Pelicans advance to Round of 16
LAS VEGAS – New Orleans didn’t play like a team seeded lowest in a 24-team field. Seeking their first win in the desert, the Pelicans posted a resounding victory against a team it had just lost to on the weekend, rolling past the ninth-seeded Hawks behind an offensive explosion. New Orleans shot 55.4 percent from the field and went 9/20 on treys.
New Orleans advance to a Thursday matchup against eighth-seeded San Antonio.
IT WAS OVER WHEN…
Up by 11, New Orleans missed a shot in the lane but grabbed a long rebound, bleeding extra time off the clock.