NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 31: Zion Williamson #1 of the New Orleans Pelicans and Ja Morant #12 of the Memphis Grizzlies: (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
The New Orleans Pelicans will have eight games to try and catch the Memphis Grizzlies for the 8th seed in the playoffs, which won’t be easy.
The New Orleans Pelicans will get a chance to make the playoffs, but they will have to overtake the Memphis Grizzlies one way or the other.
If the Pelicans (28-36) or one of the other Western Conference fringe teams can stay within four games of Memphis (32-33) for the 9th seed, they will be granted a three game playoff in which Memphis starts with a one game lead.