The New Orleans Pelicans (22-27) will welcome the San Antonio Spurs (27-22) later today with an earlier 5:00 p.m. Central tip at the Smoothie King Center.
These two teams represent an interesting comparison. Although they both boast significantly better offenses than defenses, one is a perennial overachiever while the other has underachieved all too often. One can seemingly win regardless of how many times injury strikes, the other falls apart when a key contributor or two are out of action. The group of reserves on one can be entrusted to play big minutes, but fear strikes the other’s fan base when the head coach has to go far into his bench.