SAN ANTONIO – It might be hard to believe at first glance, but the New Orleans Pelicans are perhaps healthier as a team now than they’ve been during Alvin Gentry’s entire two-season tenure as head coach. Entering Sunday’s game at San Antonio, Pelicans forward Quincy Pondexter is the only player who is sidelined by injury, because Dante Cunningham is returning from a fractured leg and Tyreke Evans will be available for his second game of the season.
For different reasons, Cunningham and Evans will both be limited to 15 minutes of playing time. Cunningham hasn’t played since Nov.