San Antonio Spurs DeMar DeRozan (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
The San Antonio Spurs continue to rely on their closer in crunch time, and he continues to deliver. DeMar DeRozan had three huge buckets in the final three minutes of the Spurs’ big 110-108 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday.
The Spurs’ victory all but assured them a spot in the play-in tournament next month, as they are now 4.5 games ahead of the 11th-seeded Pelicans and own the tiebreaker. Although big-time performances from Derrick White (22 points) and Keldon Johnson (14 points, nine boards) helped, it was DeRozan who shined brightest when San Antonio needed him most.