The New Orleans Pelicans are still playing meaningful games, but that will be over if they don’t get a win against the San Antonio Spurs.
San Antonio has been one of the most surprising teams since the games resumed, as they’ve changed their style after the roster was hit with some big losses.
When we learned in early June that LaMarcus Aldridge would not be playing after getting surgery on his shoulder, it was easy to think the Spurs had no chance at reaching the play-in games.
Aldridge is the team leader in rebounds and blocks and second on the team in minutes and points and the loss of that much production is hard for any team to overcome.