NEW ORLEANS —
The New Orleans Pelicans have been a thorn for the Clippers over the last few years, one of the few teams that has mastered ways of beating them.
Friday night’s game carried more significance than usual with the Clippers and Pelicans trending toward a first-round playoff showdown. On some level, the game might have been even more important for a Clippers team that had lost 11 of its last 15 games against New Orleans.
The Clippers were fighting from behind most of the game and couldn’t overcome Zion Williamson and the Pelicans in a 112-104 defeat.