The New Orleans Pelicans have been playing well behind rookie sensation Zion Williamson, but still find themselves 3.5 games out of the eight seed in the Western Conference.
It looked as though the Pelicans were going to catch the Grizzlies, who had lost five in a row and the young team looked like it might have finally hit a wall.
All-Star Brandon Ingram has been playing like a young Durant, and Lonzo Ball is emerging as one of the best playmakers in the NBA for the surging Pelicans.