The Pelicans wrapped up their 2020-21 schedule against Eastern Conference teams last night with a 112-110 victory over the Hornets.
Thank goodness for small favors because New Orleans has performed better against their own conference, and for right now, winning contests is everything.
The outcomes of these four remaining games could decide play-in tournament hopes, but no matter how things unfold, we’re not done with watching the Pelicans appear in meaningful games.
At almost any point in time over the last five months, likely very few strongly believed such an occurrence possible during the final week of the regular season.