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New Orleans Pelicans: Grades for crushing loss vs. Spurs

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It might be time for the New Orleans Pelicans to definitively wave goodbye to their playoff aspirations after a devastating loss against the San Antonio Spurs.

The Pels dropped a crucial game against arguably their most direct rival in the play-in tournament picture. It was another performance in a winnable game that ultimately was not good enough.

All we have to do is take a look at some of the most important figures on the stat sheet. The Pelicans committed 19 turnovers, harkening back to the team’s problems last year under Alvin Gentry.