Five things to know about the Pelicans on March 7, 2022

1) New Orleans had won four games in a row overall and five straight on the road, but dropped a 138-130 overtime thriller at Denver on Sunday.

2) Watch postgame video reaction from Willie Green, Brandon Ingram (team-best 38 points) and CJ McCollum.

3) The 10th-place Pelicans (27-37) are 1.5 games behind the ninth-place Lakers (28-35), the same distance between the Pels and No. 11 Portland (25-38). San Antonio (24-40) and Sacramento (24-42) sit three and four games back of New Orleans, respectively, in the play-in tournament race.

4) New Orleans went 2-1 during Week 20 of the NBA schedule.