Spurs (31-38, 10th in West), Pelicans (30-40, 12th in West)
Pelicans' playoff hopes dashed after flat start against Spurs, Blazers win over 76ers
The New Orleans Pelicans understood going into Sunday’s nationally televised game against the Spurs they needed a lot to go their way to sneak into the playoffs. They dug themselves into a hole with inconsistent effort and being turnover-prone in their first five games of the NBA’s restart.