Fresh off a four-game sweep of the Portland Trail Blazers and on a current nine-game winning streak, the New Orleans Pelicans will start play in the second round against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday evening.
Just a few days ago, the idea of the Pelicans advancing to the Western Conference Finals seemed a realistic possibility, but yesterday’s news probably changed the calculus of the series. Stephen Curry was upgraded to questionable after going through the entirety of the Warriors practice on Thursday, and he sounds likely to play in Game 1, pending a positive reaction to all that movement and running.