Spurs (6-2), Pelicans (4-5)
SAN ANTONIO – New Orleans has been one of the NBA’s most high-powered offenses early in the regular season, but for a half Saturday, it looked anything but potent. San Antonio limited the Pelicans to just 39 first-half points, building a 19-point advantage. While New Orleans played much better after intermission, it was too little, too late. The Pelicans dropped a fourth consecutive game to open a five-game road trip, which concludes Monday in Oklahoma City.
New Orleans’ season low in points prior to Saturday was 111, but even after a better offensive output in the final 24 minutes at AT&T Center, the Pelicans didn’t come close to that tally in the Southwest Division matchup.