New Orleans Pelicans schedule lookahead: Ranking this week’s games by level of importance
By Mat Issa
San Antonio Spurs (18-52) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (33-37) – Tuesday, March 21st @ 8 PM Eastern Standard Time
The San Antonio Spurs may be tied for the second-worst record in the entire league and playing on the road in this matchup, but even with those constraints, the Pelicans can’t take this young team for granted.
The Denver Nuggets made that mistake two Fridays ago (March 10th), falling to the Spurs 128-120 (although in that game San Antonio was at home). And this past week, both the Mavericks and Memphis Grizzlies nearly made similar miscalculations, needing extra innings to secure their victories against them.
To their credit, New Orleans has bested the Spurs in each of their first three encounters, but still, with the team as desperate for wins as they are right now, they are going to need a clean sweep against San Antonio.
This game also marks Josh Richardson and Devonte’ Graham’s first time playing against their old team since the two were traded for one another at the deadline.