesday's victory.

"Our training staff does a good job, so they'll get me ready to play by tonight," Love said. "I'm not going to talk about it too much, just keep my mindset that I'm going to play and play well."

Love said he did hit his head on the floor Tuesday, but said he had no concussion symptoms.

"It snapped back pretty good," he said. "I watched the replay once and that's all I could watch it. It was a scary moment for me."

He received treatment before Wednesday's game at Oklahoma City right up until the team's pre-game meeting and decided about 20 minutes before the opening tip that he was too sore to play.

Asked if there's a chance he won't play, he said, "There's always a chance but I'm pretty set on playing, so I'm good to go."

Meanwhile, Corey Brewer was not at shootaround today. He is scheduled to arrive in New Orleans early this afternoon after missing Wednesday's game so he could stay behind in Minnesota and be with his newborn son.