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New Orleans Pelicans: Grades for close loss vs. Sixers

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A shorthanded New Orleans Pelicans team fought until the very end, but it wasn’t enough to topple Joel Embiid’s Philadelphia 76ers in a 107-109 loss.

The Pelicans looked to be back in with a slight chance at making the play-in tournament after a win against the Golden State Warriors, but those hopes were dashed after the terrible news that broke before the game on Friday: Zion Williamson will be out for the foreseeable future with a fractured left ring finger.

To make things worse, Brandon Ingram is also out of action indefinitely after sustaining a left ankle sprain in that win against the Warriors.